Born As A Man Named Dedi Yuliardi, This Is A Portrait Of Dorce Gamalama's Past

Dorce Gamalama (Photo: IG @dg_kcp)

JAKARTA - The health condition of multitalented artist Dorce Gamalama is currently reported to be declining. He even had time to ask for help from fellow artists to officials for his recovery.

In the midst of this condition, Dorce made a statement that became a polemic, namely that he wanted to be buried as a woman in the future. Maybe there are still many people who don't know about Dorce's life journey, from the beginning of his career to success in the entertainment world.

The following is a summary of Dorce Gamalama's life journey, which she previously revealed clearly through her book entitled Aku Perempuan: A Winding Way of a Dorce Gamalama in August 2005.

1. Born Dedi Yuliardi Dorce was born on July 21, 1963 in Solok, West Sumatra. He is the fruit of love from the couple Dalifah, a rice trader of Minang blood and Achmad, an artist and soldier of Arab-Binjai blood. The artist who is familiarly called Bunda Dorce was born as a man whose full name is Dedi Yuliardi.

2. Orphaned at the Age of 3 Months At the age of 3 months, Dedi was forced to be separated for good with his mother, Dalifah because he died at the age of 40 years. It is not known what caused his mother's death. Feeling very devastated by the death of his wife, Achmad seemed difficult to accept the fact and chose to leave the house leaving Dedi without any news.

3. Feeling Trapped in a Man's Body Dedi started to feel trapped in a man's body at the age of 7 years. At his young age, he did not dare to tell anyone about his anxiety and tended to keep it under wraps. It turned him into a sensitive and gentle figure like a woman.

4. The First Time Wearing Women's Clothes Due to his gentle nature like a woman, Dedi also hangs out a lot with his female friends. Until one day, at the age of 10, she was trusted to appear for the August 17 event to play a play as a grandmother. That's when he first wore women's clothes and became addicted.

5. Surgery to Become a Woman At the age of 20, Dedi made a big decision in his life, namely to undergo a gender transition by means of surgery. Is a plastic surgeon at Soetomo Hospital, Surabaya named Prof. Dr. Johan Marzuki, who carried out the operation on Dedi. It took about 4 hours to complete the operation.

6. Changed Name to Dorce After successfully having a female physique, Dedi finally started taking care of changing his identity. There is no longer Dedi Yuliardi's name on the ID card, but Dorce Ashadi. He then chose the name Dorce Gamalama as his stage name and successfully stole the public's attention. Previously he had used the names Dorce Urang Aring and Dorce Manise, when performing on stage.

7. Involved in Acting Until Presenter Dorce Gamalama, started his career in the entertainment world since 1989. He has been a film player, in the world of singing, to a presenter. His name skyrocketed after becoming a talk show host on Trans TV in 2005, the Dorce Show. She was even nicknamed Oprah Winfrey Indonesia because of her capable appearance while holding the event.

8. Closed in Love Affairs Dorce Gamalama is known to be very energetic in every appearance. But it is the opposite in matters of love. He is very closed about romance and prefers to adopt 3 children. Apart from that, Dorce also has many foster children through the Dorce Halimatussa'diyah foundation.

Now at the age of 58 years, Dorce Gamalama is experiencing the lowest phase in her life because of the diabetes she suffers from. There are rumors that he is in a coma in a hospital but until now there has been no definite information from the family.