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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Okay so I just said ‘weekly’, but I actually didn’t file this column last week. Did you notice? I really meant to. But I didn’t. Call it a brief spell of pandemic lethargy. Why am I revealing this ‘behind the curtain’ detail about my own authorial failure? Because of Tia Kofi, of course. Tia has brought a dignity and richness to being clapped that has truly inspired me. Not physically clapped – I hasten to add – but in her aura and, of course, sartorially.
In episode three last week, Tia was a beacon for all of us who personally feel that we are currently living through our personal flop era (i.e. literally everyone) when she acknowledged both before, during, and after walking the runway that she looked crap. The kind of crap that isn’t trying to be good, or trying to be so-bad-it’s-good, the kind of crap that really isn’t trying at all. “I am serving you an adequate dress, made of material”,
Ginny Lemon: Why I quit Drag Race UK
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It is 12 years since our beloved RuPaul Charles, a maverick behind the global drag revolution, made herstory in series one of RuPaul’s Drag Race. From the get-go, the show never strayed far from its roots of gender-bending queer artistry and flipping the dichotomies of masculinity and femininity.
However, 12 years and a global franchise later, Drag Race is now tethering closer than ever to being a household name. While we all clear our Thursday night schedules to watch the new episode of Drag Race UK, this is a wonderful indictment of how far we have come in accepting LGBTQ+ identities.
Drag Race UK judge Lorraine Kelly praises Scot Laurence Chaney s outfit
Laurence Chaney teased fans with her her runway outfit for this week.
Lorraine Kelly in her Morning Gloria get up for am Attitude Magazine photoshoot last year (Image: Attitude Magazine)
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BIMINI BON BOULASH AS ANNE BOLEYN
Right… Hear me out. Ever since the season two promos dropped and the world got their first glimpse at THEE Bimini Bon Boulash, looking like the legendary love child of The Cock Destroyers and Henry VIII’s second wife Anne Boleyn, I’ve been infatuated with them. While a few centuries apart, both Anne Boleyn and Cock Destroying legends Rebecca and Sophie are revered gay icons in the online queer communities. Boleyn, for the uninitiated, was deemed the original gay icon for allegedly shielding her brother’s homosexuality. A regal promo photo, Princess Julia on the runway, and a Tudor queen for Snatch Game? Perfect for Bimini, who has their finger on the pop culture pulse. Anne Boleyn is easy to make funny too. She was accused of adultery and witchcraft, which provides ample room for visual gags. Bimini’s accent works perfectly for that Six the Musical-esque style of loud mouth Boleyn that’s proved so successful on stage. Historical figures
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