The Northern Irish queen tells EW she pulled off a surprise Dr.
Evil switch during Snatch Game and shares a moment she says a queen asked her to send Pangina home.
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Vs the World’ winner Blu Hydrangea with her scepter.WOW
How did you celebrate last night?
The atmosphere was amazing because I already knew that I’d won.
My butthole was clenched so tightly!
I had my eye on you from the start.
What the hell were you doing on that set?
I was just thirsting over Pangina, like the rest of the world.
That was Pangina for me.
Blame it all on Pangina!
As the bearer of those titles: Miss Blu, what’s the shadiest thing that happened this season?
It was breakfast time, early in the morning.
I thought nothing of it.
I went, “Oh, that’s never going to happen,” and that’sexactlywhat happened.
Jimbo started a campaign against Pangina!?
Yes!The Curse of Jimbo, I’m calling it.
It’s a working title.
We’ll make a movie…. First you did Austin Powers, then switched to Dr. How the hell did you have the time to flawlessly apply a bald cap betweenSnatch Gamequestions that quickly?
It was a very quick change.
Maybe 10 seconds or less.
I had the bald cap on underneath the Austin Powers wig.
It was the reason I was so nervous after my walk-through with Ru.
I wanted to leave it as a gag.
When Ru heard I was doing Austin Powers, she was not amused.
Like, we’ve seen it before.
I was ready to gag them, and I think I did.
Was it a surprise that you were going to change into Dr. We’ll just let her do her thing.
There’s a drag queen over here called Olympia Avalanche on YouTube, she does character illusions.
The eliminations, between Pangina sending Jimbo home and then you sending Pangina home, also had people talking.
How quickly did you come to that decision to send her home?
I was worried that Pangina would feel like she was letting everyone down and that I’d get backlash.
I was almost worried about everyone else in that situation but myself when I was talking to her.
I thought it was a great way to not be overlooked by the judges anymore.
And it worked out, so, no regrets.
It was clearly the right decision for you in that moment.
Did you venture to change it when you saw that reaction, anddoyou regret it?
I made the right decision; I don’t regret it in the slightest.
My reaction was based on her reaction.
I can imagine in that moment how heartbreaking that would be.
I was heartbroken for her because it wasn’t a malicious decision, it was a strategic decision.
I love her, and it was sad to see someone I love be upset.
[Laughs]
The relationship is fine between you two, right?
We sent texts all the time, we’ve sent nudes.
We’ve talked since, it’s fabulous, I can’t wait to give her the biggest hug.
Has the response you’ve gotten from fans since given you new clarity or inspiration on that identity journey?
It was my verbal diarrhea, how I felt candidly.
It was emotional, and something I’m still learning about.
I’ve spent so much time withDrag Raceand trying to ride the wave on Blu.
For the past year since we filmed this, I spent a lot of time on Josh.
It’s been very freeing, and I’m glad I spent some time on Josh.
Without Josh, Blu would be nothing.
That’s a job of drag queens in general.
I’m willing to share my stage with anybody who has a voice that needs to be heard.
Hopefully that will lead to helping the world.
