INTERVIEW LEE GILMOUR
Lee Gilmour
THE MAN BEHIND
THE MADNESS...
What are you up to just now?
I have taken a step back from the videos I
became known for. I wanted to show people
a new side to me that has a talent for making
people laugh without the insanity of it all. I am
focusing more on writing poems, stories, and
I’m working on a novel. The last three videos
I have posted have been aimed at people who
feel a little different, have maybe been bullied or
Lee Gilmour shot to fame in 2013 for his
side-splittingly funny videos on Facebook. just don’t feel like they fit in. I posted them and
With over 54,000 followers, he’s become got a great response from people who found the
message inspiring.
a local celebrity. His observations on life
and the people of Ayr are always hilarious
Have you always been interested in writing?
and never miss a beat. We see his life
through the very dramatic Facebook lens, Always - in fact, videos were never really what I
wanted to do but they sort of took off. In a way
and he’s seen as wildly eccentric and
quite the party-goer! Is his life as crazy as they’re just another side to creating something
that was never fully real - it was like a form of
his posts would imply? Ayrshire College
acting, being a character. As for the writing, I
LGBT Officer at Ayr Campus, Emma Hall
wrote a novel when I was about 12 years old;
met with Lee to find out more.
Interview by Emma Hall
Ayrshire College
LGBT Officer
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THE STUDENT VOICE: EDITION 2