0:00:02 > 0:00:09This programme contains some strong language.
0:00:17 > 0:00:21I've got a secret. I've had to hide it my whole life.
0:00:22 > 0:00:25It started when I was very young.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29I remember doing it when I was five years old even.
0:00:31 > 0:00:33And hardly anybody knows.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37Even my dad doesn't know.
0:00:41 > 0:00:44I only really do it in the house now.
0:00:44 > 0:00:46It's not really accepted.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50People look upon it as something seedy
0:00:50 > 0:00:56or something disgusting because they don't understand, but I'm sick of hiding.
0:00:58 > 0:01:05In a few weeks' time, I'm planning to tell everybody at my end of school prom.
0:01:06 > 0:01:11Of course, I'm worried. Some people might be really nasty about it.
0:01:11 > 0:01:13But I want everybody to know.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21At 16 years old, I want to be a drag queen.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Jamie lives in a small, northern, ex-mining town.
0:01:37 > 0:01:42In four months' time, he will take his GCSEs and leave school.
0:01:42 > 0:01:45He is openly gay,
0:01:45 > 0:01:49but no-one at school knows his secret plans for the end of year prom.
0:01:53 > 0:01:58Everyone's got their prom dresses now. There's only a few people that don't.
0:02:01 > 0:02:06He has told everyone he will be going in a flamboyant suit.
0:02:06 > 0:02:12I want lights on the suit. I want to see it with lights and diamantes on. Yes.
0:02:14 > 0:02:17But Jamie is hiding the truth.
0:02:17 > 0:02:21I'm going to prom in a dress.
0:02:22 > 0:02:24That's a wrap. Whoo!
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Sit!
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Dougal, sit...
0:02:34 > 0:02:36Run, Forrest.
0:02:38 > 0:02:41I really can't remember a single day in my life
0:02:41 > 0:02:46that I have not been told that I'm gay or I'm different or I'm a freak.
0:02:46 > 0:02:51In primary school, it was like, "You're a girl," cos no-one knew what "gay" was then.
0:02:51 > 0:02:54They were pushing me in the girls' toilets.
0:02:54 > 0:03:01Then when you get older, it's more, "Oh, God, Jamie, you're so gay. Oh, God!"
0:03:01 > 0:03:07If I'm walking with my friends, they'll be like, "He's just called you gay." I'm like, "Oh, really?"
0:03:07 > 0:03:09It does bottle up inside you.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12Why not wait? Why not go to the prom in a suit
0:03:12 > 0:03:17and then go out the weekend later when nobody knows you and wear what you want to wear then?
0:03:17 > 0:03:23Why let them win? Why let them have drilled me down and put me in a suit?
0:03:23 > 0:03:27I want them to see me and know that they haven't won
0:03:27 > 0:03:30and that I will do what I want anyway.
0:03:30 > 0:03:37All of the pushing and putting down they've done over the years will just be a slap in the face for them.
0:03:37 > 0:03:40# Everything that happens... #
0:03:40 > 0:03:45I can only imagine what the Willies are going to be like when they see me.
0:03:45 > 0:03:48They'll probably just, like, literally die, like...
0:03:48 > 0:03:52"My God, he is actually in a dress. As if he couldn't get any worse!"
0:03:56 > 0:04:04- How did I tell you? - You went, "Mam..." I said, "What?" "I think I'm bisexual."- Mam, don't!
0:04:04 > 0:04:09- An only child, Jamie lives with his mum Margaret... - Bisexual is just greedy.
0:04:09 > 0:04:13..dogs Charlie and Dougal
0:04:13 > 0:04:15and Dita Von Teese, the rabbit.
0:04:15 > 0:04:21- Have you heard anything from your dad lately?- No, not really, like...
0:04:21 > 0:04:26Jamie's parents broke up when he was seven. His dad lives nearby with his new partner.
0:04:26 > 0:04:29We are almost opposite people, like...
0:04:29 > 0:04:34I like wearing heels. He likes looking at women in heels.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40He hasn't told his dad about his passion for drag.
0:04:40 > 0:04:43His mum Margaret didn't need to be told.
0:04:45 > 0:04:49There's one that we remember, trying my shoes on.
0:04:49 > 0:04:55The first time I think I realised was I'd gone up stairs to put some washing away
0:04:55 > 0:04:58and he sort of ran in his bedroom.
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And when I asked him to come out,
0:05:01 > 0:05:06he was making a lot of racket and then came out quite sheepish.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09He just said he was playing.
0:05:09 > 0:05:15But when I went in his bedroom, he had one of my dresses and he hid it under the bed.
0:05:15 > 0:05:18I saw it sticking out and I thought, "Oh..."
0:05:18 > 0:05:23Lights sort of switched on and things started to make a bit more sense.
0:05:23 > 0:05:28When Mam was downstairs, I'd sneak upstairs.
0:05:28 > 0:05:30She obviously knew I was doing it.
0:05:31 > 0:05:37Then I'd put her dresses on and, of course, they'd be a lot bigger than me,
0:05:37 > 0:05:44so I'd tie them in at the waist with, like, dressing gown cords and stuff, and parade around.
0:05:44 > 0:05:50He never really went out to play as in boys running around and climbing trees.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53If I put make-up on, he wanted to copy
0:05:53 > 0:05:59and a few times, we had to scrub it off his face and hide it in case his dad saw it.
0:05:59 > 0:06:03It's such a slutty wedding dress. It's my type of style.
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- Are you the only person that sees the real Jamie? - I would say so, yes. Definitely.
0:06:10 > 0:06:13My whole life has been hiding
0:06:13 > 0:06:17and leading up to this one moment which is prom.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I'm eventually coming out of the closet again,
0:06:20 > 0:06:25but instead of coming out as a gay person, it's coming out as a drag queen.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31At the moment, Jamie's drag queen alter ego
0:06:31 > 0:06:36only dares to venture outside under the cover of darkness.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39# I go out walking
0:06:39 > 0:06:41# After midnight... #
0:06:41 > 0:06:45When I put those heels on, I just totally transform.
0:06:45 > 0:06:47# Like we used to do
0:06:47 > 0:06:51# I'm always walking after midnight
0:06:51 > 0:06:54# Searching for you... #
0:06:54 > 0:06:59I feel sexy and beautiful and fierce.
0:06:59 > 0:07:02# I walk for miles along the highway... #
0:07:02 > 0:07:05It's the sound as well...
0:07:06 > 0:07:09..that you associate with women in heels.
0:07:09 > 0:07:12It's so amazing when it's, like, coming from you.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15# ..after midnight searching for you... #
0:07:15 > 0:07:21Just in the confines of your house, you're free and there's, like, no boundaries.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24You look up at the sky and there's stars and everything.
0:07:26 > 0:07:30I keep losing my balance. You don't smile. You just...
0:07:30 > 0:07:33It's such a thrill and so exhilarating.
