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Anthony Layton from Hartlepool is competing in Miss Drag UK as his drag persona Celeste St Clair.
Anthony has said he doesn’t know who will grab the crown - as the organisers cleverly filmed each of the participants winning.
He said: I have everything crossed. It would mean the absolute world to me to come from somewhere like Hartlepool and do something as big as Miss Drag UK and bring the crown home. I’m excited, nervous, but feeling humbled as well. On the advert that was posted for the final there was a lot of supportive comments from people in Hartlepool, cheering me on with #TeamCeleste all over the comments.
I m living my best life : Receptionist Anthony transforms into glittering drag queen Celeste Drag came out of nowhere and jumped me. It wasn t something I ever intended to do
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