Mocha for RuPaul's Drag Race UK S8 / BBC
Age: 26
Hometown: Essex
Introduce yourself!
“Hello, my name is Mocha, and just like the coffee, I’ll give you the runs. I’m 26 years old, originally from Essex, I now live, breathe, and work the London scene. I’ve been doing drag for ten years now, which is crazy because I’m only 26, so I started super young and I feel like I’m generation Ru.”
How would you describe your drag?
“I’m Soho perfection blended with East London grit. Mocha is a good time girl who’s a little bit kooky. My drag is all about looking cartoonish, and I also love musical theatre – Barbra Streisand is my icon. I lean towards the vintage and the showgirl. I’m both fashionable and funny. I’m so blessed to be both because it means I’m sickening.”
What are you most looking forward to about the show?
“I’m excited about every challenge, and I feel like I’ve got the sewing challenge in the bag. I can sew, and I sew well, but I actually hate sewing and taught myself! Sewing is such a necessity in drag and it gives me the opportunity to ensure that Mocha always serves drag excellence. As well as for myself, I make outfits for other queens. I’ve made looks for Drag Race UK queens Pasty and Tayris and fun fact, every time they wore something of mine on the runway, they were in the bottom, oopsie!”
Why do you deserve to win the crown?
“I feel like it’s so rare to find the full package in someone, but I have the full package. I have studied this show for many years. I have an academic degree in Drag Raceology. I know what it takes to be a winner. This is the Hunger Games of Drag, twelve queens that enter, only one leaves, and I intend to be the Katniss Everdeen of Drag Race UK!”
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns next month on BBC Three and iPlayer.