0:07:33 > 0:07:37# ..out in the starlight just hoping... #
0:07:37 > 0:07:40I just love it.
0:07:40 > 0:07:44# ..somewhere walking after midnight
0:07:44 > 0:07:47# Searching for me... #
0:07:53 > 0:07:58With three months to go till prom night, Jamie still has a huge amount to do.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01What do you say when you go into a wig shop?
0:08:01 > 0:08:06He has enlisted the help of a trusted few to help him realise his ambition.
0:08:06 > 0:08:08I'm wanting a wig, but...
0:08:08 > 0:08:10His friend Sam.
0:08:10 > 0:08:15I think it makes me look like a man from the '80s or something.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18'I told her because she's a very trustworthy person.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22'So I know my secret's safe.'
0:08:23 > 0:08:26- His grandma May. - Hallo, ich heisse Jamie.
0:08:26 > 0:08:29CONTINUES IN GERMAN
0:08:30 > 0:08:33- Hello!- Hiya.
0:08:33 > 0:08:35Close family friend Leigh.
0:08:36 > 0:08:43You're amongst people who are very accepting and loyal. The world isn't like that, pet.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45And his mum Margaret.
0:08:45 > 0:08:49We're just trying to prepare you for what's going to happen.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52- We have to go, Jamie. - Yeah, I like that.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- Is it realistic? - You need to start somewhere.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02I wouldn't take the money off Mam cos she doesn't have it to start off with.
0:09:02 > 0:09:07'With the boobs that I got some time last year, it was like an investment.
0:09:07 > 0:09:12'Like me, Mam, Leigh all chipped in together to get them.'
0:09:12 > 0:09:16- There's someone walking past.- So what?- And I've got boobs in my hand.
0:09:18 > 0:09:21Stop playing with them. That's every man's dream!
0:09:22 > 0:09:26Margaret has also agreed to pay for Jamie's wig...
0:09:27 > 0:09:30I'll be back another time with Mam.
0:09:30 > 0:09:32..shoes and make-up.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36- Can you mix pink and orange? I love pink and orange together.- Oh, no.
0:09:38 > 0:09:42But the next big investment is the dress.
0:09:42 > 0:09:46- I've put some dresses aside if you want to have a look.- Thank you.
0:09:46 > 0:09:49Three, two, one, oh, God.
0:09:49 > 0:09:51SINGS TO HIMSELF
0:09:54 > 0:09:56I actually do like that one, yeah.
0:09:58 > 0:10:03- Is this the first time you've been in front of strangers in a dress? - Yeah. How lucky do you feel?
0:10:03 > 0:10:06- You look good. - Especially with no boobs.
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Do you want to see the boobs in with that dress?
0:10:09 > 0:10:11Aagh!
0:10:11 > 0:10:13Stop screaming.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- That's more kind of glam, isn't it?- Yeah.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19We'll have to do something about those nipples!
0:10:22 > 0:10:25- Everyone will be wowed by it if you wear that one.- Yeah.
0:10:25 > 0:10:29It makes your boobs look really good as well.
0:10:29 > 0:10:33- I think it's very brave. - That's what I was going to say.
0:10:33 > 0:10:37You've got to do it while you're young and make yourself happy.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41If you can't be true to yourself now, where will you be in ten years' time?
0:10:41 > 0:10:45Aagh! Oh, my God, that was like waxing!
0:10:45 > 0:10:47- Can I feel those?- Yeah.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49They're realistic, aren't they?
0:10:49 > 0:10:53Do you want a go? LAUGHTER
0:10:53 > 0:10:56There are so many nice dresses.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59- Has anyone ever seen you in drag before?- No. Mam has...
0:10:59 > 0:11:04Not even a single one of your friends at school will know about it. God!
0:11:04 > 0:11:08- Bye.- See you later. - See you later.- Bye.
0:11:12 > 0:11:16Jamie also needs to work on his make-up technique.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22He has been learning from professional drag queens on the internet.
0:11:22 > 0:11:28He's just so talented. Some people are born to put make-up on and he's obviously one of those people.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32But while they effortlessly achieve that polished look,
0:11:32 > 0:11:36Jamie is far from happy with what he sees in the mirror.
0:11:37 > 0:11:43You cover your eyebrows, so you can draw them on a lot more higher and defined.
0:11:44 > 0:11:50I wouldn't go out to prom with my make-up like this. Oh, no, no, this is wrong.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55I need someone to show me how to do it properly, so it doesn't go like this.
0:11:55 > 0:11:57Yeah, even this side I'm not happy with.
0:11:57 > 0:11:59Mam!
0:11:59 > 0:12:02- I literally want to cry. - Why? What's wrong with you?
0:12:02 > 0:12:05Look! It looks disgusting. I'm just...
0:12:06 > 0:12:09Look up straight. I can't see.
0:12:09 > 0:12:14- Even the side with my natural brows is horrible. - That is, but it's too dark.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18- If you don't like it, take it off. - I am taking it off.
0:12:18 > 0:12:20Get on with it.
0:12:20 > 0:12:26I'll have to be shown how to do this properly. I'm not doing it any more until I know what I'm doing.
0:12:26 > 0:12:31I do not feel ready for prom right now. I don't want to look like a man in drag.
0:12:31 > 0:12:34I want to look like a pretty woman.
0:12:34 > 0:12:36I want the girls to be jealous.
0:12:36 > 0:12:38Do you want to sit forward?
0:12:38 > 0:12:41'So do you want to be a girl?'
0:12:41 > 0:12:43No, I don't want to be a girl, like.
0:12:43 > 0:12:50I want to be a boy when I'm out of drag and look like a gorgeous hot girl when I'm in drag.
0:12:50 > 0:12:53I don't want an operation to be a woman.
0:12:53 > 0:12:58I just want to perform as a girl, like, for a cover, yeah.
0:13:14 > 0:13:18Jamie has come to a drag cabaret show in Newcastle.
0:13:21 > 0:13:23MUSICAL INTRO
0:13:25 > 0:13:30# A kiss on the hand may be quite continental
0:13:30 > 0:13:34# But diamonds are a girl's best friend
0:13:34 > 0:13:36# A kiss may be grand
0:13:36 > 0:13:40# But it won't pay the rental on your humble flat
0:13:40 > 0:13:42# Or help you feed your pussycat
0:13:42 > 0:13:48# Cos that's when those lasses go back to their spouses
0:13:48 > 0:13:50# Diamonds
0:13:50 > 0:13:52# Are a...
0:13:52 > 0:13:57- # Girl's best... - Diamonds are a girl's best...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01# Friend... #
0:14:01 > 0:14:03CHEERING
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Jamie is going backstage to meet the star of the show,
0:14:09 > 0:14:13Betty Legs Diamond, also known as Simon.
0:14:13 > 0:14:17- Hello, Sam. Nice eyelashes. - Thank you.- Take a seat.
0:14:17 > 0:14:22- Did you enjoy the show?- Fabulous. - Yeah.- Absolutely fabulous. - Oh, super.
