A Gay Old Time
Episodes
Daniel Brocklebank "As a gay man in the public eye I've had some beautiful moments"
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Daniel Brocklebank. Daniel is an actor of stage and screen who is known to millions through his work on TV shows like Emmerdale...
Nikk Mager "I let my demons get in the way"
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Nikk Mager. Nikk is a singer and songwriter who is known to many these days as one quarter of The Fizz, the Eurovision-winning ...
Charlie Martin "If I could have flicked a switch and woken up the next day a different gender..."
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Charlie Martin. Charlie is a British professional racing driver and transgender rights activist. She is a trailblazer in the wo...
Nicky Doll "What I was called as an insult is now a superpower"
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is drag sensation Nicky Doll. Nicky is a French drag artiste, television star and musician. Since appearing on Season 12 of RuPaul...
Matt Terry "The reason why I'm so good today is because I just get to be me"
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Matt Terry. Matt is a singer, songwriter and performer who won the TV talent show The X Factor in 2016. His singing career afte...
Amanda Barrie "What I have now is all that I ever wanted"
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Amanda Barrie. English actress Amanda is simply an icon of the entertainment world. She has worked with virtually every great n...
Ranj Singh "Thriving for me was doing everything that people didn't tell me"
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Ranj Singh, or Dr Ranj as he is known to his many fans and followers. Ranj is a doctor, TV presenter, columnist and author who ...
Jodie Harsh "I knew that I wanted to live in the shadows of the night"
24 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Jodie Harsh. Jodie is an international DJ, drag sensation, promoter, music producer and recording star with tracks like My Hous...
Kate Pierson "I always felt like I was going way against the grain "
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Kate Pierson. Kate is one of the founding members of the legendary group The B-52s, who have entertained the world for decades ...
David Hoyle "Love one another because love is all"
27 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is David Hoyle. David is a hugely talented performance artist, cabaret star, singer, actor, comedian and film director who has bee...
Daniel Lustig-Webb "As soon as I came out, I flew out"
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Daniel Lustig-Webb. Daniel is best known for his five years on TV’s Gogglebox alongside his then husband, Stephen. Since leav...
Jake Graf "I felt like a little boy trapped in a little girl's body"
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Jake Graf. Jake is an actor, screenwriter, director and transgender rights activist. Jake knew he was born in the wrong body at...
Samantha Fox "It was such a gay old wedding, what can I say"
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Samantha Fox. Samantha has been a celebrity since she first graced the pages of The Sun newspaper back in 1983 as a Page 3 girl...
Frankie Grande "Being gay is my superpower"
30 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Frankie Grande. Frankie is an unapologetically queer and hugely talented performer who has recently released his debut album Ho...
Anthony Kavanagh "I have worried about the future all my life"
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Anthony Kavanagh, better known as pop star Kavana. Kavana was one of the most fresh faced, wholesome teen pop stars in the late...
Miriam Margolyes "Everybody needs a little teaspoon of love...and sometimes a lot"
16 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Miriam Margolyes. Miriam is one of the most famous celebrities out there, having worked as an actress, performer, comedian, and...
John Barrowman "My world shattered and everything changed for me"
02 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is John Barrowman. John is one of the most famous faces of stage and screen, having worked tirelessly for decades on stage in thea...
Michael Perry "I threw porn out of the window so I didn't want to be gay"
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is celebrity gardener, podcast host, author, TV star and green-fingered guru Michael Perry, also known as Mr Plant Geek. Michael h...
Noel Sullivan "I have so much respect for people who know who they are"
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is performer Noel Sullivan. Noel is best known for being one fifth of the early noughties group Hear’Say who formed on the TV sh...
Ginger Minj "I do feel like I'm more comfortable with me than I've ever been before"
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is drag performer and recording artist Ginger Minj, one of the most loved and recognisable drag artistes around. Ginger is a Drag ...
Tom Aspaul "I should've had a slutty phase and I never did"
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is pop star Tom Aspaul. Tom is one of the most heralded independent singer songwriters on the music scene right now. As a songwrit...
Courtney Act "Dad said that he lived with six drag queens back in the 70s"
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is drag sensation Courtney Act. Courtney is one of the most recognisable faces in the drag universe having stepped into the worldw...
Kevin McHale "I lost my virginity to a boy and a girl within six months"
21 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is actor and singer Kevin McHale. Kevin is known to the world for his role as Artie Abrams in the worldwide smash TV show Glee, fo...
