Rebecca Tallon de Havilland

Rebecca Tallon de Havilland (born 6 June 1958) She moved to Dublin aged seven. She moved to London in her twenties, pursuing a career as a hairdresser and makeup artist. While in London, she came out as a transgender woman. In 1987, when about to undergo gender confirmation surgery, she was diagnosed with HIV, and told she had two years to live. She became sober while living in Belfast in the mid-2000s. The same year, she led the Pride section of the Dublin Saint Patrick's Day Parade. In 2023, she was a guest on The Tommy Tiernan Show. In 2024, she hosted a television series, Second Chances, for Virgin Media Television, in which she helped participants overcome obstacles relating to addiction, abusive relationships and other issues. It was the first time a TV series in Ireland had been presented by a trans woman.