Gianluca Gori (born 9 September 1967), best known by the stage name Drusilla Foer, is an Italian entertainer.
Gianluca Gori
Gianluca Gori was born in
Florence, Italy. Before inventing the character of Drusilla Foer, he worked as a photographer
and was involved with fashion and design. Little else is known about his personal life.
Drusilla Foer
The character of Drusilla Foer was born on 23 July 1945 in
Siena. As her father was a diplomat, she grew up in Cuba,
and then moved to Paris, Chicago, and Brussels. She lived in New York City for a time, where she opened a secondhand shop frequented by the likes of
Freddie Mercury
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and
Aretha Franklin
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She has been married twice. Her first marriage was to an ex-boxer from Texas.
Her second marriage was to her late husband Hervé Foer.
She has an irritable maid named Ornella, with whom she frequently argues.
When asked where Gianluca Gori ends and Drusilla Foer begins, Foer stated that, "There are no limits. Because Drusilla doesn't take up anyone's space. It's all natural."
In 2017, Foer was a host of ''StraFactor'', a late night "anti-talent" show that parodied
X Factor.
Foer published a novel titled ''You Don't Know Shame'' ( it, Tu non conosci la vergogna) in 2021.
In February 2022, Foer co-hosted the third evening of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2022, bringing her mainstream fame in Italy. After the show, she received many offers to host other programs, but rejected most of them. In May, Foer co-hosted the
67th David di Donatello
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with
Carlo Conti. That year, she was the second-most-searched person on Google in Italy after
Vladimir Putin.
Foer was a guest during the second evening of the
Sanremo Music Festival 2023
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
Official website*
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1967 births
Living people
21st-century Italian LGBT people
Italian drag queens