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Shock as Ru Paul’s Drag Race The Vivienne Dies Aged 32
EuroWeekly News ^ | 06 Jan 2025 | Caroline James

Posted on 01/06/2025 1:18:14 PM PST by nickcarraway

Drag queen The Vivienne appearing on Blankety Blank days before their sad death. Euro Weekly News. Drag queen The Vivienne appearing on Blankety Blank over Christmas a few days before their tragic death. Credit: The Vivienne, Facebook

Drag queen The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, died on Sunday, January 5, aged 32.

The death of the star of Ru Paul’s Drag Race and Dancing on Ice was confirmed by their publicist Simon Jones in a post on social media.

The star had appeared on British television over Christmas in a special Blankety Blank show hosted by drag queen Lily Savage.

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Spreading love and pride: Santa Pola's drag queen contest Did The Vivienne win Ru Paul’s Drag Race? James Lee Williams was born and grew up in North Wales and became part of the drag scene after moving to Liverpool aged 16. The Vivienne starred in musical theatre and TV productions and won Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK in 2019.

The star’s family shared the news in a social media post, saying they were, ‘heartbroken at the loss’ and ‘so proud of the things James achieved in their life and career’ and that ‘James was an incredibly loved, warm-hearted, and amazing person’.

In the post, the family said that they would not be releasing any further details about James’ death. They also asked for time and privacy to process and grieve for their loss.

In addition to their success in the drag scene, The Vivienne supported the charity work of Sahir House, which has been supporting LGBTQ+ communities and people living with HIV across the Liverpool City Region since 1985.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; TV/Movies
KEYWORDS: diedsuddenly; fafo; vaccine
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1 posted on 01/06/2025 1:18:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

THEIR tragic death?


2 posted on 01/06/2025 1:22:09 PM PST by Steve_Seattle
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To: Steve_Seattle

Yes, they all died, a sort of mini mass die-off complete with press-on nails and hair extensions.


3 posted on 01/06/2025 1:26:18 PM PST by Blurb2350 (posted from my 1500-watt blow dryer)
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To: Steve_Seattle

Should be “Their tragic deaths,” no?


4 posted on 01/06/2025 1:27:22 PM PST by FroggyTheGremlim (Hail to Pitt!)
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To: nickcarraway

Drug OD?............


5 posted on 01/06/2025 1:27:29 PM PST by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: nickcarraway
I had a streaming service that had Ru Paul's show. Is Ru Paul the guy (yes, woke world, it was a man) who died? The title is ridiculous as is the article.

Did the man who was pictured on the ad die?

Just trying to understand the article.

6 posted on 01/06/2025 1:27:36 PM PST by LouAvul (Rom 8:9b: if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. )
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To: Red Badger

Perhaps.


7 posted on 01/06/2025 1:28:20 PM PST by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: nickcarraway

And here I thought the guy was killed when his AA Fuel Dragster crashed and burned.


8 posted on 01/06/2025 1:34:50 PM PST by rdcbn1 (TV )
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To: LouAvul

A young man of 32 trying to pass himself off as a woman, who had been on RuPaul’s show, has died. We don’t know of what. AIDS seems not unlikely.

The real murder here is of the language, with the misuse of pronouns making so much of what the woke Left puts out incomprehensible gobbletygook.


9 posted on 01/06/2025 1:36:07 PM PST by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Do people still die of AIDS?


10 posted on 01/06/2025 1:39:14 PM PST by nickcarraway
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Drugs? Or suicide?

Given trans/homosexual confusion and mental illness, the chances of it being one of the two are extremely high.


11 posted on 01/06/2025 1:46:03 PM PST by PGR88
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To: nickcarraway
Drag queen The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, died on Sunday, January 5, aged 32.

AIDS or Suicide? Both seem to be a common cause of death for these f@gs who put on dresses.

12 posted on 01/06/2025 1:47:24 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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To: nickcarraway

No details = suiciiiiide (as Limbaugh would say).


13 posted on 01/06/2025 1:58:39 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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To: nickcarraway

Safe and effective death.


14 posted on 01/06/2025 2:16:43 PM PST by Tom Tetroxide (Psalm 146:3 "Do not trust in princes, in the son of man, who has no salvation.")
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To: Mr. Blond

Now now, we can’t be having that sort of common sense here. On FR, any sudden death is pronounced “safe and effective”. Get with the program. (Surely no /sarc tag needed?)


15 posted on 01/06/2025 2:17:23 PM PST by CatHerd (Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.)
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To: nickcarraway

Aaannnddd..... why am I supposed to care about a mental nutcase who couldn’t figure out whether to stand or sit when he peed?


16 posted on 01/06/2025 2:20:06 PM PST by LastDayz (A Blunt and Brazen Texan. I Will Not Be Assimilated.)
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How many people died? The article is confusing.


17 posted on 01/06/2025 2:30:01 PM PST by bicyclerepair (Let's Go Brandon!)
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To: nickcarraway

So, James Lee Williams died at 32. Was it the vax?


18 posted on 01/06/2025 2:33:46 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Drill Baby Drill!)
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To: nickcarraway

So, James Lee Williams died at 32. Was it the vax?


19 posted on 01/06/2025 2:34:27 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Drill Baby Drill!)
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To: CatHerd

Nice to see non-vax deaths are making a comeback. A return to normalcy.


20 posted on 01/06/2025 2:36:15 PM PST by Mr. Blond
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