The notorious Ukrainian travesty diva Monroe is one of the most prominent representatives of the show business of her country. For many years she has been struggling with stereotypes of society regarding homosexuals. She says that she evaluates herself sensibly and understands that although her consciousness is female, the physiology has remained masculine. She is not going to do any sex-change operations and calls on all people to listen only to what the heart tells.
What happens in the personal life of the travesty diva Monroe, as well as with what she began her journey and what she is doing now? About this and not only in this article.
Young years
The real name of Monroe's travesty is Andrey Shimko. Under this name, almost no one remembers her. There was only a narrow circle of people who got to the first performances of the diva, where she still seemed not only a pseudonym.
Before the beginning of her creative activity, not so much is known about the biography of Monroe travesty. She only tells about her family that she was raised authoritarianly, she was a late child, her parents were elderly and took care of her as best they could.
Monroe already in her youth realized that she was not like everyone else. The boy liked women's things, make-up, he wanted to live beautifully and brightly, but in the Soviet Union such a thing as homosexuality was not recognized. Already after the travesty diva Monroe achieved popularity, parents were able to understand and accept the fact that their son is gay and that he leads such a lifestyle. Today, they do not raise the topic of personal life.
Education
Parents decided everything for their son themselves and sent him to receive education at the Shevchenko Institute. Monroe did not like training, she wanted to follow the path of creative activity. Already in her second year, she began to try to get into show business. Fortunately, several of her friends worked in a mock show of doubles. It was they who saw in the feminine youth a world-famous celebrity - Marilyn Monroe. Bright makeup, a wig and a dress - and now in front of them stood Monroe herself. This first image was the beginning of a big pop road.
Carier start
At the beginning of her career, Monroe, by her own admission, often performed for free. She did this in order to gain experience, and also to bask in the rays of glory, to listen to applause. She always wanted to be admired, and was ready to do a lot for this. Then she created her own troupe and began touring the country. She was faced with open contempt and misunderstanding, but she always remembered why she was doing this, and continued to create new numbers, write scripts and go on stage with a smile. The hall froze when she began to sing.
Soon her fame outgrew nightclubs: she began to be invited as an expert in various television programs, and was pleased to call for events. A small troupe grew into a whole show where travesty artists delighted the public, and Monroe herself was at the head of this whole action. In 1999, she first managed to appear on television in the Tabu program, which was then hosted by Mykola Veresen.
Travesti show
Monroe approaches his show of travesty with great scrupulousness. She is a perfectionist and is trying her best to do everything. Monroe does most of the show herself: she sews wigs, embroiders costumes, the choice of fabrics for bright dresses and even music - everything is also on her. Creating press releases and computer editing - it seems that this girl can do anything. Today, her image of travesty diva has long outgrown from the worker and has become a real lifestyle. She is recognized not only in her native Ukraine: with her travesty show, Monroe toured the countries of the former USSR and often performs abroad.
Personal life
At the moment, openly Monroe does not declare that there is a permanent partner with her. Although she says that she has many fans, even among heterosexual men who want to diversify their lives. She says that she’s never for sale, and you can buy only her performance, but not herself. Monroe talks about the fact that once she was invited to a large-scale event - the birthday of a senior military man. On the same stage, Taisiya Povaliy sang with her, but the main star and highlight of the evening was a travesty diva. The organizer of the evening said that the birthday man himself brought the disk with the artist’s performance and said: “I want only her!” Monroe does not name the names of his famous lovers, although he admits that he is quite loving. She also said that she never invited new acquaintances to her home, and met men only through her friends, although she used to freely date friends from social networks.
At the age of 38, the travesti diva Monroe announced that she wants to resort to the services of a surrogate mother. Prior to this, she stated that she wants children, but prioritized priorities do not yet allow taking this issue seriously.
What is doing now
Monroe is quite successful in conducting parties in nightclubs and says that, in full dress and in image, she even goes to a nearby store for bread. She is often invited to various television projects, publications are interviewed and happily pick up the news from the life of the diva. Monroe's touring schedule is scheduled months in advance, but in addition to this, she still manages to actively conduct her Instagram and upload videos to YouTube.
