WEBVTT - FAUX FUR UNTUCKS RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE: DOWN UNDER! SERIES 2

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<v Speaker 1>It's in the news today, but it was actually on

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<v Speaker 1>TV Reload the podcast last week at night. Welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>to TV Reload. My name's Benjamin Norris and on this

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<v Speaker 1>casting agents, plus the talent that we see on our screens.

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<v Speaker 1>TV Reload reloads the shows that you are currently watching

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<v Speaker 1>and gives you a better insight at our television industry

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<v Speaker 1>and streaming services. Today on the podcast, I have the

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<v Speaker 1>latest eliminated queen from Rupol's Drag Race down Under. It

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<v Speaker 1>is faux Fur. This week, the entire queer media has

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<v Speaker 1>fallen over themselves to get a chat with the queens

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<v Speaker 1>that make up Rupol's Drag Race Down Under Series two,

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<v Speaker 1>which has had its first episode out on Saturday on

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<v Speaker 1>Down Australia. Well, guess what, guys, I've gotten in line

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<v Speaker 1>and rightfully so. The show has been an international sell

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<v Speaker 1>leboration of queer and diverse themes which simply wasn't around

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<v Speaker 1>when I grew up. What RuPaul has brought to the

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<v Speaker 1>global stage is nothing short of amazing. And it has

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<v Speaker 1>been phenomenal to see our entertainment reporters, journalists and podcasters

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<v Speaker 1>of the like all supporting this Australian version. Sadly, I

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<v Speaker 1>was sick last week, as you can hear in my voice,

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<v Speaker 1>and I had to change my plans to attend the

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<v Speaker 1>Sydney launch. But I have snapped out of it and

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<v Speaker 1>I'm ready to bring you the tea Each week with

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<v Speaker 1>the Eliminated Queens. These episodes are short, but certainly pack

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<v Speaker 1>of punch. Much like today's guest, Foe was loud and obnoxious,

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<v Speaker 1>but in Drag that is something to celebrate, So sit

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<v Speaker 1>back and enjoy the chat and feel free to let

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<v Speaker 1>me know what you think. However, let's get started with

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<v Speaker 1>today's guest. I'd like to welcome Faux Fur to TV Reload.

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<v Speaker 2>No matter how many time things go wrong, I just

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<v Speaker 2>last things off. I am thrilled to be back down Under.

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<v Speaker 2>The best part of it all is learning as you go.

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<v Speaker 2>The last queen's standings will walk away with the title

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to come back on all starts? Didn't you

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<v Speaker 2>settle teeth? Which one of my queens will snatch the

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<v Speaker 2>title of down Under Next Drag Superstar. So I'm like

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<v Speaker 2>trying to peace make the young girls not to attack

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<v Speaker 2>the older girls, but they were both just going at it.

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<v Speaker 2>Racist me the best drag queen, which I made myself

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<v Speaker 2>a promise that I wouldn't change.

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<v Speaker 1>IPO, how are you good?

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<v Speaker 2>How are you e?

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<v Speaker 1>Congratulations on making it onto RuPaul's Drag Rates down Under.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I want to ask you straight away. Your

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<v Speaker 1>entrance was absolutely fantastic iconic. Was the hat not working?

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<v Speaker 1>Was that a part of the routine that you planned

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<v Speaker 1>or was that actually just classic faux.

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<v Speaker 2>For girl that was that wasn't the first to have it.

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to go in there like yes and like

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<v Speaker 2>bag but like like life is, you're gonna adapt real

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<v Speaker 2>quickly and adjust to all these wardrobe malfunctions. I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>burn the hat, burn the black panty. But no, it

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<v Speaker 2>just kept falling, and I was like, right, we're just

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<v Speaker 2>gonna make this work. You've done this for seven years.

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<v Speaker 2>You should know how to adjust and make these things.

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<v Speaker 2>Like you may want to lay that.

