Drag Race's Baga Chipz shares why she was rejected for Dancing On Ice

"I mean, you saw Gemma Collins go arse over tit so no."

By Catherine Earp

25 Dec 2022

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Dancing On Ice returns very soon, and the line-up contains the first-ever drag queen contestant, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne.

And her pal Baga Chipz said she can’t wait to support her when she takes to the ice.

"I’m so proud of her, she’s going to kill it," she said to Digital Spy.

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"You might see me in the audience holding a big sign… that says ‘Get Vivienne Out’. I’m joking, I will be supporting her all the way.”

Baga added: "I auditioned for it years ago, but they said I was too unhealthy to do it. I like my kebabs and drinks and fags and stuff so I couldn’t even stand up. I said I don’t blame them.

"It’s too much work for me, they rehearse about 12 hours a day and every single one of them lands on their arse.

"I mean, you saw Gemma Collins go arse over tit so no."

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But Baga said she wouldn’t rule out appearing on other reality TV appearances, saying: "I’d do [I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here] because you just sit on your arse and eat stuff, but I wouldn’t do the dancing, it would knacker me out.

"I don’t mind bugs. I don’t mind eating kangaroo bollocks, spiders don’t bother me. The only thing I don’t like is rats.

"I was the first drag queen on Celebrity Masterchef, I did The Circle, I’ve been on Pointless, so I’ve done loads of those kind of shows.

"I think next year we’ll probably see a drag queen on Strictly Come Dancing. Actually, I wouldn’t mind Strictly, but I wouldn’t do the ice one as I’d just crash on the ice."

Dancing on Ice airs on ITV1.