Pia Wurtzbach gets into character for 'Drag Race Philippines
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Pia Wurtzbach revealed that she is a fan of RuPaul's Drag Race in her latest Instagram post.
It's less than a week before the August 17 premiere of Drag Race Philippines and its celebrity supporters are coming out of the woodwork. The latest one to do so is former Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach.
In a post on her Instagram account, Pia posted a short clip of her transforming into a drag queen character with a red wig, long red nails, and a black outfit. In the caption to the post, Pia expressed her excitement at the country finally getting its own Drag Race franchise and called on her followers to watch with her once the show premieres.
The show's two permanent judges Kaladkaren and RuPaul's Drag Race alum Jiggly Caliente were in the comment section of the posts cheering on Pia and thanking her for her support, as well as reiterating her call for people to watch the show.
Photo source: @piawurtzbach
The past few weeks have seen multiple releases drum up the excitement for Drag Race Philippines. Last week, the show released a minute-and-a-half trailer featuring the season's 12 contestants wearing jeepney-themed fashions and delivering witty puns playing on well-known jeepney signboards and exclamations.
Watch the trailer below.
Just yesterday, fashion designer Rajo Laurel, photographer BJ Pascual, and actor Jon Santos were revealed as the show's rotating judges joining Kaladkaren and Jiggly Caliente on the judging panel.
On his Instagram account, Rajo revealed being a fan of the show as well, calling Drag Race his “absolutely favourite show on earth!”
Meanwhile, BJ and Jon retweeted the announcement tweet from the World of Wonder Twitter account.
hello hello hello! https://t.co/Z6Y0OSzTob
-- Jon Santos (@jonsantosonline) August 11, 2022
Lets go, Philippines!!! 🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭 https://t.co/xF054kgXHz
-- BJ Pascual 🏳️🌈 (@bjpascual) August 11, 2022
Rajo, BJ, and Jon will be joining Kapuso star Paolo Ballesteros who will be the reality show's host.
THE QUEENS ON DRAG RACE PHILIPPINES WILL BE JOINING THE LIST OF FILIPINO QUEENS THAT HAVE COMPETED ON THE AMERICAN VERSION OF RUPAUL'S DRAG RACE. CHECK THEM OUT IN THE GALLERY BELOW.
