> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # INTERVIEW: Brighton's blonde bimbo bombshell Darcey Nox on ballet background, performing at the Royal Opera House and Labubu looks - URL: https://www.scenemag.co.uk/interview-darcey-nox-on-ballet-identity-labubu-looks-and-performing-at-the-royal-opera-house/ - Published: 2026-01-03T08:00:50.000Z - Updated: 2026-01-18T20:13:53.000Z - Description: "I’m also a complete nerd and video gamer!" - Author: Dale Melita - Tags: Community Corner, Q&As, Culture, Centrestage Ladies and gentleman, theys and thems, welcome to the **Brighton & Hove** residents' community corner series celebrating our city’s bold drag artists and boundary breaking performers! I wanted to create a series that goes beyond the glam with our legendary and local queer performers so we can all get to know them more because like **Lady Gaga** said on *ARTPOP*, "Do you wanna see the girl who lives behind the aura?" so erm, why not?! This week, we’re joined by the bite sized blonde bimbo bombshell of Brighton: **DARCEY NOX**. If this is only the first interview of this centrestage series that you've stumbled across and you want to catch up on the others don't panic! You can catch up [HERE](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/tag/centrestage/). Next week I'll be yakking with drag DJ and resident queen, [**Amy LaQueefa**](https://www.instagram.com/amylaqueefa?ref=scenemag.co.uk)but it's all eyes on Darcey right now so let's dive in head first!🤿🌊 --- DALEYPOP: Heyyy Darcey I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and start to the new year? DARCEY NOX: Hello! I did thank you, it is the first year I spent Christmas in my flat, it was honestly so relaxed. I had great food cosy films and snacks that could carry me through the coldest part of the year. My new year was less chilled as I was up in **London** doing a show with my best friend ([**Billie Gold**](https://www.instagram.com/billie%5Fgold?ref=scenemag.co.uk)) at the [**City of Quebec**](https://www.instagram.com/cityofquebec?ref=scenemag.co.uk). DALEYPOP: For anyone meeting Darcey Nox for the first time, how would you describe your drag persona in three words and how different is she from the real you? ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/01/1000046055.jpg) DARCEY NOX: Well, I go by the bite sized blonde bimbo bombshell of Brighton. > I would say Darcey is a show girl that thinks she’s way sexier than what she really is. She has the poise of a prima ballerina, the brains of a rocking horse and the confidence of a Jack Russell. DALEYPOP: That description is art to be honest! What pronouns do you go by in and out of drag? DARCEY NOX: Out of drag my pronouns are whatever you perceive me as, and that extends to my drag as well, but please don’t call me a bloke when I’ve spent at least an hour to look this good! DALEYPOP: That's completely fair, where did the inspiration come from for the name Darcey Nox by the way and is there maybe a deeper meaning woven into it? DARCEY NOX: Well, I moved back to Brighton 7 years ago after being brought up in **Spain** then living in **London**. I was asked to be in the alternative panto as a dancer where I met some of Brighton's most amazing drag and cabaret artists, due to my ballet background they all gave me the nickname Darcey after the great **British** ballerina [**Darcey Bussell**](https://www.instagram.com/darceybussellofficial?ref=scenemag.co.uk)and that stuck. And **Nox** is the Roman Goddess of night and darkness, now I thought why be a queen when you can be a Goddess. DALEYPOP: Absolutely! That’s such a gorgeous origin story and it makes the name *Darcey Nox* feel perfectly earned and you're right, a Roman goddess of night and darkness is infinitely more powerful than just another queen. It really captures that sense of mystique, strength and otherworldly presence too, I love it. Drag can be glamorous, political, silly, emotional and sometimes all at once. What side of drag do you feel most drawn to? DARCEY NOX: I would say that I’m drawn to all of the above, I hope to make people smile when they might be having the worst time at home. Spread as much love as I can with the view of drag is still a political movement and always will be until equality has been achieved for anyone under the LGBTQIA+ umbrella. I have always looked up our history and I believe carrying on the legacy of previous artists is so important. DALEYPOP: YASSSS. Is there a performance moment you’ve had on stage that still makes you laugh (or gives you the ick) when you think about it? DARCEY NOX: Oh wow, there are so many performances that make me laugh still to this day. I recently dressed as a **Labubu** at the [**Charles Street Tap**](https://www.instagram.com/charlessttap?ref=scenemag.co.uk) and the [**Queens Arms**](https://www.instagram.com/brightonqueensarms/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) for **Halloween**.... > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DQoA81hDB6Z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Miss Darcey Nox (@darceynox)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DQoA81hDB6Z/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) Having people that have seen me as Darcey a (usually) put together glamour puss suddenly turn into a fuzzy yet busty blue creature will live in my mind rent free for years to come! > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DQyX4tQDHmL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Miss