News.com.au/daily/telegraph – Sydney Confidential
Former Australian Idol drag queen Courtney Act was left battered and shaken after being the victim of an inner-city mugging at the weekend.
The flamboyant cross-dresser, whose real name is Shane Jenek, was on his way to kick up his heels with friends at a Darlinghurst nightclub when the senseless attack occurred.
“I wasn’t even in drag, I was just walking along the street texting when these two guys jumped out and threw me to the ground,” Act told Confidential yesterday.
“They punched me in the head, kicked me in the ribs then demanded I hand over my mobile and the $20 I had on me.”