"Be yourself; everyone else is already taken"

Oscar Wilde

portrait of a drag queen artist disguised as catholic nun

I’ll be having NUN of that…

When I was 18 years old, I applied to be a nun. That’s right. Me, the now 52-year-old nutcase, ex professional squash player, former prescription-medication-consumer,

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portrait of a drag queen artist disguised as catholic nun

I’ll be having NUN of that…

When I was 18 years old, I applied to be a nun. That’s right. Me, the now 52-year-old nutcase, ex professional squash player, former prescription-medication-consumer, and raging homosexual. “God has Bigger Plans for you”, came the written reply from the

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A Christmas Wish

Last August, in 2022, I wrote a blog post called Death Wish. It’ll help if you have read it, for context on this particular post. (https://orladoherty.com/death-wish/). If you don’t have time to read it, allow me to summarize. In Death

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Bar stool chair on concrete wall with rust spots.

What’s the Bottom Line?

TRIGGER WARNING! I’m going to talk about the importance of good gut health and keeping an eye on your poo. Did you know there’s an app you can download to your phone that will track your bowel habits? It’s called

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Which Season Are You?

When I lived in California for ten years, I became accustomed to the balmy 68-72-degree Fahrenheit climate all year round. Rarely did it get cold enough that I had to swap out my favourite blue and yellow flip flops, for

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Business woman read a documents for signing a contract,

I Have an Agent!

Talk to my Agent! I’ve always wanted to say that! Last week, I secured representation with WGM Talent Agency in the UK. I couldn’t wait to share this exciting news with all of you. Many of you have been on

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Self Acceptance. Beautiful Curvy Lady In Underwear Posing On Beige Background

What Happens in Amsterdam…

Trigger Warning – This blog discusses choking which may be triggering for some people who have had a bad experience around this topic. Amsterdam is a city of bikes and bridges, a myriad of dykes and damns, a collection of

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Videos and Podcasts

Oscar Wilde

I had the pleasure of chatting with Keith Russell and Claire Craig about my life as a former squash professional. We didn’t just talk about squash though! Learn all about my adventures in San Francisco when I first came out in 1993 and my stint as a private investigator, who ended up with a bipolar diagnosis at age 30. I really did apply to be a nun, but got rejected at age 18,  I swear! 

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