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<v Speaker 1>You may want to lay up that MSG before you

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<v Speaker 1>get a dined to me.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, you may want to lay off that

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<v Speaker 2>MSG before you get addicted to me. I'm glad they

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<v Speaker 2>captured it and that Wardrome mouthfund you because it just

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<v Speaker 2>shows you me, no matter how many times things go wrong,

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<v Speaker 2>I just laughed things off because like literally, that hat

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<v Speaker 2>would not give up. It was like, no, you're not

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<v Speaker 2>having a moment, and I was like no.

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<v Speaker 1>Now, well, the phenomenon of RuPaul has been such a

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<v Speaker 1>huge international success. What was your first memory of RuPaul's

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<v Speaker 1>drag rates.

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<v Speaker 2>Getting cast in? Like literally getting the congratulate congratulations you

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<v Speaker 2>are on season two? Oh oh my god. That was

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<v Speaker 2>probably like a memory that I'll kick to life because

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<v Speaker 2>I never knew that I could get on this show.

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<v Speaker 2>I was okay, I put my audition in even though

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<v Speaker 2>I wasn't going to because I was so nervous and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like I'm not ready and that's just myself

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<v Speaker 2>sabatore and I did it and then I got it

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<v Speaker 2>and I was like, there is no way. This is

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<v Speaker 2>a joke. This this this is a prank, this is

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<v Speaker 2>they probably sent it to the wrong fo fir. But

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<v Speaker 2>then I realized there's any one of me. But it

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<v Speaker 2>was just so surreal and it goes down to date

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<v Speaker 2>for me because getting that call made me go, wow,

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<v Speaker 2>my dreams are coming true. Something that I always thought

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<v Speaker 2>that was a fantasy became a reality and it was ridiculous.

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<v Speaker 2>And then once that became a reality, I was like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 2>what else can I do? Like I might as well

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<v Speaker 2>take it to the whole new heights, Like my new

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<v Speaker 2>goal is to be Oprah after this, And I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>judging you. I'm dead serious. Everyone thinks I'm crazy, but

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, I want to be the next Oprah.

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<v Speaker 1>Well this is a really good starting point, So let's

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<v Speaker 1>you know, and I think there's a lot of people

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<v Speaker 1>that are going to go with you on a journey,

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<v Speaker 1>because even when we started to see the promos of

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<v Speaker 1>season two, you definitely stood out amongst the crowd. So

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<v Speaker 1>maybe an Oprah shows on its way.

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<v Speaker 2>Maybe not anytime soon, because you know, I'm still too

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<v Speaker 2>young and I don't have the Could you imagine me

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<v Speaker 2>being a like Oprah at this age with the life

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<v Speaker 2>experience that I have, and no one's gonna take me serious?

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<v Speaker 2>So like that's down the track, But until then, give

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<v Speaker 2>me my own reality TV show, make me the next Kardashian,

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<v Speaker 2>and OWL can give it to you.

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<v Speaker 1>Being eliminated first must have been a bit of a

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<v Speaker 1>kick in the teeth for you. Did you want to

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<v Speaker 1>throw a tantrum?

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't want to throw a tantrum. I was very devastated.

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<v Speaker 2>And if you did kick me in the teeth at

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<v Speaker 2>least then I could go report you gave me straight

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<v Speaker 2>teeth because you know, oh my god, it was it

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<v Speaker 2>was hard, Like in the moment, I was like, holy shit,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm here to represent Asian drag queens and you know

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<v Speaker 2>what Australian Asian drags can do. And it was hard

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<v Speaker 2>because I got sent home first and I didn't get

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<v Speaker 2>to show so much. But the way the episode aired

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<v Speaker 2>and was edited, it was perfect. It showed just a

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<v Speaker 2>glimpse of whu faufur is wanting you for wanting a take,

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<v Speaker 2>wanting you guys all wanting more. And trust me, there's

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<v Speaker 2>so much more of me to give out there, and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm gunning for All Stars. I'm telling you now I'll

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<v Speaker 2>be back on All Stars because I feel like there

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<v Speaker 2>is so much more that you guys don't know about me.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's a good thing, because now I've left you

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<v Speaker 2>on a cliff and your order like, shit, we really.

