Kat Gilardi: 15 Years Of Drag Excellence And Community Leadership

At this time right now, it has been scary, and I feel that we need to push love and proudness of who we are. It is even more important to be proud of the history as people have been fighting for years.

With the Cape Town Pride Festival underway and the Pride Parade Mardi Gras fast approaching on March 1, the importance of community has become ever-present. Drag queen extraordinaire, Kat Gilardi - also known as Carl Stroebel - is putting her best foot forward to walk the talk of being there for others, but also delighting crowds in the process.

Stroebel recently marked his 15th year of doing drag, and although he is busier than ever performing as 'Kat Gilardi', he continues to show up for the community, having also now taken on the role of director for Mr Miss Cape Town Pride.

Stroebel started in 2000 and it started out with pageants, and achieving a rare feat of the time of winning three big pageant competitions in his debut year.

Since then, she has been able to perform across the province and also starred in Showmaxs much-raved show, Beaulah: Queens van die Kaap alongside other beloved drag queens.