What’s in store for the big boys this year at XXL Pride? Bigger? Badder? BEARIER?

XXL is all about one club fits all! We are all for one and one for all – as long as you leave your attitude at the door, you dance like nobody’s watching, love like you’ll never be hurt, you sing like nobody’s listening and party like it’s heaven on earth.

You’ve added a couple of new resident DJs to the lineup, who are they and how did you find them?

Well – three you will already know by reputation – Wayne G, Moto Blanco and the Hoxton Whores – they are international names – and coming into the fold is DJ Funkybear Martin from the West Coast of the USA bringing a deeper tribal rhythm to the dance floor. He’s an internationally renowned circuit DJ who will splice up the dance floor between Christian and Alex.

You recently had Bear Pride in association with Ben Cohen and the StandUp Foundation and it looked like a massive party! How did it go?

Brilliant – Ben is a gent and it’s a great cause – we raised £10,000 for his foundation and we can’t wait till next year.

“We are all for one and one for all – as long as you leave your attitude at the door.”

What can we look forward to this coming year for XXL?

We are launching XXL’s very own fat fighters – FIGHTING FOR YOUR RIGHT TO BE FAT, FUNKY and FURRY – this will start off with monthly pre-clubbing socials with Buffet, Booze and Bearlesque.

This year’s London Pride parade theme is Pride Heroes, who is your hero?

I’ve never just done one at a time – it would have to be the Fantastic Four!

If you could be any superhero and why, who would it be?

Hellboy – I would have been Thor – but she’s too precious! And who can’t resist a horny hero with a cigar in his mouth!

Not us, that’s for sure.

• XXL London Pride is at Pulse (No1 Invicta Plaza, South Bank SE1) on Saturday 27th June, 10pm-7am. £8 members, £15 guests.