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<v Speaker 1>Want to know more, you know what I really wanted

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<v Speaker 1>to know when you left. I mean I thought you

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<v Speaker 1>were going to be a part of the whole series.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you allowed and you were obnoxious in the

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<v Speaker 1>best way possible. But I just want to know, who

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<v Speaker 1>were you going to do for snatch game?

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<v Speaker 2>Everyone kids asking this question, and I was gonna do

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<v Speaker 2>Bettman rock Ah.

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<v Speaker 1>Can you give us a little bit of that now?

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<v Speaker 1>In the words of.

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<v Speaker 2>RuPaul Prince, what are you gonna do that, bitch?

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<v Speaker 1>There was a prevalent storyline through episode one of series

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<v Speaker 1>two about agism. Did you feel that the older queens

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<v Speaker 1>were overlooked or that they weren't being given the respect

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<v Speaker 1>they deserved. How did it play out for you?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh, when that whole thing was happening, I was like

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<v Speaker 2>on the other end of the work room unpacking, So

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't really pay attention because I was like, I

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<v Speaker 2>need to unpack everything. I need to get everything that

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't organized in my little space. But I feel like

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<v Speaker 2>I'm stuck in the middle because I am twenty seven

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<v Speaker 2>years old. So I'm like trying to peace, make the

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<v Speaker 2>young girls not to attack the older girls, but there

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<v Speaker 2>were both just going at it, and I was like, guys,

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<v Speaker 2>stop love, friendship, peace, But yeah, it should. Age should

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<v Speaker 2>not be a thing to stop you from chasing your

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<v Speaker 2>dreams and goals, even if you're young. Like, there are

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of different life everyone's different, everyone's life experiences

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<v Speaker 2>and lessons are different, and all is valid, you know.

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<v Speaker 2>So when it comes to drag, there is no limit

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<v Speaker 2>to it, There is no age to it. There is

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<v Speaker 2>no gender or boundary to it. You do what you

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<v Speaker 2>want to do in Dragon, that's the best thing about it.

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<v Speaker 2>And having that topic come up was like categorizing it

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<v Speaker 2>into something a bit negative for me because I'm twenty

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<v Speaker 2>seven years old and I've been doing this for seven years,

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<v Speaker 2>but I only started getting noticed two years ago when

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<v Speaker 2>I just like when COVID happened, and I quit my

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<v Speaker 2>full time job and I wanted to take drag seriously.

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<v Speaker 2>And then COVID happened, and I was like, ah, Stavability,

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<v Speaker 2>what happened? Universe? Fuck you? But that didn't stop me

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<v Speaker 2>because I was like, you know what, this is going

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<v Speaker 2>to show me. This is going to show how crafty

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<v Speaker 2>I can be. And so when COVID happened, I created

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<v Speaker 2>a show called Foam Mondays, and it started off in

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<v Speaker 2>a little studio with me and my boyfriend living in

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<v Speaker 2>a small studio and I just started doing it. And

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not professional, not doing lives or podcasters or anything

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<v Speaker 2>like that. I learned and I grew whilst every life

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<v Speaker 2>I've done. So that's what I mean when it comes

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<v Speaker 2>to doing drag or doing anything. Dreams and passions, you're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to be ready for them. Ever, no one

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<v Speaker 2>is ever ready for the opportunities and their dreams and goals.

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<v Speaker 2>Just jump and go for it and learn on the way.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the best part of it all, is learning as

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<v Speaker 2>you go and then taking the blessings and enjoying those.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, while you were going around and talking to everyone,

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<v Speaker 1>I want to know what you thought of this, because

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<v Speaker 1>the media keeps declaring this divide between New Zealand and Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>Is that an unavoidable storyline or is there a bigger

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<v Speaker 1>beef at play.

