Sam Smith welcomes Michelle Visage to the Pink House. From voguing in New York’s ballrooms in the ‘80s to her top-charting band Seduction, Michelle never took no for an answer. She tells Sam about how her ballroom family gave her the confidence she needed to be herself and how she carried that all the way to RuPaul’s Drag Race. Enjoy a snippet of their conversation. To listen to the full episode, you can find The Pink House wherever you listen to podcasts. Illustrations by Chris Larson. #ThePinkHouse #QueerStories #SafeSpaces
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
Still on a high from @bbc_proms, truly… WHAT A NIGHT!!! It was an honour to share the stage with some of my favourite people. Thank you to @jimmynapes, without you none of this would be possible. To @joannaedenmusic, who’s supported me on this journey since day one. @claretealofficial, you are such a talent and I am so happy that you could join me. To my incredible band, you are family and I love you all so much. To @ralphsalmins, Steve Pearce & @thebencastle. Also a huge thank you to the sensational Simon Hale, @bbcconcertorchestra, @ljsingers_ and Lawrence Johnson, @dodlum and Brendan Grieve. Finally, to everyone who was able to come out and share the moment with us, the energy in that room was magical. It’s a night I will never forget. 🤍
BBC PROMS 2024 ♥️🌹 Wearing custom @viviennewestwood @ndreaskronthaler & @aspreylondon Topaz Heart of the Ocean necklace. Photos by @ronanpark
BBC PROMS 2024 ♥️🌹 Wearing custom @viviennewestwood @ndreaskronthaler & @aspreylondon Topaz Heart of the Ocean necklace. Photos by @ronanpark
BBC PROMS 2024 ♥️🌹 Wearing custom @viviennewestwood @ndreaskronthaler & @aspreylondon Topaz Heart of the Ocean necklace. Photos by @ronanpark
Latch at the BBC Proms 🌹 You can watch the concert on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 24th August.
The most magical evening of my life. BBC PROMS 2024
The most magical evening of my life. BBC PROMS 2024
Tonight is going to be very special. You can listen live to my BBC Proms performance on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds at 8pm BST.
Tonight is going to be very special. You can listen live to my BBC Proms performance on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds at 8pm BST.
Tonight is going to be very special. You can listen live to my BBC Proms performance on BBC Radio 3 and BBC Sounds at 8pm BST.
In The Lonely Hour (10th Anniversary Edition) is out today 🖤 A decade of the album that changed my life forever. Feels unreal. I’ve put my heart and soul into this, and I hope you love it. Happy 10 years Sailors xx Also, surprise… I’m Not The Only One feat. @aliciakeys is yours today. Listen now on all streaming platforms
‘Gloria’ (2023) by Pierre et Gilles at National Portrait Gallery’s History Makers display
‘Gloria’ (2023) by Pierre et Gilles at National Portrait Gallery’s History Makers display
LAY ME DOWN This song is the song that truly set fire to my career and life. I wrote this song with @jimmynapes and Elvin. I had just turned 20 years old and was working in a bar in central London. Each of us wrote this song about different things I think, but I wrote this song for my Grandma and her love for my Grandpa. It was the greatest love I have ever known. I miss her.
