We thought we’d ask Dua Lipa what her Pride Essentials were! She’s totes qualified. For a start, she’s performing at Brighton Pride, so she IS a pride essential! A camp commodity! An indispensible installation!
Her smokey-voiced dark pop knells have been wafting unignorably from 5am party playlists and East London barbecues over the last few months. Remember visceral trip-pop anthem Be The One? BANGER! And tropical dance-infused Last Dance? BANGER! And don’t try to tell us you haven’t stormed down Kingsland Road with a denim jacket and cigarette mouthing the words to Hotter Than Hell and whipping a nonexistent high ponytail.
Anyway we dragged her away from her busy schedule of singing songs and doing camp arm dancing in psychedelic forests, and asked her to give us a list of her PRIDE ESSENTIALS! So here they are!
“Glitter”
You can’t have Pride without glitter! You’ll be pulling it out of your hair for months afterwards, but it’s worth it to be a fabulous disco diva!
“Leotard”
Ideal for dancing! Leotards are quite 80’s but let’s bring them back!
“Sunglasses”
Great for those moments when you want to check out hot guys without being caught! Or if you’re hungover from the night before, trying to avoid the rays.
“Hip Flask”
For a cheeky sip if the bar’s too crowded
“Heels”
Maybe not the most practical choice, but if drag queens can do it, so can we!
• Dua Lipa will be at Brighton Pride on Saturday 6th August. Her debut album is set for release later this year.