0:14:22 > 0:14:28- So how did you start? - Probably like you, I used to dress up in Mum's clothes.
0:14:28 > 0:14:32I went to theatre school and I ended up in the West End of London.
0:14:32 > 0:14:38I worked with a brilliant make-up artist and he taught me how to pluck your eyebrows out.
0:14:38 > 0:14:44- I can do everything but that. - With the back of your nail, you apply it to the brow of there
0:14:44 > 0:14:50and draw in the brow, but always incorporate your brow line. Any other questions for me?
0:14:50 > 0:14:52How do you tuck properly?
0:14:52 > 0:14:55I hope they're clean.
0:14:55 > 0:15:00One of these pushes you all in and back. It feels very uncomfortable.
0:15:00 > 0:15:03- Yeah.- But you can pee backwards! - LAUGHTER
0:15:05 > 0:15:13So, basically, the plan is in about a month's time or something, high school prom.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Instead of going in a suit, I'm going in full drag. Is that a bad idea?
0:15:18 > 0:15:22- To your school?- Yeah. - There are two sides to this.
0:15:22 > 0:15:27It's either a good thing cos you're saying, "This is who I am," and you've got to be strong,
0:15:27 > 0:15:33but you've got to be able to have a comeback and an escape route cos it could get very ugly.
0:15:33 > 0:15:39- Inside, I want to wear a dress and be fabulous.- I'm sure you will, but life isn't always a film.
0:15:39 > 0:15:41My dad doesn't know.
0:15:41 > 0:15:43Should I tell him before?
0:15:43 > 0:15:45I never told my dad.
0:15:45 > 0:15:52He always... He probably always knew I was gay. Then I said, "I'm in a show in Blackpool."
0:15:52 > 0:15:58At the end of the show, I said, "There are two people who are very special to me in the audience.
0:15:58 > 0:16:03"It's my mum and dad. Give my mum and my fabulous dad a great round of applause."
0:16:03 > 0:16:10He was as pleased as Punch. Sit him down, tell him man to man, "I love you. This is what I want to do."
0:16:10 > 0:16:16- I've always said honesty is the best policy, Jamie.- Absolutely. That is a great way to live - honesty.
0:16:16 > 0:16:20Why not put a show on here, get some friends to come and see you?
0:16:20 > 0:16:23That would be so good, like, oh...
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Yeah. Could I, like...?
0:16:25 > 0:16:29- Yeah. You could put a little ten-minute thing together.- Yeah.
0:16:29 > 0:16:34If you need any help putting it together, I'll help you as much as I can.
0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Thank you.- All right, look after yourself.
0:16:37 > 0:16:40- Bye.- Ta-ra. Bye.
0:16:40 > 0:16:43# Man wanted... #
0:16:43 > 0:16:47Within a few weeks, that could be Jamie up there on the stage.
0:16:47 > 0:16:50# Who'll kiss me till I cry... #
0:16:50 > 0:16:55And there is one person more than any other who he would love to see in the audience.
0:16:55 > 0:17:00# About this much across and just about ye high... #
0:17:00 > 0:17:03'It's a massive moment, telling my dad.
0:17:03 > 0:17:07'I think if you ask any drag queen out there, they'll agree.'
0:17:07 > 0:17:11In your dream scenario, what's your dad going to tell you?
0:17:11 > 0:17:15The dream scenario would be if I told him and he was like,
0:17:15 > 0:17:20"Oh, wow, when can I go and see the first show?" That would be the perfect scenario.
0:17:20 > 0:17:26It would just be like such a relief if he was happy and supportive of it.
0:17:26 > 0:17:32Because that's sort of like what I've been wanting my whole life, like,
0:17:32 > 0:17:36to make him well and truly proud.
0:17:37 > 0:17:42There are eight weeks till prom, but only six till Jamie's drag show.
0:17:42 > 0:17:46Rehearsals begin in secret at the village hall.
0:17:46 > 0:17:51Jamie has asked his 19-year-old friend Sam to be his backing dancer.
0:17:51 > 0:17:54Today, she will see him in heels for the first time.
0:17:54 > 0:17:57Yeah, size women's eight. Boo-yah!
0:17:57 > 0:18:03- Can you walk in them absolutely fine?- Yes. - Can you dance in them though?- Yes.
0:18:04 > 0:18:07It just makes it a bit more real.
0:18:08 > 0:18:11Are you shocked as well?
0:18:11 > 0:18:13POP MUSIC INTRO
0:18:20 > 0:18:24# I've been bitten by the bug and I'm coming down... #
0:18:24 > 0:18:26Oh, is it jumping?
0:18:26 > 0:18:28CD STICKS IN MACHINE
0:18:28 > 0:18:30Right, I'm not having it!
0:18:30 > 0:18:32Why is my song jumping?
0:18:32 > 0:18:34It's not my fault.
0:18:35 > 0:18:39# I've been bitten by the bug and I'm coming down
0:18:39 > 0:18:42# With something that can't be cured... #
0:18:44 > 0:18:46Run, run, run.
0:18:46 > 0:18:48This side.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53And then this comes in front of us.
0:18:54 > 0:18:57I'm going to kick you.
0:18:57 > 0:18:59Roll. Then the chorus.
0:19:00 > 0:19:04A bit more sexy this time. Powerball, go on, ow!
0:19:04 > 0:19:08'When he put them on, he sort of like came alive sort of thing.
0:19:08 > 0:19:11'It's quite emotional, really, seeing that.'
0:19:11 > 0:19:16You saw the real Jamie then and it was really good to see. I'm really happy for him.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Aagh!
0:19:18 > 0:19:23'I'm really close to Jamie. I think of him as like my little brother.'
0:19:23 > 0:19:27- Is there anything you're worried about for him?- His safety, I think.
0:19:27 > 0:19:33Although a lot of people will think he's really good, a lot of people will totally disagree with it
0:19:33 > 0:19:37and I am worried about what could happen about that,
0:19:37 > 0:19:41but...I've just got to hope everything goes OK for him, really.
0:19:41 > 0:19:45# Baby, when I heard you
0:19:45 > 0:19:49# For the first time I knew
0:19:49 > 0:19:55# We were meant to be as one... #
0:19:57 > 0:19:59Hi!
0:19:59 > 0:20:02Ooh, it's Christmas!
0:20:05 > 0:20:08# Was tired of running out of luck... #
0:20:08 > 0:20:11They look more slutty than I thought they would.
0:20:12 > 0:20:16# Didn't know what to do... #
0:20:16 > 0:20:19Pull the shoe. Do you like it?
0:20:19 > 0:20:23# And everything went from wrong to right... #
0:20:23 > 0:20:25Oh, look at ya!
0:20:25 > 0:20:30# ..really blew my mind It was love at first sight... #
0:20:30 > 0:20:31Wow!
0:20:31 > 0:20:35# Cos, baby, when I heard you... #
0:20:35 > 0:20:38- KNOCK AT DOOR - Help!
