Death To Everyone - Death To... Weddings, Down Under Season 4 & Civilian Life feat. Benign Girl

Episode Date: December 24, 2024

Hello Listener, This week we celebrate the celestial goddess, Lazy Susan on her win. We are joined by the third celestial queen, Benign Girl. Please enjoy this Xmas Eve episode! x

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Hello, everyone. My name is Lacey Susan. And yes, in fact, I did win the not indif... Not indiscriminate, not indefinable amount of sum of money, $50,000. I've used all my words, it's the end of the year. Yeah. Not in... What word am I looking for? Significant? Insignificant amount of money, $50,000 plus a sickening supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetic and a crown and scepter provided by Ampt accessories or Fierce Drag Jewels. Mama, who cares? I love our sponsors and Glitter-A-Go-Go's incredible $2,500 sum and a Samsung frame TV.

Yes. And $3,000 from somewhere else. I'm sorry I forgot who you are. Um, shit bitch. I can't believe it. I think we need to introduce ourselves and then we need to introduce our guests. Yes. And then we can really get into the meat of things.

Very quickly. My name is Aldermoon. Hello. I'm Lazy Susan. Welcome to Death Through Everyone, our weekly podcast where we put things in a bunker because it into the meat of things. Very quickly. My name is Aldermoon. Hello. I'm Lazy Susan. Welcome to Death Through Everyone, our weekly podcast where we put things in a bunker because it's the end of the world. And today also we have Matt, the space car driver. Hey! That sounds like you're being driven off on.

And the one and only Benign Girl is here. Back, back, back, back, back. You. I've kind of lost my voice a little bit. Sorry. That's good. Because we both have coughs. Yeah. And you've lost your voice. So together we're going to make the worst bit of audio that has ever existed. Yeah. Yeah. I really wanted to like do like a big like scream or something, but it just goes like, so, um, sorry. Well, it's very fortuitous and fabulous that we could have you here for this episode.

It's just, it's an honor to be here. An honor. It feels like, um, like truly a victory that is belongs to these women in this room as well. Yeah. that is belongs to these women in this room as well, because it is so stupid to have, I guess what I would define as our specific style of drag celebrated on a world stage. Well, on a New Zealand stage in a shed, but broadcast across the world. So for those of you who don't know, which if you're listening to this, weird, um, but

we all basically did the majority of our drag careers together. Um, as the Beastie Girls, Zelda Moon, Lazy Susan and Benign Girl. Check the archives. Check the archives. Yellow, pink and blue. That's right. Um, Benign Girl decided that she was now done with drag. Too good for drag, I heard. Done, Zora.

And then in the time since quitting drag, as happens to every drag queen that quits drag, her life became immensely better. She got married in Italy in one of the most beautiful ceremonies of all time. She got a new house where she lives with her beautiful husband. And she has a thriving business in the form of Chop Shop. So I mean, drag is the only thing destroying people's lives, just so you know. But you came out of retirement. I came back. She was rebirthed. But also I was saying this the other night when I was

up in the heels in the week. Yes. saying this the other night when I was up in the heels in the week, in honor of you, my dear sister, people were like, oh, so you've been rebirthed. And I was like, I don't know what the right word for this is. And someone said, maybe it's more like a fever dream. And I was like, that explains it. Because I don't think I could truly rebirth without all of us being together again. True. I mean, it was like, um, kind of a very Sanderson Sisters Hocus Pocus thing where they like lit the black flame candle and she was back for one night.

Yeah. But like at the strike of midnight. Yeah. You burst into flames and went back to hell. But yeah, I think at some point, you know, we do need to have some kind of second fever dream. Give the people what they want. Yeah. Because so many people on Friday night were like, so does this mean, what does this mean? What's going to happen next? What's next? Well, like, I know what needs to happen next. Like, I don't know, baby.

We'll see. Well, it's like the Spice Girls, you know, every time they're like, we'll do one, you know, we'll do the Olympics. You know, we'll come back for the special thing. But it is so fabulous because we did have a fabulous funeral and we all, you know, came back together for one night only to reprise all the favorites. And I think, you know, it's just impossible now for us to come back together without doing something massive.

Yes. Yeah. I'm thinking like full like red carpet intro. It's like a theater. Don't threaten me with a good job. Rod Laver Arena might be free. Let's just call Rod. Just on that, what you were you were saying, like, you know, it's good that we're here

together because we like spent so much time together and our sort of drag like celebrated, blah, blah, blah. I got this message from... Oh God. This guy, I was about to say his name and I'm like, maybe I shouldn't do that. Who I dated briefly when I was in the closet. Oh, wow.

And it says, this is at midnight the other night, like after the win. And he says, congrats on the win, baby. And I was like, oh, thanks, babe. Nice to hear from you. How have you been? And then he said, like, cause I was like, oh, he's saying congrats on the win. Like congrats on the win.

Cause like, you know, your sister won. Like it's part of the family. Like, yeah. And then person unsent a message. Oh, and then I was like, is that the guy I dated when he was in the closet? I've been good, thriving, really proud of you and how you've blossomed over the years. And I'm like, does he think I'm lazy Susan?

What? Did you look completely different when you were in the closet? I don't know. That is weird. Is that not really weird? Zelda, you can't cough. So I guess it really is a win for everyone. Congratulations, lazy Susan.

There's this dancer in the scene around Melbourne who is beautiful, but straight, I believe. And I, of course, you know, like follow him online, on Instagram, whatever. And on Friday, he was there at Barbara and I went up and I was like, I've never actually spoken to this person. I just went up and said like, hey, like,

I follow you on Instagram. You're an amazing dancer, like great show. Cause they'd just come off stage. And he was like looking at me and cause I've been wearing my name badge, my Lazy Susan name badge for weeks. Oh my God. He was like, oh my God, I've been watching you on the show.

Shut the fuck up. You've been incredible. It's like, I know who you are too. Oh my God. And I was like, you don't know who I am. This is just a name badge. And he was like, congrats, you won. He's like, a name badge. And he was like, you won. He's like, stop being silly.

He was like, I didn't know you were going to be here tonight. I was like, okay. And then also, like, we just look very different. I think that that is facial blindness. Right. And then I, I can't. No, of course it was me sending the first message. I messaged him on like Instagram later being like, so nice to meet you.

I'm here. And he wrote back, Zelda Moon. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And he wrote back being like, Oh my God, I've now realized what's happened. And I was like, it's probably a bit misleading wearing someone else's name as your name badge. Anyway, it was very funny.

I mean, if he's not familiar with the mystery badges of Lacey Susan. Obviously not a true fan. Real fans know. Yeah. And they've been waiting for series two. Yes, which is I just arrived at my house. So also the factory didn't, they ran out of gold acrylic. So in each round of 500 mystery badges, there's 10 gold. But?

But because they sent me red ones instead. So what I have to do now, two days before Christmas, is sand. What you have to do. Yeah. They must be gold. Sand and prime and spray 10 gold ones so that we can make sure that they're a gold one. Well, we went before the podcast and went to Bunnings and got the gold spray paint and the primer. It's this attention to detail that won you the show.

That's right. It was the badger. No, it's for mind. I started now. People are so lovely, but I think that the weird thing about the show is people are like, you're just, you know, it's so creative. And it's now become a bit of a thing where I'm like, oh, I thought I was funny. Turns out I'm just creative. Fuck. Terrible choice.

Although there is less pressure with just being creative because you can just do something like, bleh, bleh, bleh, and they're like, oh my God. So creative. So, assume it. Um, yeah. So creative. But so good. We just did the press for two days. Yeah, so tell us what's happened.

So when you are a finalist. Here it comes. The drag race down under. The big T. The T. So actually, the publicist, the incredible Susan from Stan, I know, she was like, in retrospect, we probably shouldn't have let you have this podcast during the run of the show. Because you're not really allowed necessarily to have this. Yes.

What? Because anytime you do anything that's public, you kind of need to get approval. Like if you're doing interviews or anything. For how long? Like just during the run of the show is when they're like mostly, but as part of your contract, it's like, I think 12 months or something where they just, it's not like they don't want you to do stuff. It's just that they kind of need to know in case it's like oh you're doing an interview with blank but we already have one set up with a rival or whatever and we want to make sure that you're saying. Yeah right things about the show or they're not spreading misinformation or not is that you know in a worst case scenario saying things that are disparaging about the show. which I would never do because I love the incredible work of Warner Brothers New Zealand, Wow Presents Plus and Stan Original Series.

And I think that they've done an incredible job this year and their selection of a winner was just the taste. So that was interesting because it was very funny that like there was just, we never really thought about the podcast as being a potential conflict of interest. Yeah. Despite the fact that we did have two contestants on the show. And we're like, anyway, so then this happened on this day. But well, we got away with it. Like the check is going to get cashed. So Susan, like that was kind of it. She was just like, we probably shouldn't have let you do this.

Yeah. She was like, we're walking out a company. Jeannie back in the bottle. Yeah. Delete the episodes. Fine, they probably listened to 20 minutes and it was just something where I was talking about Bayonetta. It's fine. Like, I can't see any issue here.

But then we went on the first day and like got ready and went to the opera house to perform, like to do some content. We're meant to get in a photo shoot with the Daily Mail and then they, um, didn't want to. What? They just didn't appear. I know.

I think that they like, it's a weird time to be doing press because it's the end of the year. So everyone's kind of clocked off. Whereas like normally if this was coming out in March or sorry, in July, they'd be like, oh, we can put you on the morning breakfast show and blah, blah, blah. But no one's at work. So we're like, you didn't get to have your little like seven sunrise moment. I would have that.

I upsetting notes. You've got to leave dreams to come true. You know, wishes to make. Yeah. We already were on seven sunrise. That's right. What size does this come in? Anyway, so then we did the Opera House and the, do you know this, the Opera House has very strict rules about any kind of filming or content production around the Opera House.

Like even if you're just standing in front of it. If you are standing with someone filming you with a phone doing any kind of content, which Stan has the approvals to do with the Opera House because they have a partnership, security come and like mob you. What? Yes. And they're like, you can't do that here. Wait, so even if you're just like an influencer gal, like getting a, they're like, uh-uh.

And I was being told by Vab, because she does stuff for PlayStation, one day they rented out- Sorry, what? Yeah. She does vibe and I have essentially the same job from back in the day. Like she works in content production

and stuff for like in advertising. One of her things is PlayStation. And one, like her main client is PlayStation. Oh my God. But isn't it so funny that we have two finalists that have kind of the same background, but like the alternate universe versions of each other. Yeah. The Sydney and the Melbourne. Yeah, literally.

Oh, that's good. She's coughing into a pillow now. Get it all out. I wish. I gave Zelda this coffin, now she's really enjoying it. Special gift. And you're going to enjoy it too in a few days. Anyway, they were shooting in this park opposite the opera house with this giant robotic dinosaur

that was for like a PlayStation ad for social media. Yeah. And they were filming it and the opera house was in the background and security came across from their fucking little tower protecting the fucking opera house. Where's the little tower? I don't know. They actually have like a little booth. Came across to the park and were like, are you filming the opera house?

Are you filming the opera house? And they're like, we're filming the giant fucking robot dinosaur, not your precious opera house. And they're like, well, if the opera house is larger than 30% of the frame, you need to pay a fee. What? The fee, which is like $200,000 to shoot the opera house is larger than 30% of the frame, you need to pay a fee. What? The fee, which is like $200,000 to shoot the opera house. That is so wild because it feels like it's just a part of the landscape. Like it's a fucking building.

Yeah. Girl. Yeah. It's so stupid. That is stupid. You know, we were actually talking about this the other night. I forget how the conversation, we were talking about how you were like at the opera house and someone we were talking to was like, well, she wasn't in the opera house.

And we were like, true. But would it even matter if you were in the opera house? Because like, you wouldn't know. You don't even know if you were out the front of the opera house. Right. So that's, that's the, that's the place to be. Yeah.

I mean, yeah, I just, uh, that's why it's ex-beno. I find that like some of the weird things about having this like little dalliance with fame and success. You've lifted the lid. She's a winner. You do realize how kind of like, once you see the sausage getting made, it doesn't feel as like, all my dreams came true. You're like, we're calling ahead, we've got this deal in place with this place to be allowed

to shoot here for five minutes. You know what I mean? It's like, if you ever got on a billboard or whatever, you're like suddenly in that situation, whereas a kid you just imagine that you'd wake up one day and see yourself on the billboard. Yeah. Whereas in reality, they're like, okay, so we need approvals for the billboard. Yeah. They're going to spend 50k on the billboard.

They're going to be up there for 30 days and then they're going to take it down. Yeah. It's just like a weird thing where you're like, it is, it is exciting, but it's not magic. Like it's like, it's weird. There's a lot of bureaucracy. There's a lot of the, yeah. Once you're seeing behind the scenes, you're like, Oh, I see what it is.

Yeah. I see. And like, Oh, you're going to be on like Nova doing the breakfast show. I know the height of fame. Are you? We already did it. Oh, what? Yeah.

That's one of our press. Um, and that is amazing and so exciting, but at the same time you like get up at four in the morning, do your makeup, go to Nova. Oh my God. Who was it? Was it Joel? No. Ricky Lee.

I also, I shouted out Joel Creasy on the show. Yeah. In my roast. I haven't heard anything from Joel. Is that a glowing shout out, did you think? Yeah, what happens when RuPaul and Joel Creasy are busy? I'm putting Joel Creasy in the same bracket as RuPaul for top tier talent. Wasn't like Joel, was it?

Yeah. Joel was up for the gig. But like Joel's whole like. Joel's whole. Joel's whole. Joel's whole. Joel's whole was, he's like comedy fest, like routine. Yeah.

Is that the word? At the Madeas. Oh yeah. Or was that when he said it? Yeah, he was at the Madeas. And he was like, I was supposed to, no, cause I'm pretty sure he did a whole thing on it at... for Comedy Fest as well. He's like talking about how...

To be honest, I don't think he was writing fresh material for the Madeira Awards. Yeah. I was supposed to be the judge, so he probably heard it and was like, fuck you. Like I don't think he's like over it yet. No. Right? Well, that's why I didn't message. Touched a nerve.

