Asttina Mandella

Host

Asttina Mandella is a well renowned Drag Artist/Queen from London, Famously known In the UK And Internationally as one of the contestants from Rupauls Drag Race UK Season 2 

Coming from a dance background she i professionally dancer (trained). she garnered quite a huge reputation in the UK, specially around East London snd Central Queer as a member of the Biggest Collective Queer LGBTQ Club Night ever to exist known as Sink the Pink……she catapulted herself forging a career from TV, Music Artists, Nightlife and Stage and many more (it’s an extended list hehe). 

Her talent, artistry discipline of knowledge in creativeness of the arts

She had been able to work with High Profile Talent and People including Ashley Roberts, Kim Wyatt (PCD) Hercules & Love Affair, 

Jade Thirwall as solo artist Ns Group Little Mix), Alyssa Edwards, 

Melanie C and others

Asttina TV Credits include

Series II of Rupaul Drag Race UK (BBC)

Queens for the Night ITV (One Of Special)

Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud (BBC Documentary)

Drag S.O.S. (Channel 4)

Deep In Vogue 

Schweppes (advert), Eve Mattress, 

Stage and Choreography Credits 

Melanie C X STP Pride Tour 

Glitterbox (Hi Ibiz)

Sink The Pink (As Resident choreographer and drag performer)

Milkshake Festival

Club NYX (Amsterdam),

Nightingale (Birmingham), 

The Glory R.I.P

I read on the message, we would like to offer you innovation to be apart of HIV The Naked Truth Gala and it was yes. what do u need me to do or want me to do.. let’s go. ‘Kidding’ 

I just wanna say thank u for asking me to be apart of it. Having dealt with Deep Grief and loss of my mum and friends aswell for past 4/5 years It’s taken heavy toll on me but this year I’m not longer there and It was no obligation, I had to do this Gala. 

It’s my duty 

To you

To them 

To sharing a vulnerable thing to someone in your life 

(We Love you Still, Forever and Always)

Molly Roberts

Headline Act

With heartfelt vocals and soaring melodies, Welsh singer-songwriter Molly Roberts is fast becoming one of the UK’s most exciting new artists. From performing at the European Championships at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium for Channel 4, to supporting GRAMMY-winning songwriter Amy Wadge (Ed Sheeran, Diana Ross) on her UK tour, Molly’s star continues to risel. In 2024, she also opened for viral Australian artist Jude York, Cap Carter and Bronwen Lewis, while selling out her own headline shows across the country.

Her single ‘Before’, recorded at the legendary Rockfield Studios, earned a spot on BBC Radio Wales’ A-LIST and premiered live on Mahogany Sessions. Now, with a string of live dates planned for 2025 and a film soundtrack in the works with Amy Wadge, Molly is solidifying her place as an artist to watch.

“From Wales, this talented singer-songwriter has an unmissable sound, drawing on the rich musical heritage of her homeland. Molly is on the verge of something special.”
(– South Wales Argus)
“Molly’s music is honest, melancholic, and effortlessly beautiful — an artist to watch.”
(– CLOUT Magazine)

Havannah & Jaimie

Musicians

Last year we performed at the HIV The Naked Truth calendar launch fundraiser and loved every second of it, everybody involved was so kind, open and inspiring which is what made the whole experience a joy to be involved in. Which is why we will be performing at this years gala, to support Joshua and the beautiful organisation he has created.

We admire the message that is being portrayed through the events aswell as the hard work and dedication that is being put into them, so taking part is truly an honour for us and we can’t wait to perform again!

Jide Macaulay

Guest Speaker

Reverend Jide Macaulay is the visionary behind House Of Rainbow CIC, where they serve as Founder & CEO. They are a prominent figure, openly embracing their identity as a gay British-Nigerian, born in London. With a profound commitment to Christianity, they have been a minister since 1998, pastor, and preacher. Beyond their spiritual pursuits, they are a multifaceted individual, showcasing their talents as an inspirational speaker, author, poet, and HIV Positive Activist.

