can log in to The Spinoff. Art Simone is the self-dubbed “Down Under Drag Diva of Australia”, and is the current reigning Queen of Australia and Drag Performer of the Year. The pandemic has had a dramatic impact on the drag world. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 2 premieres January 14 on the BBC! Jojo comes to Drag Race Down Under with the most compelling narrative of the lot: she started her career as a political response to a council member stating that homosexuality wasn’t part of indigenous culture. Fresh off of the success of season one, BBC and World of Wonder have unveiled the twelve new queens entering the werkroom across the pond. ", "I can dance, not well, but I can dance! You'll then be asked to choose a password so you Right now, though, we’ve got our hands on the list of 10 queens who will be competing. If not satisfied with the response, the complaint may be referred to the online complaint form at www.presscouncil.org.nz along with a link to the relevant story and all correspondence with the publication. I’m doing it for all those little buggers who have looked at me and thought I was an absolute freak. (Photo: TVNZ), Clyde survived: How domestic tourism saved my hometown, A final legal coda to the great Southern-Molyneux drama of 2018. ", "I’m quite shy and retiring in real life, and so I’m worried about the other queens. We’re going to need that in writing. Drag Race Down Under is coming to TVNZ later this year, and today the 10 Australian and New Zealand competitors have been revealed. You can’t stop a true queen, not even if you’re a novel coronavirus who’s brought the world to its knees. Subscribe to The Bulletin to get all the day’s key news stories in five minutes – delivered every weekday at 7.30am. * Olivia Lux (New York, N.Y.) Lux be a lady tonight. Drag Race Down Under airs on TVNZ later this year. Round up your sheilas and put a shrimp on the barby, it's the contestants on Drag Race Down Under. ... Have a listen to all the shows you need to watch in 2021. She co-owns and is the resident queen at both Caluzzi Cabaret, a delightful night out and probably the receptacle of half of our nation’s pink sashes. RuPaul’s Drag Race is back and the UFC is about to be back and I think you all know what that means.. Actually, you probably don’t, because in a normal situation this wouldn’t mean anything. Ahead of the new season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race,” cast members Olivia Lux, Rosé, Tamisha Iman and Gottmik … Please try again or contact members@thespinoff.co.nz Age: 21. Left in the competition are A'Whora, Tayce, Lawrence Chaney, Sister Sister, Ellie Diamond and Bimini Bon Boulash, with the brand new episode released on Thursday evening. Race and performance news, how-tos and technical articles from RacingJunk with a focus on drag racing, feature builds, race results and industry products. It’s reality TV, where reality rules (and a team of producers) write the story. Fun. Make her feel welcome! Fun fact: Their name comes from The King and I, where Yul Brynner says “et cetera et cetera”. "RuPaul's Drag Race" season 13 will feature the show's first transgender man among the contestants. VH1 renewed both RuPaul’s Drag Race and its spin-off RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars for a thirteenth and sixth season respectively on August 20, 2020. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RuPaul's_Drag_Race_(season_13) Halleloo! [Gallery] Miss ADM 2021 Pinup Contest Contestants – RacingJunk News We drink L'affare by day. The most important thing that Etcetera Etcetera brings to the table is teaching our youth, and our adults, how to say the word probably: Et-cet-e-ra. Last month – prior to Drag Race’s casting announcement – fellow contestant Richard Chadwick, known as Karen From Finance, also issued an apology after photographs of a … She can also light her hand on fire! I just don’t want to make a tit of myself in front of the other queens. Vroom vroom, beep beep, get in losers! I don’t want to choose what to watch any more, Introducing our new pop-up podcast Drag Race Down Under the Covers, Why the late 90s and early 00s was NZ’s golden age of reality TV. ". Potentially – it has to be one of them! RuPaul's Drag Race is one of the most-watched TV shows with high ratings in the US. This is a list of contestants who have appeared on the American television show RuPaul's … They’re so glamorous and they scare me. She has an incredibly distinctive look, and I’m personally excited to see how Drag Race Down Under engages with indigeneity of both nations represented in the show. Karen is one of the most renowned drag artists in Australia, and her list of credits just might exceed the rest of these queens combined (please don’t come for me). Coco Jumbo comes to Drag Race Down Under as Sydney’s “biggest queen”, and promises to “bring Beyonce to your next event”. Although they often seem to come as a package deal, I’m excited to see these two homegrown queens distinguish themselves from