2023-05-14 03:52:00
Mimi Maes (70) couldn’t have asked for a better gift for Mother’s Day. His “Stefke” performed last night on this big stage he has dreamed of since he was two years old.
Mimi is a loving woman who wishes her children – her other son, Sam is four years older than Stef – all the happiness. “Be who you want to be”, the message that Gustaph conveys with his song, is the education he received. “We quickly had strong suspicions that Stef was not like the other boys,” she told our colleagues from the newspaper “Het Laatste Nieuws”.
“And it didn’t matter. Sammeke played with the cars and the BMX in the garden. Stefke loved feminine things, dressy clothes and Barbies. He performed with the girl next door, sang ABBA, and tape-recorded the performances. »
coming out at 14
He was 14 years old when he made his “coming out”. “I found a little letter saying he couldn’t respond to a girl’s love. »
His family accepted him without difficulty. The family lived in Rotselaar, but the man who years later would become Gustaph went to the Ghent Conservatory to begin his music studies. “He felt more at home in a big city,” says Mimi. And he also likes to shop there. “Stef has a lot of good clothing choices. »
“Stefke has always liked to have fun,” says Mimi. “I remember a playback show in Vilvoorde. I had taken him, he was 7 years old and had dressed up as Madonna. I had chosen her blonde wig, shoes and gloves. He was wearing a blouse and a skirt of mine. I said: ‘Don’t win, but above all have fun.’ The look you saw on TV Thursday night when he put his hands over his eyes, well, it’s still the same as it was 34 years ago when he won that show”
Today, Stef is a singer, pianist, songwriter and producer, and he teaches. His life breathes music. “I never told him to temper,” Mimi concludes with a smile.
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