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Thank You PRUNELLA SCALES for giving us one of our best all time gay icons Sybil Fawlty (and so much more)
The world is a sadder place today with the passing of one of Britain’s most beloved actresses and our very favorite gay icon. Prunella Scales started her career back in 1951 and was very quickly cast in very notable movies such as Pride and Prejudice (1952), Laxdale Hall (1953), Hobson’s Choice (1954) and in the Academy Award-winning Room at the…
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We remember Dame Patricia Routledge : award winning actress and a totally fabulous gay icon
The much-loved and legendary Brit actress Dame PATRICIA ROUTLEDGE, who has just died aged 96 had the unique achievement of having so many different groups of fans that didnt always know about each other. She was honored by her peers with the 1968 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical for her role in Darling of the Day…
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INTERVIEW with legendary designer and fashion icon BARBARA HULANCKI of the Swinging 60’s who’s still making a creative impact now
In the 1960s, way before the world was flooded with designers of the Ralph Lauren, Giorgio Armani, Calvin Klein, Dolce & Gabbana ilk, London discovered Barbara Hulanicki, who very quickly became a fashion legend. Prior to the advent of the Swinging Sixties, fashion was dull and positively fuddy duddy and this remarkable Polish émigré changed…
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‘Hi Di Hi’ the three little words that made Ruth Madoc a Star and a gay icon.
Ruth Madoc 16 April 1943 _ 9 December 2022 (aged 79) RIP From 1980 – 1988 Hi Di Hi was one of the most successful sit-coms on British Television. Irs setting was a Holiday Camp in the 1950s which was then the most popular vacation destination for blue-collar families still recovering from…
