Exclusive: Drag Race judge Michelle Visage discusses her no-nonsense feedback

Exclusive: Drag Race judge Michelle Visage discusses her no-nonsense feedback

Michelle Visage is again with RuPaul and Rhys Nicholson for one more epic season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under, which premieres immediately from 5pm, solely on Stan.

The well-respected choose has filmed nearly 30 seasons of the beloved franchise, and but nonetheless brings as a lot ardour as she did on her first day all these years in the past.

“We grow, we evolve,” she instructed 9Entertainment. “The show has changed, the show has evolved on a grander scale. Drag has changed, so I had to change with drag.

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“You know, I feel that is the best approach to say it – all of us evolve, and it is it has been a pleasure to evolve with it.”

While many things may have changed over the years, one thing has stayed constant – Visage’s views on what makes a great drag queen.

When asked if that view had altered, she said: “No, that is instinctive. That’s simply what my intestine is telling me.

Michelle Visage has spoken out forward of the brand new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under. (Getty)

“I do think my mind has opened up because drag is evolving. There are certain things that maybe back in the day wouldn’t be seen as drag and more as a Halloween costume or costume for an art show, which is now being seen on our stage.

“So I feel that we have to open our minds up extra to that. I positively have opened my thoughts as much as it, and assume that there is methods to make it extra drag… that is after I give my opinions and my critiques, as a result of all of it appears to be so rattling good.”

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While Michelle is confident in her renowned no-nonsense judging abilities, she noted that it can be difficult at times.

“Almost each visitor choose that sits there like on a break goes, ‘Oh, my God, that was so laborious. How do you do this?’ You do not wish to break anyone’s coronary heart, you do not wish to be a dream crusher.

“But me, being a parent, I also don’t want to lead these kids on to think something’s great when it’s not.

“I can take a look at photos of myself and I can see, ‘Oh that wasn’t an amazing determination or an amazing selection’, and I’ll take a look at folks round me go, ‘Why did not you inform me?’

“Quite a lot of the folks round me will go, ‘Because you would not have listened anyway’, which is true.

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Michelle is understood for her no-nonsense critiques. (Stan)

“So that is how we’ve to be taught. We be taught from our errors. And a few of them aren’t even errors, however it simply wasn’t nearly as good because it might have been.”

Visage said that giving critique on Drag Race is so important as it can help make a queen reach their full potential.

“You do what you are able to do within the hope that they hear you and and it helps their drag progress even additional, as a result of all of them have the potential to be unstoppable,” she added.

“It’s a tricky gig. It’s how my mom raised me, that is the irony. My husband has instructed me – when my youngsters have been youthful, he’d say, ‘Can you be just a little softer in your method? Do you need to be so full on’ and I used to be like, ‘No’.

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“The world isn’t sugar coated, I’m not going to sugarcoat it for these kids. If the world isn’t going to sugarcoat it for them, why would I? So that’s kind of the way that I judge and it’s the way that I mother.”

The new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under premieres immediately, Friday July 28 at 5pm solely on Stan.

When requested to look again on a few of her most memorable moments from seasons previous, Visage defined: “For me, my favourite day is meeting the queens for the first time.

“You see the thrill, the enjoyment, and the truth that they made it on the present is a extremely huge deal for them. So I really like seeing the truth that they know and so they realise, ‘Oh my god, I’m right here. I’ve made it.’

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Michelle revealed her favorite day on set is assembly the queens for the very first time. (Instagram)

“So that’s my favourite day – and I love seeing their drag and what they look like, I love that.”

The model new season of the Stan Original Series RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under is obtainable to observe from 5pm on Friday 28 July, solely on Stan.

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