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CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews last night's TV: Danny La Rue's sparkly dress brings glitz and glamour to The Repair Shop


CHRISTOPHER STEVENS: Danny La Rue, who stood seven feet tall in heels and ostrich feather fascinator, loathed the phrase 'female impersonator'.

Jay Blades and his band of artisans committed a shocking faux pas when they referred to drag queen extraordinary Danny La Rue as a 'female impersonator'. Panto dame Ceri Dupree brought one of Danny's most spectacular pieces of couture, a voluptuous yellow chiffon gown spangled with diamante, into the barn for restoration. And restorer Lucia Scalisi removed the cloudy varnish from a painting that hangs at Holloway fire station, honouring the brave men and women who constantly risk their lives fighting blazes.

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