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This City

Billy Porter

This City

Colour It In Studios

Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.8611 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2021

⏱️ 46 minutes

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I am absolutely delighted to have Billy Porter on who is best known for playing a character based in New York, but let me tell you, this man loves London! He's an incredible actor, singer and now published author, and it was just lovely to spend time talking to him.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hello, it's me, Clara Ampho, and in anticipation, I hope so. I'm anticipating it, I hope you are too.

0:10.1

Of the third series of this city coming later on this year, I thought I dropped a special mini-series

0:15.8

featuring some incredible guests that I just couldn't wait to share with you. So, in this

0:20.6

three-part series, I would travel through London with some of our nearest and dearest Londoners and adopted lovers of the city.

0:29.6

So this episode of this city, I am absolutely delighted to have somebody on who is best known for playing a character based in New York.

0:38.9

But let me tell you, this man loves London. Now, most of the world fell in love with him for his

0:44.6

incredible role as Pratelle in the hit series Pose, which is on its third and final series.

0:51.2

For the theatre nerds out there, you had known for his turn as Lola in Kinky Boots

0:55.7

on Broadway. And most recently, you'll be able to see him as he plays Fab G, aka the godmother

1:02.1

in Cinderella. The remake is coming out very soon. He's an incredible actor, singer, and now

1:07.8

published author. And it was just lovely to spend time talking to him as we recorded

1:12.7

this. In fact, this was done the night before he was about to give out a Brits Award. So people

1:18.1

enjoy this, the brilliant Billy Porter. Well, well, well, what a delight, a delight it is to have this week's guest on this city.

1:32.9

I think our first international guest, you know, from New York.

1:38.3

You think there I am?

1:39.6

I believe so.

1:41.0

What a delight, Billy Porter, welcome to this city. Hi. Hi, how are you? I'm great. How are you doing?

1:50.2

Welcome back to the UK. You know, it's just been really great. I've been, you know, doing writing sessions over Zoom with my new music.

2:00.7

I've been finishing my memoir.

2:03.2

So, like, I've been very, very productive, and that is great.

2:09.0

And I love London.

2:10.2

London is like, you know, I'd like to call it a second home eventually.

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