0:20:38 > 0:20:40I'll just go and get this.
0:20:42 > 0:20:44You can hide here as well.
0:20:44 > 0:20:46Good morning, Margaret.
0:20:46 > 0:20:50- Why are you hiding? - There's a man at the door.
0:20:50 > 0:20:56What would he think? You don't just turn up to someone's house and see a boy in a dress!
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Jamie is back at the theatre to show Simon what he plans to do in his drag performance.
0:21:06 > 0:21:11- Have you been up on one before? - I've been on a stage, but not mine.
0:21:11 > 0:21:14- Have you tried heels on a stage? Put 'em on.- Snowman socks.
0:21:18 > 0:21:20- Show me your bevel.- What?
0:21:20 > 0:21:27That's called a bevel. Drop your foot in, drop your knee over, then give the attitude.
0:21:27 > 0:21:32- Anything else you want to use? - Your little entrance. - I never do a little entrance.
0:21:32 > 0:21:36If it gets too high, shout "stop" and we'll bring you back down.
0:21:36 > 0:21:38Just like a roller-coaster.
0:21:38 > 0:21:40How fierce is this?
0:21:42 > 0:21:44I feel like Kylie Minogue.
0:21:44 > 0:21:51Jamie can't rely on a flashy entrance alone. It's what he does next that will really count.
0:21:51 > 0:21:53Hit it.
0:21:53 > 0:21:55MUSIC INTRO PLAYS
0:21:55 > 0:21:58Just lying on a table, casually.
0:21:59 > 0:22:05Then the legs go up in the air and do a little choreographed thing with my legs.
0:22:07 > 0:22:09Then still lying down.
0:22:09 > 0:22:12# I've been bitten by the bug and now I'm coming down
0:22:12 > 0:22:15# With something that can't be cured... #
0:22:15 > 0:22:17Turn over.
0:22:20 > 0:22:25Stand up on the table, then we need something choreographed here, don't we?
0:22:25 > 0:22:29# Don't you feel the fever like I do?
0:22:29 > 0:22:32# Feel the fever... #
0:22:32 > 0:22:36At the moment, it's shit. I wouldn't want to pay to watch that.
0:22:36 > 0:22:40The routine's got to stand up and be good on its own, all right?
0:22:40 > 0:22:43I won't put my name to that.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45Oh, God!
0:22:45 > 0:22:47I'm really scared now.
0:22:47 > 0:22:51If there's nothing to back it up, you're just a pretty boy in a frock.
0:22:54 > 0:22:56Finish your lines off.
0:22:56 > 0:22:59'I feel disappointed of what I've shown him.
0:22:59 > 0:23:05'I think he is thinking, "Why have I agreed to let him on my stage and use my silver loop?"'
0:23:05 > 0:23:09You want to finish it - bang, and then go on.
0:23:09 > 0:23:12Give it a bit of attitude with that shoulder.
0:23:12 > 0:23:16'He tells me the real things and not just what I want to hear
0:23:16 > 0:23:19'which a lot of people like Mam and Sam do.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24'I need someone like that to hit home that I do need to make myself a better act.'
0:23:24 > 0:23:28Whoa, and go! There you are.
0:23:28 > 0:23:33- Are you going to watch me get ready tonight?- Yeah.- Ask questions, give you a few tips on make-up?
0:23:34 > 0:23:38- So this is the stuff you use?- Yeah.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53- How's it all been going? - It's all right, yeah.
0:23:55 > 0:23:58We went back to watch him getting ready for the show.
0:24:00 > 0:24:05- Rub it in.- 'The whole atmosphere in the changing room...
0:24:05 > 0:24:11- 'You know how you imagine with the light bulbs and mirrors? It was so good.- You felt completely at ease?'
0:24:11 > 0:24:19- Yeah. I could just imagine me being there and getting ready and getting involved in the bitchiness.- Mm-hm.
0:24:22 > 0:24:24- See you later.- Bye.- Bye.
0:24:24 > 0:24:29- Good luck.- I want to see you rehearsed and polished next time. - Oh, God!
0:24:35 > 0:24:37Pass me that pen and pad.
0:24:37 > 0:24:43He is visiting his mum's best friend Leigh with whom he shares a close bond.
0:24:43 > 0:24:49She has agreed to help him formulate his drag queen persona, starting with the name.
0:24:49 > 0:24:52What about Shaquille?
0:24:52 > 0:24:55Lil-Lil, as in Lil...Lil?
0:24:55 > 0:24:56Charisse?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59Lady Laura...
0:25:01 > 0:25:04- Linguine.- Linguine?
0:25:04 > 0:25:07Charlotte...Shallot.
0:25:07 > 0:25:09Charlotte Shallot.
0:25:09 > 0:25:12- Charlotte Shallot? - Likes it a lot.
0:25:14 > 0:25:16Think about it.
0:25:16 > 0:25:22And now appearing here for the first time tonight,
0:25:22 > 0:25:26it's Lady Charlotte Shallot!
0:25:26 > 0:25:27No.
0:25:27 > 0:25:31Lady Leigh...Feelfree.
0:25:31 > 0:25:33LAUGHTER
0:25:35 > 0:25:37Delphine Del Rio.
0:25:37 > 0:25:39Dappy Delphine.
0:25:39 > 0:25:41She's a bitch,
0:25:41 > 0:25:45like in a corset and her big, massive heels and big hair.
0:25:45 > 0:25:48She's a bit violent at times.
0:25:48 > 0:25:52She's not afraid...not to use her face, to use her claws.
0:25:52 > 0:25:55- Like nails and stuff.- Her talons. - Yeah, her talons.
0:25:55 > 0:25:57This is the start.
0:25:57 > 0:26:00But there is a long road ahead.
0:26:06 > 0:26:12The next step on that road will involve telling his dad all about his plans
0:26:12 > 0:26:14for the drag show and prom.
0:26:14 > 0:26:20Jamie is calling to arrange a meeting where he hopes to tell his dad face to face.
0:26:21 > 0:26:24'I do feel like I have let him down
0:26:24 > 0:26:30'because it's sort of like my fault for, like, our relationship not being as good
0:26:30 > 0:26:34'as a proper son and father's relationship would have been.'
0:26:34 > 0:26:35Hi!
0:26:35 > 0:26:40'I just want to be successful and that's so I can make up for not being the son
0:26:40 > 0:26:42'that he wanted or imagined.
0:26:43 > 0:26:46'If I could step out on to a stage'
0:26:46 > 0:26:48and just have Dad there...
0:26:49 > 0:26:53..all happy and clapping and proud of what I've been doing,
0:26:53 > 0:26:56that would just be so amazing.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Do you want to, like, do something tomorrow,
0:27:01 > 0:27:05like take the dog out or something?
0:27:05 > 0:27:08Would you swap that for an audience full of strangers?
0:27:08 > 0:27:11I think I would, yeah.
