I like to party at Christmas. We always have a duck, which my brother prepares.

One year, my parents hired someone in the village to dress up as Krampus for a surprise visit to our home - and they regretted it for ever. I went to the door and this huge creature was standing there. I think I passed out.

It's my music. If it's not good enough, then that's how it will be.

I'm not the biggest fan of my first album.

It's easy to say, 'This is just a joke.' You know, the bearded lady? And I feel the need to smash it with every performance just because I want to be clear this is not a joke.

But yes, I really feel great in Austria, I love my home and Vienna is just the best place to be.

I always say that tolerance doesn't depend on a country, because there is hate everywhere.

Because of the discrimination during my time as a teenager I decided to live my life as I want it.

When I'm standing in front of all those lawmakers in the European Parliament, then I'm a speaker, when I'm singing, I'm a singer. If I'm on the catwalk, then I'm being a model. That can all happen in one week or even on the same day.

Dressing as a woman meant I began to accept my body, and I enjoyed seeing women get jealous. They ask me how I get my waist this size; how I manage to walk in heels as if I've done it all my life.

I prefer to do my own make-up.

I love women. I grab every inspiration I can from women and for me it's a bit of fun.

I don't focus on negativity, I focus on the good things.

Being a teenager in a small Austrian village was not fabulous. I tried to fit in and changed myself to be part of the game. I now realise I can create the game.

I love myself and the bearded lady is fun and expresses everything I feel.

I don't see myself as someone you should look up to.

It is an honour and it's flattering that people refer to me as someone they trust or get inspired from.

I can always spot an Australian queen by her high, high end wig. Australian drag queens have the best hair in the world - the best.

We Europeans really have the picture of this very open-minded Australia.

Being a teenager, a gay teenager, in such a small village is not that much fun. I am part of the gay community and most gays have a similar story to mine.

If people really want to know whether I am a woman or transsexual, I take it as a compliment. It means I'm doing my job well.

I have a very busy life, and I love meeting people, but I also like to be alone.

I am not a team player. I will not share the stage with anyone.

Over the years I've realised that there's nothing wrong with me. But there was a long way for me to go to get back to this loud and outgoing kid, and to get to the point where I could say, 'Yeah, I'm gay, so what?'