Yeah. Thank you, Joel. Poor Joel. But thanks for, I actually think that like hosting the Madeas is quite chic. Like getting in at the ground level with the Crosses again is very chic to be like, I'll give you my time. I'll come and host this. Um, yeah. But so we did all that press and got mobbed by the Sydney, um, security, and

then like did bits and bobs and it was just quite like lovely to just spend time with the girlies in, in a van driving around. We went to- Did you have seats or are you just in the back? We did have seats, but in those large vans, you're like, do I need a seatbelt? Who cares? That's so true. Also when you have, it's like the only comfortable way to travel with drag, because you're like hair fits, you can almost, you know, it's like there's no issue.

Just rolling around in bed. They just dump us all in there. So it was actually really nice, but I think the whole time we were like, all kind of like, like didn't want to talk about what was about to happen. And I'm like, so I wonder which one of us will win and which one of us will have their dreams shattered in front of a crowd of people. Um, was it, it was just the four of you? Yeah. And obviously we knew at that point that Freya had not been invited to lip sync,

which is crazy. Um, I would never disparage the choices of that show and they did an amazing job, but Freya could have lip synced, let her lip sync. Um, but so she was just like, in all the interviews are like, so how do you feel you could win on Friday? And Freya was such a trooper. She was like, yeah all the interviews, they're like, so how do you feel? You could win on Friday. And Freya was such a trooper. She was like, yeah, I could. Oh my God.

Oh my God. I'm so excited to have made it this far in the competition and oh my God, on Friday, I could win $50,000. And it's just like, what a class act. Like truly the whole way through Freya was like, like, I mean, so optimistic. So, and like even on the show, like she had moments where they were giving her feedback and stuff. I'm like, you could have done this better.

And she's like, thank you. I love that feedback and I will action it going forward, you know, like the whole time. And then that fast final episode, which I insist that she won, she's just like, she looked like a million fucking bucks. She did this like ultimate country girl version with the walk over and everything. It was so cool. Like it was just very fabulous.

Do you think that there was maybe a tiny little bit of her mind that was thinking, you never know they could edit it differently. And they just like make up the lip sync. Yeah. Of just like stock footage from her in the back. Or they just do some fabulous AI, but she's on stage and she morphs into a lion at one point, and then into like chips falling out of a bag and back into frame. And then Michelle's like, you did it. I kind of wish that they should, they should do a season where they film every

single girl winning and then just like roll the dice. Um, but that's a thing like we never felt nervous at the end of the actual competition because on the last day, it was like, we were exhausted for once. So we're so grateful that we got to go home. And then we knew that we wouldn't know the results for like another few months. So it was this thing of here's your crown, here's your scepter, pretend you won. And now we're going to pretend that Vibe won and now we're going to pretend that Mandy won. And we all got to say what we would have done if we won.

And then we all got to hug and then we all got to have a beer and that was the end. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like it was actually so chill and it wasn't until this last two weeks that it's been like, oh my God, wait, someone's actually going to win. Yeah. Yeah.

So, and like, it has been so nerve-racking. And like everything that you'd see online, like that was being written, you were like, oh my God, does this mean that I'm gonna, does this mean that this man, and like so stressful. And now the day after, like even though like, I've kind of glanced back at some of the internet and seen like different, you know, people have been like, like this person should have won this person. And I'm like, suddenly it just doesn't affect me at all. I'm like, I don't care. I have my money. I'm going to sit in a castle. A really cheap castle. Yeah. But yeah, so cool. And also just to go to the finale moment.

Was so cute that you got that like proper... The proper filming of it. Yeah. But I think it was such a great showcase at the very end of each of those, like the us four girls, of kind of what each one of us wanted to do and wanted to show. Yeah. Like you couldn't find four more different final verses that they like telling different stories about the kind of performance.

The song was actually amazing. So camped. Yeah. And like so nice that we got to do a song that didn't already belong to someone else. Yeah. Like it was just for us. Yeah. And that felt really fabulous and really cool and something

that we get to own now, like not own, but like put our stamp on. Was that like, I was wondering this, you know, how each of the, each of your verses had like a different like vibe. Yeah. How did that, like you presented what you wanted to do with them, they made the song around it or? So what happened was, I wonder how much I can, okay, I'm going to just say it because, you know, but yeah, well the show's open now. Susan, relax, not you. Yeah, other Susan. No, no, no.

But like they think they were meant to, we were meant to have a talent show as part of the season and we all had prepared a talent. And so they were originally going to use that, we've got charisma, as like a one minute opener to the like talent show. And then it was going to go straight into like each one of our talents. And then for some reason, and like literally never got clarification on what this was, they think they were just like, we're scrapping the talent show, but what we are going to do is still use that song and expand it out.

Cause I think Leland had made like the full thing with space for tracks. So it felt like it was something that they decided like at a certain point in production, they were like, let's do a song, let's do something. Yeah. decided like at a certain point in production, they were like, let's do a song, let's do something. Yeah, the big moment. And then we all went to the amazing song producing gals who'd done the Mr. Right and Mr. Right Now stuff, like just done the recording stuff for that. And we got to say what style we wanted. So you had to pick like comps of what you wanted. And so, like vibe, I think was like, I want like classic showgirl, va va vroom. Mandy was like, I want kind of burlesque cabaret kind of vibe. And like she for her talent was going to do the strip tease pig

with the pork sausage boa. So she got to use that. And Freya was like, I want like my diss track kind of iconic moment. And I was like, I want like Eastern European beat poetry soundtrack. Yeah. And we're like, oh, okay. So we've got these genres. We've got pop, rock, you could do hip hop, country. The girlies were so...

No, no. Can I get the... It's the end of the, the end of the taping as well. Yeah. Just like, lazy, really? Well, I think as well, because the, the, a little backstory in me is that before I went away, I'd met up with Edie, who did the music for this podcast. And we spent an afternoon just talking about potential tracks stuff. And she was like,

can you just do me like one favor, one big promise? You're not allowed to do a Drag Race verse. Like, just, just don't do like a, I'm the best and here's the crown and here's me and I'm the crown. Because she's like, like just please, it's just not you. Like be you, like do the thing that you do. Like it's much more exciting and entertaining to see someone just do something a bit different. And I was like in my head, like being like, I need to do exactly that. Just the stupidest like braggcious, like verse that's just about really shitty mundane things about me. Um, and it was great. Like it was truly, I was

like, I'm just leaning in full force onto like the whole thing of being like, I can breathe in and out. It was fabulous. I was really happy with that. I was really scared like afterwards because I was like, I don't know, this is pretty stupid and like, it's like pretty, pretty stupid in retrospect. And then seeing it all together and also seeing it with the other girls. Like makes it work because you kind of, it's not just a thing that exists on its own. It's just really fun when it's like in the middle of such high energy, such

fabulousness, You're like, Oh God, this stupid bitch. But yeah, the different, um, like the, how you all had like a different vibe to your versus, I don't know if that's ever been like done before on any. Yeah, maybe not. Challenge in the whole drag race universe. Like it was very cool that you got to do that. No, it was so, yeah. And it was so lovely. Like it was really cool. And the girls who were recording it, cause we recorded it on the morning before we went in to do the chore stuff.

And, um, yeah, like they were just so like jazzed about doing it and just thought it was so cool and we're like really supportive and like, try it this way and try it that way. And that was really fun. Yeah. Yeah. Um, but I was, cause like they have the bit where you're sitting around pretending to write the lyrics after you've already recorded the song.

And so I was like, Oh, great. I can do my, like my fake lyrics. And so I was sitting there and they had to cut all of this and they like, they kept saying like, we had to speak to the Warner Brothers lawyer quite a bit because you kept saying inflammatory things. And I was like, what was inflammatory? And they're like, when your verse was, I'm Lacey Susan and I'm here to say the Bush did 9-11 and Hugh Jackman is gay. So, um, yeah. Yeah.

Wait, what was that supposed to be for? For my track. Oh, like the one at the end. Yeah. Oh, true. I do remember that. Um, first. Just me saying that on repeat.

And I just kept saying, I was like, what about this? I just wrote this guys. What do you think of this? It's like, as like silly giggles of like imagine, but, um, yeah. And they were like, can't use any of this guys. What do you think of these? It's like, as like silly giggles of like, imagine, but, um, yeah. And they were like, can't use any of this for, they're like, you well, apparently the lawyers said. You can, you can't say that Bush did nine 11 because there's no proof. And I said, are you going to find, you know, go into the dark web?

But there is proof. Your eyes just aren't open. Yeah, exactly. White cap sheeple. And then, um, but you, you can say Hugh Jackman is gay because it's not considered defamatory because there's nothing defamatory about being gay. Yeah. It's a compliment.

Yeah, exactly. Gay. That's progress. You're gay. Did you like Mandy's? You're gay. Gay. That's progress. You're gay. Did you like Mandy's? You're gay. Yes. So the photo of that small little, uh, newsies boy.

Yes. Um, so funny. Yeah. But yeah, it's so bad. And also I think like it was so intense emotionally the very end. And as I said, like what a crazy moment to all be together and to, like, then just be like, okay. But all of the divas were so kind to me

and not just like in a camera-facing way of like, yay, I'm so happy for my sister, but we're like, let's go and have a shiggy and sit in a room and like chat, you know. So it was like really lovely. And I think that it was're like, let's go and have a shiggy and sit in a room and like chat, you know? So it was like really lovely. And I think that it was just like, everyone was a class act at the end. Oh, that's an interesting tidbit. Actually, were you all Dari munches?

No. Well, I was, cause I would have this massive cough that I've been dying and, you know, just not been smoking at all or anything. dying and you know just not been smoking at all or anything. But then when Vibe was like come into this room at the back of Universal and just like have a cigarette, have half a cigarette. It was really good. Because we used to get to see that like who were the, who were the Derry Munchers on the show when in Untucked, you know. They go outside for a ciggy. Yes, well that was the-

We don't see that on Down Under. The best, um, cause Vibe was smoking a bit on the show. Sorry if Vibe's mum is listening. Um, but then they would, and like a lot of the girls were aped, like Nikita and, um, Lucina and stuff. So like that would be the best way to like escape. Where's my vibe? Yeah.

Oh, I'm miss Freya. Sorry, Freya's my miss. But then there were like certain points where I was like, if we got through a really fucking hard challenge, I'd be like, that can I have a seat? And then like at the very end, I was like, can I have a seat? Which was really good. It was like lovely bonding, but they could never show the outside of that studio. Cause it's like, uh, like just random tents, the crew and like all the stuff.

Cause it's like most of the studio is just what you see on camera. And then they have to kind of find space for everyone who's coming, like all the crew and all of the makeup trailers and everything have to be parked outside. So because it's just not enough inside space for all of those people. Well, you got to do what you got to do. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Is Vibe a rolly girl or like a cunty little vogue girl?

Not a cunty vogue girl. Just like a She's a tailor made but like, yeah, standard thick. Not like a full thick, but you know. But I love that. That's very chic. Did you guys manage to like get on stage and actually watch the episode without being spoiled beforehand? Yes. Because we were watching it straight away. Like straight away. And did they confiscate your phones or anything?

No, no, no, no. But I think we'd all put our phones in the dressing room and we're just like, cause we were so like overwhelmed. And just before we went out, like when I got to universal to get into my frock and everything, um, my wig that I'd left in the dressing room was gone. And I was like, Oh my God, my finale week that I'd like, like a brand new way. Yeah. As to like stayed up late getting this week ready for me. It had gone missing. It had gone. And I was like, Oh my God. Like where you left it. Where? Just like on the floor. I had intended to just like on the floor on the floor, like

in like a Coles brown bag, but like I'd intended to take it with me. I think I just like, it didn't come out of the bag at some out of my bigger bag at some point and stayed there. But also like while we'd been there, we'd been told like, oh, if you want to leave anything here, that's fine. I assume just not in on the floor in a paper bag. But I was also like, oh, I'm hopefully that's fine that I've left it there. And it was just gone.

And I was like, um, uh, and there. And it was just gone and I was like, and then like, it was just like a 15 minute panic attack of just like where the fuck is this wig? And then thankfully like someone came in like, we found it, we found it. And then I was like, oh my God, and they're like, sorry, they thought it was trash. Oh my God.

Imagine. like, sorry, they thought it was trash. Oh my God. Yeah. Imagine. Oh no. So in the skip. Yeah. Right. But it was so good.

And like that finale gown done by passion couture with a bit of Lorna, original sticker scan, one of Benin's friends who does these beautiful sticker art pieces. Beautiful probably isn't the right word considering they're like skulls and AK-47s, but like really striking perhaps. Sticker work. And she had, yeah, prepped some sticker scans for me to turn into a frock. to turn into a frock. It turned out so good. I know. It was, yeah.

It looked so like you standing with the others and like it just being like, full yellow. So you, yellow and like, it was great. It felt nice to like, have like a big finale gown that was like very my style. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yay.

And it's inspired by Francesco Rizzo's work for Marnie in the spring, summer 2024 fashion week. That pillow is getting a real good work. I know. I'm so, I'm trying to lean away from the microphone everyone. There's constant coughing. Blame me this time. Yeah.

Yeah. Big weekend for you too, Zelda. Yeah. I feel like we're all like, this is one of the most like exciting weekends of our lives and yet we're all so like, Oh yeah, that's good. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, that was fun.

But it's just been so crazy. So crazy. Yeah. So crazy. So crazy. Yeah. But yeah, we had our finale moment back in Melbourne in your absence where Bananana hosted- Who's Bananana?

Bananana. Bananana. Bananana. Da da da da da. Bananana. Da da da da da. New movie coming soon. Boxing day.

Bananana. Bananana. That's a beautiful name for a film. Bananana. Yeah. That's a beautiful name for a film. Benign and I, with Neil and I as a sequel. Oh Lord. Yes, but we held down the fort at Wheat Wine Whisky, had an absolutely packed bunker full of your fans.

