10: Nailing It #10 - Danny Beard on nailing it in the drag world, Liverpool home-coming, winning Drag Race UK & more

Scouse Drag Superstar, Danny Beard is our latest guest on Nailing It.Danny won Ru Paul's Drag Race UK in 2022, before that they gained success following Britain's Got Talent and has since presented on Radio One, and become the face of Pride across the UK. Danny is taking his show 'Straight Expectations' on the road with various dates across the UK this September with a night at Liverpool's Playhouse Theatre on Saturday 14th.Danny talks about making it in the drag world, dealing with fame and success and gives a great insight on how a performer can stay on top of their game and keep the jobs and roles coming in.‘Straight Expectations’ will take you on a musical and comedy journey through the eye of a 6-foot, scouse drag queen. Expect anecdotes about life growing up gay in 90’s and 00’s Liverpool, and what was expected of you, and becoming Britain’s next drag superstar. There’ll be hot celebrity gossip, and of course a soundtrack to the perfect night out. Danny will be asking, and trying to answer, all the right and wrong questions.  What makes a drag queen? Who’s drag really for? Is it really fair to pick on straight people? After all, it’s not their fault.