0:27:11 > 0:27:15I've just got something I need to talk to you about.
0:27:15 > 0:27:18He doesn't see a lot of his dad or hear from him now
0:27:18 > 0:27:22and I think it might be a case of... He might never see his dad again.
0:27:28 > 0:27:31What am I going to say?
0:27:43 > 0:27:49But the next day, before he has a chance to meet his dad, there is another problem.
0:27:49 > 0:27:51- Mam...- Uh-huh?
0:27:51 > 0:27:57- I am absolutely, actually furious. - Why? What's happened?
0:27:57 > 0:28:00His secret plans for prom seem to have leaked out.
0:28:00 > 0:28:04He was called in for a meeting at school with his head of year.
0:28:04 > 0:28:07She was just all normal and then she was like,
0:28:07 > 0:28:10"The reason I've come in... I've got you here
0:28:10 > 0:28:17"is we've had parents on the phone that have heard rumours that you're going to prom in a dress
0:28:17 > 0:28:21"and they think it's disgusting," and stuff like that.
0:28:21 > 0:28:25It's the word "disgusting", ever since she's told me,
0:28:25 > 0:28:30the word "disgusting" has been running in my head and it's making me boil.
0:28:30 > 0:28:32I can... I don't know...
0:28:32 > 0:28:37I think "disgusting" is the worst word you could call somebody.
0:28:37 > 0:28:42Am I saying, "You can't do this because I think it's disgusting?" No, I'm not.
0:28:42 > 0:28:47They're discriminating against me. Why should they be allowed to?
0:28:48 > 0:28:51Hello! Just me!
0:28:51 > 0:28:54- Are you all right?- Not really.
0:28:54 > 0:29:01How's it OK for people to discriminate against gays and crossdressers?
0:29:01 > 0:29:03What's going on?
0:29:03 > 0:29:09One of the teachers has said some of the parents have heard that he's going to the prom in a dress.
0:29:09 > 0:29:15- And it disgusts them. - They want reassurance it's not going to happen.
0:29:15 > 0:29:17Oh, for fuck's sake!
0:29:18 > 0:29:25- Honest to god, it boils my piss! - They don't even understand and they're not getting the chance to.
0:29:25 > 0:29:32What are they actually referring to as disgusting? I mean, what planet do they live on?
0:29:33 > 0:29:35Don't cry, Dappy Delphine.
0:29:37 > 0:29:41- All right, I'm going, then. Bye for now.- Bye for now.
0:29:41 > 0:29:48If this has come out now, you have to have this conversation with your dad sooner rather than later.
0:29:48 > 0:29:53I really do need to come and speak to you tonight.
0:29:53 > 0:29:54Mm-hm.
0:29:54 > 0:29:59- Hello?- The school have returned a call from Margaret
0:29:59 > 0:30:03and confirmed they have received an anonymous complaint from someone
0:30:03 > 0:30:10- saying they would be disgusted if the school allowed a boy to go to prom in a dress.- It's a bad word.
0:30:10 > 0:30:16This has hurt him more than anything and that's why I'd like to come in and have a discussion tomorrow.
0:30:16 > 0:30:21With Jamie present as well. ..Thanks very much. Bye now.
0:30:23 > 0:30:27She said she'd asked you and you had said no.
0:30:27 > 0:30:32- Should I have said that, that it wasn't true?- Well, no.
0:30:32 > 0:30:36- But it was spur of the moment. - I was scared.- I know, I know.
0:30:36 > 0:30:42She'll understand that tomorrow, but I think you need to tell her the truth.
0:30:42 > 0:30:44Give us a love.
0:30:47 > 0:30:49You all right, sweetheart?
0:30:51 > 0:30:58Jamie's dad is on his way to pick him up, giving him just enough time to change.
0:30:58 > 0:31:02I've tried to be all casual and boyish.
0:31:02 > 0:31:06Jamie, you don't have to be boyish, darling. You are who you are.
0:31:06 > 0:31:12Track suit bottoms, creased top and white plimsolls I haven't worn in about two years.
0:31:12 > 0:31:17- Are you happy?- That's what you wear walking, isn't it?
0:31:17 > 0:31:21I just want his acceptance. That's all I want.
0:31:21 > 0:31:26'This moment's been building for years and years, coming, like.'
0:31:26 > 0:31:32Pretty much as much as I can remember, like, from when I started doing it,
0:31:33 > 0:31:39I knew this day would come eventually and it's going to happen in a matter of minutes.
0:31:48 > 0:31:50Here he is.
0:31:50 > 0:31:52Oh, my God!
0:31:52 > 0:31:54Help!
0:31:54 > 0:31:57Be honest. Tell him everything.
0:31:57 > 0:32:01Deep breath, don't let him walk away. OK?
0:32:01 > 0:32:03Bye!
0:32:04 > 0:32:06Be brave.
0:32:09 > 0:32:12- How do you feel?- Sick.
0:32:14 > 0:32:17Come on, you two. Let's go for a walk.
0:32:29 > 0:32:32How long's he been gone?
0:32:33 > 0:32:35About 20 minutes.
0:32:35 > 0:32:38Nineteen and a half!
0:32:38 > 0:32:43At least he hasn't turned the car round and brought him immediately back! So that's a bonus.
0:32:48 > 0:32:50- Mam!- How's it gone?
0:32:50 > 0:32:53It was quite good, actually,
0:32:53 > 0:32:57but can I go to the toilet before I fill you in?
0:32:57 > 0:33:00- I'm desperate.- Right, hurry up.
0:33:05 > 0:33:07SHE EXHALES NERVOUSLY
0:33:08 > 0:33:14It was more positive than negative. Basically, I got in the car and he was like,
0:33:14 > 0:33:20"What's this about?" Then, basically, after a while I just came out and said, "Yeah,
0:33:20 > 0:33:26"I want to be a drag queen." And he sort of, like, looked a bit taken aback for a bit.
0:33:26 > 0:33:33Then he was like, "To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I didn't see it coming."
0:33:33 > 0:33:39- Did you think he supported you? Did you tell him how he made you feel? - I told him about the performance.
0:33:39 > 0:33:42I don't think he wants to come.
0:33:42 > 0:33:44SHE SIGHS
0:33:44 > 0:33:46And then...
0:33:46 > 0:33:53I went on to prom and that's where he was like, "I don't think you should do that.
0:33:53 > 0:33:59"That's like slapping people in the face, like." I sort of do understand what he's saying.
0:33:59 > 0:34:02Well, are you going to prom?
0:34:02 > 0:34:04I don't think so.
0:34:05 > 0:34:10I just feel as if you're giving in too easy. You've had this planned for months
0:34:10 > 0:34:16and now you've had 10 minutes of your dad and you're like, "Oh, I don't want to do it."
0:34:16 > 0:34:19I'm not going to be able to get in!
0:34:19 > 0:34:23Well, can't say any more than that, can I?
