Sasha Allen on Adore Delano, label drama and defying transphobes
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Sasha Allen on Adore Delano, label drama and defying transphobes
"I was like, f***! Like, what does that even feel like? He binned off describing emotions, instead writing about their relationship as though it was 'a movie that I feel like I'm watching,' because that's honestly how I feel and that's how I felt for the past six months at the time I'd been with her. Once I stepped back and did it like that, it very much fell into place."
"Allen and Delano's love story does play out like a movie, one told via impossibly sweet TikTok montages and shadowy kisses, like in the song's official visualiser. On social media, fans have crowned them a power couple and, as a T4T (trans for trans) couple, a warming antidote to the cruel vitriol the community faces otherwise."
Sasha Allen created his new single 'What It Feels Like' as a tribute to his partner Adore Delano, a singer, actor and RuPaul's Drag Race finalist. Written at 2am while Delano was filming out of town, the song emerged from Allen's struggle to articulate the intangible sensation of falling in love. Rather than attempting direct emotional description, Allen adopted a cinematic approach, framing their relationship as a movie he was watching. The couple met in November 2024 after Allen messaged Delano, leading to rapid connection and frequent dates. As a trans-for-trans couple, they have become recognized as a power couple on social media, with fans viewing their relationship as a positive representation for the community.
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