Wales' first disabled drag troupe take to the stage

“It makes me feel like I'm a different person.”

For Nicole Bird, getting glammed-up and dressing in drag is the confidence boost she loves.

She is part of House of Deviant - Wales' first and only disabled drag group.

The troupe is set to perform in a Welsh-language show called Ffabinogion at the National Eisteddfod in Boduan, Gwynedd.

"People will come and work with the queens - they might have been having the worst day but they’ll leave having had their whole day stitched around," said founder Gareth Pahl.

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Video by Erin Sharrocks

3 August 2023