Paris Baby for RuPaul's Drag Race UK S8 / BBC
Age: 27
Hometown: Hastings
Introduce yourself!
“What’s poppin’ ?! It’s Paris Baby and I’m the UK’s British Bajan Barbie! I’ve been doing drag for seven years, I’m known as a fierce lip syncer, whether it’s a trick, a split, a flip, a whip, a dip, I’ve got it down, and on top of that I’m a minx.”
How are you feeling about appearing on the show?
I am so excited and it’s about damn time. The world has been waiting for the UK to have a real villain, so here I am! I’m very outspoken, and I’m that person who says the things that everyone’s thinking. There’s no question about it, I am definitely the drama.”
What are your drag influences?
“My mum’s side of the family are from Barbados, and I love to represent the Bajan side of my heritage. I like to perform a lot of female rap and I also take a lot of inspiration from TLC, Destiny’s Child and the early 2000s. There is something so beautiful about black culture. I also grew up with Regina George, Paris Hilton and The Simple Life, so I love all of the female villainous energy.”
Why do you deserve to win the crown?
“There is nobody else in the UK that can do what I do, I can perform sixty numbers back-to-back, as long as I’ve got my wind machine, and my wig doesn’t come off, I’ll just keep going. I will definitely leave my mark, my impact, and Drag Race UK will forever be changed because of Paris Baby. Period.”
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns next month on BBC Three and iPlayer.