0:34:23 > 0:34:28You're just always going to find an excuse to say he's in the wrong.
0:34:29 > 0:34:33I just think you should be as honest with him as you are with me.
0:34:38 > 0:34:44The next day, Jamie and his mum have had their meeting with the Head of Year.
0:34:44 > 0:34:50The school said they want to ensure that all students are able to enjoy equal attention at prom
0:34:50 > 0:34:54so they have discouraged Jamie from wearing a dress.
0:34:54 > 0:34:56Hi.
0:35:01 > 0:35:03- What now?- No...
0:35:04 > 0:35:11The people who I'm listening to now are telling me, like, reasons why I shouldn't do it
0:35:11 > 0:35:15and not many people have really said it's a good idea.
0:35:15 > 0:35:21- I think you need to seriously decide what you want to do now. - Well, I am. That's what I'm doing.
0:35:21 > 0:35:27- I can't talk to you when you're in this mood.- Well, you're talking to me like I'm an idiot.
0:35:27 > 0:35:30- Well, stop acting like one.- I'm not!
0:35:32 > 0:35:35For God's sake.
0:35:35 > 0:35:41You always say things like that and make me sound stupid, then you go off storming like I'm wrong.
0:35:41 > 0:35:47Because, Jamie, it's things you knew. I just don't understand now why...
0:35:47 > 0:35:53- Because I'm not going to get in! - It's not as if it's the first time it's been mentioned.
0:35:53 > 0:35:57Are you the person running prom? The person that lets people in?
0:35:57 > 0:36:02- No, just there to pick the bits up as usual.- I'm just being sensible!
0:36:02 > 0:36:06- You should have thought about this...- Well, I'm sorry! I didn't!
0:36:06 > 0:36:11- And that's my fault.- Cos I was blinded by what I wanted to do.
0:36:12 > 0:36:18Now I've thought about it, now I know what'll happen, now I know the consequences.
0:36:18 > 0:36:21Now I've thought differently.
0:36:31 > 0:36:33DOOR CLOSES
0:36:39 > 0:36:42What are you thinking at the moment?
0:36:43 > 0:36:48Today, at this moment in time, I'm thinking of not going through with it,
0:36:48 > 0:36:55but I think I really do need to clear my head and think about it cos it is a really big decision.
0:36:57 > 0:37:03Like, I knew there was going to be people against it, but until I was called into that office
0:37:03 > 0:37:08to say they'd had a complaint about it, it hasn't really sunk in until now.
0:37:08 > 0:37:14It's easy saying it's going to be a challenge and it'll be hard and I'll fight it,
0:37:14 > 0:37:21but when it does come it's hard to, like, fight it. It's harder than just saying it.
0:37:21 > 0:37:23How long do you leave it on for?
0:37:25 > 0:37:27It stinks!
0:37:28 > 0:37:30I need a wee.
0:37:33 > 0:37:35Yeah, some's coming off.
0:37:39 > 0:37:41RUNS TAP
0:37:43 > 0:37:48'It doesn't matter if you love him or capital H-I-M...'
0:37:48 > 0:37:55Despite his confusion over prom, Jamie is still committed to going through with his drag show.
0:37:55 > 0:37:56Drop.
0:37:57 > 0:38:04- Quite a lot of it's not working. It's cos I'm nervous. You don't know how nervous I am.- It's all right.
0:38:04 > 0:38:06- So...- Take a breath.
0:38:06 > 0:38:08MUSIC PLAYS
0:38:10 > 0:38:12I can't...
0:38:16 > 0:38:20- Running into there's not going to help.- No.- They'll laugh at you.
0:38:20 > 0:38:25You've got to own the stage and be bigger than life. As big as Texas.
0:38:25 > 0:38:27None of these, right?
0:38:27 > 0:38:33Now that his drag plans have leaked out at school, he's taking another big step.
0:38:33 > 0:38:39After years of secrecy, he has decided to tell his school friends exactly what he's doing
0:38:39 > 0:38:44- and invite them to the show.- How did you feel when you pressed "send"?
0:38:44 > 0:38:49Like, it took me a while. It took me about five minutes. I was sat like...
0:38:49 > 0:38:51My God. Oh, my God.
0:38:51 > 0:38:57And then I sent it and went, "Ohh!" Like, it was so...dramatic, obviously, cos it's me,
0:38:57 > 0:39:02but that's basically the first time people finding out.
0:39:02 > 0:39:06Dad rang me. He was like, "So you've put it out in public."
0:39:06 > 0:39:11I was like, "Are you going to come to the show?" He was like, "No."
0:39:11 > 0:39:13So I was like, "OK."
0:39:14 > 0:39:16I'd say about that.
0:39:16 > 0:39:22'I suppose if I give him time maybe he'll come round and come and see it.'
0:39:22 > 0:39:24- Come here.- Get on Mammy.
0:39:26 > 0:39:29Stop laughing and just do it.
0:39:29 > 0:39:31MUSIC PLAYS
0:39:32 > 0:39:38'Tomorrow, everyone's going to see me wearing a dress for the first time in public.'
0:39:38 > 0:39:41Ow! Chihuahua!
0:39:44 > 0:39:46Back to my song...
0:39:46 > 0:39:50'Her name is Fifi Latrue.
0:39:51 > 0:39:54'Fifi is the little creature
0:39:54 > 0:39:58'that has been trying to get out of me for all these years.
0:39:58 > 0:40:03'And she's going to be born on the stage in Boulevard tomorrow.
0:40:03 > 0:40:07'She's finally, like, coming out the closet, not hiding any more.'
0:40:07 > 0:40:12Boom! Kick ahead! Fall back into my man off the bed who has caught me.
0:40:12 > 0:40:16And then I will kiss him because he's attractive.
0:40:21 > 0:40:22Ah!
0:40:27 > 0:40:29My God. What is that?
0:40:42 > 0:40:48Oh, God. This is so amazing. I sat and watched them last time and now it's me.
0:40:49 > 0:40:51I got a text off Dad.
0:40:51 > 0:40:56"Good luck for today. Remember, relax and enjoy the time onstage." Aww.
0:40:58 > 0:41:00Hello, everybody.
0:41:09 > 0:41:10Hi!
0:41:11 > 0:41:14Are you strapped in?
0:41:14 > 0:41:17- Oh, my God...- You all right?
0:41:17 > 0:41:21Enjoy it. That's all you've got to do. Enjoy it.
0:41:21 > 0:41:24- Don't. Don't make me cry. - No. Smile.
0:41:24 > 0:41:30'He really hopes that this day is going to be the beginning of his new life.'
0:41:33 > 0:41:36You're going to be fabulous!
0:41:36 > 0:41:40Come on. 'A mother's love is unconditional. He's my boy.'
0:41:40 > 0:41:44- Don't, Mam... - 'It's what makes him who he is.
0:41:44 > 0:41:46'And I love him.'
0:41:48 > 0:41:51- How many people's there?- About 50.
