The Vivienne, Tia Kofi and Veronica Green were rehearsing at the venue with fellow drag entertainer Shania Pain for their upcoming West End show, Drag Queens of Pop.
Around 3pm, police were called to the club with specialist officers to investigate an item at the scene. As a precaution, trains running from Charing Cross were temporarily suspended and the queens, as well as Heaven owner Jeremy Joseph, were escorted out of the club.
Metropolitan Police said the item was examined by specialist officers and was later confirmed as “non-suspicious”. ‘The circumstances in which the item was found suggest that it was part of an intentional hoax and an investigation is under way to identify the person or persons responsible,” an official