The Final FronTia with Tia Kofi

She's a Valencian sensation who has performed everywhere from Newcastle to Los Angeles... no, she's not the former British Prime Minister, Choriza May is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia! Tia's sister from Season 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs The World and Season 3 of Drag Race UK is spilling all of the tea... On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Choriza talk about drag competitions and career beginnings, The Muppets, cultural comforts such as The Simpsons and political hypocrisy. Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefinalfrontiapod] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinalfrontia] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia [https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalFronTia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

From the stage to the screen, our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia has done it all. Michael Marouli (AKA the Queen of Whitley Bay) was the runner-up on Series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and has performed everywhere from The X Factor to DragCon LA... and even Drag Idol Newcastle, because why not?! Michael currently stars in Pop Off, Michelangelo! in London until mid-July. On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Michael talk about their favourite Drag Race franchises, musical theatre dreams coming true, playing the Pope on stage and celebrity encounters! Plus stay to the end of the episode to hear them (attempt) their best accents in this weeks re-enactment. Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefinalfrontiapod] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinalfrontia] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia [https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalFronTia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

He’s an Olivier Award winning actor who has starred in everything from Titanique and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie and, as a child performer, he was even a Billy Elliot on the West End. The icon Layton Williams is our guest on this episode of The Final FronTia! On the telly, Layton broke through as one of the stars of the BBC’s Bad Education, and in 2023 he was a runner-up on Strictly Come Dancing. He’s also the narrator on the hit dating show I Kissed A Boy – the first British dating show to feature exclusively gay men. On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Layton talk about dream roles, a life in the theatre and acting in TV and movies. They also talk about Titanique, what the UK equivalent of an EGOT would be and dive deep into the nostalgia… Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefinalfrontiapod] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinalfrontia] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia [https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalFronTia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

We have a hilarious episode of The Final FronTia lined up for you this week as comedian and TV star Sophie Duker is on the podcast! Sophie is perhaps best known for her appearances on the hit show Taskmaster (which she won the 13th season of!). She has also appeared on Live At The Apollo, Mock The Week and has won the Funny Women Best Comedy Writer Award and she was nominated for Best Newcomer at Edinburgh Fringe. On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Sophie talk about the importance of Fringe in both of their careers, astrology, queer representation on TV, heckling and allyship! They also recreate an iconic scene from The White Lotus at the end of the episode! Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefinalfrontiapod] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinalfrontia] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia [https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalFronTia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

We have our first return guest on The Final FronTia this week! Charlie Craggs is the headline-making author and content creator who also just so happens to be absolutely hilarious. She is the second transgender companion in Doctor Who’s history and has fronted the BBC documentary “Transitioning Teens” and was recognised in the Independent’s “Rainbow List” and the Observer’s “New Radicals” list. On this episode of The Final FronTia, Tia and Charlie are talking about navigating the dating world. In this special episode, they dive into Hinge’s 2025 LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E Report, unpacking the insight from the Report which explores the real experiences, stories, and desires of queer users on the app. Check out Hinge’s LGBTQIA+ D.A.T.E Report for tips, personal stories, and guidance on navigating love with intention and openness - http://hin.ge/TheFinalFronTiawithTiaKofi_DATE [http://hin.ge/TheFinalFronTiawithTiaKofi_DATE] Follow The Final FronTia Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontiapod⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.instagram.com/thefinalfrontiapod] TikTok: ⁠⁠⁠@thefinalfrontia⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.tiktok.com/@thefinalfrontia] YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠@TheFinalFronTia [https://www.youtube.com/@TheFinalFronTia] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]