Patriarch Irinej of Serbia asserted that the May 2014 flooding ( mainly in Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina ) was " divine punishment " from God for Wurst 's victory . Metropolitan Amfilohije of Montenegro also blamed Wurst 's victory for the floods . Irish television presenter for the BBC and former Eurovision BBC commentator Terry Wogan described that year 's performance as a " freak show " . Reacting to these critics , Wurst stated " It 's so ridiculous ! For me a perfect world would be when we do n't have to talk about sexuality , where you 're from , what you believe . Is this the worst thing in the mind of the politicians ? " She stated her desire to perform in Russia for the country 's LGBT community , " To tell them that they are not alone . The whole community around the world is standing behind them . They have to trust that if they open their mouth , then we can change something . " To a reporter from '' The Observer '' , she commented : " It 's funny that these people think I 'm so powerful . I 've figured out over the years , you can only hurt me if I love you ; if I do n't know you , I really do n't care . There are people who want to kill me and I 'm always like , ' Well , get in line , darling . ' " On 28 June 2014 , Wurst performed onstage at Trafalgar Square in central London as the headline act during the city 's annual LGBT Pride Parade . She was introduced onstage by actor and LGBT rights campaigner Ian McKellen , and performed to a crowd of over 300,000 alongside acts Samantha Fox and Sinitta . She informed reporters from '' The Observer '' that " I do n't want to say the other Prides are less good , but I fell in love with London immediately , so today is a very special day for me . All the drag queens looked stunning . " On 2 July , she opened Madrid 's LGBT Pride festival with a concert at Chueca Plaza , there performing alongside Ruth Lorenzo , before performing at Stockholm Pride on 30 July , at Antwerp Pride on 10 August , and at Manchester Pride on 24 August
May 2014 flooding
2014 Southeast Europe floods
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