5 Things about me....
Steven from madchilli, tagged The Gourmand and wanted to know 5 things you didn’t know about him. But Paul asked me, Mike, the person who knows him best, to write about him. So here we go:
- Paul was born in Sydney, Australia, to an Argentine father & Uruguayan mother of Portuguese descent, & now lives very happily with his husband (me) in the food capital of Australia, Melbourne.
- He was educated at an all boys private school & was persecuted and terrorised for being unique, ie gay. It was his idol, Madonna, who gave him the strength to remain true to himself. He still admires the “queen of pop” and is inspired by her mind-set.
- He was a professional makeup artist who has worked in photography, runway & film. The anorexic, drug addicted models throwing up while he was attempting to create “the look” became exhausting and he gave up that profession to concentrate on his favourite pastime, me!
- He was offered a movie role in Hollywood, but US immigration wouldn’t approve his visa due to “no compelling reason to return to Australia”. I mean aren’t I, his partner, reason enough to return from that place?? And who would want to live in the USA when Australia is so much better!!!
- And finally…The Gourmand had an alter ego - Diana Paradise. Diana created a storm in her appearance in the Miss Gay Universe 2006 pageant in Sydney’s Gay Mardi Gras festival where she was a top 10 finalist & was crowned Miss Photogenic.
Its ok dad, she has now been retired to a box in storage.
So i'm now tagging:
Melli from Tummy Rumbles
Lao Cha - JHL from Smell & Taste are my memory
Ilva from Lucullian Delights
Cindy &/or Michael from Where's The Beef?
and Adski from The Ezard Challenge