Darcey Nox (@darceynox)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DQyX4tQDHmL/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) DALEYPOP: Where do you usually draw inspiration from? DARCEY NOX: I draw massive inspiration from the **Moulin Rouge** show girls but more recently I have fallen in love with [**Sabrina Carpenter**](https://www.instagram.com/sabrinacarpenter?ref=scenemag.co.uk). I remember a good friend of mine showing me a video of her **Short n' Sweet Tour** where she slid into the splits and thinking “wow this is what I picture Darcey as in my head”. > still thinking about sabrina carpenter doing the SPLITS on the short n sweet tour [pic.twitter.com/BhZfx0UeM4](https://t.co/BhZfx0UeM4?ref=scenemag.co.uk) > > — Sabrina Carpenter Spotify (@SpotifySC) [December 27, 2024](https://twitter.com/SpotifySC/status/1872733994036711480?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=scenemag.co.uk) DALEYPOP: Every drag artist has a “before drag” era, right?! What were you like before you stepped into heels and lashes? DARCEY NOX: Before I slipped into the heels and put on the wigs I was once a ballet and contemporary dancer, I studied at **Bird College** and then after at the Rambert School of Ballet and contemporary dance. > [@missdarceynox](https://www.tiktok.com/@missdarceynox?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "@missdarceynox") > > Just to prove that once upon a time I was a ballet dancer! . . . . . . [#dragqueen](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dragqueen?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "dragqueen") [#drag](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/drag?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "drag") [#gay](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/gay?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "gay") [#dragrace](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/dragrace?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "dragrace") [#rupaulsdragrace](https://www.tiktok.com/tag/rupaulsdragrace?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "rupaulsdragrace") > > [♬ original sound - Darcey Nox](https://www.tiktok.com/music/original-sound-7545105698906671894?refer=embed&ref=scenemag.co.uk "♬ original sound - Darcey Nox") After I graduated I performed with various contemporary and ballet companies touring and performing on many stages such as [**Sadlers Wells**](https://www.instagram.com/sadlers%5Fwells/?ref=scenemag.co.uk) and the [**Royal Opera House**](https://www.instagram.com/royalballetandopera/?ref=scenemag.co.uk). DALEYPOP: What’s one misconception people often have about you that you’d love to set the record straight on? DARCEY NOX: How to spell my drag name. > [ View this post on Instagram ](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNN4s7IwtZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) > > [A post shared by Miss Darcey Nox (@darceynox)](https://www.instagram.com/p/DNNN4s7IwtZ/?utm%5Fsource=ig%5Fembed&utm%5Fcampaign=loading) It's D-A-R-C-E-Y N-O-X! DALEYPOP: When you’re not in drag, how do you like to unwind and recharge after a busy run of shows? DARCEY NOX: I really like to spend time with my friends, believe it or not a lot of my friends are fellow drag artists, where we do board game nights, shopping or just dinner out or round mine. I’m also a complete nerd and video gamer, when people are busy I’m just has happy being a hermit playing the latest new video game craze! DALEYPOP: Brighton is full of amazing food spots, are there any restaurants you swear by or love recommending? DARCEY NOX: I was recently introduced to a new restaurant and I am a bit obsessed with it, it is called **Shaanxi** on **Preston Street**. Being vegetarian of 10 years they do incredible Chinese noodles that cater to me and my non vegetarian friends, go try it. > Tell them Darcey sent you (they won’t have a clue who I am). DALEYPOP: Oh my god, Billie (Gold) told us about that place too and I still haven't been but now I can say Billie AND Darcey sent me. Who's your crush of the day? DARCEY NOX: My crush of the day has to be my partner who always keeps me on my toes. DALEYPOP: What was the last thing you Googled? DARCEY NOX: The last thing I Googled was how much a custom [**Brighton and Hove Albion**](https://www.instagram.com/officialbhafc?ref=scenemag.co.uk) football t-shirt would cost me that I’m intending to rhinestone-watch this space! DALEYPOP: Oh wow I can't wait to see that, I might even want one now too. Do you have any new year's resolutions? DARCEY NOX: I really want to start leaning how to drive we shall see if I’m any good at it, but I guess everyone has to start somewhere, right? ![](https://www.scenemag.co.uk/content/images/2026/01/image.png) 📸 [Josh Spindler](https://www.instagram.com/j%5Fspindler%5F?ref=scenemag.co.uk) DALEYPOP: Very true! Where can our readers catch your next show?! DARCEY NOX: You can find me all around Brighton, at the Queens Arms, Charles Street Tap, **Marine Tavern** to name a few as well as up in London, **Cardiff** and **Edinburgh**. Keep an eye on my socials where I post weekly where I will be! Thank you for having me Scene Magazine and I hope you have me back! Sign up for a FREE membership to start or join the discussion below.👇🏻A free membership gives you full access to the comment section and more and it's quick, easy and free!