‘Can you help find the lesbian grandmothers?’

Storyteller and panto dame Mama G is hoping this weekend’s Pride Festival will help solve a mystery.

The award-winning author and LGBQT+ advocate has written The Proudest Bird in the World and knows exactly who she wants to dedicate the book to, but she doesn’t know their names.

Reflecting on an interaction she had with a couple of lesbian grandmothers at her first ever performance at Blackpool Pride in 2021, Mama G said: “They talked to me about the lack of grandparents in picture books in general, and especially lesbian grandparents, and that stuck in my consciousness.

“Now, the main characters in The proudest Bird in the World are two lesbian grandparents who educate the bird and their granddaughter on what the colours of the rainbow flag mean to them.”

So, can you help? Mama G is looking for two women — a couple, likely grandmothers — who attended Blackpool Pride in 2021 and who may remember speaking to a pantomime dame after her performance.

Mama G hopes to reunite with them at Blackpool Pride on Saturday, where she will be performing and where she intends to dedicate The Proudest Bird in the World to them in person.

If you think you know who they are, or if you are one of these women, please get in touch - [email protected] @mamagstories on Instagram, Facebook, or TikTok