The beloved queen speaks with GAY TIMES about her shock elimination and the return of Art Simone.
WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS
25th May 2021
With her vibrant personality, wicked sense-of-humour and quirky aesthetic, Anita Wigl’it quickly became a fan-favourite on the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Under. In episode two, she blessed viewers with one of the most
unforgettable Snatch Game performances in herstory as she embraced her inner monarch for an impersonation of Queen Elizabeth II.
It was also one of the most quotable in recent memory thanks to witty retorts such as, “When you get older, things start to get a bit tighter in your D.A.P, Dry Ass Pussy,” and “Meghan called me the other day and said ‘Lizzie, what’s the secret to a long life?’, which I said ‘Don’t piss me off and wear a seatbelt. ” No, we’re still not over it.
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Drag Race Down Under, Anita Wigl’it, says there was “so much shade” in episode four, and that the workroom got “very heated” at points. Tension brewed between Scarlet Adams and Elektra Shock over their respective performances in the performance challenge last week, which came to a head during an intense costume challenge which eventually saw Anita eliminated.
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Anita Wigl’it, says there was “so much shade” during filming, and that the workroom got “very heated” at points. “In the drag community, shade is often a tool that we use for comedy purposes, but in this case, it was getting very heated,” says Anita, the 31-year-old co-owner of drag bar Caluzzi (which she runs with fellow
It was the design challenge on Drag Race Down Under this week, and when RuPaul wheeled in the big box of garbage the queens were going to have to make an outfit from, previously eliminated contestant Art Simone was also inside. Ru announced she was returning to the competition, and that was just that.
No explanations. No logic. Just a production move that has left people questioning are there even any rules when it comes to RuPaul’s Drag Race anymore.
When contestants have returned to Drag Race in the past, there’s usually been an explanation – even if the reason is some thinly veiled disguise for the producers to get a big character back on the screen. When Trixie rejoined the competition in season seven, it was because she won the main challenge with Pearl and earned her place. When Joe Black came back in Drag Race UK season two, it was because Veronica Green couldn’t return to the competition due to her Covid diagnosis – and felt fair because the remaining queens voted