MILLIEMOPP
The Marvellous
Millie Mopp, 7ft 10” of Blonde Amazonian True Drag Goddess, retired from all things fabulous and hung up her now infamous ‘riah' on 29th December 2000 after a career that spanned 16 years.
Known for her re-writes of famous songs that were interpreted to fit her unique style, classics such as Madonna’s 'Vogue' became 'Millie’s Blokes', 'Any Dream Will Do' from Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat became 'Any Queen Will Do/ Sue', inspired by Jason Donovan’s libel case against The Face magazine.
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Dressed as Baby Jane Hudson from the film Whatever Happened to Baby Jane, Millie sang the now infamous
'I’ve Written A Letter To Maggie' a re-write of the song, 'I’ve written A Letter to Daddy'.
This was written in direct response to the passing of Section 28 by Margaret Thatcher's Conservative government
Performed all over the Gay scene by Millie, it became the ‘unofficial’ anthem for this archaic and despicable act passed to encroach on the human rights of every gay man and lesbian in Britain in 1988.
It was prohibited for local authorities to 'promote' homosexuality in a positive way and labelled gay family relationships as 'pretend' .
The famous line ‘your own daughter Carol's not married, maybe she’s one too’ used to receive the biggest cheer, ensuring ‘Millie-Tant Millie Mopp’ a place in gay history.
Millie Mopp worked tirelessly for many gay charities, giving her time for free and assisting in raising many thousands of pounds for worthwhile causes.
Charities from Gay Pride, the Terence Higgins Trust and Crusaid benefited from her unique style, talent and patronage.
Known for her ‘Marge Simpson’ riah (Millie came before Marge), Millie’s unique sense of style and stunning costumes assisted her in becoming what she set out to be…a legend in her own life time!