Drag Race’s Baga Chipz explains how she epically trolled US queens on UK vs The World

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Drag Race UK legend Baga Chipz is the most famous woman in Britain. Apparently.

Part of the beauty of RuPaul’s Drag Race: UK vs The World is the opportunity to watch queens from all over the globe battle it out, each bringing their own unique style and experience to the table.

The cast ranges from heavyweight legends like Jujubee and Mo Heart to fan favourites like Jimbo and Baga Chipz, and even a head judge, Pangina Heals. Of course, not all of the girls will be aware of how big their competing queens are back in their respective home countries.

When we caught up with UK queen Baga Chipz ahead of the series’ premiere on BBC Three Tuesday (February 1), she told us about having a little fun trolling her US competitors about her level of fame here in the UK.

“Well, as you’ve seen in the promo I go on it saying ‘Oh, I’m famous. I’m the most famous woman in Britain. I’m the new Diana, me.’ But you know me, if you can’t see I’m taking the piss, joke’s on you. Some people do believe, they’re like ‘does she really think that kind of thing?’ I’m like, ‘I’m taking the piss, love.’ 

“All the way through this show I literally trolled them so bad. I said to Juju and Monique: ‘I’m one of the most famous women in this country since the show’ and they were like, ‘Really?’. And they were like: ‘What kind of fame would you say, like, what level?’

At this point Baga took the opportunity to position herself among some our nation’s brightest shining stars. “I said ‘oh, like Kate Middleton, Meghan Markle… Daniella Westbrook?’ and they couldn’t believe it!”

“When I told them that, they were up my ass. They were like, ‘Oh, I can’t wait to do all these TELLY shows after this! When this is on, we can do all these TELLY shows together,'” she laughed.

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“I’m like, ‘Darling, there were people on my season that haven’t even got a gig, never mind on telly!’ So good luck with that. You need to get a good agent. I’ve always said, the devil works hard but Baga Chipz’s agent works very, very ‘ard.”

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All jokes aside, Baga Chipz has gone on to enjoy a successful career in television after finishing in third place on season one of Drag Race UK, having racked up appearances in shows including The Celebrity Circle, Celebrity Masterchef and Pointless Celebrities.

With everything going so well, there had to have been some trepidation about returning to the show she made her name on.

“Yeah, there were doubts like, ‘Oh, what about if I go first?’ You know, I mean, I’m quite successful. I’m on primetime Saturday night TV shows. I was like, ‘People might think I’m shite now’,” she admitted.

There was one area in particular Baga knew she had to upskill in to avoid risking her Drag Race legacy.

“Well, this time, I had a few sewing lessons. Davina De Campo gave me lessons, she taught me how to hand sew so there would be no shite copper Brillo pad gowns this year!”

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