Conchita Wurst announced on Instagram that she’s HIV positive and decided to open up about her status under an alleged threat from an ex-boyfriend. According to the New York Times, Conchita, who won ...

A prominent drag performer has revealed his HIV-positive status after a blackmail attempt from an ex-boyfriend. Thomas Neuwirth, who performs as Conchita Wurst, said he has been HIV-positive for years ...

The victory of the stunning Conchita Wurst at the 2014 contest was a breath of fresh air for many Eurovision fans as she championed tolerance and acceptance on the international stage. Indeed the ...

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LONDON — It’s April 15 and the Austrian drag queen Conchita Wurst is sitting inside a small theater at the London Book Fair. To her left rests a six-foot high image of her autobiography “Being ...

Eurovision Song Contest 2014’s winner, Conchita Wurst, is known worldwide as a gorgeous bearded drag queen with stunning vocal skills and an amazing sense of fashion. But have you ever wondered what ...

Conchita Wurst at Dancing Stars, Austria. Wikimedia/Ailura. Creative Commons. The winner of the 2014 Eurovision competition, Conchita Wurst, was a surprise of a different order: not only had the ...

Music has been a passion and a constant in Conchita's life since birth and probably before. Both her parents are great music lovers and, like her, have always been singing or whistling around the ...

The photoshoot is in full swing. The starlet is a vision: she flicks her long dark hair, pouts, and expertly twirls her rainbow-coloured couture gown, which swishes around her like a waterfall. "Let's ...