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Image: Lady Sensatia
Danny Matthews aka Lady Sensatia
Image: Lady Sensatia talks to Kim
Danny dressed as Madonna talks with reporter Kim Normanton

Dressing up

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Imagine the scene - it's Saturday night and your son/daughter is getting ready to go out. There's music blaring out of the bedroom, clothes being tried on and hair being preened.

This is certainly a regular event for the Matthews' household in Liverpool, except when Lyn and Alan's son Danny is upstairs getting dressed up - he literally is - putting on a dress.

Danny, who's been openly gay for a few years now, is a drag queen. Known as Lady Sensatia he loves to perform at local night clubs.

So what is it like living with an unusual son? Our reporter Kim Normanton went to meet the family.


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