Oh, it was so gorgeous. It was just like, I'm not one of your fans, mother. Yeah. Yes. Benign was back. We did the thing. It was a crazy night. Incredible footage of you two in the street on Smith Street, underneath a glowing yellow sky, waving lazy

Susan fans. I know, what was with the lighting? It was so beautiful. Yeah. It was bush-faced. It was bush-faced. Oh. Which, I had nothing really.

Yes. In order to get the sky you want, you have to sacrifice. Oh my god. But yes, these flags that we were waving so proudly. Yeah. There was a story there. I heard a little bit, but why don't you? Yeah, go on. But first you have to describe them visually. Well, so it started with, it started because when me and Zelda were deciding we were going to do like a number, obviously, because we had to like, it was the finale. Yeah. We were like, what song are we going to do like a number, obviously, because we had to like- To honor the moment. It was the finale.

Yeah. We were like, what song are we going to do? And then I had this flashback to us doing our first ever group number together. Yeah. Which was to That's My Girl by Fifth Harmony. That's my girl. What was the context when we first did it?

I was like, Jesus. That's right. And you were like like had the crosses or something I think. Yeah. We've been like stations of the cross. Yeah. It was because our first Beastie girl night was a Christmas night. No. Easter. Oh, good Friday. Yeah. Bad Friday. Bad Friday. Yeah. Yeah. You get it? Naughty. Friday. Friday. You get it?

Naughty. Yeah. Yeah. But yeah, so then we started like doing the steps and being like, so how are we going to do this? And then like this kind of vision came cause we're like, we have to hold something. Cause like that's what you hold in the song.

Like they're like pouncing the thing you hold into the air. And then it was like, oh, what if it's like a flag with like lazy Susan on it? Because that's my girl. Yeah. And so, yes. She's not Jesus. It's lazy. Yeah.

And yeah, it was such a nightmare trying to get these flags printed to arrive on time. I don't even know how you got them done. And the design is so cool. Yes. Yeah, it was such a nightmare trying to get these flags printed to arrive on time. And the design is so cool. Yeah. Picture of my face with a, that's my girl written and then lazy Susan. Hashtag team lazy. Which we thought was so funny. Yeah.

Hashtag team lazy. But yeah, like I, um, oh, I'm going to fast forward. There was many more layers to the flag arrival, but basically like they were saying, it was saying arriving by the end of the day on Friday. And we were like, cause also we both had a big flag, but we also ordered a hundred little mini waving flags for the audience. Which is the funniest thing. or a hundred little mini waving flags for the audience. Which is the funniest thing.

Waving a big flag is beautiful and like, wow, what an incredible picturesque moment. Yeah. Waving a little flag is demeaning. Yes. Yeah. It's like just petty and stupid clenching it between your tiny little fingers. The little ones are so cute. They're so cute.

Have you seen one in person? I haven't seen any. Oh, I've seen the one that you brought in to the studio today. clenching it between your tiny little fingers. The little ones are so cute. They're so cute. Have you seen one in person? I haven't seen any. Oh, I've seen the one that you brought in to the studio today. Waving like a... But I haven't seen the tiny little ones. Oh, the little ones are so cute. And I'm actually so cut.

We didn't save any for ourselves. We should have kept some. That is like such a like an actual like crazy level of like, if you were there on that day, there were a hundred little flags. It will never exist again. You got one? I got one. Oh, good. But yeah, like it was like, they're not coming. It got to like five o'clock. We had like just finished our makeup and we're like the the whole, like, without the flags, it's just like, the moment is ruined. What is this stupid fucking thing gonna be without those goddamn flags?

Yeah. Literally. The whole night. And literally at fucking 5.15, they arrived. That's crazy. Oh, and it was literally like, it was almost just as exciting as the moment you won. Yeah. Like, we were like, aah! Get up out of our chairs. You were like, it was almost just as exciting as the moment you won. Like we were like, get up out of our chairs.

We were like, ah, the flags. Oh my God. But yeah, it was so amazing when we like threw the flags out in. And then for that last, like, that's my girl, like pumping the fucking flag into the air and the whole crowd waving the little flags. I tell you what, it was such a beautiful moment. like pumping the fucking flag into the air and the whole crowd waving the little flags. I tell you what, it was such a beautiful moment. Such a great case for like sporting finales.

Yes. Because it's like the energy is so crazy. True. When everyone's on the same page. This is literally what one of my like straight male friends yesterday like saw videos and was like, that looked wild. Like that looked like a footy finale or something. It's like, I love in some of the video from Friday night that like these moments where you can see like the light from the screen or something and all that

stuff. And then you win and like everyone gets up and it's just like all of the light is obscured because like bodies are just moving everywhere. So. Insane. Stupid. People started taking their clothes off. I mean. Kissing. No, Mandy wasn't that.

That was the other incredible thing about the finale is that they had all our friends and family in the front row, like VIPs, which was so amazing, but you couldn't have found like a better way of representing like what was happening because it had like my dad, like big American man in a suit, my sister and her like Sunday best. And then they both came. Yeah. And then, um, Kiergen sitting there like, and then, um, Freya's boyfriend, not Max. Ethan sitting there and then Mandy's husband, Chris had come down and then next to Chris, her two pigs, two men in like dog masks, like sitting, like just watching patiently.

Yeah. It was the best. Also just two of the most lovely boys. I mean, Mandy's husband is amazing. He's such an amazing vibe. Like I don't know how to explain what, what was so surprising about his energy, but he was just like this like super warm, like gracious kind of, I don't know. it was just like a very sweet man, but like no bullshit, like very Mandy moves in that way. And then her two pigs, she's like, these are my pigs, Lazy. They're here. And I was like, she really did follow through on every

promise she made on the show. Like she walks the walk and talks the talk of her kink life. And it's so cool. So are they actually like her piggies? Yeah. Like she like pisses on them and stuff? Yeah. Jeez, that's so good. It was so amazing. Oh, cute.

And I was like, this is the Drag Race friends and finale family. Yeah. Like, um, and then yeah, Vibe's mom was there and she was like just a delightful looking lady who speaks exactly like Vibe. Oh my god. It was just incredible. And yeah, but I love to meet the piggies. Oh, so gorgeous.

I love it. Okay, so should we do like the episode or? This could probably just be the episode. Yeah, we could probably dive into it. We'll dive in. Also Merry Christmas everyone. Oh yeah. Fell the animal.

It's so weird to be knocking off like around Christmas time, you know, like, sorry, Zelda, I know you're not, but, um, but to be like, the year is done and I am done. Yeah. But to be like, the year is done and I am done. Sorry. But like for this to happen on this side, it's like, it had like, yeah, my family up at the beach were like, well, if you come back and you're a loser, don't bother coming to Christmas.

But no, I was just like, I can't believe this huge climactic moment of like a year's worth of work is happening mere days before like the end of the year. So excited about that. 2025, a fresh slate. To rain. My rain. I feel this like I wrote that press release. It was so funny.

Of what my rain was going to be. Did you see this? Yeah, I did. I'll read you my, I wrote this like- Read it to the benign and the listener. press release of what my brain was going to be. Did you see this? I'll read you my, I wrote this like to the banana. And the list. Oh, I think I did say this after I won, they were like, oh shit, we haven't put together your press release. And I was like, okay, I'll write it. And like Susan, the PR lady was like, do you want to write it just on my phone?

And I was like, yeah, I'll do that. So sitting in the bar at universal and I was like, I'm humbled and honored to receive the prestigious Down Under crown. My reign of terror shall be swift and sweaty. Bow to your new lazy overlord. This drag monarchy shall last a thousand years or until I get tired of holding the scepter. My first order of business is to invite you

to the Down Under tour in March with the cast of season four. Book now or feel my wrath. That's good. Stunning. Very kind and creative. Gracious. Very creative. So creative.

Creative girl. Okay, Banang girl. How does the world end? Um, the world ends because lazy Susan doesn't win drag race time and everyone just starts stabbing each other with little flags. Yeah. There's a revolution. Yeah. I want the flag to go in fabric side first and then unfurl on the other side.

Oh, yeah. With my face like hashtag team lazy. Yeah. And like some blood pouring down it. Wow. So the world erupts into anarchy after our sister was robbed. You know, that was our ultimate, um, like in that's my girl. When we got to Barbara, it was going to be like, well, if she loses, we can't make everyone just be like, lazy, lazy.

So it was going to be robbed, robbed, robbed me, robbed me. But we didn't need to say that. Thank God. It was such a hot vibe getting to that massive event after the viewing party. And everyone just being like, yeah, she did it. Yeah, she did it. It's so annoying to have had the opening, the first episode and the last episode and not have been in Melbourne for either of them.

Yeah. And like, I mean, I think it would have been so overwhelmed, but it's fabulous. Like there was just these insane like huge crowds. Was that on the same, was there not the other barber on the same weekend as the opening? No, but I just missed the Wheatline and Whiskey one. Oh, you mean like being there?

Oh yeah. To be there and to like, receive my public. Yeah. Yeah. Um, they were all just there for you, even though you weren't there. Yeah. That's true. That's that's, you know, we learned a lot about that on the last episode of drag race down under absent people, absent parents. So yeah, everyone's being stabbed to death with the mini little lazy Susan flags. Great.

Did we go into like a... In this universe, did we make more than 100 or they're just being spread around the world? They like, when you like stab them, it like multiplies out the other side. Fuck. Where did you get these flags? Incredible. That added to the manufacturing time. Yes, definitely. Well, I mean, that's pretty good.

I like that. I like it. I like the vengeance, the bloodshed. Yeah. All right. Well, sisters, we'll be back after this short break. No problem. To the world, to the world, to the world, to the world. Welcome back, everyone. Hola mi amor.

Hello. Zuleño. Now, for today's episode, now I know I said Merry Christmas before, but we don't celebrate Christmas in the bunker, we celebrate Halloween. Hola, hello. So I just wanted to say that just to clarify if you're new here. Can I say when I went into Passions house, she had a black Christmas tree with Halloween decorations all over it. Oh my God.

And I was like, Oh my God, what is this? And she's like, my housemate was like, I'm putting up a Halloween tree and we could just leave it up through Christmas. And I was like, a Halloween tree doesn't exist, but this is fantastic. Yeah. I like Passion Couture. Oh, she is fantastic. Yeah. I like Passion Couture. Oh, she is legendary. Yeah.

Okay. So we'll all bring a topic. Yeah, let's, let's do. Um, okay. So my topic for today, um, not to take the spotlight from you. Oh, please. I've had enough. What from benign girls hiatus goes into the bunker?

Oh my God. What accomplishment, what thing, what idea, what moment, what object, like what in the time away makes it into the bunker? What's bunker worthy? I mean, God, I mean, I know you had like, so much to say about it before, but I'm like, I don't know. I think, um, it is pretty crazy. I mean, like, it's not crazy knowing you, but it's crazy just how many people have small

businesses that fail and yours has just been like never in doubt a complete success the entire time. For those of you who don't know, um, Benin runs Chop Chop opposite Edinburgh Gardens on Brunswick Street. See you there. And um, it is now, we have three working barbers there, working from those chairs. Yes. And um, it just feels like the toast of the town. Like I, you know, just hear from people all the time who have no idea that we know each other,

that they love Chop Chop. Oh yes. It's got a bit of a cult. It is a little, if I say so myself. Yeah. Oh, what about the awards night gala? The Lime Awards. That could go into the bunker. What about the awards night gala? The lime awards. That could go into the bunker.

I don't know if that's like possible to have an event. An event. Inside the lime awards. I think so. Well, you need to explain the story of the awards night gala. So, at the start of this year, I was, well, Chop Shop was the proud recipient of Lime Scooter Local Business of the Year Award. So wait, how did this come to pass?

Like how did I get the award? Yes. So like when you go, when you got a lime, it would come up with a prompt, nominate your favorite local business. And so enough people nominated my business. How did you get the word out about this? What? The lime award did like you.

No, I didn't, I didn't even know it was a thing. Like people were just getting on a lime and clicking like riding chop shop. Oh my God. So maybe most of your customers ride Limes to your store. Yeah. Well, why is the Venn diagram for Lime scooters and Chop Shop overlapping so much? Well, maybe it was fate. But yeah, I just got this like letter like come through the door one day and it was very

like didn't look very official or anything and I opened it and it said like congratulations you have been nominated for and I was kind of like about to put it in the bin like I was like cool what is this like a scam or something yeah I did it just really didn't look like it was a real thing. Which is a funny idea. Yeah. Put that in the back pocket. Um, but then I was like, actually, you know what? I'm just kind of like follow the link and see what happens.

And it asked you to like make a video, um, like saying why you should win. And me and tubs like ran out the front and like found a lime scooter. And I did this like very dumb out the front and like found a Lime Scooter and I did this like very dumb quick video being like, when you arrive to Chop Sharp, make sure you park your Lime safely at the front because we had had practice on e-scooter safety from our campaign with Neuron. Neuron, yes. So yes, that's right.

I have been sponsored by both Neuron scooter and Lime scooter now. Incredible. Very neutral party. Yeah. Um, but yeah, then they were like the fucking, the girlies from Lime were like, Oh my God, this video was so hilarious. Um, which was interesting because it literally took me 10 seconds to make. Oh, well, you know, if you got it.

Yeah. Um, but yeah, then I won the Lime Scooter local business of the year. And what do you get? And I got free Lime scooters for me and all my staff for a year. Have you used that a lot? Oh, so much. Raph was a pretend staff member. So has Lime, like the free thing.

And he's in the like top 1% of riders. Oh my God. Just buzzing around this video on a lime. There's constantly lime scooters parked out the front of my house. I'm glad to rep the brand. But yeah, so I won that and I won $2,000. And with the money, I decided to throw an awards night gala for the clients. And it was so bad.

It was like, it was like putting together a Beastie Girl show, but like an awards night gala. Yeah. Like it was just like, oh, fuck, I got to go to the $2 shop and get some stupid tinsel to put on the wall. So you went into like the local hall. Yes, to the Fitzroy Community Hall, where I just found out the other day because someone was like, a client was like, that's so iconic that you did your awards night.