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't know if there's any beef because I would

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<v Speaker 2>just eat it because I love my food. Girl, girl's

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<v Speaker 2>gotta eat. And trust me, if anybody, if you ever

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<v Speaker 2>see me, I love my food, so I'm always eating.

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<v Speaker 2>And anyone's like, where does this bitch put it? I

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<v Speaker 2>just I'm like I don't know. Maybe because I exercise

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<v Speaker 2>my mouth so much that I'm losing weight bym using

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<v Speaker 2>my mouth. I feel like there isn't a divide. We

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<v Speaker 2>are very you see it in the show how close

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<v Speaker 2>we are as sisters, and on the premier and night

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<v Speaker 2>were unseparable. So, yes, that's just TV how they want

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<v Speaker 2>to bring out these storylines and everything, but that's just

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<v Speaker 2>entertainment for you. Behind the scenes, it's completely different. It's

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<v Speaker 2>still caddy, it's still shady, and it's still bitchy. But

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<v Speaker 2>that's the part of drag that I love about because yes,

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<v Speaker 2>it's sorry shade, but we do it in a way

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<v Speaker 2>where there's love and humor to it.

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<v Speaker 1>How did the producers find you? Because interestingly enough, as

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<v Speaker 1>series one was going to happen, every series two was

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<v Speaker 1>going to happen. All of these Australian drag queens were

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<v Speaker 1>falling over themselves to get onto the show, and so

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<v Speaker 1>some good questions to ask because people be listening going

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<v Speaker 1>how did this happen for you? You know, how did

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<v Speaker 1>the producer get in contact with you? Do they find

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<v Speaker 1>you on social media? Do they go to one for

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<v Speaker 1>drag shows? Did you send them some combination chicken and BEEFO.

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<v Speaker 2>I just auditioned, literally just auditioned and waited two months

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<v Speaker 2>and then like after the audition just went quiet and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, okay, I'm not on whatever broke down.

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<v Speaker 2>But then like one morning I woke up and I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, like, it was like getting a Willy Wonka

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<v Speaker 2>golden Chicken, That's what it was. I woke up and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, there is no way, There is no way, right,

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<v Speaker 2>And then I went back to sleep because I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>this is a joke. No, went back to sleep for

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<v Speaker 2>another four hours and woke back up and I was like,

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<v Speaker 2>the emails still there. Oh my god, I'm on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>And it's all such a blur because it happened so fast,

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<v Speaker 2>so quick, remember so much, but all I remember is

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<v Speaker 2>having fun and being so loud that when I came back,

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't have a voice for like a month, like

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<v Speaker 2>a good month.

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<v Speaker 1>What are your suggestions for future queens? Like, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think drag queens across Australia and New Zealand need

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<v Speaker 1>to do to get noticed?

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<v Speaker 2>Just be you? I know that's hard to say because

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<v Speaker 2>like obviously our drag personas are different to our boy personas.

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<v Speaker 2>And sometimes it doesn't need to be separate, and sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>it doesn't need to be an alter ego. You can

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<v Speaker 2>do whatever you want. Like me, Ala Drag is the

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<v Speaker 2>same person in Drag. You know, I'm still louder, self noxious,

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<v Speaker 2>but the only difference is as this one here, miss

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<v Speaker 2>faux fur makes the money whilst Tommy pays her bills

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<v Speaker 2>and gets everything organized and makes her go like get

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<v Speaker 2>a jobs. So the only advice I would say is

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<v Speaker 2>just take the leap and go for it, because we're

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<v Speaker 2>never going to be ready for these things in life.

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<v Speaker 2>You can. You can always be so prepared for something,

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<v Speaker 2>but when it actually happens, you're like, well, half the

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<v Speaker 2>things I prepared for I didn't even use or get

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<v Speaker 2>to use because you were too focused on preparing yourself

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<v Speaker 2>when you should just go for it and learn as

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<v Speaker 2>you grow.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a really good advice. I think it's really kind

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<v Speaker 1>of you to be able to share that. Can you

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<v Speaker 1>nominate a future queen? Can you nominate someone that you

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<v Speaker 1>think she'd go on RuPaul's Series three.

