RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cheryl Hole has brushed off homophobic trolls infuriated by her appearing on the new season of Celebrity MasterChef.
The queen appears in the penultimate week of heats on the cooking show and, speaking to the BBC ahead of it airing, explained why LGBTQ+ representation on screen is more important than ever. “I mean we’re in a day and age where I feel like the movement is going a bit backwards, there’s more hate crimes,” she explained. “We’ve just had an attack on LGBTQ+ community in Clapham the other day.
I don’t understand what’s happening in the world and to have representation for our community, to have voices and stories heard, shows we are nothing to be feared. “We’re light, laughter and entertainment.
We’re just here for a good time and to make sure everyone is looked after.” READ MORE: Cheryl Hole says she was “collateral damage” on Drag Race UK vs the World Despite saying nothing controversial in the interview, Cheryl faced an array of homophobic backlash when it was shared to the outlet’s social media. “He’s a woman now is he?