each other. I am blessed, gorgeous, and stunning. After the pandemic forced production to halt, Drag Race UK is finally back for a second season! Twitter/ @RuPaulsDragRace. The Spinoff is a New Zealand online magazine covering politics, pop culture and social issues. have any issues contact us on members@thespinoff.co.nz. I am Serena Williams and Naomi Campbell if they had a baby, plus Azealia Banks! From drag veterans to rising stars, the 10 contestants of Drag Race Down Under come from Australia and New Zealand, where the series filmed earlier this year. Elektra Shock is the “Dancing Queen” of Tāmaki Makarau (there’s a lot of self-proclaimed monarchy in the drag scene, clearly). She co-owns Caluzzi Cabaret and Phoenix Cabaret with Anita, and is the resident drag queen at Family Bar and Club. Tayce, Bimini Bon … ", "I like the biggest wigs, heels, outfits, lashes, makeup, and ass. It's highly likely that you've heard of Art … She also brings a mantlepiece’s worth of awards to the competition, including Entertainer of the Year in 2017, Favourite Showgirl from 2016-2019 and Rising Star in 2015. Are you ready to fall in love with these stunning queens? deleted in the past. Stan have confirmed that RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under will start on May 1. tv Start your engines, the official trailer for Stan's RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has just dropped. But for other Drag Race contestants, the road has been rockier. Or maybe they’ll go for each other’s throats! Members account. Karen is my current pick for one of the top slots: She’s been doing it a while, remains at the top of her game, and is the only one to have an Instagram video where she’s hammering on a drum in a soothing manner. Is she going to be the first drag queen to win this? ), and is well known for their aesthetic and activism. The multiple award-winning show RuPaul’s Drag Race is set to return to TV sets everywhere on January 1, 2021 … January 1, 2021 | 7:29am New year, new Ru-solutions. ", "I am fully rounded. Karen from Finance remains the best drag name I have ever heard. She also manages to make putting on makeup look like choreography in this video for Cosmo Australia, with a sick club beat behind her. Having seen her on House of Drag, I can say one thing: She can definitely dance, and is a strong contender for the performance challenges. "I am a strong physical, fit, masculine, feminine woman. Actress and Drag Race superfan Sheridan, 39, will join the panel for the music and dance week, while Lorraine, 61, returns to the panel for a fun TV segment challenge. Contestants from RuPaulâ s Drag Race UK series 2, (Photo: BBC/World of Wonder) By Michael Chakraverty January 12, 2021 8:48 pm (Updated January 13, 2021 3:33 pm) DRAG RACE DRAMA RuPaulâ s Drag Race thrown into chaos after contestant swore at host and quit in huge meltdown. Including an indigenous queen in the first season is a good sign! CC her in on an email. We are located at 14 McDonald Street, Morningside, Auckland 1025. According to Gay Times, the season boasts ten episodes and will feature RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and Alan Carr as judges along with plenty of celebrity guests (though so far, just Dawn French and Gemma Collins have been announced). If I get any of that I will cry. Something we saw earlier this year with RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. series two, the contestants voted on who should take home titles such as Class Clown, Narrator of … ", "I am the most competitive person I know. Shock was the runner up on season two of House of Drag, starred in Pleasuredome: The Musical, and has been doing drag for nearly a decade now. The 2021 tour will feature Drag Race UK contestants Divina de Campo, Tayce, Ginny Lemon, Baga Chipz, Gothy Kendoll and more to be announced. I have personality in abundance and that’s one way to keep the cameras on you at all times. #VH1 #DragRaceMore from RuPaul's Drag Race:Offi... About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features © 2021 … Meet the line up of contestants on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Etcetera is a non-binary drag artist, is only 22 years of age (although I’m sceptical about any official drag queen ages – Joe Black is ostensibly 31! Scarlet also holds the distinction of not only being the first drag queen to compete in Miss Burlesque Australia, but the first drag queen to win it! ", "Imagine you’ve found yourself in some seedy 1920s Berlin cabaret joint where we will have a dark, delicious, and deviant time. Not Ex-ce-te-ra. LGBTQ. … She’s not just a businesswoman, she’s a businessqueen. Maxi Shield has been a drag artist for 23 years (which is like 60 straight years), and calls herself a “performer extraordinaire, pole dancing compare, anti-violence safety ambassador and rugby union mascot”. Karen From Finance will always Reply To All.”. Casting calls for season 13 were opened in December 2019 . 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