Valuable Paula Nicole. Picture: Elroe Banawa through Instagram/@preciouspaulame
MANILA, Philippines—Valuable Paula Nicole, the winner of the primary season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race Philippines,” admitted that she has a extra relaxed schedule this vacation season in comparison with final yr’s Christmas celebration when she had simply gained the truth competitors.
“Final yr my calendar was so full, from Dec. 1 to 31,” she informed INQUIRER.web in Filipino in an interview after her Mariah Carey-inspired drag efficiency on the “Vacation Soiree” occasion held on the SM Mall of Asia in Pasay Metropolis on Dec. 13.
“I’m now conscious that it’s okay to say no if I can now not do it. As a result of your well being is extra essential, proper? So, once I really feel exhausted and I can now not push, I ask my supervisor to provide one other queen the chance to do a present. It is usually a method for me to share my blessings,” she continued.
To maintain her well being in examine, Nicole mentioned she tries to get sufficient sleep, and to eat wholesome. “You also needs to have peace of thoughts, as a result of it is going to replicate on the whole lot. When you have peace of thoughts, it is going to radiate on the surface,” she shared.
“That’s the reason I make it possible for I do not need enemies or maintain grudges in opposition to others. I clear myself of all of the adverse vibes, so it is going to present on the surface that I do not need any downside,” she added.
Nicole mentioned successful the truth competitors has remodeled her life “from zero to 100.” She mentioned she will be able to now command a heftier price, which allowed her to maneuver to a greater abode. “I can now purchase the issues that I need, and I may also assist those that want it,” she shared.
However apart from that, “RPDRPH” has introduced drag artwork to the mainstream within the Philippines. “I now not want to clarify what a drag queen or a drag artist is. Earlier than, when one mentions ‘drag queen,’ individuals will ask, ‘What’s that, somebody who runs a race?’” she mentioned.
Nicole hopes her artwork kind will additional penetrate the mainstream, with extra illustration in noontime reveals, and even films. “We’ve got to be extra seen, little by little. And I hope much more individuals will welcome us, as a result of I nonetheless encounter people who find themselves not aware of what we do,” she famous.
And to those that don’t approve of drag efficiency as an artwork kind, Nicole pleaded, “For those who can’t love us, simply don’t thoughts us. For those who can’t welcome us into your lives, simply ignore us, fairly than malign or bully us. For those who can settle for us, thanks very a lot. But when you’ll solely bash us, simply don’t.”
Other than receiving extra love and acceptance from society, one other Christmas want for Nicole that’s simpler to grant is having her stash of concealers and basis replenished. “These are the merchandise that we use loads. We have to cowl our flaws, like me, I’ve rooster pores and skin, and facial hair. There are merchandise which are simply meant for women, and I want these that may conceal what now we have to hide,” she defined.
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