I have a few 
Sabrina Carpenter - found her when I was only about 10/11 and was settling into a new primary school. For me, it was like finding an escape from everything listening to her covers and original songs. She came here on tour in 2017, and I was fortunate enough to meet her. She's been in a bunch of movies, with 3 of them coming this year, and was very briefly on Broadway before everything shut down. In a way I feel like she's an older, aspirational sibling, but in other ways I feel like she's everyone's friend.
Billie Joe Armstrong - There's just something about Billie that I love, but I don't know exactly what it is. He and the rest of Green Day have been my favourite band for many years and their albums have always helped motivate me. I was meant to be going to the Hella Mega Tour next month but it's been pushed back to next year I think part of it was seeing him overcome is down to how he overcame mental health struggles and is a vocal figure in a lot of things I rally behind/support.
Blu Hydrangea - One of my local drag queens who just happened to end up on Drag Race UK. I've been following Blu for years through social media, and whenever she was announced for DRUK, I felt like the queer community in Northern Ireland were finally getting the recognition they deserved. Every time I've met her, she has been nothing but lovely and is always around to have a bit of craic.
Cher - After all, she is a rich man. Whenever I was first starting to come to terms with being queer and all that, seeing Cher and her support for the LGBT+ community just made me feel less guilty about it in general. As one of the English teachers said - she's just a gay man in a woman's body
The Beatles - I was more or less raised on the Yellow Submarine VHS, so to this day I still have a very strong love and connection for the Beatles. My room is littered in Beatles merchandise (I have a Yellow Submarine clock!!), they're my 2nd most listened to band so far this year, and I often find myself going to the Bootleg Beatles whenever they're in Belfast. I probably wouldn't have such a big desire to collect and find vinyl.
I can't really think of anyone who's had as big as an impact as these guys, but as we grow and stuff we'll find more about ourselves and others
Sabrina Carpenter - found her when I was only about 10/11 and was settling into a new primary school. For me, it was like finding an escape from everything listening to her covers and original songs. She came here on tour in 2017, and I was fortunate enough to meet her. She's been in a bunch of movies, with 3 of them coming this year, and was very briefly on Broadway before everything shut down. In a way I feel like she's an older, aspirational sibling, but in other ways I feel like she's everyone's friend.
Billie Joe Armstrong - There's just something about Billie that I love, but I don't know exactly what it is. He and the rest of Green Day have been my favourite band for many years and their albums have always helped motivate me. I was meant to be going to the Hella Mega Tour next month but it's been pushed back to next year
I think part of it was seeing him overcome is down to how he overcame mental health struggles and is a vocal figure in a lot of things I rally behind/support. Blu Hydrangea - One of my local drag queens who just happened to end up on Drag Race UK. I've been following Blu for years through social media, and whenever she was announced for DRUK, I felt like the queer community in Northern Ireland were finally getting the recognition they deserved. Every time I've met her, she has been nothing but lovely and is always around to have a bit of craic.
Cher - After all, she is a rich man. Whenever I was first starting to come to terms with being queer and all that, seeing Cher and her support for the LGBT+ community just made me feel less guilty about it in general. As one of the English teachers said - she's just a gay man in a woman's body
The Beatles - I was more or less raised on the Yellow Submarine VHS, so to this day I still have a very strong love and connection for the Beatles. My room is littered in Beatles merchandise (I have a Yellow Submarine clock!!), they're my 2nd most listened to band so far this year, and I often find myself going to the Bootleg Beatles whenever they're in Belfast. I probably wouldn't have such a big desire to collect and find vinyl.
I can't really think of anyone who's had as big as an impact as these guys, but as we grow and stuff we'll find more about ourselves and others