Gar there. Did you know that's where Chopper Chopper Reed's funeral was? He would have loved this. All the great events. Yeah. But yeah, we had a lime green carpet. The local paper came to cover it was like on the... Did you get in the rotunda for that one? Yes. Oh, incredible. had a lime green carpet, the local paper came to cover it, was like on the...

Did you get in the rotunda for that one? Yes. Oh, incredible. The rotunda was there, all the stars were doing their thing and it was just a fabulous night full of laughs, Limes. And... Limes. Yes. Um, I hope, against hope, because I was not able to attend it, that you do it

again. I think I'm going to do it again. You just, I don't know who is going to. In May. I need a new sponsor. That's right. It can't be Lime. I think if they give you the money again. No, I actually don't want to do Lime again. No. Sorry. That was, that's Danzora. Danzora. Yeah. Who's next that fits in the same category of fabulousness as Lime? Right. It has to be just as dank, but like it can't be like... I feel like CityLink tollway or something.

Like that would be a great sponsor. Just other transport companies. Yeah. Oh man. Yeah. Like something with a bit more money, maybe. Oh, if you could really blow it out. It would be cool to like get some like really fucked like corporate sponsor.

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. And like actually do it like a proper like event. Yeah. Comm bank. This year it's yellow theme. This year it's yellow theme. Yeah, you do need something that has a very clear like theme. Yeah, the lime was so good because everyone wore green. Yeah. And just predates that brat summer.

Right. It was so crazy because it was literally just before brat happened. Yeah. And so then when people like seeing it, they're like, Oh, they did a brat thing. No, we did a lime thing. Actually. Yes. A much cooler thing.

Charlie never had a lime carpet. Yeah. No, no, she couldn't afford it. Um, I'm so glad you spent that $2,000 and likely more money than that on that event. What about it can't be like the lime event in the bunker, but what if it was like the lime green carpet from the lime award ceremony? I don't know. That was, it was very funny because like no shade, sister, but that piece of fabric was

such a hazard. Like, wait, was it carpet? No, it. But that piece of fabric was such a hazard. Like... Wait, was it carpet? No! It was just a piece of green fabric. It was just like thin fabric on the ground, and every step just ripped it up more. And it was like ruffle. It was like, if you were in heels, it would have gotten caught in the still.

It would have fallen. Also, like, underneath it was like cobblestone slash paint. Like you just keep calling it a lime green color. Dangerous. I was going to say, where the fuck did you get lime green? Cobble. Oh, I tried. I tried and I couldn't find anything that came within the.

But the shade range, because it had to be that specific lime green. Yeah. Carpets are expensive. So yeah, I just went and got some fabric from the shop down the road. Maybe like, um, captain snooze would be a good one for next year. Cause then you could just do neutrals. Like, and then do another reason to choose snooze awards. Yes.

Yeah. I'm open to more ideas. We're also open to sponsorship line, if you'd like to reach out. Yeah. I think it's also important to say the, with the Neuron sponsorship, which we got in Adelaide. We were in Adelaide and we'd never really, well, I certainly hadn't spent any time on e-scooters. No, that was our first, yeah, little.

And we were like, let's ride the e-scoot. Well, you were like, Benign, let's get on this e-scooter. And then we got on and I don't think I've ever felt such joy as all of us whisking through the streets of Adelaide, 15 kilometers an hour, howling in full drag in stilettos going, eee. That first ride, we were just like laughing for the full like 20 to 30 minutes. It was insane, but we just thought it was so funny. And then, um, the next day it was like, let's, um, let's do a Neuron ad, but like, pretend that we're actually being sponsored by Neuron. Cause I think,

I think Ruben K or someone was being sponsored by Beam. Yeah, the purple one. And we were like, well, if people like see us and see us like being sponsored by Neuron, they'll assume that we're a big deal. They'll kind of infer that like we are also welcome here at Adelaide Fringe and important and like blah, blah, blah. Because so much of like us being at Adelaide Fringe was like doing too much. We were kind of in a venue that was probably too big for where we were at in our career. Yeah, it was just like, we're going to come in and pretend like we have earned this spot.

Yeah, we've been coming here for 10 years that everyone knows who we are. We're just like part of the furniture at this point, except that it was our first time. Yeah. And we were like, we don't have a sponsorship. But what if like, how would you ever know if you had a sponsorship? If you just say hashtag ad at the end of it and make it sound like it's hitting the kind of brand guidelines? Because that's one of the big tells is like brand content always sounds a certain way. So we kind of made up the fake rules of like what Neuron would want you to say, which is

like, you've got to make sure they're telling people to keep the neurons off the footpath and make sure you remember to do safe riding. And so we made a whole video that was explaining how to get your bike to the fringe this year with your neurons scooter and did like a full fake ad. And then like, it's like, I think it's still, where is it? Oh, probably. I think it's gone. I think it's still where is it probably I think it's gone I think it's on the old BC it's like hidden somewhere yeah but it's so funny because like we're just like really delivering the exact fake script and then and then there was the, the waiting game. Are they going to sue us? Yeah.

Or are they going to love us? Yeah. And we posted it with like hashtag ad at Neuron. Yeah. How are you getting to like, tell us below how you're getting to your future blah, blah, blah. And like, it was like a day and people were just like, Oh my God. Congratulations.

You guys, this is huge. Like spawn deal for the Beastie Girls. It's going to be great. You guys are having this incredible career. Da da da. And then finally, Nouron was like, why, why did you do this? Why did you make this? That's right.

It was why. Yeah. Yeah. And we're like, we just, um, thought it would be funny. We just love your metanol. Yeah. And then they, the guy who runs the Adelaide chapter or whatever, Neuron came to our show the next night and was like, I'm going to give you girls free Neuron rides for the next

month and it was just very sweet and very stupid but it was yeah. Yeah and that was actually so sweet because they came back the next year and were. And we're like, we love you guys. Yeah. I think if you like have any experience inside of an office doing social media management and you see your brand getting any kind of positive engagement for no money, you're just like, thank you so much. Yeah. Anything you want.

Yeah. Crazy. anything you want. Yeah, crazy. But this, the Lime Awards feels like such a natural sequel to that moment. Yes. Yeah. I mean, I, I think that lime carpet's very funny. Definitely have a spot in the bunker. True. Just a piece of fabric that people are falling over. Can it be a wall? Cause there was also like the, there was a, a media wall, like a lime media wall. So they brought it down, didn't they? Well, yeah, like, well, I had to go pick it up from the lime, like headquarters in the back streets of port Melbourne.

Oh my God. And then like about a month after the awards, I get this email like, Hey Nick, um, would you be able to drop that Lime, uh, media wall back? That is so... You want me to drop the fucking like $500 media wall back to you when I just gave you all this like... Free publicity. I didn't need to put a Lime awards gala on with my $2,000 winnings. But I did.

So you're welcome. Lime. No one asked me to. I can't imagine. Yeah. I just, I think it's so, I mean, it also just explains why we're all friends because it is just like, there is something in each of us that desires to do stupid things for no other reason than how funny it is.

How funny that is. Which has unfortunately been the reason that we've done so many stupid things that just have never really made us money or anything, but just like, wouldn't that be silly? No money, but lots of memories. Memories. To last a lifetime. I was talking to Gabriella Labucci's life partner, Sheridan Sky. Sheridan Sky. Sheridan Sky.

Sheridan Creed. And Sheridan Sky was like, you know what's weird about you, Lazy, is that a lot of girls do these gigs like bingo and stuff with us because they just want to pay the bills and they'll do anything to do that and they're blah blah and I feel like you only do it because you think it's funny and I'm like yes as soon as this stops being funny to me I will leave she's like but truly you would never do something just because you felt obligated to, you only

do gigs that you're like, well, that's fun. Yeah. And I love driving out to Ringwood to perform at an RSL. It's so fun. And also because you're like, none of these people know who I am. Yeah. Oh, that's good. Okay.

I'm trying to think, is there anything else that I've observed of a nine Girl's life in the past two years that I would like to put in the bunker? I mean, I like her new house. Yeah. Her new beautiful apartment. It has gorgeous beams. Yes, because beams have lighting issues. I know. We're not putting in the beams.

No. Oh, wow. We were actually hanging from the beams the other night. Whoa. It was like a fun game. Yeah. Well like, after my friend Olivia Lavelette got her Australian citizenship. Congratulations.

Congratulations, Olivia. Olivia Lavelette. Yeah, we got like really weirdly patriotic. Oh, good. And it became a bit like dark. Like we were just like afterwards, we were like, what just came over us? Do you hear the people sing? Literally, we were like in my, cause we were like, Liv doesn't know any of the Aussie songs.

Oh no. And so we were like, singing Torelli, Torelli, Allati. Oh, we've got to learn the lyrics first darling. And then it got really macho and someone was like, you need to hang off the beams in your house. And so we were all hanging off the beams. That's for Australia. For Australia.

Yeah. But you know, the same thing happened to me the other day when I started listening to I am, you are, we are a string. Yes. Because I spent so long trying to figure out, I was like, is this song fucking probo or is it actually, or is it actually incredible? And I couldn't decide.

And I need someone to still tell me because, um, I think it's really like soft in the sense that it's like a kind of invitation to everyone to identify under this idea of what Australian can mean and not just a classic like white rendition of Australia, but also is it erasing like the, like an indigenous voice and saying like, now you need to conform and become Australian. But I just was like, I like the, I did the sentiment of we are one, but we are many and from all the lands on earth we come. Um, yeah. And I was taken and I was like, wait, I need to Kelly on the run. Um, do you know another thing from my hiatus that, um, that, um, is burned into my brain is the specific image of lazy Susan standing atop the gorgeous castle in Sicily as the guests arrived.

Oh, well, I don't want to spoil her a lot, but my category was going to be weddings, things from weddings. And then I was going to try and plough more deeply into the benign girl wedding as a kind of starting point. So I will say that absolutely would be in this so many things from the wedding. Well, there's going to be things from the wedding that I will be really in hot contention. Yeah. Um, the, well then shall we just put this in and then do that? The carpet. Yeah. Yeah. The only other thing that I had in my mind was Tubbs Barber at the Lime Awards, wearing a full just lime green body suit was going to be what I said. Yeah. Just like this weird lime green. It's only a matter of time before. I mean, Tubbs Barber, I wonder how Tubbs would fare in an apocalypse. Oh, actually quickly,

just on the apocalypse, That 28 years later trailer. Ooh. Did you not watch it? No. I'm so excited though. You haven't watched it? You don't like trailers. Well, I'm trying.

I'm in my new era of not watching trailers and just going in. Okay, but I think this is the trailer of the year. I think it's the trailer of the decade to be honest. Oh my god. I don't know what this is. So scary. You know 28 Days Later, the zombie horror with Cillian Murphy. No.

Okay. How, when was that movie made? It was from the year 2000 I think or 2002 or three. So Benign Girl wasn't born then? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Sorry everyone. Yeah. And then there's 28 weeks later. And then we've waited a long time.

And? And now it's time for 28 years later. Oh, and the trailer is... But it hasn't been 28 years. I think it's actually been more. Oh, wait. In the fantasy world of the movie. It has been. 28 years later.

It's a futuristic apocalypse. It wouldn't have been more like chic if they waited 28 years. We've waited enough. And then I get to 28 more decades later. Centuries. Yeah. Aeons. 28 more decades later. Centuries. Yeah. Aeons.

But the trailer is so scary and eerie. It's just like weird woman saying random words. It's a man. Is it? Yeah, it's a poem. There's a poem that goes over the trailer that is like a World War One poem that is being read. And it's just so scary. Anyway, I wonder if Tops Barber would survive that.

Zombie apocalypse. The votes are in. The Tops Barber. Why? You don't think? She would last. Yeah. No, she'll look great with her lazy Susan flag

pierced through her heart. So congratulations to the Lime Awards red carpet. Lime carpet. Lime carpet. You came into my life. Yeah. Scrumpled. It's inevitable.

Someone has to straighten it out every evening and get it ready for the next day. And my world never looked so bright. Can it be like at the door of the bunker? Like a doormat sort of thing. Like you get off the Dracula's ghost train and then you walk down the lime awards. Yeah. Lime carpet into the bunker.

Yeah, that's great. You can put the media wall there too. Does it ever get replaced? The carpet. It just gets patched up every year. Yeah, it just gets more progressively like crumpled and ripped. Yeah. Maybe like, I don't know, someone will straighten it out every now and then, but that's about

it. Did you tape it down at the event? I started, started taping it down in like one corner and then I ran out of time. I was like, I need to go put my wig on. And you weren't in drag by the way. No, but you were in character. I was sort of in... Oh sorry, all drag is valid. Please tell your story.

Oh my God. Well, I stole the classic, well the now defunct Lazy Susan makeup trick of whitening my teeth wide out because I wanted to be very like Grant Denya. Yeah. Yeah. Like the ultimate drag queen. The ultimate drag queen. Yeah.

And I got this like hideous like male blonde wig and a bright lime green fitted, fitted suit. Yes. Incredible. And I was wearing like a, like with the green tie. Oh, there's something so ugly about like a black button-up shirt underneath a suit, right? Oh, and it was black.

There's something that says like, um, hate crime has occurred at Crown Casino. That is what that says. Yeah. Yeah. With a zoo shoe. Yes. In a zoo magazine at home, probably. Okay. Well, lime. Lime. Award. We keep calling it carpet, lime floor fabric.

Yeah, you're in. And with that, we'll be right back. Welcome back, everyone. Hello. Laser Susan, won't you remind us what our second topic is? Yes. My category is, spoiler alert, what thing from a wedding gets into the bunker and informed by wedding of the century, Benign Girls' wedding to Raffaello.

Yes, in Italy. My one true love. On the island of Sicily, we made our way, hearts open, to find our friends and each other and ourselves in a building as old as time. Well, if it has to specifically be that wedding, then I... Oh, we know that. Well, no, I was going to put in a bride.

There are plenty of brides at that wedding. Mother of the bride. No, I know what I want to put in already. You go, you go. Well, first, I think we need a bit of a background. Benang girl, you are the only one in this circle that has gotten married. Matt, you're not married either. Oh, yeah, you did. I got married.