Reverend Macaulay's educational accomplishments are impressive, with a degree in Law, a master's degree in Theology, and a post-graduate certificate in Pastoral Theology.

Their dedication to the cause extends to various organisations, where they actively contributes their expertise and leadership. Notably, they serves as Patron for ReportOUT, Co-Chair for One Voice Network, and Chair for INERELA Europe, contributes as Expert Advisor at UNAIDS Reference Group on HIV and Human Rights.

Pronouns He/They

Eduardo Peres

Guest Speaker

Eduardo Peres (he/they) is a queer, Brazilian speciality doctor in sexual health and HIV medicine in central London. They have moved to the UK in 2020 from Brazil, where they previously worked in the public healthcare sector as a General Practitioner with special interest in Gender and Sexual Health, while completing a Diploma in Psychosexual Therapy, followed by an Advanced Specialist Diploma in Gender, Sex and Relationship Diversity Psychotherapy.

Eduardo has been involved with human rights activism and advocacy throughout his career, focusing his work on marginalised communities, especially LGBTQ+, migrants, people living with HIV and racially minoritised people.

They have been advocating for equitable access to healthcare for the Latin American community in the UK and for sex workers rights, and currently coordinates a specialist clinic for these groups at John Hunter Clinic.

They also advocate for equitable access to prevention strategies and management of HIV in the public healthcare sector.

They are currently the Chair for the Racially Minoritised Communities Special Interest Group at the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (RMC SIG BASHH), a member of both BASHH and the British HIV Association (BHIVA) Equality, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EEDI) Action Groups, as well as one of the Non-Executive Directors at The Love Tank CIC.

I really appreciate every initiative that brings an affirmative and positive perspectives to things that are otherwise stigmatized in society.

Living with HIV, working in HIV care and advocate for HIV and sexual health rights is quite often seen in a very negative or demeaning way.

So when I received the invitation to participate in this project that I already admired, I felt an overwhelming joy to be able to contribute to a statement piece of art that will bring attention to HIV joy and empowerment! 

Susan Cole-Hayley

Guest Speaker

Susan is an award-winning HIV activist, public speaker, writer, broadcaster, and health equity change-maker. She has over two decades of leadership in the HIV sector, spearheading innovative initiatives with national and global impact, particularly for women and people from racially minoritized communities. 

She is a Board Member of the Global Network of People Living with HIV, a member of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers, and co-founder & Executive Director of Phoenix Health Movement, the new health equity non-profit organization. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, invited for her work in tackling health inequalities in HIV. 

Angelina Namiba

Guest Speaker

Originally from Kenya, Angelina has over 25 years of experience working in the HIV sector on different initiatives ranging from providing one-to-one support to people living with HIV, treatment advocacy, and managing service delivery to facilitating, promoting and advocating for the involvement of women living with HIV in forming and informing local and national strategy and policy.

Living with HIV for more than 30 years, she is a founder member of the 4M Network of Mentor Mothers living with HIV

A programme that works with Mentor Mothers living with HIV to train them to support their peers in their pregnancy journey and for their professional development.



Angelina also sits on various national and international advisory boards. These include as a patron of the National HIV Nurses Association , a lay member of the Women’s Network of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, a member of the Organizing Committee of the annual International Women and HIV Workshop, has been a Community representative for BHIVA, and is a Trustee of the National AIDS Trust, Salamander Trust and SAFE Kenya . She has co-authored various articles in peer-review journals, and UNAIDS reports.

