Drag Race UK star Pixie Polite on breaking the show’s ‘Brighton curse’

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As RuPaul’s Drag Race UK enters its second week with one queen already eliminated, Pixie Polite has reflected on how she successfully broke the show’s supposed “Brighton curse”.

In two previous seasons, the first queen to be eliminated from the show has been a Brighton-based performer.

Joe Black was the first to leave season two (although later returned briefly) and Anubis Finch sashayed away in episode one of the third season – both are from the seaside town.

Of course, in the lead up to the 2022 season, Brighton-based Pixie Polite was more than aware of the supposed curse and was determined not to become its third victim.

Speaking to PinkNews and other media, she said: “I’ve heard a lot about this Brighton curse and the truth is, I was born in Brighton and grew up there but I’ve been out in the wide world.

“I’ve travelled many lands and learned many things. So I’m hoping that all of that experience will help me smash that curse like Indiana Jones.

“You should see my temple of doom.”

She also turned to her Brighton Drag Race sisters for advice as she prepared to join the cast of this year’s BBC series.

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“I communed with the spirits,” she continued, “I got in touch with my long lost sisters Joe Black and Anubis Finch and they gave me a few tips you know about how to not crack under pressure basically.”

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— Pixie Polite