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Michelle has a one-to-one with the people who break the rules to change their world.

Michelle Visage sits down for a one-to-one encounter with some of her favourite divas, rebels and rule breakers to hear stories that inspire us.

The iconic Michelle Visage sits down for a one-to-one encounter with some of her favourite divas, rebels and rule breakers to hear stories that inspire us to do things differently.

What do you do when the world's rules don't seem to work for you? Are rules really made to be broken? Michelle goes deep with the friends and stars who have taken the path less trodden, ripped up the rulebook and been all the happier for it. Expect laughter, tears and wisdom to inspire you to get out there and write your own rules.

Michelle Visage's Rule Breakers: Dita Von Teese: Reinventing burlesque and following your passions

Dita Von Teese: Reinventing burlesque and following your passions

BBC Radio 2 - Michelle Visage's Rule Breakers, Dita Von Teese: Reinventing burlesque and following your passions

Dita Von Teese talks to Michelle about life, striptease and changing people's minds.

The ‘Queen of Burlesque’ Dita Von Teese sits down with Michelle to talk about life, looks and changing people's minds about stripping.

From her early days as a model, dancer and businesswoman, Dita Von Teese set out to change people’s minds about what it is to be a stripper and shine a light on the art of striptease. 

‘The Queen of Burlesque’ talks to Michelle about reinventing the genre, the old school inspirations behind her iconic and glamorous look and what it’s like approaching 50 in an industry that classes 30 as old. 

From cleaning toilets at her childhood ballet classes, to buying her first corset and discovering fame on something called the world wide web, Dita reflects on some of the rules she had to break to get to where she is today and shares her advice for all the rule breakers in training out there.




Producers: Sarah Jane Griffiths and Rema Mukena
Editors: James Cook and Clare McGinn

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