Panti Bliss

He will make history when his drag alter ego Panti Bliss appears on Dancing with the Stars. Here, he chats about his experience so far, online negativity, ...

When they first reached out I said I wanted to be part of a same-sex couple. He said: "Listen, I get negative and anti-gay comments all the time anyway, so it makes no difference to me. Rory O'Neill is a drag queen, gay rights activist and bar owner](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/who-panti-bliss-rory-oneill-13640574) [Derry Girls star Leah O'Rourke feels 'vulnerable' taking part in DWTS as she's 'not the best dancer'](https://www.rsvplive.ie/news/celebs/derry-girls-star-leah-orourke-28867761) Then I mentioned it to my family and normally they don’t give a sugar about anything I do. If they hadn’t offered me a same sex couple I probably wouldn’t have done it." My parents came up from Mayo and that was one of the last times that my dad was able to make that journey. "My calendar hadn’t filled up yet because things were only getting back to normal. Then if you have a Mayo family there are no airs and graces allowed." He said: "It doesn’t feel like anything really. He added: "Like everybody these days, I think we met online. "He’s very elderly now. Rory has been instrumental the fight for LGBTQ+ rights in Ireland.