BAD BITCH is East London’s hottest new weekly party

Bad Bitch

The East London LGBTQ scene is mad, unconventional and imaginative and SO IS RAVEN MANDELLA.

Raven’s known for her drink-spillingly unigorable looks and her RELENTLESS party vibes. So it makes perfect sense then, that she’s starting a brand new Wednesday party! It’s geared towards TG and TV (that’s transgender and transvestite) girls and their admirers, and it’s set to touch down at Metropolis on Wednesday.

We got Raven tell us a bit more about it.

Hey Raven! So tell us about BAD BITCH.

Hey! So, Bad Bitch is a brand new party what I am throwing! It’s for the TG/TV/CD community. That being said, all members of the LGBTQQIAP2 community are welcome! The night is about coming out in all your fabulous glory, and living the life of “That Bitch” with no cares in the world. And although you are the most ferocious being that ever existed, you still have the love and respect for that Bad Bitch living her best life dancing right next to you.

Do you think it’s important to have TG/TV nights on the scene?

It’s incredibly important! Because the “scene” isn’t just ours, it’s everybody’s! And I feel like it’s important to make people feel included. I am not trans. But that doesn’t mean I don’t love and support the community. And this is my way of showing my love and and 100% support. With the way the world is at the moment, we should all be doing our best to show how much we love and appreciate one another by pulling together. I know so many TG/TV girls and guys across the country. I just have so much respect for the strength and courage that they have. They are probably the strongest people on earth, and deserve to be honoured, loved, appreciated and respected as much as we all do!

There are already a couple out there, like Bombshell and Kaos…how is Bad Bitch gonna be different?

Yeah, there are a few LEGENDARY events out there! Nights such as the ICONIC “Way Out Club” that I have frequented on many an occasion. Also Tasty Tim and Lady Lloyd are very good friends of mine, and they run the Bombshell party in Camden, which I’ve been part of since it launched. And how can I not mention the iconic Trannyshack, which I also had the honour of being a part of just before the closure of Madame Jojos a few years back. With this new night, I’m trying to create a fresh and more mainstream event for the girls. I feel like a lot of the parties are kind of underground and hidden away, and I want to change that. I feel like the girls deserve to have a fresh new major mid-week mainstream party. The night will play host to some of London’s biggest DJs, performers and hosts. With a rage of different styles of music, from RnB, pop and disco to vocal and uplifting house! Wednesdays used to be THE NIGHT. But with all the closures of a lot of the queer venues in Soho and across London, it’s been difficult to establish something regular. But that’s about to change!

Metropolis is such a major venue! Tell us a bit about it, for those who don’t know.

OMG METROPOLIS! Has got to be THE BEST venue in London!! So it’s a four floor strip club! Each floor has its own characteristic! From the basement having a dirty disco vibe, to a fun fair with waltzer seating booths, and then a rooftop terrace with hot tubs! It’s ridiculous! And all fully refurbished with loads of strip poles and VIP seating areas! You just feel like a child wondering around sliding up and down poles and whipping ya weave. The venue hosts two other massive club nights; Savage from my good friend Glynfamous and Dollar Baby from Jodie Harsh. So it’s a top hot spot for the London queer community, which I believe is turning into a brand new 100% LGBTQ venue open daily!!

Who would be your dream guest performer at Bad Bitch?

Rihanna! She is the epitome of a Bad Bitch!!

What’s the crowd gonna be like?

The crowd is going to be everybody of the same ferocious yet humble and loving nature! Living their absolute best lives on a Wednesday evening!! TG/TV/CD, drag queens, club kids, gays, lesbians, straights and admirers!  Absolutely everybody together loving and supporting one another!!

Finally…sum up Bad Bitch in three words!

IT IS OVAAAAHHH!!!!

Bad Bitch launches on Wednesday 22nd November at Metropolis, 234 Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9NN. Find them on Facebook at facebook.com/badbtchclublondon or on Twitter at @badbitchclub234

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