Representing a diverse roster of talent, wax have announced the representation of a number of LGBTQ+ talent at the forefront of culture in their respective fields: Courtney Act, Daniel W Fletcher, Remi & Erris, Monty Keates, AJ Clementine, Theo Walker, Jazzelle, Lucky Love, and Enam Asiama.
From celebrity talent to creators, wax has unveiled an extensive talent offering reaching all corners of culture; Fashion, Broadcast, Music, Acting, Gaming, Beauty, Advocacy, Lifestyle, and more.
“The announcement of the wax talent roster comes highly anticipated, and I’m thrilled to announce wax’s first generation of talent,” says Flora McCluskey, wax Talent Director.
“As a sister company of GAY TIMES, the world’s leading media brand in LGBTQ+ culture, wax is born from a rich cultural history and extensive talent network.”
wax joins Courtney Act’s management team (Working Management) as her exclusive UK agent. A multi-hyphenate talent, in the drag world and beyond, wax’s move to sign Courtney signals the UK market as a key focus for the Australian drag star, a market in which she’s already cultivated success.
Previously having been crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brother UK, making television history as the host of the UK’s first bisexual dating show, and hosting her own variety TV special, The Courtney Act Show, on Channel 4. wax are set to proactively position Courtney within UK broadcast and across brand partnerships in beauty and fashion.
Fashion is a key vertical throughout the wax talent roster, namely in their signing of award-winning fashion designer Daniel Fletcher. wax signs Fletcher exclusively across worldwide broadcast, a move which is set to herald his return to television screens.
Firmly established in the fashion space with the success of his eponymous label DANIEL w. FLETCHER, wax is set to build on Fletcher’s ‘fan-favourite’ audience success in Netflix’s ‘Next In Fashion’, and position him to reenter the broadcast world as a key opinion leader in fashion and fixture in entertainment.
Queer couple and creators Remi Alfallah (film producer) and Erris Burke (social agency founder) additionally stand to amplify their reach within the fashion and presenting space, as they sign exclusively worldwide with wax.
Having found their niche creating content on ‘tomboy femme’ fashion content, the duo have amassed over 300k engaged followers. wax are set to build on the couple’s social success through securing key brand partners, and propelling them to new audiences through celebrity film junkets, red carpet interviews, and podcast projects.
“2024 stands to be a pivotal year in the careers of the talent we’ve signed, they’re the ones to watch, and I’m honoured they’ve entrusted in wax to achieve their career potential.” adds Flora.
“wax is here to move culture forwards, and our roster will advance a diverse range of talent that are at the forefront of culture in their respective fields.”
Music artist Monty Keates is certainly one to watch this year, as wax stands to elevate the artist’s profile through strategic commercial partnerships, as he signs exclusively worldwide with the agency.
Wearing neurodivergence and his queer identity as a badge of honour, Monty has amassed over 1 million followers, and as music artist ‘montykeates’ is championed by META and a BBC Radio ‘Featured Artist’.
Filipino-Australian creator and trans advocate AJ Clementine stands to significantly increase her exposure in the UK, as she brings on wax as her exclusive UK agent.
AJ’s rise to over 2 million followers has been a success story highlighting that anything is possible in an inclusive world. With an engaged UK audience, wax are set to secure AJ key partnerships with world-renowned brands, in fashion, beauty, and beyond.
Actor, script-writer, model, gamer, and comedy creator, Theo Walker is set to extend his reach in all his key verticals as he signs exclusively worldwide with wax.
With his hilarious viral skits earning him a highly engaged international following of over 1 million, Theo’s potential is unbounded as wax sets its sights on expanding the actor’s profile on and off the screen.
In partnership with Premier Model Management, Jazzelle (non-binary model, social-media sensation, and music artist), Lucky Love (parisian music artist and fashion muse), and Enam Asiama (plus-size model and LGBTQ+ advocate), join wax’s eclectic roster to bolster their commercial work.
Tag Warner, GAY TIMES Chief Executive Officer, said: “wax is the result of a multi-year strategy to grow our empowerment and support of LGBTQ+ people across sectors and industries. As a new arm of GT Group, launching a talent agency has made perfect sense for a company that has a rich history of covering some of the biggest names in the business.
“In an age of creator and talent saturation, Flora has curated a high calibre and accomplished roster with real cultural influence. We’re excited to announce the representation of a diverse range of talent and bolster their careers through our ever-growing ecosystem of media brands and experiences.”
In addition to their main roster, wax have developed an extensive casting network, having agreed terms with over 100+ talent internationally to secure them commercial work. This has given the agency the unique ability to respond to any client brief no matter the talent spec, vertical, or territory.
wax’s have announced their talent signings across social media (@wax.talent) with their full roster available on their website (wax-talent.com).