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<v Speaker 2>I would love to see my drag daughter Mulan. She

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<v Speaker 2>has been doing drag for maybe a year now and

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<v Speaker 2>she's she's six seven. I don't know how I birth

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<v Speaker 2>a six foot seven drag queen, but I did. I

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<v Speaker 2>would love to see my daughter on that because it's

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<v Speaker 2>also one of her dreams. And she's the complete opposite

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<v Speaker 2>of me. She's more glamour, she's more royal, and then

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<v Speaker 2>there's me. I'm just down route nasty and I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>she basically saw me, and she's like, I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>take every trait that I don't want some foe and

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<v Speaker 2>completely change it because she's just so quiet and she's

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<v Speaker 2>so sweet. For a giant, who.

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<v Speaker 1>Do you think win or lose will have the most

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<v Speaker 1>amount of interest in them once the show is over? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>this is kind of a question about the thirsty viewers

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<v Speaker 1>out there. Who do you think is going to get

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<v Speaker 1>the most amount of attention Me?

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<v Speaker 2>It's about me. Yeah, they put me on the pork chop.

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<v Speaker 2>I was pork chopped and I'm like, you just cut

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<v Speaker 2>me off the show and there's not enough meat to

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<v Speaker 2>cut and what bones? What pork to chart? Should just

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<v Speaker 2>keet me in there?

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<v Speaker 1>It must have been so interesting for you waiting for

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<v Speaker 1>this to air on television. And what's the most bizarre

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<v Speaker 1>message that someone has slipped into your dms. Since you

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<v Speaker 1>appeared on the show.

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<v Speaker 2>Girl audentist's sending me like discounts to fix my teeth.

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<v Speaker 2>They'd be like, we would not to fix a RU

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<v Speaker 2>girl's teeth, And I was like, I'm going to come

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<v Speaker 2>back on All Stars New Settle teeth are fullsh like

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<v Speaker 2>straight and nice pearly white. Because everyone's like, oh, she's

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<v Speaker 2>going to go back, and every every drag queen, every

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<v Speaker 2>single time they go back or come back onto a season,

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<v Speaker 2>their lips are done. M I don't all real, so

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I need anything bigger, but I'll get

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<v Speaker 2>my teeth.

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<v Speaker 1>They're iconic though, they are a part of who you.

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<v Speaker 2>Are, like exactly, they have character.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that they have character, and you know, everyone

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<v Speaker 1>walked away from the series could see that it's important

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<v Speaker 1>to embrace who we are, embrace some of the things.

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<v Speaker 1>I think there's an importance in the fact that you

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<v Speaker 1>look so confident with it. And I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you need to fix your teeth.

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<v Speaker 2>I personally don't want to fix my teeth. Well, the

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<v Speaker 2>thing is, as long as my teeth are healthy, and

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<v Speaker 2>they are, I'm going to keep them. And also it's

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<v Speaker 2>a trend in Japan. Do you know how many people

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<v Speaker 2>want these type of teeth in Japan? It's a kawaii thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like people go into search to get them jagged.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like, at least I was born with

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<v Speaker 2>her like halloo, don't have to pay thousands of dollars

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<v Speaker 2>to get crooked teeth. But like, people pick on me

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<v Speaker 2>on that, on my teeth, and I honestly think they're

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<v Speaker 2>insecure about something and I'm not. And I'm just happy

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<v Speaker 2>with the way I am and in this community that

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<v Speaker 2>we grow in, in this gay community, there is just

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<v Speaker 2>so much judgment. There's a lot of negative connotations. But

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<v Speaker 2>I think that's the best part. You grow tough a skin,

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<v Speaker 2>So these things don't FaZe me as much as I

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<v Speaker 2>would love to have free dentistry for the whole rest

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<v Speaker 2>of my life, which someone did offer me that and

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<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh my god, I got free dental

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<v Speaker 2>for four years. And I was like, girl, yes, I'll

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<v Speaker 2>take it. Because in this world and inflation, loving's free anymore.

