This is just heartbreaking…
23.03.2021 - 07:57 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Helensburgh drag queen has revealed that winning a hit reality TV show feels like a backhander to those who picked on her while at school.Lawrence Chaney, 23, a former pupil at the town’s Hermitage Academy, was selected as the winner of BBC Three’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK last week – meaning that she will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Hollywood to create a digital series with the producers of the US version of the show.And for Lawrence, whose birth name is Lawrence Maidment, it was a moment
.This is just heartbreaking…
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going on tour in 2022 - and of course the queens will be making a stop in winner Lawrence Chaney's home nation with dates in Glasgow and Edinburgh. Fans will be able to join their winner Lawrence along with finalists Tayce, Bimini Bon Boulash, and Dundee’s Ellie Diamond in an "endless eleganza extravaganza" as they sashay on stage for a live show.
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Lawrence Chaney has revealed who she wants to be crowned on the American version of RuPaul's Drag Race after winning the British series.The 24 year old shocked fans when she was announced as the UK's next drag superstar by host RuPaul, 60, during Thursday's night finale. Her crowning comes just weeks before the 13th season of the American reality show comes to an end, meaning she will be reigning alongside another queen.