Rebecca Tallon De Havilland

Guest Speaker

Rebecca wears many professional hats. Having started her career as a sought after hairstylist for fashion shoots, the Eurovision song contest, and celebrity clients, she then went on to own and operate Tallon Model Agency (now Assets) in the 80’s and 90’s. Since writing her biography in the well-received book ‘His Name is Rebecca’, she is now a sought after public speaker and has spoken at various events all over Europe with the Terrence Higgins Trust. Rebecca has roles with the HSE . Was a peer support worker at TransPLUS & 56T at 56 Dean Street Soho London also a HIV Awareness campaigner and Project Bootcamp founder. & Lead in Transgender rapid testing program at HIV Ireland also a zoom meeting for trans later in life with NOT A PHASE , and on the advisory board with NATIONAL AIDS TRUST UK ( NAT)

Rebecca found time in her schedule to also become the first transgender woman in Ireland and the first person to hold an Irish passport in their reassigned gender. Rebecca’s brave and eventful journey has paved the way for others to live their life as their true selves and the appetite for her story just keeps growing. 
This remarkable life story is so interesting in itself, but the added charm and wit of Rebecca’s delivery in her various interviews really hits the mark with viewers, listeners and readers – particularly her interview on the Petty Little Things podcast.

 She has been inundated with requests for interviews on podcasts as well as appearances and talks. She is also making history once again as Ireland’s first ever trans person to host their own TV show (Rebecca’s Second Chances) which was released January on Virgin Media Television.

Joshua Royal

Guest Speaker

Born in Sri Lanka then adopted & brought up in Oxfordshire in the UK. 

Joshua’s dance training includes: The Royal Ballet School, Central School of Ballet & The Rock School For Dance Education in the USA. 

He was semi-finalist In 'Young British Dancer of The Year 2006' & has performed with The Royal Ballet, Kirov Opera, Murley Dance, Vienna Festival Ballet, English National Ballet, Hack Ballet & Neo Ballet as well as appearing at Edinburgh Fringe & in the West End in London.

His repertoire includes: Macbeth, Don Quixote (Prod: Rudolf Nureyev), Swan Lake (Prod: Anthony Dowell), The Sleeping Beauty (Prod: Natalia Makarova) at The Royal Opera House, Swan Lake & Giselle (UK Tour 2012) Ballet Central’s 25th Anniversary UK Tour 2010, The Nutcracker (USA) & Romeo & Juliet (Prod: Derek Deane) at The Royal Albert Hall. 

He has taught ballet at Portobello Dance School, Impact Dance, London Boys Ballet School, Base Dance Studios, Victoria Lagan Dance & Drama, Frances Lundy School of Dance & Primrose School of Dance. 

He completed the Professional Dancers Teaching Diploma with the Royal Academy of Dance in 2021

In 2020 he launched HIV The Naked Truth which is a group of likeminded people with a mission to end HIV stigma through the arts celebrating World AIDS Day in London. 

In 2021 he became an ambassador for the #FindYourFour HIV campaign. 

In 2022 he became an ambassador for the #TogetherVoices HIV campaign 

In 2023 his life story was featured in the book “From The Margins” published by Professor David Olusoga OBE 

He was invited as a guest judge in 🇮🇪 at Industry Dance Championships in 2023 & 2024 

In 2024 he launched the HIV The Naked Truth Calendar 2025

In 2024 he made his runway debut for Timon ImVeldt at Torture Garden London.

www.hivthenakedtruth.com

Peter Holoda

International Dance Star

Peter has been with a contemporary dance company in Budapest for more than fifteen years. Originally from Hungary, he received his ballet and dance training at a professional dance school in his home country. He has performed in numerous theatres, concerts and festivals throughout his career and collaborated with many celebrities and companies including Andrea Bocelli, Dolce & Gabbana, Cirque du Soleil during the Cannes Film Festival, Art on Ice, Deltebre Dansa Festival and Variety & Dinner Shows in Germany and Switzerland. 

“Dance has always been my greatest passion and a means of self-expression. Theatre has shaped my journey as an artist by teaching me how to express feelings and share my inner universe with others. It’s become a meditative practice that brings deeper meaning to existence and pushes me to grow every day, making me more compassionate and open-minded in my life.”