Yeah. I guess, guess you're here too. Oh my God. No. So you two, two out of four ain't bad. Yeah. Got married. So far.

Yeah. So what's the experience like? Let's take us in. Pierce the veil, if you will, on what it is like to organize a wedding. Um, well, where do I start? I wasn't expecting that question. Well, like as we were touched, like we were touching on just before about like, we do, we are known to like do things.

The most. Because it's like, yeah, like it's not like you're just gonna do something and be like, well that was that. Yeah. Like from the very beginning when we decided it was going to happen, I was like instantly anxious because I was like, this has to be incredible. Yeah. Like it can't just be like, well, that was nice.

Yeah. Like it has to be like, Oh my God. And then this thing happened. Yeah. Cause I think that there's a lot of people I hear that go to the, like, I just don't want all that fuss. I just, I think I'm going to go to city hall and just do that or like call it a day. And like, good for you, but also, But if you are going to do it,

are you going to be on your deathbed and be like, I'm so glad I didn't do anything for my wedding? Yeah. I'm so glad I just did nothing and went back to life as normal, as quickly as possible. That was good. And that was another thing on what I just said. Like I didn't ever really think about getting married. Yeah. Like it was never like on the books for me. Yeah. And it was kind of just like a way that things happen naturally.

Yeah. Yeah. A lot of like family things happening. Well, it's usually not about you wanting to do something. It's about like kind of like, how do you put a stamp on these moments in your lives and say that something is official and big for the people around you like it's normally born of like what can we do this for the family well yeah like I kind of was like when we first spoke about it because Raph lost his mom like a couple years ago and it kind of like happened like

from that like it was kind that. Like it was kind of this conversation. It was like, it sucks that, you know, like not that we ever thought it was going to happen, but like, oh, now if it ever does happen, she's not going to be there. And then it was like, well, what the fuck? What if my mom dies next year? Like, what are we waiting for? Like, and as I was saying before, like, what are you going to do? Like be on your deathbed and be like, I'm so glad I didn't do that. Yeah. Like, what are we waiting for? Like, and as I was saying before, like, what are you going to do? Like, be on your deathbed and be like, I'm so glad I didn't do that. Like, no, you're going to be like, wow, that was amazing. I'm so glad that was part of my life story. And so yeah, anyway, back to the beginning of the planning, we knew it was going to have to be OTT. It was in Sicily because that was where like Raph's mum was from.

And it was like a very special place to her. And like, we thought like, if we do it there, it's kind of like, she's there in a way. So it was very beautiful. And I guess it's also a stunning backdrop for writing, isn't it? Well, there is that. Well, there is there. Well, that's it. You really can't pass up that opportunity because it's like so many fucking hacks are like, well, we'll just go to Sicily, but you have like a legitimate reason.

And it was so annoying that every time I like told someone where I was getting married, they're like, oh, white lotus. Yeah. White lotus fantasy. And I'm like, well, actually, no, that's my husband's culture. Yeah. Why Lotus fantasy? And I'm like, well, actually, no, that's my husband's culture. Yeah. Oh, um, but yeah, it was a lot. It was a lot.

Did you have to do much of it yourself? Like, I did it all. I mean, like what, how did you, you got it, obviously got it catered for and everything, like you had a- So Raph's mum's like bestie, Calm. The most iconic woman who has ever walked. Yes. We love Calm, if you're listening.

She has a food tour company in Sicily called Sicilian Food Tours. Oh wow. And so she was like R Raf's mum's bestie. And she was like, anything you want. Like, I'm doing this for you. And so it was kind of like me and Carm, like figuring it all out together. Like I was getting the ideas and Carm was kind of like

the woman on the ground that had the connection. Who speaks Italian. Yeah. Yeah. Because I can imagine that would have been really hard if you didn't have someone like that. Oh my God, without calm, I don't think it would have been possible to pull it off.

No, I don't think you could. No. Because I know people who have gotten married in Italy, like some of Alyssa's family, my partner, because her whole family is Italian and some of them have gotten married over there and stuff. They live in Australia, but they've made over there and they just kind of like. Got someone to just do it all for them. Do you know what I mean? Like a wedding planner.

Yeah. So I was wondering like how much of it you had to do yourself. And yeah, well, I looked at some of those things and I was like, uh-uh. Not for me. This is not the vibe. You're not going to know what excesses are required and then you'll put excess in the wrong place. And like everything, wedding, this was the one thing, everything about a wedding is cringe. Yeah.

Everything. You can't do any one thing that's not cringe about a wedding. I know. And that was the thing I was like trying to avoid. I was like, at this point, how can we change this thing that you have to do to like make it a wedding? Yeah. Because you know, you want everyone to come and get the fantasy. Like you want them to cry.

Yeah. And then you want them to laugh. That's it. You do want the full spectrum. You have to get all of the like steps happening. So I was trying to like stick as much to like the. The original script. Yeah.

The original script without it being. Cringed. We had the exact same thing. Cause you were out Matt in countryside Victoria. Yeah. Well we had it at, um, Alyssa's family farm, um, about an hour from Melbourne. So it was pretty perfect because no one really had to stay if they didn't want to. But I guess, yeah, we kind of had the same thing as just like, we hate all the tropes

of the wedding, you know, like all the classic cliches that happen and really just just wanted to be like as authentic as possible to us. Yeah. Um, so yeah, we avoided all of that because we are both musicians and we've both played at many weddings as well. Yes. Wedding bands and stuff. Um, and Alyssa is a classical musician, so she's played in the ceremonies and ah, some of the choices people make are just like, yeah, it's a lot.

Yeah. I think as well, like, I think they used to be a really clear script on a lot of these sort of ceremonial moments that have vanished as time has gone on and, and ceremony has died in a lot of ways. I think that you wouldn't have as many questions about what your wedding would look like if you were getting married in the 40s or the 50s because it would be like, well, you can pick a white dress and the thing that you can change about that will be one of three things. You know, there nowadays it's like, are you having a goth wedding?

Are you having a, you know, a mebo wedding? Yeah. And so because that it's like, the kind of comparison is like iPhone where you can't change any of the settings and it just looks how it looks on the home screen and one of those stupid pixel phones where people can do whatever the fuck they want. And as a result, they look really ugly because they're not designers. They're just like, um, so that is the kind of thing about contemporary weddings. That is unfortunate because a lot of people do not have design skills.

But also like they don't have the event planning skills. There's a lot of responsibility that you have to have to host. 100, 200, whatever number you're up to. Like it's pretty intense. And there's a lot of natural pitfalls, like you can go into if you don't know how to facilitate, like even just things like bathrooms, dressing rooms, blah, blah, blah, like, you know, all those things that if you do not know what you are doing, you will fuck up and people will, anyway.

But you have these two chateaus or villas in the Italian countryside. Country homes. Um, that were like on huge farm estates with like low cobble brick walls and dirt roads, about a 20 minute drive away from the nearest town. And then there was one which was like everyone was sleeping at the villas or like some of the wedding party was sleeping in the villas. And then and these villas like hundreds of years old. And beautiful. Beautiful. And one of them is where the ceremony is taking place in a small little garden. And then the other one is where the after party is taking place, or the reception.

Very chic. And then off the reception courtyard, there is the food hall where there's a full banquet set up for like buffet style food. And then throughout the night surprises begin to emerge as there's like a bunch of nonnas appear and start frying up fresh donuts, Italian style donuts for the people, then for the people, the DJ sets go off, the incredible open bar all night cocktail affair with Aperol spritz and lemon cello and beer and wine as your heart desires. And then the incredible burlesque performance that comes and she does firework, a classic Dieter vonini, uh, wine glass routine and then speeches, the amazing speeches.

And then an ice cream truck with what gelato gelato gelati. Which one is it? Gelata. Depends how many there are. Ah, gelataria. And a truck comes and everyone's getting gelati and then a giant cannoli with 10,000 other cannolis inside of it. Really?

Yes, the mother cannoli has arrived. Oh, that's what needs to go in the bunker. Yes, and then your keepsake from the wedding, which is the candied almonds, traditional Italian weddings, but served in a one of the kind limited edition ceramic version of both Raph and Nick's heads back-to-back like the traditional Sicilian vase and all handmade by Raph in his kiln and glaze. Oh my god and he spent such a long time on that. So, but it was so worth it. They were and like each in a round

matte box like a organic paper box with candied almonds inside that were delicious. It was like everything was. Oh, the band that like showed up that were playing the wedding, like at the ceremony, that then like escorted everyone down the like winding dirt path to the next villa. And they were like Sicilian traditional folk bands. It was like, and they led them down. And then on the archway, as you were entering the second courtyard for the reception was future drag race done under season four we not lazy Susan. Standing atop the entrance with two large banners either side.

Like Chairman Mao style. Mine and Ralph Hicks. Did you say that's my girl? No, I said that's them.aph's heads. Yeah. Did you say that's my girl? On the flags. No, I said that's them. That's them. It was just so gorgeous. And then Nick and Raph on a Vespa, riding away, and they'd just married Vespa. Trying to ride away.

And then as they tried to ride away, they didn't know how to use a manual. So they were like speeding off and almost died. But you know what? As far as like beats for a wedding, having one that could be on Funniest Home Videos, you like hit that and no one actually got hurt. You have the funny videos, you have the laughter, you have the sadness. Um, your two sisters who were like the, um, wedding party, like the maids of honour, being dressed like actual celebrities. They looked so beautiful. Raph's sister was in this like sheer number where you could fully see her underwear through it as well. And she looked

so beautiful and cunty. And then Nick's sister was dressed in a dress that was made out of gemstones that were like set into it. Oh my god. So that dress, like, so my mum and sister came down to Melbourne to like, like they were just visiting, but it was also like, we'll go see if we can find like a dress. Like for, they were both looking for a dress or like we're gonna go shopping in Melbourne for a dress to wear the wedding. And it was so cute and fun, the like day that we went out to find my sister's dress,

because it was kind of like, obviously I wasn't a bride, so I couldn't have that moment of like, trying on the dress and being like, this is the one. But we went into this shop and it was like full, like the movie, me and my mum sitting on the chair and Stacey's coming out, like doing all the different dresses, like, we're like, no, not that one. Then like the next one. And anyway, it was literally like, she came around the

corner in that bedazzled dress. And it was, like, that's the one! Like, it was like I got that moment of like the... Say yes to the dress! But it was also like there's no wedding in the world where you would be able to wear that if there was a bride. Right. Because it would be such a fucking dog move.

Well, that's what she was saying. Like she was like, oh, is this too much? Like, I don't want to be... And I was like. Well, that's what she was saying. Like she was like, oh, is this too much? Like, I don't want to be. And I was like, no, like you're on my arm. You're like my like accessory. Yeah, yeah, yeah. You're a woman. You're an accessory.

No, your success is really my success. So, but it is that like at a gay wedding, like gay men spend their whole lives aspiring to be beautiful women in incredible dresses. Don't tell the media that. Um, but having you here looking cunty as hell in a dress that if you were at a straight wedding, everyone would be like, what is wrong with this girl? How dare she dress like that? Cause she looked, and it was also like, it wasn't just like a beautiful, pretty dress.

It was like, cunty. Yes. Like she looked so incredible. Yes. Like they both looked, and they were both wearing dresses that would like never in a million years fly at a traditional wedding because they were so glitzy and like OTT that only at a gay wedding would it be like, not only is this appropriate, this is expected, this is standard.

You have like elevated this entire wedding by both turning out. It was so good. So amazing. Yes. And your mom as well looked so incredible. Oh my God. So was she in green? She was in a land.

She was like, she was in a land. Yes, she was in green. She was like... She was in that carpet. From the moment she got the dress, she was like joking to me and Raph, just so you know, I'm wearing green. So if anyone else wants to wear green and we're like, ha ha. And she's like, ha ha. But then like glaring, like, really, if you let anyone else wear green, it's my special.

I am the mother. Oh, you're going a bit bridezilla. Yeah. Um, but yeah, the whole thing was very like, I wanted to, as you explained all these like bits happening throughout, like I really, like my vision was like, I feel like so many people in my life don't know like my life. Yeah. Like haven't come to like, honcho disco. Yeah.

And stuff like that. I've seen the derelicts you're spending time with. And I wanted like the night to feel like it was like a club night. Like it was like the music plays and it's like good music, not like tacky wedding music. And then the performance comes and then the music comes back on. And then the next performance comes. Like I wanted it to like run like a night that we are used to. Yeah.

Yeah. And everyone was like frothing so hard because they were like, what's going on? Like, so many people get that wrong at their wedding as well, like, cause I've played at weddings and then after we finished playing, like my band would finish playing, there'd just be no one would have anything organized and there'd just be dead silence and then like. Drunk people would come up to us and start like badgering us to like

plug into our PA system and, and like, try and get a playlist going and stuff. And it's just like such a vibe kill. I just wanted it to be like our wedding, to be like that as well, where it was just like good music from the start to the finish and no one would even notice this changes, do you know what I mean? Like, there would never be like a moment where you know what I mean? Like, totally. It would never be like a moment where you're like, this is a bit awkward. What's going on?

You know? I think as well, it's, it's like knowing that there's certain things that will happen, like emotions run high and that there will be insanity that takes place. Which your wedding was, um, not without fabulous chaos in that sense. But it's like knowing that that's part of it. You know, it's like you should want people to cry at your wedding. You should want people to be insane at your wedding. Like as long as it doesn't destroy everything, like there should be a certain amount of insanity and there absolutely was and it was nothing like

like nothing bad actually happened no like i was expecting there was going to be like some like family blow up or something like at the wedding yeah nothing happens which was really nice no but um that one thing that did happen which which was quite lol, was the water shutting off. Oh, T. And I think we're about to talk about something else, but that's okay. Oh, um, I don't know what you're referring to. No, just me playing fashion photo review on some of your husband's friends. Oh, but that was after that was after that was in the villa, second villa. Yeah. Um, no, but like the water shutting off. And by this point I was like, quite wasted.

