THIS IS LONDON CALLING! Yeah, Electro Velvet nil points, Big Ben, jellied eels, royal baby blah blah blah and all that palaver. Basically, through my incoherent ramblings, what I’m trying to say is, all of the results and goss this week come from within the M25. So settle down with a nice box of fried chicken and we can get started…
By Jason Reid
Halfway to Heaven put two acts through from their second heat last week: Chamonix Aspen and Shae den Freude. At the Admiral Duncan it was a packed house for heat three, hosted by Son Of a Tutu. So much variety in this heat. It must’ve been a hard decision for those judges up in that green room, quaffing vodka and sucking on fags…. BUT they didn’t keep the Dunky revellers waiting too long, announcing Sum-Ting Wong as the winner.
It’s been a good few weeks for Miss Wong, someone who’s still very new to it all, “Drag Idol is my first real dabble into drag as a performer” she told me, “and it’s so much harder than it looks! Being funny is genuinely difficult for me. But I’m learning so much about everything.”
The Two Brewers also held their third heat last week, hosted by Idol organiser La Voix. The shimmering Jade Justine took the win, securing her place in the heat final there. Meanwhile over at the RVT, with SKY News in attendance, an emotional Shakkonda won, and had half the judges holding back the tears (Yes, even me!) Finally, at Central Station’s heat on Sunday, Carmelle Toe was given the all the clear to spread her wings even further.
Speaking to me post win, Carmelle was rather taken aback, “I was shocked to have won if I’m being truly honest, I was the last to perform on the night and all the other acts who were on before me had set the bar very high.”
Congrats to all the winners this week. The heat finals are shaping up nicely now. I’ll be popping up on the RVT judging panel this Thursday as usual. If you see me, throw a sambucca down my throat… TA!
