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Ru Paul's Drag Race star The Vivienne makes posthumous TV appearance as emotional fans pay tribute to talented performer after their death aged 32


The drag queen, whose real name was James Lee Williams, tragically passed away last month at the age of 32.

RuPaul's Drag Race star The Vivienne made a posthumous TV appearance in the ITV Liverpudlian sitcom G'wed on Thursday Born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, in April 1992, Williams grew up watching Lily Savage on TV, citing that as their first exposure to drag. Describing Wales as a 'big-fish-in-a-small-pond situation', the star moved to Liverpool aged 16 to pursue a career as a makeup artist, first working on the beauty counter in Debenhams.

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