‘Folks suppose they know you as a result of they comply with you on social media’ – Dublin drag queen after unusual man got here into dressing room

A Dublin drag queen believes that boundaries must be put in place after a wierd man entered her dressing room throughout the interval of a present.

ame Stuffy, also called Karl Dawson, was performing on the Crimson Cow on Wednesday night when the incident occurred.

Karl advised the Irish Unbiased: “This man got here in with a beer in his hand and he got here again to say he was having fun with the present and nicely accomplished. I mentioned thanks, however you’ll be able to’t be right here. I by no means met him or noticed him earlier than, it was unusual.

“Boundaries must exist between actors and the viewers and once we’re backstage we should always have the ability to let our guard down slightly bit, we’re not in character.

“After I circled within the dressing room and the person was standing within the doorway, I used to be considering what the hell. I wasn’t precisely wanting my greatest. I used to be getting modified and I form of seemed like Pat Butcher, it wasn’t an excellent look.

“It occurred throughout the interval, there’s plenty of motion, the viewers are going to the lavatory, there’s children working round, it occurred in a break up second. It was a freaky form of factor to occur.”

Karl says that he’s more than pleased to satisfy followers, however when it’s acceptable.

“I’m delighted to take images with individuals and to satisfy them,” he added.

“If you’re doing exhibits, individuals do are inclined to get to know you slightly bit. Generally you get individuals sneaking in, considering that they know you, however they solely know you from social media and exhibits, they don’t know you actually.

“It’s attempting to keep up these boundaries. Folks want house backstage to breathe and get out of character for a couple of minutes.”