Drag artist Steven Irvine, aka Pro Vanity, punched, stabbed and stamped on a gore-spattered toy representing the missing child at Cheerz bar in Aberdeen
A TWISTED cabaret star drank fake blood from a ‘Madeleine McCann’ doll in a vile pub show.
Drag artist Steven Irvine, aka Pro Vanity, punched, stabbed and stamped on a gore-spattered toy representing the missing child.
Incredibly, the show, which promised to reveal “what really happened to Maddie”, was cheered by some punters.
But others in the audience at Cheerz bar in Aberdeen told of their disgust at the bizarre performance.
One mum said: “It was nasty. No one knows what happened to that girl — yet they thought it was okay to joke about it. It broke my heart.”
She said that, when she complained, a staff member got angry, because he “couldn’t see her problem”.
Another witness said: “The act was dancing about with the doll then attacked it.
“She kicked and punched it and stabbed it with a knife. For the finale it was dumped on the ground covered in fake blood and stamped on.
“People got caught up in it for a start but the mood in the place started to change.
“It went on and on. How could anyone think it’s acceptable?”
Video of last Thursday’s horror-themed event reveals host ‘Penny Dreadful’ laughing with Irvine before teeing up his act.
He asks: “Boys and girls, has anyone ever wondered what happened to Madeleine McCann? You’re about to find out.”
The crowd jeers and punters shout “Come home Maddy!” and “Where’s my child?”.
Irvine takes the stage clutching a doll wrapped in a black shawl and begins miming to a song before attacking it.
Last night Clarence Mitchell, spokesman for Maddie’s parents Kate and Gerry, said: “The offensiveness of this act speaks for itself.”
But defiant Irvine, 22, from Aberdeen, who also works as a waiter, said: “It’s a drag show. It’s supposed to cause offence.
“I’ve heard one negative comment but so much praise. I entertained on the night.”
He said other acts made fun of 9/11 and Whitney Houston, adding: “I feel for the family. But it was supposed to be extreme and edgy.”
Cheerz assistant boss George Mckenzie promised a probe.
Mr Mckenzie said: “No complaints came to me but it’s not something I’d condone. It’s not a good advert for the pub.”
SNP councillor Graham Dickson said: “Sometimes freedom of speech can go too far.”
And charity Missing People said: “It’s important to avoid causing distress to anyone affected by the issue.”
Madeleine was three when she disappeared in Praia da Luz, Portugal, in 2007.
Kate, 48, and Gerry, 47, left presents in her bedroom on her 13th birthday last month.
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