Carson Kressley tells “great showbiz story” of how he got cast as a Drag Race judge
Carson Kressley revealed how he got cast as a regular judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race on season seven back in 2015. The 52-year-old is currently competing on the third season of Celebrity Big Brother US, where he was one of the first people nominated on day five.
He managed to win the Power of Veto, giving him the power to remove himself from the block and avoid being up for elimination on eviction night.
During a conversion that was caught by eagle-eyed viewers on the live feeds, Carson told Olympic figure skater Mirai Nagasu and comedian Chris Kattan the story of how he made it to the Drag Race judging panel. “Well this is a great showbiz story,” he told the two on 6 February before Mirai appeared star-struck over him knowing RuPaul personally. “The mantra is to say ‘yes’ to some things, even if you think, like, people say you shouldn’t do it, or it’s not like a, whatever,” he continued.
Carson then explained that his time on the hit series began with “another show” about body painting, Skin Wars. RuPaul judged the show, which was presented by Rebecca Romijn. “I’ve seen that on Netflix,” Mirai told the reality TV star.
