Drusilla Foer

Gianluca Gori (born 1967),^[1] better known by the stage name Drusilla Foer, is an Italian drag queen and television personality.

Drusilla Foer
Drusilla Foer in 2022
Born	Gianluca Gori 1967 (age 57–58) Florence, Italy
Occupations	Drag queen television personality comedian actor theater director
Years active	2011–present

Early life

Gianluca Gori was born in Florence.^[2] Before inventing the character of Drusilla Foer, he worked as an actor and theater director.^[3] He also worked as a photographer and was involved with fashion and design. Little else is known about his personal life.^[4] When asked where Gianluca Gori ends and the character of Drusilla Foer begins, Foer stated that, "There are no limits. Because Drusilla doesn't take up anyone's space. It's all natural."^[5]

Career

In 2017, Foer was a host of StraFactor, a late night "anti-talent" show that parodied X Factor.^[6] She published a novel titled You Don't Know Shame (Italian: Tu non conosci la vergogna) in 2021.^[7]

In February 2022, Foer co-hosted the third evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2022, bringing her mainstream fame in Italy.^[8] After the show, she received many offers to host other programs, but rejected most of them.^[9] In May, Foer co-hosted the 67th David di Donatello with Carlo Conti.^[10] That year, she was the second-most-searched person on Google in Italy after Vladimir Putin.^[11] The following year, she was a guest during the second evening of the Sanremo Music Festival 2023.^[12]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	Magnificent Presence	Ennio	as Gianluca Gori	[13]
2017	Bloody Richard	Doctor
2021	Forever Out of My League	Marta's grandmother
2023	Il cacio con le pere	Mastini		[14]
	Cattiva coscienza [it]	President		[15]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Ref.
2012	The Show Must Go Off	Self		[16]
2017	StraFactor [it]	Self	Judge	[17]
2018–2020	CR4 - La Repubblica delle Donne [it]	Self		[16]
2020	L'ultima de' Medici	Madame Du Deffand		[18]
2021	Ciao maschio [it]	Self		[19]
2022	Sanremo Music Festival 2022	Self	Co-host, night 3	[20]
	67th David di Donatello	Self	Host	[16]
	Drusilla e l'almanacco del giorno dopo [it]	Self	Host	[21]
2023	Sanremo Music Festival 2023	Self	Guest	[12]
2024	Everything Calls for Salvation	Matilde		[22]

Bibliography

• Foer, Drusilla (2021). Tu non conosci la vergogna (in Italian). Mondadori. ISBN 978-8804738299.