Billy Porter "It's easy to fall into the shame, it's easy to feel alone"
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is actor, singer and performer, the fashion-fabulous Billy Porter. Many will possibly know Billy best for his role in the iconic T...
Jerry Mitchell "I've found myself not really interested in telling heterosexual stories"
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest for this episode is theatre director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell. Jerry is a powerhouse of the theatre world having delighted audie...
Joe McElderry "Somebody hacked me and did a full coming out statement"
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Joe McElderry, one of the most recognisable faces in the world of showbusiness. Joe became famous when he won The X Factor in 2...
Fizz Sinclair "I'm a trans woman but for so long I felt really scared to claim that word"
23 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Fizz Sinclair. Fizz is an actor, comedian, writer, model and content creator with a massive social media following. Fizz grew u...
Nathaniel J Hall "My queerness is my superpower"
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Nathaniel J Hall - theatre-maker, film-maker, writer, performer, director, producer and HIV activist. Nathaniel’s life took a...
Tom Hugo "I found a word called hetero-flexible"
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Tom Hugo. Tom is a singer, songwriter and musician from Norway who has found fame as a solo artist but also as one third of Eur...
Limahl "The realisation came with an immense amount of fear. Am I one of those?"
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Limahl, lead singer of 80s pop icons Kajagoogoo and one of the most recognisable faces - and hairdos - of the 1980s. Limahl bla...
Stephen Bailey "I kissed a girl and I didn't like it. Sorry Katy Perry"
26 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is comedian, actor and TV presenter Stephen Bailey. Over the last few years Stephen has been a regular on our TV screens, hosting ...
Matthew Pateman "I came out at 19 and then at 21 I was literally shoved back in the closet"
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest is singer Matthew Pateman, formally a member of 90s boy band Bad Boys Inc whose hits included More To This World, Don't Talk About Love ...
Lance Bass "I don't know one queer person that has come out that has not been happy about that decision"
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Lance Bass. Lance found fame as one fifth of the iconic boy band NSYNC selling 70 million records worldwide and being the poste...
Kitty Scott-Claus "I was being called gay before I knew what it was"
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Kitty Scott-Claus, one of the UK’s most loved drag artistes. Kitty competed and rose to fame on the third series of RuPaul’...
Rosé "My coming out was the most harrowing experience of my life. It was not my choice"
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is singer, composer, performer and drag artiste Rosé. Born in Scotland, Rosé moved to America with their family and it is there ...
Divina De Campo "I had all the girlfriends. But I just wanted to brush their hair and help paint their nails"
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Divina De Campo.Divina De Campo is a drag superstar and theatre maestro. Divina has appeared on countless TV shows and was the ...
Darren Hayes "I was so lonely, and I really didn't want to be gay"
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Darren Hayes. Darren became world famous as lead singer of the group Savage Garden. Between the group and his solo career Darre...
Ginger Johnson "The first performance I ever did in drag was my school pantomime in primary school"
23 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is drag sensation Ginger Johnson, winner of Season 5 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Ginger’s brand of drag is quirky, colourful, ca...
Sherry Vine "If I was starting out now, I would crawl through glass to get on RuPaul's Drag Race"
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Sherry Vine, a star with over 30 years of experience under her sequinned belt. Sherry has toured the world and appeared at coun...
Aaron Renfree “I've got two people on my shoulder, one saying, do this, one holding me back”
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Aaron Renfree, choreographer to the stars and former member of the legendary S Club Juniors. As a choreographer Aaron has worke...
Steve Grant "No mum, I want to walk down the aisle with a man"
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Steve Grant. Steve is one of the most famous faces (and bodies) from the 80s UK pop scene. He was, and still continues to be, a...
Jackie Beat “There is no expiration date on fierce, fabulous and funny”
24 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is legendary drag performer Jackie Beat. Her razor sharp comedy and hysterical song parodies have entertained people around the wo...
Andrew Hayden Smith "I definitely put on a straight persona. It's exhausting!"
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Andrew Hayden-Smith. Andrew rose to fame on the cult kids’ TV show Byker Grove in the late 1990s and early noughties and went...
Gabbi Tuft "From somebody who made it through, trust me, there's always something better on the other side"
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Gabbi Tuft, an American wrestler, social media star, nutrition and fitness expert, and quite simply an inspiration.She is best ...
