Bachie superstar, went on TikTok to drag
RuPaul (pun intended) for not travelling to New Zealand to film
Drag Race Down Under, and instead opting to green screen in. The only problem? It’s nothing more than a wild conspiracy theory.
It’s time we got to the bottom of this dilemma.
As I am manning the
Drag Race Down Under recaps for PEDESTRIAN.TV, friends, family and former lovers have begun viewing me as a ‘Drag Race Authority’ of sorts, which is a crown I’m more than willing to wear.
Sadly, dear reader, too many friends have asked me whether Abbie’s Ru-spiracy holds a candle to the truth, so I feel it is my duty to snuff this fire out for good.
Drag Race Down Under is finally here, and Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson is along for the ride! After the franchise has been branching out globally with spin offs in the UK, Canada, Thailand and more, drag fans prayers for Australia and New Zealand to get their own version of the competition show have finally been answered.
Season one is now well underway, and luckily for British viewers, BBC have picked up the show on iPlayer so we can watch it easily over here. We’re only three episodes in and have already seen celebrity guest spots from Taika Waititi, Troye Sivan and… wait for it: KYLIE AND DANNII MINOGUE.
Sword-and-sandals epic is no Roman holiday, even for an empress
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Stan, from Friday
The figure of Livia Drusilla looms large in the history of Rome. For 50 years the wife of Julius Caesarâs adopted son, the emperor Augustus Caesar, she gave birth to another emperor, Tiberius, and from her line followed Caligula, Claudius and Nero.
In between she became Romeâs most powerful empress. Of course, that makes things sound a good deal simpler than they were. And, as this handsome new drama series makes plain, none of it might have happened at all had Livia not been such an extraordinary woman in her own right. âHowever many men you kill â and I have had to kill many â you never forget your first,â the older Livia (Kasia Smutniak) reflects as the camera acquaints us with her younger self.
You’ve been enjoying a LOT of Auckland, it seems.
I’ve done everything! I get my nails done in Papatoetoe, I get my acupuncture in Windsor Park, I get my dance classes in Albany, I went to Dress Smart the other day, I went to Sylvia Park, I went to Kohe beach, I went to Waiheke. Literally, I am like Auckland 2021.
Moving onto Drag Race – it’s become this seminal queer text in the years since it launched, and has really shifted into a place where it has huge educational value even though it’s definitely entertainment. Is that a shift that you’ve seen?