Ru Paul drag race star ‘attacked in front of kids’ in McDonald’s
A WINNER of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has allegedly been attacked in front of kids in McDonald’s.
The Vivienne, whose real name is James Lee Williams, went on to appear on Dancing On Ice after competing on the series in 2019.
Now The Vivienne has said she suffered a horrific attack today in McDonald’s – in front of “kids and women”.
She said: “Just been attacked in McDonald’s, police on way.
“Homophobia alive and well folks!
“First time I’ve never retaliated in a fight because I’m not gonna punch somebody in front of kids and women.”
Taking to Twitter, The Vivienne branded her alleged attacker a “piece of s***”.
She added: “You messed with the wrong person today.”
Concerned fans offered their support and best wishes to the Drag Race star.
One fan said: “This is terrible. I’m glad you’re OK. Stay safe.”
Another said: “We love you so much. I hope you are OK and I’m very sorry this happened to you.”
The Met Police has been contacted for comment.
The Vivienne first shot to fame after landing the winning spot on the first season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
She was also appointed the first UK RuPaul’s Drag Race ambassador in 2015.
After leaving her mark on the show, The Vivienne later returned to compete in the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars in 2022.
The Vivienne was born on April 12, 1992, in Colwyn Bay, Wales.
She lives in Liverpool along with husband David Ludford.
The pair tied the knot in 2019 at London venue Heaven – which was granted permission earlier that same year to host weddings, as part of celebrations for the location’s 40th anniversary.
Explaining her choice of name, she said: “I love Vivienne Westwood, and when I moved to Liverpool everyone used to call me Vivienne, as I was head to toe in Westwood.
“When I started doing drag it was a natural progression.
“I didn’t want one of those cheap, nasty, sl***y drag names so I thought of ‘The Vivienne’ and here she is, there’s only one of them.”
Since 2016, The Vivienne has appeared on a number of TV shows and films including Just Tattoo Of Us, The Big Fat Quiz Of The Year, Celebrity Juice and Trump In Tweets.
In 2021, she appeared on The Weakest Link and Apocalypse Wow after impressing on The Great British Sewing Bee at the end of 2020.
She also co-hosted All-Star Dance Off with comedian Steen Raskopoulos.
In 2022, it was announced The Vivienne landed her latest TV venture competing in the 2023 series of Dancing On Ice.
Announcing the news on Instagram, she said: “I’m beyond excited to announce that I will be competing in Dancing on Ice in 2023!
“This is honestly a dream come true and I can’t wait to start training on the ice.
“To be the first drag artist to take part in one of the big UK reality competition shows is truly an honour.
“I think it’s a big step forward for queer representation on TV.”