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“Just be you - and just be fabulous!” These are the wise words of Leo Noakes, a 13-year old boy who likes to dance, wear colourful dresses, wigs, and makeup - being one of the youngest drag queens in the UK. In this episode, our host Jake Wiafe meets Leo Noakes aka Violet Vixen together with Leanne Rogers, the director of this remarkable Real Stories Original with the same name as Leo’s alias; “Violet Vixen.” Tune in for a heartwarming chat around the background for shooting the documentary that took social media with storm and made Leo known outside his hometown, near Leicester. Leo will also talk about what it was like to meet his big idol, drag queen Cortney Act, while attending his first ever drag show in Brighton, during the time the documentary was filmed. To see the full documentary Violet Vixen, head over to Real Stories YouTube channel.If you’re curious to see more of Leo Noakes/ Violet Vixen go to Instagram: @violetvixenofficial Real Stories is available on Youtube and Facebook, and you can follow us on Twitter and Instagram too - and don’t forget to subscribe to our podcast, available on Spotify, Itunes, Player FM, and Acast. For information regarding your data privacy, visit acast.com/privacy