8/11/2023 0 Comments Symone drag queen nailsSee Art Simone perform live at Drag Haus: World Pride Edition on Thursday, February 23 at The Roundhouse in Sydney. "There's a lot of beautiful things that happen because of drag and because I like to put a wig on. And a lot of the time it's beautiful people that tell me their stories about how we got them through the darker side of lockdown or how me doing what I do inspires them to be a truer version of their self, or that because of a show like Drag Race, they're able to come out to their family," he continues. ![]() These are the people that love the work that I put out there. "These are the people that are supporting me. "So I know that this is part of the deal and I just look at it in the other sense where they recognise me because they like what I do and that's wonderful." "I always wanted to be a star," Daye says. While it's been an adjustment for Daye, on the other hand, he knows it's just part and parcel. ![]() Daye has had to make some mental adjustments now he's recognised out of costume. "There's this level of switching my drag persona on and off, which, you know, is not much different to what I'm like out of drag."Īrt Simone is, according to Daye, just a "louder" and "more crass" feminine facsimile of himself.Ĭontact Bronte Gossling at. "They know Art Simone, and if they're expecting Art Simone, I like to give them Art Simone," Daye continues. "That used to be a bit jarring because it's like, 'Oh, they're not interested in me', or 'They're not respectful of me', but the problem is that they don't know me, and that's totally fine," Daye explains. Īt first, being recognised in public wasn't a problem for Daye, as shooting to fame over the COVID-19 lockdowns meant he was, essentially, in a bubble.īut as lockdowns lifted and travel restrictions rescinded, Daye, who is from Melbourne but lives in Geelong, started going through "growing pains" as his private life was all of a sudden under the microscope. READ MORE: Single mum Alice defends dating an 18-year-old at 26įor a daily dose of 9Honey, subscribe to our newsletter here. "So, you know, when they see me in the streets, sometimes they're expecting me to say, ' Hello, darling.' Sometimes I'm like, 'I'm just trying to eat my sandwich, please.'" "Sometimes when someone meets you outside of drag, they're expecting you to be switched on 24/7," Daye explains. Even as we speak in the middle of the day, he's wearing "one eyebrow, sitting in the dark, painting face" in the limited time he has to prepare for his next engagement of many over the packed calendar that is Sydney World Pride. ![]() For Daye, being Art Simone is not something that ever stops. The pressure to be in character outside of drag can be, for Daye, well, dragging at times. Overwhelmingly, those that approach Daye in public are "wonderful" and "supportive" – and, "depending on how many drinks they've had", are sometimes looking for behind-the-scenes gossip or a comment on Daye's controversial Bindi Irwin costume – but his newfound fame because of the popular reality show is a double-edged sword. READ MORE: Aussie Olympian forced to work desk job to make ends meet
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