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<v Speaker 1>It is not. It is not. You know, before you go,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there's something I always ask everyone on this podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I think this is like the one hundred

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<v Speaker 1>and fiftieth episode. But everyone gets asked, what's something from

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes that we didn't see that we won't

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<v Speaker 1>see that you could share as a behind the scenes

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<v Speaker 1>secret of RuPauls. But I do think that you might

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<v Speaker 1>be under contract and you can't really tell us anything

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<v Speaker 1>from behind the scenes. Is that right?

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<v Speaker 2>Very right? But okay, there was a moment. There was

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<v Speaker 2>a moment I think would have been also very iconic,

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<v Speaker 2>and this would show you how c I am because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm not the smartest bitch, even though I'm Asian and

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<v Speaker 2>I'm an a grade student, but I failed a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of other things in school. I said Sydney Lauper was

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<v Speaker 2>a one hit wonder, which they didn't get. They didn't

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<v Speaker 2>capture that moment, and all the queens just dropped their

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<v Speaker 2>shit and they were like, you dumb bitch. And then

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<v Speaker 2>they were like like, they're like to me, she did

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<v Speaker 2>girls when they have fun, I see your true colors.

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<v Speaker 2>And I was like, oh, only for she did, I

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<v Speaker 2>see your true colors. And that's why I thought that

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<v Speaker 2>she's the one hit wonder. Oh my god, I would

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<v Speaker 2>have I would have died, like I would have got

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<v Speaker 2>canceled for that. Literally for not knowing where pop culture

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<v Speaker 2>and she's a gay icon and I'm sitting there like,

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<v Speaker 2>I am bringing so much shame to the gay world

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<v Speaker 2>right now. You just talked for this whole thing, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was just like, you've gone quiet something.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm asking everyone from your series just in case we

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<v Speaker 1>can't do the behind the scenes thing. Is shady or

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<v Speaker 1>a lady? You can answer these questions truthfully and be shady,

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<v Speaker 1>or you can pass on the question and be a lady.

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<v Speaker 1>These are the four questions. Are you ready?

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<v Speaker 2>Let's goal?

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<v Speaker 1>Who was the most talented on series two RuPaul's Drag

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<v Speaker 1>Race down under Me? Who was the funniest?

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<v Speaker 2>The funniest was Spanky. She's hilarious. She's got that old

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<v Speaker 2>school humor, and I feel that it's such an inspiration

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm not that funny. So seeing someone funny naturally funny,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, you got this.

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<v Speaker 1>Who did you not like or who did you not

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<v Speaker 1>get enough time to get to know?

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<v Speaker 2>I think I about to know them really quickly, really fast,

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm like, I feel like sometimes people are like

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<v Speaker 2>to me, oh, you're in the wrong job, though, because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm very good at investigating and just getting to know someone.

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<v Speaker 2>In five minutes. So but the person I wish I

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<v Speaker 2>got to know more was Uri.

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, maybe you'll be on the Hunted Hunted series two

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<v Speaker 1>as one of those private investigators.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh can you imagine? I love that?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, who was the messiest queen who made the most

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<v Speaker 1>amount of mess in the work room?

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<v Speaker 2>Me and I'm so tiny. I met the biggest mess

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<v Speaker 2>in the workroom. But it was chaotic mess. All my

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<v Speaker 2>stuff was like dispersed everywhere in the workroom, and every

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<v Speaker 2>single time I was trying to find something, it would

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<v Speaker 2>be on the other side, like somewhere in the workroom,

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<v Speaker 2>and it would take me hours to find. But yes,

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<v Speaker 2>I have a messy wing.

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<v Speaker 1>But this one, this one might be really hard for you.

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<v Speaker 1>It might be really hard. But did you agree with

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<v Speaker 1>last year's winner?

