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Articles by Laurence Watts

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Laurence joined PinkNews.co.uk as a features writer in 2011

Twitter: @Laurence_Watts

24 February 2012
Interview: Darren Hayes on marriage, children and the mid-life crisis that shaped his new album 8 Laurence Watts talks to Darren Hayes about music, Star Wars auditions and marrying his high school girlfriend before the realisation he was gay changed his life.
15 February 2012
Interview: Armistead Maupin on Tales of The City, Ian McKellen and Rock Hudson 14 Laurence Watts meets Armistead Maupin to talk Tales of the City, the joy of gay life in 1970s San Francisco and the truth about his relationships with Rock Hudson and Ian McKellen.
30 January 2012
Interview: Greg Louganis on gold medals, HIV and Matthew Mitcham 6 He won his first Olympic medal at the age of 16. Four gold medals later, he came out at the 1994 Gay Games. Laurence Watts meets Greg Louganis.
25 January 2012
Peter Tatchell on arresting Robert Mugabe and interrupting Archbishop Carey 6 In Peter Tatchell's own words, his account of hijacking the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Easter Sermon in 1998 and his first attempt at a citizen's arrest of Robert Mugabe.
10 January 2012
Interview: Tabatha Coffey on fame, hair and same-sex marriage in New Jersey 1 Laurence Watts meets the star of Tabatha’s Salon Takeover and new show Tabatha Takes Over to talk about growing up setting transgender dancers' wigs in Australia, working for Vidal Sassoon in London and finding TV fame in America.
29 December 2011
Interview: Simon Callow on Dickens, Peggy Ramsay and being gay 8 Laurence Watts meets the celebrated actor, theatre director, writer and biographer, renowned for his mastery of Shakespeare and Dickens whose film credits include Amadeus, A Room with a View, Maurice, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Shakespeare in Love and The Phantom of the Opera.
28 December 2011
Interview: Phillip Ward on the inimitable Quentin Crisp 11 Laurence Watts meets Phillip Ward to discuss the life and work of Quentin Crisp, and his "simple philosophy of happiness and being".
20 December 2011
Interview: Scott Mills on Radio 1, his Uganda documentary and covering Eurovision 5 His “The Scott Mills Show” is broadcast on BBC Radio 1, a station that reaches more than 11m listeners each week. He’s provided commentary for the Eurovision Song Contest semi-finals, and he’s interviewed Lady Gaga three times. Laurence Watts meets the multitalented Scott Mills.
19 December 2011
Interview: Joe McElderry on The X Factor, coming out and winning Popstar to Operastar 20 2009's X Factor winner talks to Laurence Watts about life after the competition, the publicity around his coming out and plans for a fourth studio album.
13 December 2011
Interview: Russell Grant on Strictly Come Dancing and returning to his theatrical roots 6 Russell Grant talks to Laurence Watts about his accidental fame in astrology, exceeding expectations on Strictly Come Dancing, and asking Holly Valance to star in a lesbian production of Romeo and Juliet.
12 December 2011
Interview: Boy George, King of Queens 26 He’s one of the world’s most instantly recognisable people. He’s sold more than 50 million albums. He’s the lead singer of Culture Club, a singer-songwriter, a world-famous DJ, an author, a fashion designer, a gay man, a former drug-addict and now an ex-con. A new coffee table book called King of Queens documents his life to date. Laurence Watts interviews Boy George.
5 December 2011
Interview: Russell T Davies on shelving US projects, his partner’s cancer diagnosis and coming home 28 Russell T Davies speaks exclusively to Laurence Watts about returning from the US following his partner's diagnosis with brain cancer, and the future for Torchwood and his highly anticipated new American show, Cucumber.
10 November 2011
Interview: Melissa Etheridge on Ellen, The Oscars and Rock and Roll 14 Laurence Watts talks to the multiple award-winning musician about eighteen years of being an out performer, and how talent transcends sexuality in the public eye.
7 November 2011
Interview: Wanda Sykes on stand-up, her four Emmys and coming out 3 Laurence Watts meets comedian Wanda Sykes, who came out publicly three years ago while protesting against Proposition 8.
2 November 2011
Interview: The Rocky Horror Show’s Richard O’Brien 7 Richard O'Brien talks to Laurence Watts about writing a cult hit, bisexuality, sequels and turning seventy.

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