The REAL Steve Gray

examiner.com

Richard O’Brien has New Zealand residency after Government intervention.

O’Brien’s immigration adviser, Dion Smart, has confirmed the Government has now officially approved residency for New Zealand-raised O’Brien, creator of The Rocky Horror Show.

O’Brien, who was born in Britain and lives there at present, would now seek a Government waiver to speed up becoming a New Zealand citizen, Mr Smart said.

Mr Smart said an application would now be made to Internal Affairs Minister Nathan Guy to waive the usual requirement for people to have had residency for five years before applying for citizenship.

Mr Smart said O’Brien was “very pleased” his residency application had been approved. He is expected to be the narrator in a New Zealand tour of The Rocky Horror Show in October.

However, he is still expected to share his time between New Zealand and Europe, where he had theatrical commitments.

Quoted from last month……

I don’t want anybody to think I’m grandstanding. All I wanted to do is belong. It’s always been home. I feel a big swell of love and generosity of spirit all around me in New Zealand. I’m a peculiar-looking person. I’m a trannie, but I’m their trannie.”

Love Pat.

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