And- What's that? It shut off before the wedding. And then it shut off again. I don't know why you don't remember because you were part of the story I was about to tell. Oh my God. Like, they're like,

the water has shut off to the entire villa. Yeah. And I was like so drunk. I didn't care. I was like, and I like almost thought I was a drag queen again for a moment. Cause I got on the microphone and I was like, right, everyone, the water's shut off. So if you need to take a shit, go get a bucket and fill it up from the other side.

And then like immediately after lazy and Kerger carrying buckets of water, like across the lake. I was like, um, Kajum was like, should we do that? And I was like, I don't need to shit, but why not? I think we were just like, I would like to not have to prepare this. If I do find myself in a situation where I need to suddenly shit. For planning. But when we got to our bathroom, our toilet was still flushing. So it was cute. I think it came back on it.

Yeah. Somehow. But yeah, very chic. Yeah. If you need a shit, go and get a bucket of water. Because that's the other thing about this place is that it's an old, old, old, old building. So like it was, you know, that's, that's kind of the experience of all of Italy.

It's like, yeah. It's having the most glamorous time in the world with 300 year old plumbing. Yeah. Yeah. And then like, yeah, some people were like after, are you going to get money back for that? Are you going to get, you should get a discount. I assume that's your side of the family. They know the value of a dollar.

I was just like, guys, it's fine. We're in Italy. It was funny. It was. I got to do my shit joke. Yeah. Yes. Without the water shutting off, that moment never would have happened.

Exactly. No one's dead. We're still here. Um, yeah. What a time though. Oh, so I forgot, like, all the, those dances that came in and taught us the Tarantella. Oh, yeah. That was incredible too. That was gorgeous. See, so many things happened. Oh, the other, there was one other dramatic, dramatic thing that happened right at the end of the night that I still don't know the end of the story to. But Lady Roberta Kent who was the burlesque dancer that came, who I like was literally chatting to on Instagram for like a year. Yeah. Because I found her one of the first things and like became

like friends with her like texting, cute. She was so incredible. Amazing. Oh my god. And what was the story with her? So like she, but in the lead up to the event, like she kept being like, like, is the party going to be going all night? Because it's my birthday at midnight on like, of the wedding night. So like after she finished her her performance it was going to be her birthday and we're like yes we've got some very good music going till late so we're gonna be able to party with you Lady Roberta yeah anyway she finishes and then she's like out the back getting changed and we're like people are going off and yeah that was amazing and she was like seemed all good and then fast forward like another 10

minutes or something and she's bawling her eyes out oh no and like yelling at some guy and then she like literally like ran out of the event like crying was like like so distressed Lady Robertata got in the car and drove off. Oh my God. Yeah. What happened? No one knows. Oh my God.

And I was like, my brain went straight to like, cause there was such this buildup of like her saying it was her birthday at midnight. I was like, was she upset because I didn't like be like, and now it's lady Roberta Kent's birthday. It's not your responsibility. It's your special day. Yeah. I know. But like, what was it?

A cut, you know, oh, good. Now my mum from Queensland knows that it's your birthday. Right. Well, who cares? You can like pretend that this is your birthday party. Yeah. But it's my wedding. Yeah. Anyway. I hope that she's okay. Do you still text? No. Oh.

Oh, that's definitely someone though. Yeah. Did you ever text again? I did like write to be like, you were amazing. Thank you so much. And no reply. Yeah. Lady Roberta's peers. Yeah. But you paid her. Yeah, we paid her. We tipped her as well.

She deserved it. Push money. You? Yeah. Wow. That was the wedding in a nutshell. Fucking hell. Crazy. And do you know, I had this like, thought, like yesterday, because one of raffs friends like, was uploading videos of you being like, go lazy Susan sort of thing. Yeah.

And then one of them that she did was of you at the entrance to the wedding. And when you were standing there, it was like, originally you were going to come. Yeah. Oh yeah. Couldn't because I shot the season was going to be coming out. But the original timing was like, the last episode was going to be maybe a week before the wedding.

True. And so there was this like idea in our heads that, well, we all knew you were going to win fingers crossed, but like, there was this idea that it would be like lazy Susan will win drag race. And then the next week she will be emceeing the wedding. Like it would be such a like, Oh my God. You know what I mean? Incredible. Yeah. And then you couldn't come.

Yeah. Because the show got bumped. Yes. And then you could come because the show got bumped again. Yes. And so the moment actually of you like doing it before Drag Race. Yeah. Actually in hindsight now, I feel like was better.

Oh, I think like I felt this pressure after, like when it was airing, I was like, I feel this thing of, it would kind of suck for that wedding to now be besmirched by having a runner-up MC. Ha ha ha ha. that wedding to now be besmirched by having a runner up emcee. Like, oh, that's the nine's friend, the runner up. But they couldn't afford the winner.

Oh my God. But now in retrospect, it's like all those people that were at the wedding who got to meet me before the fame get to now be like, we got to meet her before. We knew her before she was famous. Before she was on a Stan Original television show. Yeah. And has now ascended to the heights of the notoriety. It meant it, I feel like it meant more in the way that it was like, true sister family sort of thing. Yes. And now it's like, but-

Not like she's just here because she won the show. It was perfect timing. It perfectly, cause I even got a message from, I should respond to this, but I've got a message from your step-mom. Oh, you're like, I'm just in the ER and I heard someone talking about you. I was like, why are you in the air? But she was like, suddenly being like, oh, now I understand that you've like, this is a real thing that you're doing. Yeah. Oh my God.

So, um, I rang my dad on the way here today. Oh yeah. Because also I got that message saying that my stepbrother is in the ER. This is actually kind of really hectic. Oh my God. Um, I think he's going to be okay. Oh God. is actually kind of really hectic. I think he's going to be okay. But yeah, like the way that they told me was that same thing. I got this text last night when I was like

at a party and it's like, Hey, so you step brothers in the ER, but also his friend came in and was like, oh, I think I saw Nick cutting the winner of drag race, Lazy Susan's hair. And she was so, she's like, and blah, blah, blah, blah. I just couldn't believe it. And she's like, her son's on a drip. Yeah. Yeah.

Mother. But I rang dad to be like, hey, like what's going on? Wanted to hear if my stepbrother was OK. Yeah. And he was like, so, yeah, what happened the other night? Your friend Lady Susan. Oh, Lady. It's like, Dad. And then he's like, so she won like best

in Australia award. Yeah. That was how he did. And I was like, yes, she did. Not that, but yes. I could say other words to you, but none of it will mean the same thing. And then he was like, wait, so was it like on the TV? Oh my God. Oh wow. Yeah. Love that. I love the amount of fucking random street men that are now encountering this show. It's great. Oh. Well. The wedding. So what thing from a wedding? The thing from a wedding. I mean,

the thing that you were missing at your wedding that I love from a wedding is a disgusting cake topper. I love those little figurines. Missed opportunity. I mean, but you had the cannoli. You were in an Italian wedding. Not like a basic bitch Americana wedding. And we had the heads, which were kind of like...

Heads, your version. Yeah. There was also the drama with the heads, because all the heads were different color. This is the little like... Ceramic. Ceramic vase. It's not a vase, but it could be used as a vase

or a small vessel, yes. They were all different colors and there was like green, pink, yellow, blah, and then one ultra rare gold. And, um, and we got a green one. And so Kurjan went out into the world to like go and barter for a yellow head. And now we have a yellow head. Oh my God, what?

So he found someone to swap with. Yes. Oh. Yeah. Yeah, so, Kurjan unbeknownst to me went and found some viable prey who had a yellow one. Yes. Ashy, who actually listens to the podcast sometimes.

Hi, Ashy. And there was a negotiation that took place and she was like, I'll do it. And like clearly loved her yellow little vase, but was like for lazy, I'll do it for lazy. And I've never felt more guilty, uh, exercising my power. You know that Ashy like, so Ashy is Raph's sister's good friend. And like Ashy came to, I can't remember the first time I saw her at something, but well, the first time I recognized her.

Yeah. But like, she was like a Beastie Girls fan regardless of knowing me through. What? Yeah. Like she was like obsessed. And then so when like Raph started dating me. It was like celeb cred. Yeah. Amazing. I tell you what, it has been so satisfactory to have the like OG Beastie fans come out of the woodwork during the whole drag race down under thing.

Yeah. Because there are people that know. I knew. Everything, every bit of like bestie law. Yeah. Leading up to this who like even pulled like the deep cuts and things. Yeah. And just known. It's funny. Cause like they, you, you didn't know that they were like there. Yeah.

But once it mattered, they're telling us now, I was there. Even like Lee. Yes, Lee Dawson. Truly. That was that's so funny because when that happened, because everyone knows Lee as like a drag fan and also a fan of beautiful big dicks. But everyone knows Lee. And then when he came out as like like a lazy Susan supporter during the season, I think the other girls in the cast were like, why?

Like why, why is Lee Dawson this UK guy coming out of the woodwork saying that he's a lazy Susan fan? I'm like, you don't know about history doing reacts on the YouTube. We're all friends with Lee. It's a mutual obsession. I'm sure. Yeah. Oh yeah. Well, you're also missing my favorite thing from weddings, which is a veil.

Yes. Yeah. Were you both dressed in like gorgeous white kind of organic cotton suits? Yeah. Your husband dressed slutty. Yeah. Yeah. It was very chic. Chest out. Yeah. Your husband dressed slutty. Yeah. Yeah. It was very chic. Chest out. Yeah, chest out, like slutty wedding on Hercules, the old show.

And I had like a little kind of like faggy, like little bandana thing just for the, like, the extra touch. Yeah. Which was a gift, like a old one of my nans. She couldn't come so a little piece of her was there with us on my neck. Well I think, I mean, my favourite thing from the observations that I think could work in the bunker, I would, here's my two things. One is Nadine the wine queen, obviously.

Benin's mother. Because that's just hilarious. If not for this, she'll get in for something else eventually. And then the other thing that I was just like, oh wow, the FOMO couldn't be stronger, was like the banners on the side of the castle. So I think- Of like Raph and Benion's head. So these like sculptures then like, I mean, they looked like tapestries from the photo I saw, but like just massive banners hanging off the side of a castle to celebrate the marriage of these two emperors.

Yes. Well, that's it. It was a union. Yeah. Um, well, so a bit of context that ceramic head vases that Raff and Maine were based off 3d scans that you'd had done of your faces, correct? And those 3d scans you used on the tapestry to look like marble sculptures. Yeah. Because like, yeah, if you apply like a, you know, a white cast or whatever onto a 3D scan, it looks immediately like an old Grecian statue. Yeah. I got like, so I had them, like I made it in Photoshop, like to make it look like that. And then I tried to get it printed, like, just like onto the banner with the color. Yeah.

But I was like, no, it looks too like fake. It needs to look more like organic. Yeah. So I got the like actual banner like just like canvas banners and then had them printed and like cut the heads out and sewed them off. So cool. So that it kind of had that like dimension. Yeah. Oh, they're so good. Did you end up taking them home? Yeah, they're still at home. Oh, God. Yeah, they were very hot. It was so horrible.

It was just the little light on top. Well, it was like going into a giant castle, this fucking villa. So like, because it had this grand entrance gate, and then to have two mirrored tapestries of the groom and groom is so stupid. Amazing. Wait quickly, Matt, did you have like a party favor that went out at your wedding? Um, I can't actually remember now. I don't think so.

Sounds like a no. No, I don't think we did that. Kisses on the cheek. Yeah. Just good memories. Did you, what was the kick on? Cause you had Will Hannigan. Uh, did you?

Yeah. Yeah. Former guest to the pod, Will Hannigan, willing. He was there. Perform. But did he perform? No, he didn't end up doing anything. I think he was like, it was like planning on doing something.

Oh. We had a lot of bands though. We had, well, I asked all like my cousins and brother and sister and stuff to form like a family band. So they, they did like just covers of songs while everyone was kind of having dinner and we had food trucks and stuff. So our wedding was more like a festival. Yeah.

Like a music festival style. I fucking love a food truck at a wedding. I tell you what. Yeah. And everyone could just eat like when, as much as they felt like then, just walk around and stuff. What were the food trucks like did? Um, we had paella and pizza.

Yeah. And then we also had like giant like spit that her cousins and uncles, all the old Italian uncles like sat around and just cooked this giant meaty spit and had barbecues with falafel and sausages. Okay. That sounds fucking incredible. So there was a lot of food. Um, and we also had antipasti and cake and everything as well.

But yeah, we had lots of bands. We had like, like a New Orleans sort of, um, you know, brass band, like with the big bass drum on the tummy and, um, that kind of, that kind of music. And then like, Um, that kind of, that kind of music. And then like my band played and we did a, um, a first song together instead of a first dance. So we sang a, we sang a song together. Kind of like a karaoke version of a, a song. Wait, which whole night song? Um, you know, that one's like, um, is it called, you make my dreams come true.

Oh, what I want. Yeah. You got, I'm gonna sing it. Oh yeah. No, no, no, no. I'm not gonna sing it. No, we go. You make my dreams come true. Oh, what I want. Yeah. You got it. I thought you were going to sing it. Oh yeah. No, no, no, I'm not going to sing it. No, too shy. Too shy.

Too shy. Too shy. What do you mean? No one's listening. Matt, go and do it. So that was pretty funny. And Alyse was like six months pregnant as well. Bastard.

Yeah. That's something that I would like to put in shotgun wedding. A shotgun wedding. That would be funny. I do think for the bunker wedding dress with a belly is incredible. Like pregnant belly. She looked really good. That's so cool.

She had like a feathered kind of feathered boa kind of hem around the top of her. that boa kind of hem around the top of her or like where her dress kind of like stopped at the top of the stomach. So it was like very flowy and fluffy. Flowy and fluffy. Yeah. So chic. Very chic. What about like, um, my suggestion for something to put in from a wedding, like the, um, a cup of rice. Cause you did do a throw on someone. It's so good. How rude.

I love like that. Her. It was a confetti alternative. Oh yeah. Yeah. No, like I love it. I support that idea. I just think it's funny that it hurts.

