Welcome back to the divalicious Aussie pod - Okay Diva and this week we finally have drag and burlesque queen Vyse Versa on the couch! The diva we've been trying to book since we started having guests. Worth the wait. They walked in with an evil laugh they've been training to do in everyday conversation and we were immediately in love.

Vyse is a drag and burlesque performer based in Brisbane who came up through an acting degree, graduated, looked around, and decided that a different stage was calling their name. They found burlesque, took one class, and was performing as a soloist within months. The rest is rhinestones.

They break down how drag and burlesque combine into something completely their own, the difference between the two communities, and what it felt like to host at Clutch West End in front of a circle of screaming queers and feel completely in their element.

We also get into Vyse's genuinely undefeated hot takes: AI in creative spaces is evil and will not be tolerated (seeing an AI generated bio at the Tootie is busted af), and performers need to be aware of how they smell. Clock it girl.

Vyse is coming up on some massive milestones: competing at the Australian Burlesque Festival in Melbourne for the first time, and hosting Altimate Tootie at The Brightside. They also gives flowers to their burlesque mother, the incomparable Mara Maraschino, as diva of their life and the woman who taught them what diva actually means.

Follow Vyse Versa on Instagram @and.vyse.versa and catch them at tootie the last Friday of every month at Hello Gorgeous.

CHAPTERS:01:01:09 Welcome Vyse Versa: Evil Laugh Training & Diva Moments

01:07:29 Drag Meets Burlesque: How Vyse Combined Two Worlds

01:08:00 Acting Degree To Burlesque Stage: The Origin Story

01:20:09 Brisbane's Drag vs Burlesque Community: What's Different

01:21:00 Drag Time vs Burlesque Time (Industry Secret Revealed)

01:24:20 Career Highlight: Hosting Tootie & The Clutch West End Night

01:27:10 Passion Fruit In The Eye Mid Performance

01:28:26 Upcoming: Australian Burlesque Festival & Dancing With The Queens

01:32:12 Hot Take: AI Is Evil In Creative Spaces

01:33:18 Hot Take: Performers Need To Smell Good

01:39:00 Diva Of Her Life: Burlesque Mother Mara Maraschino

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