Fay Presto
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Fay Presto is a British trans woman
who is known as a magician and a member of The Inner Magic Circle
. In 2001, Fay Presto played herself in ITV
's Emmerdale
. In 1998 she was voted ‘Party Entertainer of the Year’ by Tatler
Magazine. Other television credits includes Heroes of Magic (Channel 4
), Paul Daniel's Secrets (BBC1), The Late Late Show for RTE
, Dinner Dates (ITV), The Car's the Star, Trick on 2 (BBC2) and Wogan
(BBC1). Fay was also the sole subject of a BBC2 40 Minutes
documentary, "Illusions of Grandeur", about her life. Channel 4
voted her "Bottle Thru Table" trick the 37th Greatest Magic Trick of All Time.
Trans woman
A trans woman is a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person and the term trans woman is preferred by some individuals over various medical terms. Other non-medical terms include t-girl, tg-girl and ts-girl...
who is known as a magician and a member of The Inner Magic Circle
The Magic Circle
The Magic Circle is a British organisation, founded in London in 1905, dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of magic.- History :The Magic Circle was founded in 1905 after a meeting of 23 amateur and professional magicians at London's Pinoli's Restaurant...
. In 2001, Fay Presto played herself in ITV
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
's Emmerdale
Emmerdale
Emmerdale, is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale , a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, Emmerdale was first broadcast on 16 October 1972...
. In 1998 she was voted ‘Party Entertainer of the Year’ by Tatler
Tatler
Tatler has been the name of several British journals and magazines, each of which has viewed itself as the successor of the original literary and society journal founded by Richard Steele in 1709. The current incarnation, founded in 1901, is a glossy magazine published by Condé Nast Publications...
Magazine. Other television credits includes Heroes of Magic (Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
), Paul Daniel's Secrets (BBC1), The Late Late Show for RTE
RTE
RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey...
, Dinner Dates (ITV), The Car's the Star, Trick on 2 (BBC2) and Wogan
Wogan
Wogan was a chat show on British television, hosted by Terry Wogan. It followed the format of a series broadcast in 1980 entitled What's On Wogan?, which failed to gather viewers. The Wogan show was initially broadcast on Tuesday evenings on BBC1 in 1981 and from 1982 to 1984, it moved into the...
(BBC1). Fay was also the sole subject of a BBC2 40 Minutes
40 Minutes
40 Minutes was a BBC TV documentary strand broadcast on BBC Two between 1981 and 1994.Some documentaries in the original series were revisited and updated in a 2006 version, Forty Minutes On....
documentary, "Illusions of Grandeur", about her life. Channel 4
Channel 4
Channel 4 is a British public-service television broadcaster which began working on 2 November 1982. Although largely commercially self-funded, it is ultimately publicly owned; originally a subsidiary of the Independent Broadcasting Authority , the station is now owned and operated by the Channel...
voted her "Bottle Thru Table" trick the 37th Greatest Magic Trick of All Time.