The importance of understanding and supporting each other should be one of our main priorities, it can help create balanced relationships in society. Now, when many things are changing around us, it is our responsibility to be kind, respectful and trust one another. It is important to show compassion for those living in any discrimination. Let’s embrace our differences as we are not grown up in the same family, country or same abilities, but as human beings the history is common and we have the ability to learn from it and use it properly to build a better tomorrow.

Mara Galeazzi

Former Royal Ballet Legend

Italian actress and dancer Mara Galeazzi, a former Principal Dancer of The Royal Ballet, returned to the Company as a Guest Principal in 2014/15. 

She joined The Royal Ballet in 1992 aged 18, was promoted to Principal in 2003, retiring at the end of 2012/13 season with Mary Vetsera in "Mayerling", one of her first principal roles at age 19.

Born in Chiari (Brescia, Italy) trained from age 10 at La Scala Milan school and graduated with one the highest scores.

She was awarded a Cavaliere del Merito (knighted ) by the president of Italy in 2009, Positano Prize in 2008. Danza e danza prize in 2006, "She made a difference" Women of the year in 2018 and in 2018 also received "Merenzino d'oro" from Italy. 

Her repertoire includes: Juliet ( Romeo& Juliet), Manon, Tatania (Onegin), Giselle, The Firebird, Mary Vetsera ( Mayerling), Fille Mal Gardee, The Rite of Spring, Gamzatti (La Bayadere). Anastasia, Paquita, Les Corsaire, The Sugar Plum fairy (Nutcracker) and many more. Since retiring she has returned to The Royal Ballet to create the role of the Mother (Ludovic Ondivela's Cassandra) and " Woolf Works of Wayne McGregor. She is also known for her performances of more contemporary pieces, especially the work of Sir Frederick Ashton, Sir Kenneth Macmillan, Twyla Tharp , Glen Tetley, Balanchine, Wayne McGregor, Christopher Wheeldon, Mats Ek, Jiri Kilian , Alastair Marriott, Ashley Page and Alex Ratmansky. 

Mara debuted the lead role of Virginia Woolf at the Royal Opera House and toured with the company in Brisbane, Australia 2017.

This Production and Mara's performance have received rave reviews. Mara has also choreographed her own work,”Remembrance” for the Covent Garden Dance Company and most recently " Interrupted Cadence " created for the Carta Blanca Dance Company, which premiered at the Teatro Principal in Za.

As well as dancing with The Royal Ballet, Mara has guested with the Stuttgart Ballet Company. the Munich Company, the Scottish Ballet, the Rome Opera Ballet and Carlos Acosta, Irek Mukhamedov, Tetsuya Kumakawa and Company Wayne McGregor.

In 2022 she started a new professional career as an actress and performed live stream “IL Bell’Indifferente” by Jean Couteu, in Italy a live show “Waiting” and recently in 2023 in London “Her Big Chance” by Alan Bennett directed by actress Monica Maiorino.

She is devoted to charitable work. In 2007 she founded Dancing for the Children, a charity that raises funds for other charities mainly in South Africa and Kenya to fight and spread of diseases-such as AlDS and to help underprivileged.

Tiano

The Tenor & Piano Duo

Shimi Goodman & Chris Hamilton are Tiano, the exciting Tenor & Piano act. Individually they are consummate musicians, but when they join forces, their synergy on stage creates a unique, arresting and magical atmosphere. Cardiff born Chris is a multi award winning performer, composer and lyricist. When he was growing up, Chris won the Blue Riband, the most prestigious solo prize for musicians at the Welsh National Eisteddfod. He also writes songs with Shimi who starred in world famous West End shows such as Evita, Chicago and Dirty Dancing. Their programme is eclectic, ranging from Albinoni to Tom Jones and includes interesting medleys of well known songs stunningly arranged by Chris on piano and performed in perfect harmony. Tiano injects new life into familiar songs by pairing them with familiar classical piano pieces. Tiano has recently performed a series of sell out performances in London’s West End. A reviewer from 2Shades Magazine said: “It is an almost unthinkable scenario that Liberace and Pavarotti had secret love children, let alone that those children went on to inherit their fathers’ talents!” Join these two world class performers for “an exhilarating evening of music, romance and wit” (Shentonstage.com)

