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The Vivienne: Former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner dies at 32

By Editorial Board Published January 5, 2025 4 Min Read
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The Vivienne: Former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner dies at 32

Former RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner James Lee Williams, often known as The Vivienne, has died on the age of 32.

In a press release, a spokesperson stated: “It’s with immense disappointment that we let you already know our beloved James Lee Williams – The Vivienne, has handed this weekend.

“James was an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and amazing person.

“Their household are heartbroken on the lack of their son, brother and uncle. They’re so pleased with the fantastic issues James achieved of their life and profession.

“We will not be releasing any further details. We please ask that James’s family are given the time and privacy they now need to process and grieve.”

“You were always there, always laughing, always giving, always on point. Your laughter, your wit, your talent, your drag. I loved all of it but I loved your friendship most of all.”

She added: “I love you my darling. You will be so missed my lovely. May your light shine fiercely, forever.”

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The Vivienne had risen to prominence in 2015 after turning into the UK Drag Ambassador for the American sequence of RuPaul’s Drag Race.

The present sees drag queens competing in entrance of a panel of judges to turn into the subsequent drag celebrity.

The Vivienne later competed within the first UK sequence of the present in 2019, occurring to win it after lip-syncing within the remaining to the Wham hit I am Your Man.

Their drag title got here from their love of designer Vivienne Westwood.

Williams, who was born in Wales, additionally got here third on the 2023 sequence of Dancing On Ice.

Shea Coulee, who gained the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, stated: “I am in complete and utter shock. This is so devastating.”

One other Drag Race star, Bimini Bon Boulash, wrote: “I’m so sorry. I’m in total shock.”

Williams’s publicist Simon Jones additionally described their “immense talent” and “comic genius and quick wit”.

Mr Jones wrote on Instagram: “These are words I never ever wanted to write. Viv was a close friend. a client and someone I loved very much.

“From the second I met them in 2019 I knew we might create magic collectively and I turned their supervisor. Their expertise was immense and the sunshine they introduced to each room was astonishing. No-one has ever made me snigger in my life as a lot as Viv did. Their comedian genius and fast wit was like no different.”

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