GAY TIMES and Cointreau joined forces on 21 August to celebrate 40 years of GAY TIMES at the Roof Gardens, with community figures and famous faces in attendance.
Sipping a special menu of Cointreau cocktails curated by queer drinks guru and TV personality Aidy Smith, party-goers were able to enjoy high-energy DJ sets from Romy, Donnie Sunshine and Panty Soaker Sound System while breathing in spectacular views of the London skyline from the stunning, rooftop Kensington venue.
The Roof Gardens are a grade II-listed former nightclub, which reopened this year as a private member’s club.
The guests in attendance included cast members from Heartstopper such as Joe Locke, Jenny Walser, Toby Donovan, Corinna Brown and Bel Priestley and Drag Race UK queens Tia Kofi, Le Fil and Just May.
Other famous faces included singer-songwriter Cat Burns, BBC broadcaster and former Lioness Alex Scott, DJ HAAi, musician Jess Glynne, DJ Princess Julia, model and activist Munroe Bergdorf, presenter Harriet Rose, model Reece King, musician Jodie Harsh, DJ ABSOLUTE. and Glee actor Kevin McHale.
Talent from wax such as Theo Walker, Jamie Lo, Daniel Fletcher, Remi Alfallah, Erris Burke, Monty Keates and AJ Clementine also helped ring in GAY TIMES’ 40th birthday in style.
The event comes hot on the heels of GAY TIMES’ special 40th birthday archive exhibition, presesnted in partnership with Outernet London.
40 Years of GAY TIMES: The Exhibition featured more than 540 covers of GAY TIMES Magazine in a decade-by-decade timeline of the LGBTQIA+ brand’s history.
Keep scrolling to see images from GAY TIMES’ 40th birthday party celebrations.
Attendees such as Jess Glynne, Alex Scott, Munroe Bergdorf and the cast of Heartstopper and Drag Race UK came out to celebrate 40 years of GAY TIMES with a DJ set from Romy and cocktails curated by Aidy Smith.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY SOFI ADAMS
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