Latest news with #Chachki
Evening Standard
03-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Evening Standard
Violet Chachki: 'Dressing in drag was escapism, therapy... and channelling all of my anger and frustration'
The Chachki character was mood-boarded early. 'Bettie Page was on there, eternally. Dita Von Teese. I used to love Ladytron, this British band. Miss Kittin & the Hacker. Lady Miss Kier was huge for me.' She later became friends with the Deee-Lite frontwoman, a queer style icon, after moving for a brief spell to New York. 'It didn't work out for me. I just couldn't cut it. I'd just won Drag Race, just had my heartbroken in Atlanta, so I was kind of running away from that.' The nightlife was in many ways too alluring in NYC. 'You can get lost,' she laughs. 'Every time I go to New York I do end up walking around Times Square at 8am like a crackhead.' She is now happily settled in LA.
Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Violet Chachki says 'RuPaul's Drag Race' season 17 was 'garbage'
Come through! Violet Chachki's c*nty persona not only secured her the crown on season seven of RuPaul's Drag Race, but it's also helped her flourish in her sickening career. Beyond of her accomplishments in and out of drag, the star has also found herself a true sister in her friendship with season 13 finalist Gottmik. Over the weekend, the two were booked as DJs for the grand opening of The Tryst Puerto Vallarta and spilled on just how close they've become personally and professionally. "We really are best friends in real life. It's not for show. There's fights. There's love. There's sex. There's magic. There's everything you could ever want. It just feels natural to turn it like that for us," Chachki tells PRIDE. "It is once-in-a-lifetime! Who gets to travel and do this with their best friend? Does Beyoncé even have that? We're so lucky that we get to do this together and go on this journey together. It's insane," Gottmik adds. See on Instagram The duo has certainly come a long way since their respective Drag Race seasons, but Chachki has never been afraid to share her unfiltered opinions of the queens on The Pit Stop over the years. When it comes to the most recent season, Chachki didn't hold back when it came to her distaste of what was offered on the runway and in the challenges. "These new girls have no idea what I went through. I don't watch! My brain is full of things already. I need to make space for things I care about and Mik keeps showing me clips. Stop showing me this garbage! Stop showing it to me. My brain is full! I need to save the space I have for sacred things." To see the full interview with Violet Chachki and Gottmik at the grand opening for The Tryst Puerto Vallarta, check out the video at the top of the page.
