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The Vivienne, star of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK", pronounced dead at age 32

James Lee Williams, better known as drag queen The Vivienne, died aged 32 over the weekend.

Writing on social media, Visage called the news "heartbreaking", adding: "My darling The Vivienne, we go back to when I started coming over here to the UK." As well as winning Drag Race, The Vivienne came third on the 2023 edition of Dancing On Ice, and performed as the Wicked Witch of the West in a UK and Ireland tour of The Wizard Of Oz musical. Fiona Campbell, BBC controller of youth audience, called the news "deeply sad", adding: "We are fiercely proud of The Vivienne's achievements, including winning the first ever series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

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