Priscilla (drag queen)

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Priscilla
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Mariano Gallo

(1976-12-22) December 22, 1976 (age 47)
Naples, Campania, Italy [1]
NationalityItalian
Occupation Drag queen
Television Drag Race Italia

Mariano Gallo (born December 22, 1976), [2] [3] known by the stage name Priscilla, is an Italian drag performer based in Mykonos, Greece, best known for hosting the drag competition television series Drag Race Italia . [4]

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Career

Priscilla gained notoriety in Italy after being on the talk show Al posto tuo beginning in 2002. [5] [6] In 2007, she won the Miss Drag Queen Italy pageant. [7] In 2017, she performed on Ellada Eheis Talento . [8] In September 2021, Priscilla was announced as the host of the first season of Drag Race Italia. [9]

Priscilla regularly performs in Mykonos. [4]

In 2022, Gallo starred as Cecil Beaton in the musical Dive. [10]

Early and personal life

Gallo was born in 1976 in Campania. [11] He is originally from Naples. [12] He is gay, [5] and first came out at age 19. [13]

Gallo was raised Catholic, but later adopted Buddhism. [13]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesRef.
2023A mia immagineSelfas Mariano Gallo [14]

Television

YearTitleRole
2017Ellada Eheis TalentoContestant
2021–presentDrag Race ItaliaHost/Judge

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