She’s a tool for WoW to try to push the UK’s more comedy and performance based drag into a more US Drag Race style look scene, and sends a clear message that THAT kind of drag is what Drag Race UK judged by Ru is about, not what UK audiences respond to (which was overwhelmingly pro-Ella this week). She’s also the only one of the trio who fit the US Drag Race box – she was raised on Drag Race, mostly knew what drag is based upon Drag Race since she’s so young and was immersed in that before realistically being able to be part of the actual British drag scene, etc. I think they picked Krystal because Ru from episode 1 was clearly obsessed with her (same for Lawrence in season 2, and Viv was already known by Ru before Season 1). The newest winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is… Krystal Versace! When the dust settled after their group performance of Dusty Springfield’s “You Don’t Own Me,” Ru announced the winner. The whole look gave me ’80s soap opera villain realness, and I was here for it.īut before Ru could make up her mind, she requested one final three-way lip sync for the crown. I also loved Krystal’s crushed black velvet dress, complete with big shoulders and expensive-looking gold jewelry. Kitty, on the other hand, was a frosty winter vision, accurately saying that she felt like the “prettiest Christmas fairy in the world.” Mission accomplished. Maybe it should have been a little longer? Either way, it wasn’t my favorite. Ella kicked off the “Final Three Eleganza Extravaganza” in a glittery purple dress, but like so many of her past looks, the hair didn’t quite work - nor did the silver shoes, which Graham Norton rightly called “jarring” compared to the rest of Ella’s gold jewelry. Then came the runway, which panned out quite differently. And Krystal’s was somewhere in between she elicited a few hearty chuckles from Mama Ru, but she never lost her signature sexy flare. Meanwhile, Kitty leaned a little harder into the comedy, telling Santa she’s going to climb him like a tree before demanding that he drop her knickers. Winning Time Premiere Recap: Is the Magic Over Already for the Lakers?Īnd Ella definitely brought that Big Drag Energy to her performance, inviting the judges to jingle her bells and promising an “Ella Va-Christmas,” all while sleigh-ing with killer vocals.
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