Mariano Gallo (born December 22, 1976), known by the stage name Priscilla, is an Italian
drag
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performer based in
Mykonos,
Greece, best known for hosting the drag competition television series ''
Drag Race Italia
''Drag Race Italia'' is an Italian reality competition streaming and television series based on the American series ''RuPaul's Drag Race,'' and is the Italian edition of the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by Ballandi Arts Studios. In a simila ...
''.
Career
Priscilla gained notoriety in Italy after being on the talk show ''Al posto tuo'' beginning in 2002.
In 2007, she won the Miss Drag Queen Italy pageant. In 2017, she performed on ''
Ellada Eheis Talento
''Ellada Eheis Talento'' ( el, Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο en, Greece's Got Talent) is a Greek reality television series and is part of the Got Talent multinational franchise. It premiered in Greece for the first time on 23 March 20 ...
''. In September 2021, Priscilla was announced as the host of the first season of ''Drag Race Italia.''
Priscilla regularly performs in
Mykonos.
In 2022, Gallo starred as Cecil Beaton in the musical ''Dive.''
Early and personal life
Gallo was born in 1976 in
Campania. He is originally from Naples.
He is gay,
and first came out at age 19.
Gallo was raised Catholic, but later adopted Buddhism.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
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1976 births
Living people
Drag Race Italia
Italian Buddhists
Italian drag queens
Gay Buddhists
People from Naples
Converts to Buddhism from Roman Catholicism
21st-century Italian LGBT people
21st-century Italian people