“I taught my kids,
if you get mad or
upset, always say
‘holy focaccia’...”
spirits store called Minge Liquor.” He explains. “They
have a tasting room called Minge Liquor Tasting. She
sings in the show with me, and we do a song together
with the Chinese Girls With Herpes. And it’s called
Oh, She Dances. She can do the splits and she’s 70.”
Very impressive. I wonder if David ever feels
overshadowed by co-performers like Minge. He was his playful persona suggests, however. He was beaten “He was a great person,” he continues, thoughtfully.
recently a judge on Grease Is The Word. So, putting routinely by his father as a child, and underwent a “It’s funny how when you die people all of a sudden
his judge’s hat back on for a moment, how does he bitter divorce with Liza Minnelli that he refuses to appreciate you for the person you were.”
rate himself as a performer? discuss. Does the show cover these darker moments? It is a brief moment of poignancy that underlines
“Utterly bizarre. But very entertaining,” he says after “It does. I talk about how at a very young age I was the depth of feeling that existed between David and
a lengthy pause. “I think that when people come to beaten by my father growing up. I don’t harp on Michael. Attention-seeking and eccentric he may be,
see me, they get something quite different from the about it, because no-one wants to sit there being but he is also honest. Perhaps this is why audiences
norm. I’m not afraid to say what i think and i’m not depressed,” he says, going on to explain that a warm to him.
afraid to toe the line. But when they walk away from substantial portion of the show is also dedicated to “I love the people here. I love it. The people love me. I
the show i’ve entertained them. I’m no great singer Michael Jackson. David and Michael’s close friend- think because what you see is what you get,” he says
and i’m no great dancer, but i’m very happy and very ship is well documented, and his death coincided eagerly. “And I think that anybody can walk up to
approachable and people like that.” with David’s tour. Did he find it difficult to tour so me. I’ll take a photo. I’ll talk to them. I’m interested
It is obvious that David adores entertaining people soon after Jackson’s death? in them. And they made me. And stars should never
and making friends. Despite all of his tales of “I find it more positive to continue the tour because forget who made them.”
ill-advisedly named relatives, sexually transmitted he’s up there laughing” he says, “Because the people
diseases and crude jokes, he insists that My Life is a I saw on I’m A Celebrity… were the people Michael
family show. “We don’t actually say anything rude,” knew. And he loved it. We used to go out to get things
He says. “I taught my kids, if you get mad or upset, and I used to say, ‘I’m the star, you get out the car David Gest... My Life!, Sat 17 Oct, 7.30pm.
always say ‘holy focaccia’.” and do it for me.’ And he laughed and used to do it. I Tickets: from £25. Info: 02 2087 8444 /
David’s personal life hasn’t always been as happy as loved him dearly; he was my best friend.”
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