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Italian drag performer
Priscilla
Born Mariano Gallo
(1976-12-22 ) December 22, 1976 (age 47) Nationality Italian Occupation
Drag queen Television
Drag Race Italia
Mariano Gallo (born December 22, 1976),
[2]
[3] known by the stage name Priscilla, is an Italian
drag performer based in
Mykonos ,
Greece , best known for hosting the drag competition television series
Drag Race Italia .
[4]
Priscilla gained notoriety in Italy after being on the talk show Al posto tuo beginning in 2002.
[5]
[6] In 2007, she won the Miss Drag Queen Italy pageant.
[7] In 2017, she performed on
Ellada Eheis Talento .
[8] In September 2021, Priscilla was announced as the host of the first season of Drag Race Italia.
[9]
Priscilla regularly performs in
Mykonos .
[4]
In 2022, Gallo starred as Cecil Beaton in the musical Dive.
[10]
Gallo was born in 1976 in
Campania .
[11] He is originally from Naples.
[12] He is gay,
[5] and first came out at age 19.
[13]
Gallo was raised Catholic, but later adopted Buddhism.
[13]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
Ref.
2023
A mia immagine
Self
as Mariano Gallo
[14]
Year
Title
Role
2017
Ellada Eheis Talento
Contestant
2021–present
Drag Race Italia
Host/Judge
^ Ditto, Carlo (6 June 2019).
"The Drag Queen Phenomenon: Priscilla, Queen of Mykonos and Jackie O" . Senzalinea (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021 .
^
"Drag Race Italia con Tommaso Zorzi: in giuria Chiara Francini e la Drag Priscilla" . Sky (in Italian). 30 June 2021.
Archived from the original on 20 November 2021. Retrieved 20 November 2021 .
^ Attanasio, Gerardo (2022-04-06).
"Chi è Miss Priscilla, Drag Queen di Drag Race Italia: Età, Nome e Senza Trucco | Chiecosa" . ChieCosa.it (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 2022-11-28. Retrieved 2022-11-28 .
^
a
b Joey, Nolfi (September 9, 2021).
"Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla" .
Entertainment Weekly .
Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2021-11-05 .
^
a
b Cresto-Dina, Dario (2021-12-04).
"Priscilla, performer e conduttrice tv: "Io, drag queen e le mie due vite in un corpo solo" " .
la Repubblica (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-20 .
^ Panella, Giulia (2021-11-19).
"Mariano Gallo, ecco chi è la drag queen Priscilla di "Drag Race Italia" " . Metropolitan Magazine (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16 .
^ Nolfi, Joey (2021-09-05).
"Say ciao bella to RuPaul's new 'Drag Race Italia' host Priscilla" .
Entertainment Weekly .
Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2022-05-16 .
^ Powys Maurice, Emma (2021-09-09).
"Drag Race announces brand new host for latest spin-off series" .
PinkNews .
Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16 .
^ Blackett, L'Oreal (2021-07-06).
" 'Drag Race Italia' Is Coming To The UK" . Bustle .
Archived from the original on 2022-05-19. Retrieved 2022-05-19 .
^ Boni, Federico.
"Dive, a teatro Priscilla torna Mariano, l'intervista: "Prima di essere drag devi essere attivista. Mai da Barbara d'Urso" " . Gay.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-19 .
^ Passarin, Sara Greta (2022-04-06).
"Chi è Priscilla Drag Queen, napoletana "cisgender": biografia e carriera" . True News. (in Italian).
Archived from the original on 2022-05-16. Retrieved 2022-05-19 .
^ Hawke, Poppy (2021-10-29).
"Scusi Drag Race fans! Meet the queens of Drag Race Italia season 1" . GAY TIMES .
Archived from the original on 2023-10-16. Retrieved 2022-05-16 .
^
a
b De Tommasi, Alessandra (2021-11-15).
"Priscilla: "Sono la queen del reality" " .
Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). Retrieved 2022-05-20 .
^
"Mariano Gallo: dal tv show di Priscilla al debutto su grande schermo" . www.ilmattino.it (in Italian). 2023-04-19. Retrieved 2023-08-22 .
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