Whoever thought the paranormal and drag queens would go together! Surprised? You will be!!!
Scream With A Queen was officially launched last year at the NEC Wedding Show, offering hen nights with a difference - basically a drag queen joins a hen party on a ghost hunt around one of the UK's most haunted locations. Original? You betcha!!
I have supported this idea from the outset, due to its complete originality, and am glad to say that it has been received with a great deal of enthusiasm when discussed with potential hen night organisers. As for me, to say I worry about things is generally an understatement...I fret for Britain!! Will Cherry's wigs get messed up in a web filled dungeon? Will Cherry fall off her stacked heels and fall arse over tit (well arse over chicken fillet implant in her case...) and land un-queenly like, at the bottom of a rickety old stair case? Will she be taken over by the spirit of the devil and start vomiting pea soup everywhere...actually that's normal for Cherry after a sambucca or 6, so let's not dwell on that...
As mentioned, Scream With a Queen was launched last year at Birmingham NEC at the National Wedding Show. I went and helped out for the three days on the stand, spending lots of time with people, telling them about the concept and generally getting a very positive response. However, I must admit that my PR skills need a little honing..one lady walked past and asked about what we did - giving her a leaflet I went into my well rehearsed monologue about the concept. After looking at the leaflet and then eyeing Cherry disdainfully, like she had found a pooh stain on a hotel towel, she replied, "no, I don't think so!"
Without thinking, I ripped the leaflet out of her hand, gave her a withering look and made some comment about not wasting the cost of printing on the the narrow-minded and perhaps she should have one of those dull parties where the highlight was a cheese and pineapple hedgehog - and fully turned my back on her. Maybe not the best PR stunt in the world I know, but it made me feel so much better...
And I am now unashamedly plugging - http://www.hauntedhappenings.co.uk/scream_with_a_queen.php