They do the rose petals now. I mean, they used to, yeah, I think it's cause rice, like the birds eat it and then they get sick. It swells up in their tongue. We didn't think that through. Oh well. Cause it was supposed to like happen at the ceremony. And then someone at the last one was like, don't do that. Like they'll be angry.

Oh, so we had to switch it up. They'll end up with rice trees everywhere. Yeah. Or a flower toss. It's pretty funny. Oh, the bouquet. The bouquet. Oh, your bouquet toss was also another iconic moment.

Because we forgot to do it. Yeah. And so we did it the next day. Oh, that's right. It was a day later. Yeah. But you brought out the bouquet. You went up to the top of the gate.

Where you were standing the day before. So we've got double use out of the gate. You see it from the other side. Yeah. Double gate for the same price. And our friend, friend of the pod silk was filming and it's like down, like peasant level, like on the lower floor. This is still on your story. Instagram.

Yeah, yeah, yeah. You can go check it out under the folder wedding and story highlights. And which is so funny now thinking about all the random people who would be like, Oh, I'm going to follow Lacey Susan from the telly. Yeah. What's this wedding? Yeah. She's available for wedding.

Just look at your wedding and it'd be like random clips from someone I've never met. It's wedding. Oh, it's like, it's like the top. It's like the top highlight on your. It's like pretty much it's going to be the last one. I reckon. I think that's, that's a good place to end. What a good one.

Wedding. What about drag race? You need, you need a drag race. Anyway, so then the bouquet is hurled backwards over the groom's shoulders through the air. Everyone's screaming in this video to try and get the bouquet and it hits the camera that's filming with like a loud thud and it is truly like terrifying. It's like the best thing that's ever happened. Yeah, that's good.

Yeah. Can't make this up. Well, girls, I vote for the banners. A thing from a wedding, giant banners. Yeah. With the couple's faces on them. Do you know what I want to vote for just quickly? No, everyone's wedding in the bunker just has Nick and Raph's faces. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Just get them out for that occasion. Oh, just Nick's wedding.

Oh, right. Yeah. Yeah. Um, is a drink on arrival? I think a drink on arrival. Throwback to last week's episode. Diva. We know how much you appreciate a drink on arrival.

Oh, I need to say quickly, but I knew, I haven't heard this, but that I went on like a 30, 30 minute diatribe about a gig that mildly inconvenienced me last week and was like, I've never been so humiliated. And just like yelling about this gig. And now I'm fully conscious and aware that people who have once again like wedding highlight, never seen or interacted with me before. I want to go and listen to that lazy Susan's podcast. And then this is the episode from the week that she won drag race. And it's maybe like, sorry, I showed up to this trivia gig and they didn't offer me a drink and then they said I only had a $50 bar tab.

How do they say I would be angry to well, don't get me reset. How dare they say, I would be angry too. Don't get me. Reset. How dare they? I mean, I'm a hundred percent correct. I just, I think it's just the tone of it is perhaps a little bit. It's not as gracious as I perhaps want to sound. Well, let's change topic then. Ben, have you ever been to tacos and torta?

I do have opinions about that too. And you'll notice that they're struggling now as a business. No, but what I will say about that is that I was not trying to, the only addendum I'd like to add to that thought is I don't want anyone in the service industry to think that I was besmirching or belittling their career choice, because I have worked as a service worker for many, many years and I think what you do is noble, important and fantastic. So know that I just hate your bosses. The whole issue was that one person.

Yes. Yeah. So funny. Anyway. Anyway. But I love a drink on arrival and I think you need to just, I need, when I arrive at a wedding, I need there to be at least two glasses of wine

before I'm sitting down for the ceremony. Is there any alcohol in the bunker? Currently. We've been done with alcohol, but I mean, we have a bar. I mean, like- I'm gonna jeez. I feel like drink on arrival could be good because it could be like, as

you get off the coaster when you're about to walk down the line green carpet, you can get a drink. Welcome to hell. Welcome to eternity. Welcome to the end of civilization. Here's your drink. So what your first day is like wedding themed or something? Well you know, every time someone new comes, we pretend it's someone's wedding.

It's a drink. Well, we're just taking one element. I got a lot in one. Also, it's Halloween and Thursday. I like that. That's funny. Yeah, it's pretty good. Well, I do also just think like if you're having a wedding, you can probably get rid of most things as we've learned

You can get rid of the bride That's anything goes apparently We can't get rid of drink on a ride, but you really can't get rid of the drink on arrival Because I don't care who you are where you're from where you're going. I want to drink on arrival. You know what? Actually we had, so, uh, yes, this week we had like the Drag Race finale and then Barbara. Yeah. A huge thank you to Barbara for being our sponsor for like the entire season, like to

make help make our viewing parties happen and all that stuff. And it was a pleasure to go and be part of this huge drag event that literally had over 30 drag performers. Like A to Z of Drag was amazing, all this stuff. And I closed the show as Z for Zelda and Friends, which I think is a very funny title. Um, but I had many friends come along, but one gal I didn't know so well, Miss Delance, a queen, who now we're like delighted to have in the Anne Friends circle. Yes. Um, but we had rehearsal at my house the day before, because of course it was the day before.

And as everyone was arriving, I would get them a glass of water with a large ice cube in it, to, you know, it was a hot day. DOA. And like, just, I don't know. I feel like every time, like you get someone a glass of water. And then later in the evening, Dulce came up to me and was like, it was so lovely that you just fetched me that glass of water the second I arrived. That's Zelda signature move. But-

I hope you know that that is a very you move. Oh really? It's not universal. Everyone wants a glass of water. It is. And it's gorgeous. It's a great rounding. Yeah.

Yeah. Okay. Well, yeah, but yes, the power of the drink on arrival. Yeah. Yep. And that's it. It doesn't, well, it doesn't need to be alcoholic, but in your example, that's fabulous too, I suppose. Straight edge to her, was it? Yes. Well, that is one, that is my favorite beverage of all time. True. Nice water. So the drink on arrival is like, you get a choice of either

like a glass of bubbles or a glass of water with a large ice cube. Yeah. And Zelda gives it to you. Yeah. Well, she won't be there. Maybe a woman in a Zelda mask. We'll just staple it to Gwen's face. Yeah, exactly. Um, yeah, I think, uh, it's really hard to know, like what else you should be serving at a wedding. Cause you do a signature cocktail. Do you do a blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. But like the first drink, we know what it is. You're getting like a gorgeous glass of wine or a beer or ice cube water.

But like it's nice, it's simple. It doesn't need to be too much. We're just doing like a quick welcome to the party. We're getting you in kind of vibe, which I love. I like that. Hospitality. Hospitality. What can you do?

Hospitality rocks. Yeah, it really does. DOA, drink on arrival. What do you think of Signature? Oliver Lantz. Because at the ACCA event, the art of lazy at the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art last week. It's been a big week, you guys.

It's been fucking crazy, which was featured in Harper's Bazaar. Not like, that is probably the thing that I actually can't get over is like that the week before this incredible week, I'd already had the most insane thing happen. Yeah. of a week, I'd already had the most insane thing happen that felt like such a like, what the fuck, that it was like, this is the Australian drag queen to watch out for, signed Harper's Bazaar. But they did a signature cocktail for both Zelda and Lazy. And I also do love when they knock out of the park, one of these signature cocktails, where it's like a boozy little affair that's based on the personalities of the people getting

married. It's very funny. Yeah. That's good. Well, we happy with drink on arrival then? I love drink on arrival. D-O-A. D-O-A, you're in.

Yeah. Drink on departure, messy. Take a cup. No, because yeah, then they're going to take the glass. Yeah. You got to reel that in. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Two go cups. Yeah. Well, then you have to add to go cups as well. Yeah. It's too much. Okay. And with that, welcome back, listener. Yes, sir. But now girl, take us home. What's our final topic for discussion today? So I would like to, if I may, bring the topic up. Oh, seeing as we're celebrating something that just happened.

Yeah. That we're going to put one of the cast of Drag Race down under season four. Ooh, ooh. Into the monkey car. Oh, that's good. All right. All right. And it obviously can't be you

because you're a celestial goddess. Yes. Yes. The goddess's choice. But one of the others. Yes. Are gonna go in. So you have nine to choose from.

Yes. The auspicious and incredible Miss Olivia Dreams, the very tall and frightfully beautiful Lucina Innocence, the dancing diva. Did you see this video of Kana Ford in the puddles? No. Oh my God. There was like the street was flooding and Kana is in like this little cunty leotard, like slamming her pussy into the rainwater. What? Onto Mandy's dress?

Onto her cunty puddle Miss Mandy moves. Then we have Brenda Brest, former guest. Brenda Brest, former guest. And then we have Nikita Iman, the fashion fucking diva cunt bitch. We have Max Drag Queen, whose t-shirt I'm wearing currently. She's on my body. And then we have Freya Armani. Then we have Miss Amanda Moobz.

And then we have of course Vab. Vab. Former guest. Vab. So... What a cast. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab.

Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab.

Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. Vab. And there was no, like I, there was no one I could talk to about them. Cause it was just like, well, who are they?

You know, I don't know. There's people. Yeah. And now you know kind of quite well their personality. Yeah. I think it's funny because BG, correct me if I'm wrong. I felt like was a bit more invested in finding out who they were beforehand. Like when we started to hear the leaks, which, you know, some were accurate and

some weren't, I feel like you were a bit more across like, oh, they're from here and that's blah, blah, blah. Oh, that's my favorite part of the whole show. Yeah. Whereas I was just like, I dunno. And even like until the promo came out, I was like, I dunno. I dunno. There's some other shapes there.

Yeah. But like then I obviously like could spot him in a lineup now. Yes. But three months ago, absolutely not. Is it not just as exciting though? That first moment when it starts to like, who's going to be on before they exist. Then like the actual show, like the whole like thing is like so exciting. And it was such a long amount of whisper time.

Yeah. Because we didn't come whisper time. Yeah. Because we didn't come out until. Yeah. Yeah, ages. Wait, was it October? The when it started, I suppose eight weeks ago. So very end.

There was like that rumor. Oh my God, true of course, because you were gone. Yeah. And so when you were gone, that was when it was all happening. Oh my god. Really bubbling. And there was like that, like on the confirmed list. Yeah. Um. Fuck. Was it Madula? No. Michelle. She's Sydney girl. Oh. Michelle Mayhem? Yeah. She was like, on it. Yeah, right. And then it wasn't until like the very end,

it was like, oh, she was at a gig. She was away. She was actually away. Yeah. Yeah. When they were like, in those rumored things, being like, Lazy hasn't had a gig in three weeks. And I was like, that's regular.

That is not me being away shooting a TV show. That's me. Yeah. Um, reclaiming my time by your choice, by my choice. That's me this time. It's for me. Um, but yeah, so crazy. I mean, also so weird now that I know them so much better. Like if I knew then

what I know now, kind of when they all walked in and I could have been able to be like, oh, I knew from this. Wait, so who did you know when they walked in? Max and I knew of Brenda. No, I knew Max. Like, I like, I don't think we had never spent spent a lot of time together, but I'd seen her perform and said hello and blah, blah, blah because she performs a lot with Baby Slut. So I knew her through Baby Slut's Extended Universe. And obviously she's Isis' drag daughter. So there was that as well. But apart from that, and I had no idea she was the only one that I didn't really know before, hadn't heard rumour that she was the only one that I didn't really know before, like hadn't heard rumour that she was going to be on the show before. Because like, you know, the,

the drag hive mind works pretty quickly. And if you're working with any costume, yeah, or anything that's also doing another girl's work, it does come to light pretty quickly. Just because you're trying to organise fittings and everything. And while someone else is also trying to organize, so that was pretty interesting. Um, but yeah, I didn't really know Brenda and then everyone else, like I, how would, yeah, I don't know. Like I, I'm not like a, a traveling interstate diva. So I didn't, unless I'm doing the fringe, I don't really know any of the other girls. Yeah. It was really like a surprise. Like, hello you. Except art had been like, if Mandy is on, she is going to win. Like she, like not like she's going

to win, but like she is your biggest competitor because she's so good. And so like, I had that going in and I knew Mandy and then Mandy and then the second I saw Vibe I was like, well, she's going to the end. Yeah. But is she going into the bunker? Yes. Well, yes. What is she? The Shmolestial Shmottas or something upon her episode where she got a new definition that is not celestial goddess. Yes. Yeah. Because of your obvious discomfort with giving her such a title. And she immediately pivoted because she's a graceful diva.

Yes. Oh my God. I'm going to throw my hat in and say, I would love to see a fellow Queensland girl in the bunker and go for Mandy. Did you not think Mandy might be the single most important drag queen that's ever been on the show? Because I felt that during the the watching of the show. Yeah. But I was like, I don't think I've ever seen someone so much represent,

well, you know when people are always like, this represents Australian drag. Yeah. And you're like, oh, kind of, it's just drag with an accent. Yeah. But then Mandy actually does represent something. Mandy is a brizzy girl through and through. Like, the whole vibe.

Yes, like it's like, it transports me back. Yes. To my younger days, seeing her on the screen. And her attitude. It's just like, she is like that type of Australia to a T because she just, everything is delivered without kind of, there's no bullshit. She's just like, this is how it is. Yeah.

There you go. But she's, she's not trying to be rude. She's not ever trying to like, she's not trying to destroy someone by being like canty, she's like, I think this looks ugly. That's it. That was, and do you know what Mandy does that I found out her and Chris, they do the moobs Christmas, the orphan Christmas every year. Yes.

And they have it a giant potluck dinner at the club up in Brisbane, where they invite any orphan Christmas kit queers to come and have and you see this like spread that they've put out covers like four tables and like 70 people came this year and they just do like a massive at the start of December like a massive family Christmas with all the queers. That is so cute. That's amazing. And people like anyone can come and just be a part of this magic thing and it's like her

and her husband do the whole thing. Community queen. But like no bullshit. She is truly what she says she is. She is kinky and she cares about the community. Like the queen. That is so cute. I love that.

