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| name = Millicent Binks | | name = Millicent Binks | ||
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| image = Writer_and_Performer_Millicent_Binks.png | |||
| caption = Binks in a Q&A at Samsung KX | | caption = Binks in a Q&A at Samsung KX | ||
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| | | birthdate = {{dob|1987|10|28}} | ||
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| occupation = Writer, performance artist | | occupation = Writer, performance artist | ||
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| website = | | website = [https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk Official website] | ||
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'''Millicent Binks''' is an English writer and performance artist. She wrote a column about her life in The London '' | '''Millicent Binks''' is an English writer and performance artist. She wrote a column about her life in The London ''Evening Standard''.<ref>(2011.04.05) {{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23938670-after-hours-shoreditch-in-the-swing-of-things.do |title=After hours: Shoreditch in the swing of things | Life & Style |accessdate=2011-09-09 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811222242/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23938670-after-hours-shoreditch-in-the-swing-of-things.do |archivedate=2011-08-11 }}. thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 2011.09.08</ref> | ||
== Early years == | == Early years == | ||
Binks grew up in | Binks grew up in Suffolk, England. Her father is a nuclear physicist and her mother is a linguist. | ||
==Writing== | ==Writing== | ||
When Binks first moved to London she enrolled on a Creative Writing degree which she dropped out of after three months to pursue a [[burlesque]] performance career, but kept writing for her own pleasure. | When Binks first moved to London she enrolled on a Creative Writing degree which she dropped out of after three months to pursue a [[burlesque]] performance career, but kept writing for her own pleasure. | ||
In April 2011, the London '' | In April 2011, the London ''Evening Standard'' approached her to be their new [[sex columnist]]. Her writing style is tongue-in-cheek and humorous, whilst documenting her and her friends' sex lives in London regularly commenting on fashion and lingerie, with a readership of up to 2 million every week.<ref>(2011.04.19) {{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23942725-after-hours-girls-like-us-cost-a-sugar-daddy-lots-of-louboutins.do |title=After hours: Girls like us cost a sugar daddy lots of Louboutins | Life & Style |accessdate=2011-09-09 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110426130249/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23942725-after-hours-girls-like-us-cost-a-sugar-daddy-lots-of-louboutins.do |archivedate=2011-04-26 }}. thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 2011.09.08</ref> | ||
In October 2018 she was on the cover of '' | In October 2018 she was on the cover of ''The Sunday Times Magazine'' for a piece she wrote about chatting up men in different personae.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/sex-and-dating-in-2018-what-do-men-really-find-attractive-in-women-p2hgmgj79 | title=Sex and dating in 2018: What do men really find attractive in women? | last1=Binks | first1=Millicent }}</ref> | ||
== Performance == | == Performance == | ||
Fascinated with the [[performance art]] and [[burlesque]] she came across in London, she decided to try it herself, combining her love of costume, dance and characterisation. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Costume Interpretation from | Fascinated with the [[performance art]] and [[burlesque]] she came across in London, she decided to try it herself, combining her love of costume, dance and characterisation. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Costume Interpretation from Wimbledon College of Arts.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk/ |title=Home |website=millicentbinks.co.uk}}</ref> She performed her English Rose show at The Gentry de Paris Revue, who Binks is greatly influenced by.<ref>[http://runninginheels.co.uk/articles/dita-von-teese-at-the-gentry-de-paris-revue runninginheels.co.uk Retrieved 2011.09.10]</ref> She has performed all over Europe and had a monthly residency in Istanbul.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23944378-after-hours-i-give-my-all-in-exotic-istanbul.do |title=After hours: I give my all in exotic Istanbul | Life & Style |accessdate=2011-09-09 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110502153502/http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23944378-after-hours-i-give-my-all-in-exotic-istanbul.do |archivedate=2011-05-02 }} thisislondon.co.uk Retrieved 2011.09.10</ref> | ||
Binks has performed for British BAFTA Award-winning Artist | Binks has performed for British BAFTA Award-winning Artist {{wl|Alison Jackson}}.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk/performance |title=Official Website. Millicent Binks, Writer and Performance Artist |website=www.millicentbinks.co.uk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180321193111/https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk/performance |archive-date=2018-03-21}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Commons category|Millicent Binks}} | {{Commons category|Millicent_Binks|Millicent Binks}} | ||
* [http://www.millicentbinks.co.uk millicentbinks.co.uk] Millicent Binks Official website. | * [http://www.millicentbinks.co.uk millicentbinks.co.uk] Millicent Binks Official website. | ||
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[[Category:British neo-burlesque performers]] | [[Category:British neo-burlesque performers]] | ||
[[Category:British sex columnists]] | [[Category:British sex columnists]] | ||
[[Category:British erotic dancers]] | [[Category:British erotic dancers]] | ||
Latest revision as of 01:13, 11 April 2024
| Millicent Binks | ||
 Binks in a Q&A at Samsung KX | ||
| Background information | ||
| Born | Oct 28, 1987 | |
| Occupation: | Writer, performance artist | |
| Website: | Official website | |
Millicent Binks is an English writer and performance artist. She wrote a column about her life in The London Evening Standard.[1]
Early years
Binks grew up in Suffolk, England. Her father is a nuclear physicist and her mother is a linguist.
Writing
When Binks first moved to London she enrolled on a Creative Writing degree which she dropped out of after three months to pursue a burlesque performance career, but kept writing for her own pleasure.
In April 2011, the London Evening Standard approached her to be their new sex columnist. Her writing style is tongue-in-cheek and humorous, whilst documenting her and her friends' sex lives in London regularly commenting on fashion and lingerie, with a readership of up to 2 million every week.[2] In October 2018 she was on the cover of The Sunday Times Magazine for a piece she wrote about chatting up men in different personae.[3]
Performance
Fascinated with the performance art and burlesque she came across in London, she decided to try it herself, combining her love of costume, dance and characterisation. She graduated with a BA (Hons) in Costume Interpretation from Wimbledon College of Arts.[4] She performed her English Rose show at The Gentry de Paris Revue, who Binks is greatly influenced by.[5] She has performed all over Europe and had a monthly residency in Istanbul.[6] Binks has performed for British BAFTA Award-winning Artist Alison Jackson ↗.[7]
References
- ↑ (2011.04.05) After hours: Shoreditch in the swing of things | Life & Style, http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23938670-after-hours-shoreditch-in-the-swing-of-things.do Accessed: 2011-09-09 article status: dead . thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 2011.09.08
- ↑ (2011.04.19) After hours: Girls like us cost a sugar daddy lots of Louboutins | Life & Style, http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23942725-after-hours-girls-like-us-cost-a-sugar-daddy-lots-of-louboutins.do Accessed: 2011-09-09 article status: dead . thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle. Retrieved 2011.09.08
- ↑ "Sex and dating in 2018: What do men really find attractive in women?".
- ↑ Home, https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk/
- ↑ runninginheels.co.uk Retrieved 2011.09.10
- ↑ After hours: I give my all in exotic Istanbul | Life & Style, http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/lifestyle/article-23944378-after-hours-i-give-my-all-in-exotic-istanbul.do Accessed: 2011-09-09 article status: dead thisislondon.co.uk Retrieved 2011.09.10
- ↑ Official Website. Millicent Binks, Writer and Performance Artist, https://www.millicentbinks.co.uk/performance article status: dead
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