Manchester singer and radio presenter Jsky has declared Friday November 18 officially 'Leg Day' as he struts back onto the airwaves with his new single to celebrate one of his greatest assets. Hot on the heels of performing on the main stage at Manchester Pride and being selected to carry The Queen's Baton in July on its journey across the Commonwealth, the LGBTQ+ star has recorded a catwalk and club track celebrating his legs.
"It's time to see where these pins can take me..." he said. Pride of Manchester judge Jsky, who hosts BBC Radio Manchester's The Dead Good Show on Wednesdays and presents on Gaydio, the largest LGBT+ station in the world, performed to thousands at Pride in an embellished sleeveless top and classic black Y-fronts and strappy black heels to showcase and elongate his toned pins.
Applauding the look Lisa Forshaw said: "Look at those pins though." And Emma Goswell exclaimed: "Look at those LEGS." When Jsky represented the UK for the 2022 Commonwealth Games by carrying the Queen's Baton he became the first person to perform this feat in heels.
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The fashionista from Bury carried the symbolic baton at MediaCityUK in Salford after being selected for the north west of England leg for his contribution to the arts, charity and for inspiring through fashion and the media. He said he wanted to show the "power of femininity" and raise "pride visibility" during the proud moment.
He ran from the Lowry Theatre to the BBC at Quay House in a pair of strappy white high heels. Cheered on by his proud mum he became the first to ever participate in heels since the first Queen's Baton Relay in 1958. And one supporter watching the relay told him: "I sent your picture to my 14-year-old son. He said he would love to run in heels like you did."
Jsky, real name Jason Warner, who also starred in the hit show First Dates in 2015, was named a LGBTQ+ Pioneer of Colour for the LGBT Foundation. As one of the body positive influencers on the groundbreaking Channel Four reality show Naked Beach in 2019 he helped willing participants to gain the confidence to strip naked and he features in the book Body Happy Kids by co-star Molly Forbes.
Jsky, who has supported artists including Tom Zanetti, Dappy, Misha B and has been featured on BBC Introducing, celebrates the power of embracing the love for his legs with a beat infused with Reggaeton, R&B, dance and pop. "This is an anthem for the catwalks, and the clubs. It's about celebrating yourself," said Jsky about the first single from his upcoming third self-penned EP, scheduled for release in 2023.
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