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<v Speaker 2>Yes? I do agree because she worked so hard and

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<v Speaker 2>she is so amazing and she won on her own challenge,

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<v Speaker 2>so no one should take that away from her. So

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<v Speaker 2>I do agree.

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to say to you, I mentioned this

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit earlier. When I watched all the promos

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<v Speaker 1>for The Queens of Series two. I was so excited

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<v Speaker 1>for you. I think you did a fantastic job. I

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<v Speaker 1>was absolutely devastated. We were all blind sided that you

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<v Speaker 1>left on episode one, and I can't wait to be

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<v Speaker 1>in your audience to see what happens next.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't wait either. Thank you.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a lot to chat with you, Lovely, to.

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<v Speaker 2>Chat with you. That was so much fun. So I'm

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<v Speaker 2>still getting used to getting into it and talking about myself.

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<v Speaker 2>It is hard. I don't like talking about myself because

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, when I go out and do drag, and

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<v Speaker 2>what drag. What we do for drag is to make

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<v Speaker 2>sure everyone else is having fun and making sure you're

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<v Speaker 2>the life of the party. So for me to talk

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<v Speaker 2>about myself half the time, it's hard because it's just

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<v Speaker 2>a way of the way I was raised that we

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<v Speaker 2>don't talk about it because it's like a cultural thing.

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<v Speaker 2>It's like an ego thing, and the more you talk

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<v Speaker 2>about yourself in my culture, it's like a negative thing.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm getting there. I'm getting used to expressing myself

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<v Speaker 2>and talking about myself. It's so self absorbed, and I

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<v Speaker 2>know it's funny because I've got nothing to orbit around

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<v Speaker 2>me because I'm so skinny.

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<v Speaker 1>But yeah, I think it's a good thing for you, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's a good opportunity for you to be

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<v Speaker 1>able to sort of lean into the character of it

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<v Speaker 1>as well and embrace that kind of obnoxious side, but

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<v Speaker 1>then still behind closed doors be you know, this beautiful

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<v Speaker 1>person that you are, you know that is a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more humble, you know, I think that those two

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<v Speaker 1>worlds are quite separate when it comes to drag.

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<v Speaker 2>I know and know what you mean, and it's hard

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<v Speaker 2>because you also had to put yourself at standard of

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<v Speaker 2>like where you now because I'm a rude girl. But

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<v Speaker 2>at the same time, I made myself a promise that

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<v Speaker 2>I wouldn't change, I wouldn't lose who I was as

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<v Speaker 2>this journey grows.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, even though you were allowed, I still thought that

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<v Speaker 1>you had the most amount of heart in that episode.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, the heart comes through. It's like reality TV.

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<v Speaker 1>People often say, oh, it's you know in the edit,

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<v Speaker 1>and they blame certain things, but the audience you can't

0:21:37.400 --> 0:21:39.560
<v Speaker 1>lie to them. They get the truth regardless as to

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<v Speaker 1>what you know. Producers choose to show us. And for you,

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<v Speaker 1>we walked away with knowing you allowed and obnoxious in

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<v Speaker 1>the best way possible, and that you have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of heart, and that's an amazing thing to have. Seen

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<v Speaker 1>on such a big global platform.

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<v Speaker 2>I know, thank you so much. I honestly, I'm a

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<v Speaker 2>little girl with a big heart with a big mouth,

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<v Speaker 2>Like it's just who I am. And there's so much

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<v Speaker 2>love to share. There's enough negative things around the world,

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<v Speaker 2>so I'm here to shine my light. I'm here to

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<v Speaker 2>give you guys my heart. I'm here to just make

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<v Speaker 2>sure that everyone is loved and cherished.

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<v Speaker 1>And keep those tapes, I reckon, keep the tapes.

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<v Speaker 2>I will. I'll definitely keepe them. They helped me to

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<v Speaker 2>stay better. Can you like it's great? I can bite

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<v Speaker 2>into things and actually threw them down and break them

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<v Speaker 2>down faster. So put me in a food competition and

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<v Speaker 2>I will win, trust me.