RuPaul has mentioned his “heart is broken” following the demise of former Drag Race winner, The Vivienne.
The drag queen and TV presenter mentioned on Instagram on Monday he joined the whole Drag Race universe in mourning the lack of The Vivienne, whom he referred to as “an incredibly talented queen and a lovely human being”.
The Vivienne, whose actual title was James Lee Williams, gained the primary collection of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in 2019.
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The 32-year-old’s demise was confirmed by their publicist Simon Jones on Sunday night.
Danny Beard, who gained the truth present in 2022, referred to as The Vivienne “a proper entertainer” and “one of the most passionate, talented, geeky, girls I’ve ever known” and their demise meant “there’s a piece missing now”.
Cheddar Beautiful, that 12 months’s runner-up, mentioned on Instagram that they had misplaced “a peer, a friend and an icon”, including that “the entire world of entertainment grieves” and it was “impossible to make sense of such sadness”.
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RuPaul joined the whole Drag Race universe in mourning the lack of The Vivienne
Bagachipz mentioned on social media they’d “talk to you before I go onstage for every single show I do”, calling The Vivienne a “powerhouse when you hit that stage”.
The Vivienne’s ex-husband, David Ludford, mentioned the performer “made me feel love and shown me what it was really like to love someone”.
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The Vivienne on the UK premiere of Depraved in November. Pic: AP
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The Vivienne, 32, rose to prominence in 2015 after turning into the UK Drag Ambassador for the American collection of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
The present sees drag queens competing in entrance of a panel of judges to turn out to be the subsequent drag famous person.
The Vivienne, whose drag title got here from their love of designer Vivienne Westwood, later competed within the first UK collection of the present in 2019, happening to win it after lip-syncing within the last to the Wham! hit I am Your Man.
Williams, who was born in Wales, additionally got here third on the 2023 collection of Dancing On Ice.
A spokesman for Cheshire Police mentioned officers have been referred to as to a home in Chorlton-by-Backford, close to Chester, at 12.22pm on Sunday following stories of a sudden demise.
The pressure mentioned there have been “no suspicious circumstances”.
