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CELEBRATING 13 YEARS ON THE PRIDE STAGE

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OUT ON FILM

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THE TALENTED, ENTERTAINING, LIPSYNC-PERFECT 3 DIVAS HAVE BEEN PERFORMING AT CAPE TOWN PRIDE FOR THE PAST 12 YEARS ... THIS YEAR THEY ARE ON THE STAGE ONCE AGAIN CELEBRATING THEIR 13TH ANNIVERSARY AT CAPE TOWN PRIDE 2023 ...

After winning a talent show where the prize included a live performance on the Pride stage, 3 Divas have never looked back.

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That year, Pride 2010 saw them blow the crowd away with their energetic performance, once again, 13 years later, the group will once again celebrate their birthday with another crowd-pleasing performance on the Pride stage ...

They said that they always look forward to celebrating Pride every year cause it’s the group’s birthday.

The trio consists of the legendary Kat Gilardi, Angel Lalamore and Jayde Kay Johnson and have been branded as the “Destiny’s Child” of Cape Town.

Becoming very well known After their first Pride perfance they went on to feature at local hot-spot 169 in Long Street, where they were resident performers for 4 years.

After that they appeared regularly at Valeries in Kuil’s River, taking a loyal following and “the pink crowd” with them. This happened where ever they went, including performances over the years at “straight club venues”.

This was quite a feat especially as 12 years ago it was a big deal for our gay community and LGBT+ entertainers to take up spaces in straight venues. Whilst attitudes are more relaxed nowadays, it is still an achievement to appear and be welcomed in some of the straight community venues but the group kept pushing and creating those spaces.

The group also did a road show with the ever popular, PJ Twins. They have shared the stage with local legends including, The Rockets, Mi Casa, Emo & Lukmaan Adams, Jimmy Nevis, Salome & Craig Lucas and their favourite Judy Boucher.

They also had the opportunity to perform at Goudini Spa for vacation goers, a highly successful gig, which goes down as a milestone in their repertoire.

Three Divas was also part of the Abfab show, directed by well known director Basil Appollis which featured Solly Philander as well as other local drag legends. The programme at the Artscape Theatre showcased personal stories, and was a feature for part won the Women’s Month celebrations in August.

3D has travelled all over South Africa including Pretoria, Johannesburg, some well-known coastal towns and appeared at the very popular Paarl Goes Bos annual festival.

Three Divas have been referred to as The Legends in Drag, but the group says performing is all about the music, the crowd and how much FUN they have with their audiences.

This year the group will be receiving a Cape Town Pride Hero Award for their contribution to drag entertainment, an honour they richly deserve.

Don’t miss their extraordinary performance at Pride this year on the 4th March at the Green Point Track ... slick, perfectly choreographed, this talented trio will once again have the Pride crowd on their feet shouting for more ...

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