Owain Wyn Evans "If you can do something and make a difference just by being you that's amazing"
A Gay Old TimeShow Notes
Nigel's guest today is Owain Wyn Evans. As a TV personality, Owain has been a regular on UK shows like The One Show, Homes Under The Hammer and BBC Breakfast. He also hosts the early breakfast show on Radio 2. Owain is famous as the most beautifully flamboyant weather host on British TV and his legendary drag-inspired weather forecast to celebrate International Drag Day is television gold. He grew up in a village in Wales where being his authentic queer self was not always an easy thing to deal with or share with those around him.
This series is a celebration of a beautiful queer community; people of all ages, people who have had to tread their own path to live their real truth, who have fought with their emotions and emerged victorious, who inspire, who aspire and always entertain. Hosted by Nigel May. Every episode Nigel speaks to a person from the LGBTQIA+ rainbow to hear their story; one person, one life, one conversation. And it always guarantees A Gay Old Time!
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