Dita Garbo Explained
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]
Career
Laws is a drag performer known as Dita Garbo. Their stage name is derived from burlesque performer Dita Von Teese and actress Greta Garbo. 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.[6] They describe their drag style as "burlesque Hollywood glamour".[4]
Personal life
Laws lives in Folkestone, Kent,[7] [8] and uses the pronouns they/them out of drag and she/her in drag.[9]
Filmography
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Dan to Dita - The Emergence Of A Drag Queen Events . 2024-10-08 . Folkelife . en . 2024-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202158/https://folke.life/folkestone/live/people-and-stories/dan-dita/ . live .
- Web site: DANCE BITCH . music.apple.com . Apple Inc. . October 10, 2024.
- Web site: 2024-09-19 . Meet Dita Garbo – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6 . 2024-10-08 . Scene Magazine . en-US . 2024-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202206/https://www.gscene.com/arts/television/meet-dita-garbo-one-of-the-fierce-new-queens-of-rupauls-drag-race-uk-season-6/ . live .
- Web site: Folkestone drag queen Dita Garbo to compete in season six of RuPaul's Drag Race UK on BBC Three . Castle . Liane . kentonline.co.uk . 5 September 2024 . . October 10, 2024.
- Web site: Mehrez . Hedi . 2024-09-08 . Meet the fierce Kent queen set to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race UK . 2024-10-08 . Kent Live . en . 2024-10-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20241008202206/https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/meet-fierce-kent-queen-set-9536686 . live .
- Web site: Billson . Chantelle . 2023-10-19 . Drag Race UK and MAFS stars say Tory party is 'biggest threat' to LGBTQ+ community . 2024-10-08 . PinkNews . en-US.
- Web site: 2024-09-05 . Drag Race star hopes to put seaside town on the map . 2024-10-08 . Kent Online . en.
- Web site: Damshenas . Sam . 2024-09-03 . Drag Race UK: Meet the 12 fierce queens of season 6 . 2024-10-08 . GAY TIMES . en-GB.
- Web site: Meet the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6 . 2024-10-08 . www.bbc.co.uk . en.
