'I act like I'm not from a small town on stage'
Aiden Wilson started performing as drag queen Skankii Kandl in 2021.
The 20-year-old was born in Whitby and grew up in Middlesbrough - an environment he feels made coming out difficult.
He says embracing drag "saved" him.
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