Dita Garbo is the stage name of Daniel Laws,[1][2] an English drag performer competing on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[3]
Dita Garbo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Daniel Laws |
| Occupation | Drag performer |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 6) |
Career
editLaws is a drag performer known as Dita Garbo. Their stage name is derived from burlesque performer Dita Von Teese and actress Greta Garbo.[4] They began to explore drag in Madrid and was a member of the androgynous drag group Lujuria ("lust" in Spanish). After performing with Lujuria, they took a fifteen-year break from drag to work as a dance teacher.[4] Garbo competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, becoming the first queen to be eliminated after a lip sync against Kiki Snatch. Aged 48 at the time of competing, Garbo is the oldest contestant to appear in the RuPaul's Drag Race UK franchise.[5]
Outside of drag, Laws is a dancer, event producer, and teacher who works with children.[1][6] They describe their drag style as "burlesque Hollywood glamour".[4]
Personal life
editLaws lives in Folkestone, Kent,[7][8] and uses the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag.[9]
Filmography
edit- RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 6, 2024)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Dan to Dita - The Emergence Of A Drag Queen| Events". Folkelife. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "DANCE BITCH". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Meet Dita Garbo – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6". Scene Magazine. 2024-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ a b c Castle, Liane (5 September 2024). "Folkestone drag queen Dita Garbo to compete in season six of RuPaul's Drag Race UK on BBC Three". kentonline.co.uk. Kent Online. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ Mehrez, Hedi (2024-09-08). "Meet the fierce Kent queen set to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Kent Live. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Billson, Chantelle (2023-10-19). "Drag Race UK and MAFS stars say Tory party is 'biggest threat' to LGBTQ+ community". PinkNews. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Drag Race star hopes to put seaside town on the map". Kent Online. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (2024-09-03). "Drag Race UK: Meet the 12 fierce queens of season 6". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
- ^ "Meet the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.