I love like events that aren't just always like, here's a spot number and it's like, not that I'm the community gal, but it's like, shit like that is so like fun and cute and like actually connective. Well, and time when you can be in a club environment or not a club environment, but like an environment where you're with other queer people and you can just like have a chat

and have it have a, you know, break bread together, which is very intimate. So cool. That's very intimate. So cool. That's very cute. And bunker behavior. Well, there's little choice. All right. So any other suggestions?

So my other thought here is that because I wasn't fully across all the girls, like very like you, like we know Max, but that was about my level of exposure, um, like it's only what I've seen on the show and then gleamed from the outside world. But what I will say is that my friend Kelly from New Zealand who doesn't listen to this podcast I don't think knows Lucina and was very excited for her to be on the show.

So I'm like, if you've got Kelly's support, there's gotta be something. Because Kelly, if I could put Kelly in under this category somehow, I would. She's another Anne. She's got real Anne energy. If you don't know, Anne is the Anne that made it into the bunker. Under which Anne gets into the bunker? How did Anne get in? How did Anne get in? Oh no, which follower?

Which following? Your social media follower. Yeah. Anne made it in and at the Aka event, Anne was in the room and Ms. Zelda Moon was like, does anyone here listen to the podcast? And everyone was like, woo. And it was like, just so you know, Anne is here. And then like, everyone was like, woo.

I'm not going to point her out, but she walks amongst us. Oh my God. So Kelly apparently is another Anne. Yeah. Random woman. Random? Yeah. That's so good is another Anne. Yeah. Random woman. Random? Yeah. That's so good.

Kelly Anne. Kelly Anne. Kenley. So yeah, maybe that. Um, I mean, Lucina is incredible. Love that beat. The beat, the, the vibe. Yeah.

God, it's like, she's just very cool. I'd love to do like a gig with her and have a chit chat in the back room. She does need to come on the pod. I'm gonna collect all those bitches. Yes. Well, no, what was like one thing now that we're talking about all the queens and the relationship with them, etc. Etc. She there too? What we heard from you before the show came out was that you had such a special and beautiful friendship with Brenda on the show. Cut.

And they didn't cut. They never showed a single interaction with me. You guys didn't seem like you liked each other at all. No, no, it's very funny because like, yeah, Brenda and I really got along. Yeah. And I just like immediately was like, you are so cool and so talented. And I think when we were doing the Mr. Right challenge, we bonded really quickly. But that was off camera.

Yeah. Issue number one was because that was on the promo day when we got to start working on those lyrics and we were all sitting in the makeup trailer and we were like, Oh, like, let's, let's start workshopping what we're doing for that. And so that's when we really started bonding, just like giggling about all the different bits and bobs we could say for our lyrics. And then from that moment on, like we were doing the car and everything, and we just felt so good.

And I think like, so like we were just there to help each other out and like that sort of thing, like all the good Sandys and then, yeah, we just kind of kept coming back and leaning on each other, but we weren't sitting next to each other at the mirror. So there was not like a shit ton of footage of us like just casually conversing. And then a lot of our stuff was just happening backstage

and off camera. So I think it was kind of funny, there wasn't a huge amount to show of our friendship on camera, which is probably why they're so anti contestants talking when the cameras aren't rolling. Cause then they're like, well, how do we establish that lazy and Brenda ever became friends? Yeah. If we don't show that moment where the friendship begins.

Yeah. Um, yeah, but it was true. And then, and then even the response to her leaving, which if you have only seen us interacting and me being like, you're a fucking tired, I looked ugly. Then why the fuck am I bawling my eyes out when she's leaving? Yeah. Um, yeah. So they just all got cut.

Yeah. But love Brenda breast. She is so good. I mean, you know that from the episode she was on, but like, it was very cute to see the, um, like people were like Devo. Yeah. Like the fandom was like gone too soon. Yeah. Yeah. Even my family watching very kind of separate from the drag world. Yeah. Like have had a lot to say about so many of the girls like, I don't know about that. Oh, but they're like, but that Brenda.

She's good. Yeah. So I don't know. They get my random families vote. But I also think like, uh, there's a world where you can imagine like the Brenda Brest win, like the Max Drag Queen win. There's so many, like, I think the thing about the cast that's really good- Or the world where you're not on the same season as them. No, but like, there's a justification, there's a case to be made for, for a lot of

fucking victories from this season where like, you're like, I can imagine that like the perfect, you know, like I got the, the really good sequence of events that allowed me to, to win. But I think that like, yeah, there's absolutely conceivable like reins of each of those girlies because it was really well cast. They did such a good job. Yeah. And I think that Brenda, like, yeah, fuck, I can imagine she will like, she will be on something like the all stars or something. The voice again, the voice back to the voice, the voice redemption. Yeah. But she's kind of like really haunting because she's so young, like 24, 25, 24 when I met her.

And like, she does not have even an ounce of that kind of young, like she's such an old soul, even in the way that she takes criticism or takes the, like leaving the show is that she's so like, yeah, well, you know, this happens. It was like, you know, upsetting for her, but I think at the same time, her ego, she can like handle it. She's just like, no, well, this is that showbiz, honey. I'm going to get back on my shit. And it just like wow. Yeah, like that kind of maturity is crazy. Mm-hmm And what about miss bad with all that bad man will vibe can't be in there because she's a smolish Yeah Sorry vibe. We did yourself darling. I Am so excited. I feel like I want yeah, I'm so excited for whatever happens next with this vibe.

And I hope we get booked for a shit ton of shit together. Yeah. Cause it's unfortunate that we live so far apart and one 45 minute flight. Um, but like she really is like as good as it seems. She's so good. And the vibes are immaculate. Um, I miss Freya who can I say, I mean, I've already said this, but just what a fucking class act the whole time on that show.

Sweetie. Yeah. Talk about maturity as well. Yeah. That's what really impressed me was Freya was a lot younger. Yeah. And just like how well she carried herself. Totally.

It was like, Whoa. Yeah. Impressive. Matt, if you could pick one girl from the cast, not lazy, who would it be? Um, I think probably Freya. I liked Freya. Oh, Freya fan. Yeah.

Just had a good energy, you know? I mean, that's the other thing. Just had a good energy. You know? I mean, that's the other thing. I think like her, her energy when she was like having weeks where it was like she wasn't winning, but she was like safe or something or like she was just still giving like a very positive vibe. Like she wasn't getting to her.

She was like, Oh, I'll do better next week. Yeah. Well, well now you've made me think of something. Maybe we should put in negative vibe. Bad vibe. Where vibe was having bad vibe. Just her, but she can only be in that mood. It was so weird. Like that was, I've never seen it before since, but like her coming out to the

hotel lobby that day and just being like, Hey, Oh, she broke. Yeah. It was so weird. Negative vibe. Yeah. What about Ms. Nikita with the iconic, I never wanted new drag family and I got them. Oh, yeah.

It's pretty good. What a good, just like, just straight facts. Yeah. Another diva I'd love to just like chit chat with backstage. Just like suss it a bit. She was there at the finale because her and the House of Iman were all performing later that night. Oh.

And so it was the whole House of Iman. So there's like 50 people backstage and they're all the most beautiful, cunty looking bitches you've ever seen. And then she's there like the new found, newly minted princess kind of thing. And it was just like, wow, you like the world you inhabit is unlike anything, anything. Yeah. Oh. Yeah. I guess you want to think about who is good for the bunker, who is the drag queen you want that is inhabiting a post-apocalyptic space to tell the world of the drag of the past.

Yeah, Gordon said. Mandy. Manimers. Mandy. Yeah. Mandy. Mandy. I feel like- Mandy. Mandy would do really well at Reggie. The bar we have Reggie's the bar we have down in

the bunker. She was a middle-aged woman have the best night of their lives because I think Max Drag Queen doing a clit, a cartwheel into a split on the bar would kind of throw those women off. Okay. So is this, this will give us more context. Is this where the queen is going to kind of live? She doesn't necessarily have to live. If she wants to perform, she might get, is there a stage at Reggie's? There is like a little corner stage. Oh, like a carpeted corner stage. So then can't we like make the person just have to like stay there all the time?

Well, we have a few other drag queens that perform. Vanity and Alaska and Sabrina. Yeah. Everyone gets a little shot. The Scrimshaw 4. Performing Will's, Will Hannigan's Fringe Show. Yeah. So. But you know, the other thing that when you say about living there, when I went to Universal,

I was in the dressing room and Vibe is like, have you met Champagne yet? I was like, who's Champagne? And then she's like, so Universal owns a bit of this building and they also own this apartment that's part of the building. And she was like, they can't rent it out to like a commercial, like, you know, public property because, um, like it doesn't have a street entrance. And so she's like, so when they were renting it out, they rented out to a performer from this venue. So they have to like to get to their house. They have to like go through the back of universal up the stairs through the back. And so Champagne, this drag queen, lives in the walls of the universe. And she's full out the most fabulous bitch you've ever seen. What's she like?

Like the most like, she's got perfectly high cheekbones. Yeah. Like looks like stunning cunt. And then she's like... How old is she? Yeah, age bracket. Like probably like, um, time doesn't exist if you're champagne. I think she could be any age. She's simultaneously a child. I mean, I'm picturing like Paris. No, not Paris age. Oh, she's no, she's like, um, I would say like thirties. Like, okay. Okay.

But she's like, hi hi darling, it's champagne. Sorry, champagne, terrible impression of you, but truly like. Champagne is such a good drag. And a champagne who lives at the club. Yeah. What, what is Melbourne so lame? Why don't we have, cause the back of you, like Universal's huge. And then the back of it is like a labyrinth of just like old rooms and building,

like old rooms and like stairways and everything. So you kind of get lost in it a bit and just like occasionally run into champagne. Like, you're in my lounge right now. And she's like, and Vibe is like, she's always late to the gig, even though she lives at it. Incredible. I love that. Yeah. But I think that whoever of the season four girls has to live in the walls at Reggie's and like champagne. Oh, yeah. I see. Yeah. Yeah. Oh, well, I, we, you know what? We have our special guest here from, you know, the hometown of Ms. Mandy

or whatever. So maybe that is the moment. Listen, I mean, I do have to quickly, I mean, we haven't addressed the, I also love Olivia. I didn't really speak on that enough, but she is so lovely. Very cute. Yeah. Like, I don't know, like I think it's rare for someone to only get to episodes and people be immediately like, well, she seems like the nicest person that's ever existed. But that very much is her actual energy. Yeah.

So shout out to that bitch. Cute. But I didn't mean to call you a bitch. I think you're quite nice. What if like Mandy can come, but like she gets to bring her pigs as well. Yes. I think that's part of the deal. And I think her husband Chris as well has to be there. So the whole family, that's right. The Moobs. Yes. I think they can have a Christmas party each year for Halloween. Like Reggie's. Oh that's cute. Yes. The Halloween potluck with the pigs. You know from all those gorgeous stories we've spoken about Mandy today it it only seems right. Yeah. She gets to come in the bunker.

Mandy moves. You're in the bunker and she'll be listening to this as well. She has been listening and she will be on this podcast to tell us how the pigs are fed at Regis. Although I do have to just, so they're called the pigs, but they're wearing pop hoods. Yeah. Pop hoods. Sorry. Pop hoods.

Sorry. Pigs in behavior, not masks. Yeah. Like the half mask. Not full cover. Like just over the eyes. Like a nose, like the snout. And so like the mouth is out.

Yeah. I think they, yeah, there was a formal, formal pop mask. But I also think like they, they, you know, like took them off when they were backstage and everything, but it was very like, there was such like honey is like actually the sweetest boys. Like I was like, you guys are really selling this fantasy of like a fully functional pop open relationship. Yeah.

With like, yeah, that's all. Okay. And then BG you get a freebie. Freebie. Now, your last freebie was nail clippers. No, because she's been on since. What did you do last time? I think we were doing stock take last time. We did a one year stock take. Yeah. You didn't put anything in that episode? Not on stock take. We were doing stock take. No, stock take, yeah, we're taking things out. Yeah.

Maybe I got to remove something else or... Yeah. Yeah, I don't know. Can't remember. Oh yeah, you got a freebie. And you did, you... No, yeah, it was something evil. It wasn't as evil as taking away Baynard's glasses, but...

They're the best. Something. Anyway, VG. That was the best thing that ever happened. So evil. What do you want to put in? Oh my god. I haven't thought about this.

Well. Come on girl. Think. What could you not live without? What do you think the world needs to know now more than ever? Sydney Opera House? Oh, I know more than ever? Yeah. Oh my God. Sydney Opera House? Oh, I know what I'm putting in.

Oh God. One of the tiny little lazy Susan flags. Time to celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate. That's my girl. Not the big ones. No. Yeah. The tiny little ones.

Yes. That's my girl. Just one. Just one. Okay. Yeah, that's good. It's covered in blood though. Yeah, I guess that's kind of triggering for a lot of people. And then the historian can say, this is how the world ended. Yeah.

Boys and girls. Yeah. It's time to celebrate, celebrate, celebrate, celebrate. Who was lazy? Yeah. She's your celestial goddess. Amazing. Well, thank you for joining us on this very special episode. Thank you.

Yeah. So this week we've had the Lime Awards Lime Carpet. So important. Draped gracefully. Draped, not taped. Correct. Draped, not taped. Draped, not taped.

Bit slippy. And best believe, a drink on arrival. Correct. Draped, not taped. Draped, not taped. Bit slippy. And best believe, a drink on arrival. Yes. And Mandy Moobz and co. living in the walls of Reggie's. Mandy Moobz, Chris and the pigs in the walls of Reggie's. A small flag to celebrate our sister. Celebrate our sister. We need to like put some, there needs to be some like visual of these little flags somewhere on the internet. Oh, we'll make sure that it ends up somewhere on the Instagram. Yes.

Alright. Well, bye bye. Bye bye. Mame. Death to Everyone was recorded at Natural Habitat Studios by Matt Shears. Our theme song and music was provided by Edie Centric and Angus Leslie. If you've got something to say to it, send it to us at deathtoeveryonepart.gmail.com. And won't you support us please at patreon.com.

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