Dita Garbo

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Dita Garbo
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Daniel Laws
OccupationDrag performer
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 6)

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]

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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. [4] 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. [1] [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

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References

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  3. ↑ "Meet Dita Garbo – one of the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 6". Scene Magazine. 2024-09-19. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  4. 1 2 3 Castle, Liane (5 September 2024). "Folkestone drag queen Dita Garbo to compete in season six of RuPaul's Drag Race UK on BBC Three". kentonline.co.uk. Kent Online . Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ Mehrez, Hedi (2024-09-08). "Meet the fierce Kent queen set to appear on RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Kent Live. Archived from the original on 2024-10-08. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  6. ↑ Billson, Chantelle (2023-10-19). "Drag Race UK and MAFS stars say Tory party is 'biggest threat' to LGBTQ+ community". PinkNews. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  7. ↑ "Drag Race star hopes to put seaside town on the map". Kent Online. 2024-09-05. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  8. ↑ Damshenas, Sam (2024-09-03). "Drag Race UK: Meet the 12 fierce queens of season 6". GAY TIMES. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  9. ↑ "Meet the fierce new queens of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
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