PureDWTS Season 28 Cast Rumors & Watch Out: Bob the Drag Queen Wants to Be on DWTS (POLL)
I apologize for the tardiness of this post – I was in Denver when Zoe (@ptxdwts on Twitter) pointed this out to me, and Heidi & Vogue were each tending to family business. But I’ve finally gotten a spare moment and thought we could talk about this 🙂
Last Friday night, Rupaul’s Drag Race season 8 winner Bob the Drag Queen (real name: Christopher Caldwell) tweeted out this message:
Now I vaguely remember a few drag queens joking a bit in the past about wanting to do the show, but I feel like this is the first instance where one of them actually seems serious about it. Bob’s got a point – with the success of RPDR in the last ten years, drag queens are becoming much more well-known in the mainstream, as opposed to being considered more of a subculture/niche celebrity. They’re starring in Oscar-nominated movies (Willam and Shangela were in A Star is Born), TV events (Valentina is set to play Angel in Rent: Live this Sunday), and Netflix original content (Ginger Minj was most recently in Dumplin’, while Alyssa Edwards’ reality show Dancing Queen follows her dance school in Texas, and many of the voices in the cartoon Super Drags are former RPDR queens). Drag queens are having a moment – so perhaps it’s time for DWTS to give one a shot. I’ve said it already, but I think season 28 is going to be a make-it-or-break-it season for this show – I think they’ve got to somehow revamp it, while also hanging onto their core fanbase. I think attitudes have changed (and continue to change), and while I’m sure there would be some obnoxiously-vocal bigots threatening to boycott the show if a drag queen was on, I think it could be cancelled out by the influx of new viewers the show could potentially get from casting a queen as famous as Bob.
Potential caveats? I assume Bob would be competing in drag, which means she’d be dancing with a male pro – and Bob is easily 6’2″-6’3″. That’s at least as tall as Keo, our current tallest male pro, and I assume Bob would also be wearing heels. I think it’s safe to say lifts are probably out 😛 Other than that, I can’t see too many logistical barriers…what do you guys think? I know I say this a lot anymore, but I just want to see something I haven’t seen before…so I’m all about Bob on DWTS 😉 Be sure to vote in the poll below!
Don’t know this specific celebrity but I am aware of a few from that show and I like them. Bring on bob
I like Bob. He’s funny, intelligent, a good Drag Mama to his drag daughter, Miz Cracker and an advocate for social justice.
If I had my way though, I’d love to see either Alaska, Jinx Monsoon, Shangela, Ginger Minj, Monet or Manila on DWTS. And I would hope that if a drag queen does get cast on the show, that they let them decide if they would rather dance in drag or as themselves.
As a longtime RPDR viewer, I’ve grown to adore these queens both in drag and out. As long as the show respects the art of drag and doesn’t turn it into a lowest common denominator punchline, then it might be the only way they might actually get me to tune back in.
I agree that season 28 is going to be interesting. I think trying to go too far in the opposite direction alienated the core fan base while not bringing in the younger demo they were hoping for. I’d like to see a decent mix of celebs, and not the same old slots filled. I don’t watch RPDR but it does seem like a popular show, and I’ve seen winners and contestants on wish list online for both DWTS and other celeb related reality shows.
Unfortunately, I don’t know if we’ll see any big changes to the show when it returns. Whether that’s because ABC doesn’t care or they don’t see the problem, who knows. I won’t be shocked in the slightest if ratings are down again, but they could fix that by peaking the viewers interest with an interesting cast.
No way i want a dude to dance with a male pro as dragqueen on my favorite show DWTS. Please leave my favorite show alone. The thought of it is itself so embarrassing & gross.
Ballroom/Latin dancing has always been about a MAN dancing with a WOMAN, let it be that way please. Thanks.
I’m such a huge Drag Race fan but I agree about the logistical issues of a lot of queens doing the show. I mean, one of Bob’s shows was called Suspiciously Large Woman which says a lot. I also question whether Bob is the right personality to do it. She can be quite loud and specifically very in-your-face about the desire for LGBT+ rights and while that’s amazing it’s likely to be off-putting to the conservatives in the audience. Courtney Act just won Big Brother in the UK but I think for dancing, especially dancing in drag, it would take a lot of thought and care that I’m not sure is going to happen. She does appear as Christopher on occasion too though so maybe then?
Bob and Derek hough paired together season 28 dwts ginger minj with Mark ballas manila With Shasha season 28
Aaaaaand the bigots show up…
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I don’t know who Bob is but I finally discovered RuPaul’s Drag Race last season and love it! One of my favorite shows. I’d be fine with it
Just thought I’d let you guys know that in the upcoming season of the Australian version of DWTS, they have cast Courtney Act, a drag queen from Rupauls Drag Race ????
Long-time reader, first-time commenter. 🙂 Courtney Act, who also appeared on Drag Race, has been cast in Australian DWTS. She will dance in drag with a male pro, by the looks of the promo shots. So it’s not out of the realm of possibility!
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First of all – love that you also love drag race Courtney!
I think it would be great for the show to have drag race contestants…. I mean Shangela was just in a Star is born. They’ve had people on this show for doing less.
While Bob probably knows his left foot from his right, he might be a little too tall and broad to pull off some of these dances. But I’d love to see a Drag Race alum on the show.
Alyssa Edwards would do well on the show but she may have too much dance experience as a dance instructor. Courtney Act was my first pick but she’s already on the Aussie version, which I’m excited about. I think Aquaria and Shangela would be good candidates for DWTS US.