Drag Race star Shangela says Courtney Act gave her Dancing With the Stars advice
Shangela has opened up about receiving Dancing With the Stars advice from Courtney Act. On 19 September, the beloved talent made herstory as the first drag queen to compete in the long-running US-based series.
Since its premiere, the We’re Here host has won over fans and the judges with her electric Quickstep and Salsa routines. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, the A Star Is Born talent opened up about the competition and how she received advice from her Drag Race sister Courtney – who competed in the franchise’s Australian iteration. “For years, I’ve wanted to be part of Dancing With the Stars.
I’d say to my agency team, ‘Is there any chance you can get me a meeting?’ That wasn’t able to happen,” she explained. “I don’t think the idea was on the table until this year, and they were open to having a meeting with me….
it happened so quickly, I was so grateful and excited, I hadn’t had a chance to reach out to Courtney.” Shangela went on to say that before performing her salsa routine, the Australia-based queen gave her some sage advice regarding her rehearsals. “She said, ‘During the camera-blocking run-through the day before the show, put your wig on, do it with your hair,” because she learned it will feel different with your partner doing it with your “boy” hair and then whipping it around in drag,” she revealed. “I’ve invited her to the show, and I hope she’ll make it when she comes to visit the US if I’m still there.
