Sally TM for RuPaul's Drag Race UK S7 / BBC
Age: 27
Hometown: South Shields
Introduce yourself!
“Hiya! It’s me Sally TM. I’m 27 and I’m from South Shields by way of Newcastle. Haway the lad!”
How long have you been doing drag?
“I’ve been doing drag for 10 years. It all started when I watched a funny YouTube girly taking the mick out of videos and then she said that she wasn’t a woman, and I was like, ‘what?!’. I went down this internet rabbit hole, and discovered the world of Drag Race and I was like ‘oh, this is fun!’. I entered a few online drag competitions, and then I began to think that maybe I could take this outside, and now, here I am!”
Where does your drag name come from?
“I love video games and Sally’s a non-playable character in the SimsTM game. She was burning the town up, and I was just like, ‘this diva!’. At the time, I was an animator, and I loved designing weird outfits for her. It felt like a natural step to turn her (and myself) into a real life drag queen. As the game has a famous trademark, I thought that it would be quite camp to have the capital letters ‘TM’ as my surname – and so now I’m an original character. Do NOT steal!”
How would you describe your drag?
“I embody the art, fun and graphic nature of video games. I represent the underbelly of classic drag – the alternative. I’m here to represent all of those Geordie queens who are ingenuities, creative, a bit clowny, and a bit kooky. I want to showcase that anyone who has an alternative bone in their body can make it on to Drag Race. I really enjoy looking different to everyone else. As entertainers, we really need to have a unique perspective and I think that if your drag matches someone else’s drag, you’re not serving the art form. “
Why do you deserve to win the crown?
“Because no-one does it like Sally TM. I’m a true original. It’s like I’ve been carved from the stars and sent down to Earth. I’m here to prove that the weird and creative girls can get it done. Let’s go!”
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns next month on BBC Three and iPlayer.
