In a short video clip that featured on the SBS website, Mitchell is about as far from Bogan Gate as he can get (culturally, not location-wise) - Oxford Street, otherwise known as Sydney’s gay strip.

The clip, part of SBS’ Mardi Gras coverage, documents the 19-year-old’s first night out in Oxford Street, which Mitchell said was surprisingly fun.

“I was expecting it to be a lot more daunting but I was quite comfortable and it was fun even,” he said of the experience.

“I totally underestimated it.”

So how did the boy from Bogan Gate end up being filmed for a night out on Sydney’s gay strip?

“It happened in the wake of the Bogan Gate video, as have a lot of opportunities,” Mitchell said.

“SBS approached me and I was asked if I’d been to a gay bar before to which I said no. They then asked if they could take me and film it.”

Mitchell said he was originally hesitant to accept the offer because “it sounded like a recipe for awkwardness”, however after negotiating with the SBS he eventually agreed to it.

“We workshopped it a bit more until I was more comfortable with it,” Mitchell said.

“It became a case of why the hell not; it’s out of my comfort zone, but why not?”

Mitchell’s tour of the Oxford Street strip included stops at the Oxford Hotel, the Columbian Hotel which featured male pole dancers, and finally, the Stonewall Hotel, featuring drag queens, which Mitchell described as a standout of the night.

Mitchell had the opportunity to become acquainted with some of the drag queens at the Stonewall Hotel, including Charisma Belle, who invited him onstage during the show.

“They were hilarious, I loved them,” he said.

Throughout his night out Mitchell was surprised by the number of people who recognised him from his now infamous Bogan Gate video, which went viral earlier this year.

“Despite reaching an audience of more than 3 million, I’d thought of the city as a separate, superior universe that my humble YouTube video could not possibly have reached. Crazy stuff,” Mitchell wrote in the SBS feature article documenting his experiences.

“Those moments are never not weird,” he said of being recognised.

“I don’t ever expect that to happen.”

Mitchell has just started uni at Macquarie University in Sydney, studying arts/media and said he was even shocked during ‘O Week’.

“I wasn’t really expecting to get recognised at uni,” he said.

“The majority of people [who have watched the video] are either 14 or 40.”

Mitchell now has his own YouTube channel where he regularly posts short videos, as well as a public Facebook page which is liked by more than 4,600 people.

“I seized the attention of the Bogan Gate video to make a YouTube channel which is something I’d always wanted to do,” he said.

“I had 2000 subscribers to begin with, have about 3,600 now.

“I’m really happy.”

Mitchell has had a number of opportunities presented to him since his hilarious video of Bogan Gate went viral, many of which are giving him a great head start for a career in media.

“I’ve had a couple of freelance job offers but I’ve had to prioritise uni which is unfortunate,” Mitchell said.

“I’ve also been approached by Amplify which is a youth entertainment brand. We’re negotiating an eight-part series of me moving out - e.g. packing, share-house etiquette, catching public transport.

“And  I’m doing a 10 minute speech at Sydney TAFE leadership forum which is daunting because public speaking is not something I’m comfortable with.”

The SBS video can be seen at http://www.sbs.com.au/topics/sexuality/article/2016/02/25/first-night-oxford-street

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