0:41:51 > 0:41:55Miss Lori! Come on, make some noise!
0:41:56 > 0:42:00All right, down there in the canary yellow?
0:42:00 > 0:42:05You ever seen a lady that looks like me before?
0:42:05 > 0:42:07It's showtime, guys.
0:42:07 > 0:42:14Welcome to the stage, in a debut performance, the one and only Miss Fifi Latrue!
0:42:14 > 0:42:16Three, two, one, here we go!
0:42:17 > 0:42:19CHEERING
0:42:20 > 0:42:22MUSIC PLAYS
0:42:28 > 0:42:33LIP SYNCHS TO MUSIC # I've been bitten by the bug and I am coming down
0:42:33 > 0:42:36# With something that can't be cured
0:42:36 > 0:42:39# So tell me what do you prescribe for these symptoms
0:42:39 > 0:42:44# A heart beating faster and work is a disaster
0:42:44 > 0:42:48# I'm lovesick when you're not around Check me over
0:42:48 > 0:42:52# Strong hands are healing I'm dancing on the ceiling
0:42:52 > 0:42:54CHEERING
0:43:00 > 0:43:03# Tell me what do you prescribe for these symptoms
0:43:03 > 0:43:05WHOOPS AND CHEERS
0:43:06 > 0:43:11# I'm lovesick when you're not around Check me over
0:43:11 > 0:43:16# Strong hands are healing I'm dancing on the ceiling
0:43:16 > 0:43:19# Fever sure has got me good
0:43:19 > 0:43:25# What do you do when fever takes hold?
0:43:25 > 0:43:27# I can't help but need this drug
0:43:27 > 0:43:32# Don't you feel the fever like I do?
0:43:32 > 0:43:34# Feel the fever! #
0:43:34 > 0:43:39What about that?! Absolutely sensational!
0:43:39 > 0:43:44It's Miss Fifi Latrue! And her dancers - yes!
0:43:46 > 0:43:51- That went so bad, it went so bad... - It was really amazing.
0:43:51 > 0:43:55And everybody loved it. You could hear them wowing.
0:43:55 > 0:43:58I wish I'd a pair of legs like that!
0:43:58 > 0:44:00Were my nipples out?
0:44:00 > 0:44:03He didn't fall down in them heels!
0:44:03 > 0:44:06Oh, my God! I've done it!
0:44:06 > 0:44:10- He's a good-looking woman. - I'd go for him.- "I'd go for him"!
0:44:10 > 0:44:14Then it's showtime. I can't even walk in these heels.
0:44:14 > 0:44:16LOUD CHEERS
0:44:18 > 0:44:25'Every day, as soon as I walk out the door, I'm trying to be somebody who I'm not.
0:44:27 > 0:44:32'My dream is to be in drag and feel totally free.'
0:44:32 > 0:44:36# My mama told me when I was young
0:44:36 > 0:44:39# We are all born superstars... #
0:44:39 > 0:44:47'I don't have to be anybody else. I can just be myself and not have to worry what other people say.'
0:44:47 > 0:44:50# I'm beautiful in my way Cos God makes no mistakes
0:44:50 > 0:44:54# I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way.
0:44:54 > 0:44:58# No matter black, white or beige Chola or orient made
0:44:58 > 0:45:02# I'm on the right track, baby I was born to be brave
0:45:02 > 0:45:06# I'm beautiful in my way Cos God makes no mistakes
0:45:06 > 0:45:11# I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way
0:45:11 > 0:45:14# Don't hide yourself in regret Just love yourself and you're set
0:45:14 > 0:45:17# I'm on the right track, baby I was...
0:45:17 > 0:45:22# Ooh, there ain't no other way Baby, I was born this way
0:45:22 > 0:45:25# Baby, I was born this way
0:45:25 > 0:45:29# Born this way Baby, I was born this way
0:45:29 > 0:45:34# I'm on the right track, baby I was born this way. #
0:45:34 > 0:45:36CHEERING
0:45:37 > 0:45:39There you go!
0:45:39 > 0:45:44The one and only, Miss Fifi Latrue!
0:45:44 > 0:45:49How fabulous was that, everybody? Keep it going, keep it going!
0:45:49 > 0:45:50Hello!
0:45:50 > 0:45:52That was rubbish! LAUGHTER
0:45:52 > 0:45:58Fabulous. Give me a little kiss. Oh, how are you feeling?
0:45:58 > 0:46:01It's so tiring. I'm so nervous as well! Oh, my God!
0:46:01 > 0:46:05I'd like to thank Betty. Where is Betty?
0:46:05 > 0:46:07APPLAUSE
0:46:07 > 0:46:10And I'd like to thank Leigh.
0:46:12 > 0:46:15And then, finally...
0:46:15 > 0:46:18I'd like to thank my mum who's...
0:46:19 > 0:46:23Oh, pull yourself together, woman!
0:46:24 > 0:46:28- I've a bus to catch!- She's supported me through everything, helping me.
0:46:28 > 0:46:32It costs a lot of money to look this cheap
0:46:32 > 0:46:37and somebody needs to pay for it and she's done that for me.
0:46:37 > 0:46:39CHEERING
0:46:40 > 0:46:46I'll come back out so you can look close at my makeup and pick faults with it.
0:46:47 > 0:46:50So I'll be out with youse in a few minutes.
0:46:50 > 0:46:53The one, the only Miss Fifi Latrue!
0:46:53 > 0:46:56CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
0:46:56 > 0:46:58Oh, my God, Sam!
0:46:58 > 0:47:01That was... Oh, it was amazing.
0:47:01 > 0:47:04That was fantastic.
0:47:04 > 0:47:09It was amazing, son. You were amazing. Everyone thinks you're fabulous.
0:47:12 > 0:47:15I thought it was phenomenal. Just so fluid.
0:47:15 > 0:47:22One of the other performers is so impressed by Jamie that he has a surprise proposal for him.
0:47:22 > 0:47:29- How would you like to perform at Newcastle Pride in the cabaret tent?- When's that?- 16th July.
0:47:29 > 0:47:35- You have thousands of people there. It's a lot of exposure. - You never know.
0:47:35 > 0:47:40- So just keep your makeup on.- Yeah! - We do that all the time!
0:47:40 > 0:47:42I'm glad you had a nice time.
0:47:42 > 0:47:45You'll knock them dead.
0:47:45 > 0:47:49Now your audience awaits you, darling.
0:47:50 > 0:47:52Hello!
0:47:52 > 0:47:53Whoo!
0:48:03 > 0:48:07- He looked really natural. - We're very proud.
0:48:07 > 0:48:10- Don't feel anything. - Jamie, you look beautiful.
0:48:11 > 0:48:15- What is that digging in my back? - My hand.
0:48:34 > 0:48:39I know if I don't go to prom now I'll look back in even a week's time
0:48:39 > 0:48:41and go, "I wish I'd done that!"
0:48:41 > 0:48:44So I'm gonna do it.
