Carlotta The Original Show Girl's Final Act
New Idea|March 1, 2021
Our trailblazing entertainer drops the curtain on her illustrious career
Craig Bennett
Carlotta The Original Show Girl's Final Act

After 62 years of dazzling audiences with her showbiz razzamatazz and witty one-liners, Australia’s most famous transgender icon is retiring her feather boas and relaunching herself as an artist.

“It’s been a hell of a ride, but I’ve decided to hang up the drag,” Carlotta confesses to New Idea from her Gold Coast home. “I’ll be 78 in September, and I feel it’s time to give others a go – there’s a wealth of hugely talented performers who deserve the spotlight!

“I’ve just performed at the Adelaide Fringe Festival. I have a show in Perth in June, and that’s a wrap.”

The Aussie treasure, known to friends as Carol Spencer, was born Richard Byron before undergoing sex-reassignment surgery in 1972, then considered highly controversial.

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