Daniel Franzese "I'd rather forever live authentically than bend for anyone to change who I am"
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Daniel Franzese, an actor, comedian, activist, director, writer and singer. Daniel is probably best know for his iconic and hig...
Jamal Sims "The world opened up once I was able to be comfortable with my sexuality"
27 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Jamal Sims, choreographer, producer, director and star of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Jamal has worked with virtually every pop star ...
Matthew Mitcham "Two options: a slow suicide...or swallow what little pride I had left and reach out for help"
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Matthew Mitcham, a true champion in the LGBTQIA world. Australian Matthew became the first openly gay athlete to win an Olympic...
Steven Carter-Bailey "If I'm a bug or a fairy or an elephant...I will be the gayest elephant you'll see because it's a wonderful life"
11 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Steven Carter-Bailey. Steven rose to fame when he was the runner-up on his season of The Great British Bake Off. Since then he ...
Todrick Hall "I'm a hopeless romantic. I love the idea of love"
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Todrick Hall. Singer, rapper, choreographer and as the title of his latest album says, Icon. His meteoric rise to fame on YouTu...
Brooke Eden "I was probably eight the first time they told us gay people went to hell"
28 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Brooke Eden, country music singer and songwriter. These days Brooke is a proud gay woman, married to the woman of her dreams an...
Jackie Cox "I started working at Disneyland when I was 19 and that is a very gay place to work"
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Jackie Cox, a drag star who shone worldwide when she became a contestant on Season 12 of RuPaul’s Drag Race USA.Born to a Can...
Dominic Skinner "When the zombie apocalypse happens, baby, it's going to be full of queer people"
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Dominic Skinner, make-up artist extraordinaire and judge on the hit BBC TV series, Glow Up. Dominic has been a leading light in...
Cazwell "I really wanted to be able to talk about sex in a way that straight people do"
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Cazwell, the groundbreaking rapper, record producer, DJ and songwriter. He’s been making music since the 90s and has never sh...
Miss Coco Peru "If I embrace everything I have been taught to hate about myself there's power in that"
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Miss Coco Peru, drag royalty who has been a household name in the queer community for over 30 years. Her list of achievements i...
Hazell Dean "I got to know Divine quite well...he was a bit wary of me at first"
23 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is iconic pop star Hazell Dean, who has been lighting up dance floors as the Queen Of Hi NRG since her iconic queer anthem Searchi...
Jimbo "They told me not to be slutty at breakfast!"
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel's guest today is Jimbo, a drag star best known for competing in the first season of Canada’s Drag Race, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vs The World a...
Peppermint "I got fired from the bank for wearing women's clothing to work"
27 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Peppermint, a true trailblazer in the worlds of drag and transgender rites.She is an actress, singer, songwr...
Paul Burston "I was very traumatized. It isn't normal to be burying your friends when you're 23"
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Paul Burston, journalist and author and a man who has been described as the senior statesman of queer cultur...
Bright Light Bright Light "Going for drinks with a random guy at three o'clock on a Wednesday"
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Rod Thomas, probably better known by his pop star name Bright Light Bright Light.Rod has been releasing exce...
Jean Pierre-Barda "For a long time, I had guilt having sex"
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Jean-Pierre Barda, best known as one of the members of the fabulously flamboyant Swedish pop group Army Of L...
Margaret Cho "I was a very bad dominatrix"
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Margaret Cho.Margaret is a comedian, actress, advocate, entrepreneur and multiple Grammy and Emmy nomi...
Charlie Condou "There's a big difference between being a gay dad and a gay daddy, as my DMs will attest to"
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is actor Charlie Condou. Charlie has been acting since he was a boy and gained huge recognition for his role as...
Adele Anderson "When I've finished being a boy I'm going to be a lady"
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Adele Anderson, Olivier-nominated singer and actress and best known as one third of the glorious camp cabare...
Trinity The Tuck "I have always identified as an in-between"
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Trinity The Tuck, one of the most loved and recognisable drag artistes there is. Today we see her as a confi...
John Partridge "I really stepped into my gayness and I rubbed it in your face"
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is John Partridge, one of the UK’s busiest and most popular actors. As well as a star of stage and screen, he...
Jonny McGovern "Just like any good homo, I'm gonna write a musical to protest"
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hosted by Nigel May, whose guest today is Jonny McGovern, American stand-up comedian, actor, musician, songwriter, podcaster and show host. Jonny is k...
A Gay Old Time Trailer
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to 'A Gay Old Time' with Nigel May.This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tre...