We are very pleased to be a part of this worthwhile cause. When HIV first came on the scene it was accompanied by the most terrifying advertising campaigns, which people of a certain generation would never be able to forget. Advances in medicine have meant that HIV is fortunately no longer a death sentence. Ignorance however means stigma sadly still remains, so  an event such as HIV The Naked Truth Live Gala is very necessary even in 2025..

Cameron Bernard Jones

West End Star

Cameron Bernard Jones is a London-based multidisciplinary artist originally from New York City. Over the past 14 years he has curated and shaped his versatile international career through song, theatre, voiceover work, podcasting, accent coaching, and poetry. 

He has performed in numerous theatres across the world. Theatre credits include: Porgy & Bess (Royal Danish Opera); Showboat (Landestheater Linz, Austria); Hairspray (Bühne Baden, Austria); Porgy & Bess (Spoleto Festival USA); Motown The Musical (Shaftesbury Theatre, West End); Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre, West End); South Pacific (Chichester Festival Theatre); The Wiz (Hope Mill Theatre); The Burnt City (Punchdrunk); Ain’t Too Proud: The Life and Times of the Temptations (Prince Edward Theatre, West End); RENT (Landmark Theatres); Play On! (Talawa Theatre Company). 

In addition to theatre Cameron has also sung in a multitude of concerts. Notable concert credits include: Audacity at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival (The Magnets); Just My Imagination (Veritas Entertainment); Die Mittelmeer-Monologe (Wort und Herzschlag, Berlin); and Someday We’ll Find Us (Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra). Cameron developed his first concert gig in London, collaborating with The Luke Bacchus Trio, called “Notes & Riffs On Love” performed at Crazy Coqs at Brasserie Zedel. 

In 2018 Cameron became a voice actor, gaining experience in the voiceover world in a multitude of sectors, including commercials, video games, television, and film, most notably voicing two characters in the recent animated film The Garfield Movie. Other notable voiceover credits include commercials for Visa, Ferragamo, RayBan x Meta, Starbucks, and Google Pixel Pro. 

In 2024 Cameron created his podcast “Lick the Plate” a food-focused podcast that explores cuisine, culture, food history, personal stories and food memories through conversations with guests of his. It has three full seasons and hopes to gain many more listeners as it steadily grows. 

New to the screen world, in 2025 Cameron starred as Christopher in the short film JOCKSTRAP written by Harry Faint and produced by Fylm Ankoth, a Cornish film company. The film explores Christopher’s relationship with his own sexuality, his body image and his curiosity in his budding queerness. 

Cameron enjoys writing and performing poetry with the themes of blackness, queerness, romance, nature and dream states. He has performed pieces live at the Peckham Festival, created his first audio collection of recorded pieces called The Healing Section, and is currently developing his first printed poetry collection with the vision for it to be released in the near future. 

HIV has affected so much of my world throughout my life; my family, my community, my livelihood.

I believe it is crucial to keep speaking about not only the history of HIV and its effect on society but also about the future of HIV; those that will continue to live with it as well as how our communities will exist with it as we continue to learn more and strive towards finding better treatments and cures.

Though modern pharmaceutical medicine has changed the way the disease physically affects humans, there is still so much more that needs to be done.

The emotional and psychological stigma, though shifted, also still exists. It is vital for us as a global community to keep the knowledge of it alive so that HIV doesn’t become something that was “back in the day”. It is still now and it still affects too many people across this planet.

As an artist I have dedicated so much of my life to storytelling, to encouraging hope for change, and to providing inspiration. I wish to continue to do that for this gala, for a cause that is dear to my heart.