A young woman has paid thousands of pounds for plastic surgery - to make her look more like a drag queen.
Collagen Westwood, 21, from north London said she is thrilled if she is mistaken for a man dressing as a woman on a night out.
Barbie girl: Collagen Westwood (pictured), loves dressing herself up to look like a drag queen. Her early idols were Boy George and Lily Savage
The aspiring singer is so desperate to achieve her look she's splashed out £5,000 on surgery to plump up her lips and straighten her nose. She even plans to have some ribs removed so she can fit into smaller corsets.
Collagen, who counts Lily Savage and 80s group Dead or Alive singer Pete Burns among her idols has also bought elaborate wigs and revealing low-cut dresses.
The young woman said: 'I've admired drag queens since I was a little girl.
'They're glamorous and beautiful - what woman wouldn't want to look like that?
'I have a couple of different wigs that I wear when I go out, and people are always assuming I'm a transvestite. I love it when people mistake me for a man. It doesn't offend me - I think drag queens look fantastic.'
Painful: Collagen had her lips plumped and her nose straightened and plans further plastic surgery
Collagen spends at least three hours getting ready for a night out - and her huge blonde wig and elaborate make-up are so difficult to put on, she has to be helped by her make-up artist friend.
She added: 'I'm saving up for more surgery. I love being plastic.
'I can't wait until I've got enough for liposuction and to have some ribs removed - so I can fit into even smaller corsets, but I want a breast enlargement too.
'I have my lips plumped up with collagen injections every few months. I've always been fascinated by the elaborate clothes and make up that drag queens wear.'
Collagen said her mother had many friends who were drag queens when she was growing up and she always wanted to be like them.
She said: 'As a child, I used to love dressing up as Boy George and when I was a bit older, I used to enter talent contests as Cher.
Collagen, 5, pictured left. She was a fan of Boy George (right) when growing up
'When I started secondary school, I got quite badly bullied, and I grew to hate the way I looked.
'From the age of about 12, I was desperate to have surgery and change my appearance.
'A lot of people have made fun of me and treat me like a bit of a freak, especially when I was at school - but I don't let them bother me now.
'I just get on with my own life, and concentrate on being happy.'
Collagen was bullied as a child but now says she ignores any negative comments
Collagen, who is now trying to launch a singing career, admitted that some of her friends and family are not accepting of her look.
She added: 'My partner, Ally, is a lot more reserved than I am - sometimes I think she wishes I'd tone it down a bit.
