Duke De Milo
Duke, how did you get into burlesque performing? Gretchen Tice and I loved seeing burlesque shows but there wasn’t a scene in Sunderland, so we decided to star t one. I was originally meant to be behind the scenes, managing but when our compere dropped us in it, on opening night, I had to step up and host the night myself. I never thought I would be able to speak in front of a crowd, but I had no choice and no time to worry about it. Luckily the punters enjoyed it as much as I did and now you can’t keep me off a stage.
How is your act different to other male performers’ shows out there? Well I like to add a bit of drag into my boylesque mix – I have so many ideas for
British & World Male Crown
Duke DeMilo is a cheeky compere, camp boylesquer and co-founder of the
Coquette Collective, Sunderland’s premier burlesque troupe. His biography reads like a Dickens novel featuring Liza Minnelli: after being born with a silver spoon in his gob, Duke squandered the family money on things that sparkled or had
muscles. Now destitute, he travels the country entertaining the working classes to earn a living. Retro settles down for a chinwag with the inventor of SuBolesque.
acts and costumes they can’t be constrained by just one gender.
Tell us three things we can expect to see in your act? Ingenuity, as I love coming up with clever new ideas and concepts. Comedy, because I don’t take myself seriously and love hearing the audience rolling with laughter when I play the fool. And last but by no means least, my sheer raw sex appeal. I cannot deny it – my hips don’t lie and neither does my cheeky bum.
You recently celebrated your 30th birthday – congratulations! How does a burlesque performer celebrate such a milestone? Shhhh I don’t want to have to star t paying full fare on the trains, I’m under 26
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