“I was bamboozled”: Cara Melle breaks silence on Drag Race UK exit
Cara Melle on why her Drag Race UK elimination is a “sick joke”, making herstory as the series’ first Black trans queen and the “tea” behind Vicki Vivacious’ mirror message.
WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC “I literally wanted to kick and scream and tear the whole set down,” jokes (?) Cara Melle.
On 9 November, the fierce entertainer and fan-favourite was booted from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after lip-syncing against her “best friend” Michael Marouli, where she sadly experienced a slipperoo by tumbling on the stage.
While she still annihilated the performance and now joins Akashia and Kylie Sonique Love as the holy trinity of contestants who transformed their stumbles into iconic moments, Cara was told to sashay away. “I fell.