0:48:51 > 0:48:56Two weeks later, the day of the prom has finally arrived.
0:48:56 > 0:49:01Still unsure whether the school will let him through the door,
0:49:01 > 0:49:05Jamie is preparing for the biggest night of his life.
0:49:05 > 0:49:12I've wanted this day for so long. Now I'm doing this for me even before I get to face the critics.
0:49:12 > 0:49:16I'm not gonna let those people think they've changed me.
0:49:18 > 0:49:23You've tried to make me weak and you haven't. You've made me stronger.
0:49:23 > 0:49:26That's what this is about.
0:49:26 > 0:49:33- Jamie, I've got this for you. - Aww...- It's not a present. It's just a little letter.- Thank you.
0:49:35 > 0:49:40- I wanted you to have it before prom. - Oh, you're so cute.
0:49:40 > 0:49:47'Dear Jamie, writing letters isn't something I do very often, so count yourself lucky.
0:49:48 > 0:49:54'Looking back over the years, I can't believe how much you've developed as a person,
0:49:54 > 0:50:00'but the real change started only a few months ago.' Don't cry! Your makeup!
0:50:01 > 0:50:04I don't know what to say!
0:50:05 > 0:50:10'I can't forget the first time I saw you dancing around in your heels.
0:50:11 > 0:50:18'There are no words to express just how proud I am of you and how much you mean to me.'
0:50:19 > 0:50:22Oh, it's not a good idea any more! Help!
0:50:22 > 0:50:27'You're like my best friend and the brother I never had, all in one.'
0:50:27 > 0:50:35- I'm going to pass out.- 'You're brave, strong and more courageous than any other boy I've ever known.'
0:50:38 > 0:50:44Jamie's meeting friends to have photos taken in the park before going on to prom.
0:50:45 > 0:50:46Jamie!
0:50:46 > 0:50:50- You're gorgeous.- I am so dying right now!- Here we are.
0:50:50 > 0:50:55- No, Jamie, you look gorgeous. - They're lush.
0:50:55 > 0:50:57- Are you ready?- Yeah.
0:51:00 > 0:51:03It's not Jamie! It's Fifi, everyone!
0:51:03 > 0:51:05No haters, please, no haters.
0:51:14 > 0:51:18- You look gorgeous, Jamie. - Hi!- I can't believe I'm doing this.
0:51:18 > 0:51:21Hi, Jamie.
0:51:22 > 0:51:26- Do you think he'll get in?- Yes.
0:51:27 > 0:51:30I'll give him a dance.
0:51:30 > 0:51:34- At least I'm the only one in black. - We just all accepted him.
0:51:34 > 0:51:37# Where are we? #
0:51:37 > 0:51:40But these are Jamie's friends.
0:51:40 > 0:51:43# What the hell
0:51:43 > 0:51:46# Is going on? #
0:51:46 > 0:51:51What will his teachers and the rest of the year think?
0:51:51 > 0:51:57# The dust has only just begun to form
0:51:58 > 0:52:01# Crop circles in the carpet... #
0:52:01 > 0:52:06From this point on, the crew do not have permission to film.
0:52:08 > 0:52:12But one of his friends has a small home video camera.
0:52:12 > 0:52:14SHRIEKS AND CHEERING
0:52:15 > 0:52:17Hi, guys!
0:52:23 > 0:52:25Everyone's getting a hug.
0:52:25 > 0:52:30Jamie has told his teachers that he would come in a suit.
0:52:30 > 0:52:35He's turned up and all the kids are dead excited. They've all come to see him.
0:52:35 > 0:52:40One of the teachers spoke to Jamie and said he was told not to come.
0:52:46 > 0:52:52Before the teachers can deliver their verdict, parents and students jump to defend Jamie's actions.
0:53:02 > 0:53:06The kids are saying that if he doesn't go in, they're not going in.
0:53:10 > 0:53:13At last, Jamie has his answer.
0:53:16 > 0:53:19Fifi will go to the ball.
0:53:20 > 0:53:22Oh! Wig!
0:53:22 > 0:53:26All the kids kicked off and they wanted him in.
0:53:26 > 0:53:32She was a bit adamant about it, but she's come back and she said, yes, he can go in.
0:53:32 > 0:53:36- Oh, excellent, excellent. - So that was it. Great.
0:53:36 > 0:53:40- Oh, good, good. His mam will be dead pleased, then.- Yeah.
0:53:40 > 0:53:42Hello?
0:53:53 > 0:53:56I've got so much more than I wanted.
0:53:58 > 0:54:03People are more accepting than I thought they were gonna be.
0:54:03 > 0:54:10Everybody, the parents, all of the students outside, stood up for me. "You have to let him in."
0:54:10 > 0:54:13I'm not alone, like.
0:54:13 > 0:54:18I had these people fighting for me and it just felt great that I have got support.
0:54:35 > 0:54:39'Well, this morning I just woke up and I had two messages.'
0:54:39 > 0:54:45One was off Orange and, em, one was off Dad.
0:54:45 > 0:54:50Basically saying that he's not happy at my decision
0:54:50 > 0:54:53to go to prom the way I did
0:54:53 > 0:54:56and, apparently,
0:54:56 > 0:54:59I've ruined everybody's night
0:54:59 > 0:55:02for my own...self gain.
0:55:02 > 0:55:06And, at the end...
0:55:06 > 0:55:11it sounds like he doesn't really want to see me again.
0:55:16 > 0:55:21I told him this big thing about me wanting to be a drag queen,
0:55:21 > 0:55:28face to face with him, and he's done this over text. How childish is that, eh?
0:55:28 > 0:55:35I'm not bothered. I'm not gonna cry in my room that I haven't got his support. I'm not gonna fight for it.
0:55:35 > 0:55:38He'll come round when he's ready.
0:55:41 > 0:55:44MUSIC: "Hey, Big Spender"
0:55:48 > 0:55:50# Wouldn't you like to have fun... #
0:55:50 > 0:55:58'Doing this the whole way through, I thought people would stereotype me as this seedy drag queen.'
0:55:58 > 0:56:00# ..good time
0:56:00 > 0:56:03# Let me show you a... #
0:56:03 > 0:56:07'But it's been me that's been stereotyping people.'
0:56:07 > 0:56:14- # The minute you walked in... # - 'I was the wrong one, thinking the worst of people.'
0:56:14 > 0:56:18- # A real big spender... # - 'I looked at prom as the end.
0:56:18 > 0:56:21'It's not really. It's just the beginning.'
0:56:21 > 0:56:23# ..going on in my mind?
0:56:23 > 0:56:26# So let me get right to the point
0:56:26 > 0:56:32# I don't pop my cork For every guy I see
0:56:33 > 0:56:36# Hey, big spender
0:56:37 > 0:56:40# Hey, big spender
0:56:41 > 0:56:44# Hey, big spender
0:56:45 > 0:56:48# Spend
0:56:48 > 0:56:52# A little time with me! #