A BIG yellow lemon hot air balloon amazed the crowds as a Worcester celebrity made their entrance into the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony.
Ginny Lemon made an entrance to remember with the crowd erupting into applause as the drag queen shouted out their iconic catchphrase "fancy a slice" while hovering over Alexander Stadium.
Ginny, who rose to fame after their appearance in season two of Ru Paul's drag race, shared their iconic performance with their 148,000 Instagram followers.
The drag queen could be seen wearing a steampunk costume wearing an orange, yellow and white outfit and even sported a pirate hat while on stage.
The extravaganza was created by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight.
Fans commented: "Oh my goodness that's amazing! A very big well done to you."
While another said: "Saw you all the way from Sydney and had to rewind the opening ceremony just to watch you twice! Nice work."
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People of Worcester were pleased to recognise another familiar face during the opening ceremony held in Birmingham.
The audience was greeted with a giant puppet of Worcestershire's favourite son composer Edward Elgar.
A giant puppet depicting Edward Elgar during the opening ceremony of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games. Photo: PA
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The opening ceremony started with the entrance of the bull followed by the athletes' parade at 9pm.
Several musicians including Duran Duran and Tony Iommi were also featured in the opening ceremony.
BBC Asian Network presenter Noreen Khan took the centre stage to introduce the main athletes representing Caribbean nations.
During the ceremony, Diving’s Tom Daley, hockey’s Alex Danson, table-tennis’ Kim Daybell, boxing’s Galal Yafai, gymnast Max Whitlock, and track and field’s Denise Lewis handed the baton over to Dame Louise Martin.
Prince Charles officially announced the games to be open at around 10pm on Thursday (July 28).
The ceremony closed with Simon Le Bon singing the final chorus of Ordinary World while fireworks were set off.
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