Miss Demeanour on transforming into Hannah Waddingham for Eurovision trends now
Drag queen Miss Demeanour has revealed the first thoughts she had after learning she would be transforming into Eurovision host Hannah Waddingham for a special performance during the contest.
The entertainer, real name Regan Shepherd, stormed the stage in Liverpool during the second semi-final on Thursday with fellow drag acts Tomara Thomas (Tom Adams) and Mercedes Bends (Will Peaco).
While Miss Demeanour was tasked with impersonating actress Hannah, 48, Mercedes and Tomara dressed as Hannah's fellow hosts Alesha Dixon and Julia Sanana respectively.
And Demeanour said the first thing to spring to mind when preparing for the transformation was to give Hannah a noticeable bust.
She exclusively told MailOnline: 'My first thought was: “I need to put a pair of tits on because Hannah Waddingham is gonna have an aggressive cleavage at Eurovision!” What a woman!
Impersonation: Drag queen Miss Demeanour was determined to give Hannah Waddingham an 'aggressive cleavage' transforming into Eurovision host during Thursday's semi-final (Miss Demeanour, left, and Hannah, right, seen on stage)
Creating the look: Miss Demeanour, real name Regan Shepherd, said the first thing to spring to mind when preparing for the transformation was to give Hannah a noticeable bust
Born to perform: The entertainer stormed the stage in Liverpool during the second semi-final with fellow drag acts Tomara Thomas (Tom Adams, centre) and Mercedes Bends (Will Peaco, right)
'Then I thought I have to really smile. She’s so expressive with her face so I knew I had to match that strong theatrical energy she has.
'It’s not that far from what I do anyway. Plus, you are their alter ego but we were told by our choreographer, "We want you to be who you are at the heart of your performance. Don’t emulate, represent".'
And Miss Demeanour said she was instantly recognised when Hannah set eyes on her, with a mischievous grin appearing on both of their faces.
She said: 'She hadn’t seen me, we hadn’t met. I was in full costume, we stopped and stared at each other, and then just began grinning at each other. I think she was a bit stunned at first, but she really loved it!
'I told her, "Darling I’m absolutely honoured to be taking this role," and she was so wonderful, so helpful, so inspiring.
'She encouraged me to play around with my performance, and talk more to the audience - she was just so generous in that respect. She’s a calm loving person.
'She was amazing on stage. She
