Category: People

Sep 16
Palmy Drag Fest’s Maxi Shield: ‘She’s Nice, She’s Different, She’s Unusual’ 

Aussie drag legend Maxi Shield talks with Your Ex about Palmy Drag Fest, looking like a ‘mongrel’ and closing the Olympics!  What do you consider the greatest moment of your drag career so far?   I’m so lucky to have a career that has spanned 27 years and counting. From touring with Madonna to performing at […]

Sep 10
Paulina Lule Refuses To Be Controlled By Gender And Race 

Paulina Lule speaks with Oliver Hall & gives a candid account of being an out, non-binary actor of colour in Hollywood, how things have evolved and the glass ceilings that remain for non-binary representation.  It’s a scorching hot day in their hometown of Wisconsin when I connect with Paulina over Zoom. They’re concerned that the […]

Sep 06
The Life & Times Or A Gossip Guru 

Following in the footsteps of TMZ and Perez Hilton, Sloan Hooks’ ‘Let’s Get Into It’ podcast focuses on celebrity scandal and the dark side of Hollywood. But after being accused of spreading conspiracy theories, can this small-town boy still achieve his American dream?  You grew up in small-town Virginia. How was growing up there for […]

Aug 20
Can Spankie Jackzon Become New Zealand’s Answer To RuPaul?

Sitting in her parents’ lounge in Fielding, with a vibrant wall of drag costumes behind her, Spankie Jackzon, the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Season 2, reflects on her whirlwind journey, grand ambitions and bringing her solo show to Palmy Drag Fest. A Triumphant Finale Spankie recalls the night of the Drag Race […]

Aug 20
Giapo & Cher: If I Could Churn Back Time

Gianpaolo Grazioli (Giapo) discusses the journey that led to Cherlato, his ice cream truck collaboration with legendary gay icon Cher. Last year, iconic Auckland ice cream parlour Giapo ‘expanded’, when pop legend, movie star and the definitive gay icon, Cher, collaborated with the brand to open Cherlato, a neon-coloured ice cream truck that graces the streets […]

Aug 14
Olympic Champion Tom Daley Bids Farewell to Diving

Five-time Olympic medallist Tom Daley has officially announced his retirement from diving. At 30, Daley secured a silver medal in the men’s synchronised 10m platform event in Paris, partnering with Noah Williams. This achievement completes his Olympic medal collection, giving him one of each colour. Daley made his Olympic debut in 2008 at just 14 […]

Aug 12
Posie Parker’s New Obsession: Tom Daley

Anti-trans activist Kellie-Jean Keen-Minshull aka Posie Parker has stopped haranguing trans people and now appears to have a new target – gay men involved in surrogate parenthood. Surrogacy has always been a subject of contention. Opinions range from acceptance that it involves a contractual relationship between a surrogate birth mother and sperm donor to have […]

Aug 12
Olympic Pole Vaulter Offered $250K to Join Adult Site After Bulge Incident

French pole vaulter Anthony Ammirati, whose hopes of Olympic glory were dashed when his bulge dislodged the bar during the Paris 2024 qualifiers, has reportedly received a $250,000 offer to join an adult website. The incident occurred during the Olympics qualifying round on 3 August, where Ammirati’s genitals clipped the bar, causing it to fall […]