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'Drag Race Global All Star' Nehellenia spills the tea on the BTS drama with Kween Kong
'Drag Race Global All Star' Nehellenia spills the tea on the BTS drama with Kween Kong and Kong RESPONDS — UPDATED
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'Drag Race Global All Star' Nehellenia spills the tea on the BTS drama with Kween Kong
Nehellenia says there has been some big Drag Race drama brewing behind the scenes, and now she's spilling the tea!
In the main part of the episode, Nehellenia finally got her win in the makeover challenge, but in Untucked after judges' critiques, Kween Kong had some pretty tough critiques of her own for the Drag Race Italia star.
"You could have blended the beard or maybe shaped the jawline a little bit," Kween told Nehellenia's makeover partner Pythia in the episode. She went on to talk about how she didn't think the two queens met the challenge and was confused as to why they were on top. "I don't mean to be a b—tch, but am I looking at the same thing," Kween said.
Nehellenia opened up on Instagram Live about what went down. The queen alleged that in footage that wasn't aired, Alyssa defended her, despite saying, "I'm staying the hell up out of this" in a talking head during the episode.
Nehellenia saying that Kween bullied her in this episode
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On her IG Live, Nehellenia said that even more happened that didn't make it in the episode. She explained that the comments from Kween got so bad that all the other girls wanted her off the show, and Nehellenia admitted that she told production that Kween "needs to be disqualified for that." And told her followers that this episode of Untucked was the only time all season she used the word "bully."
Then, when a follower asked how long the fight was between Alyssa and Kween since it wasn't aired, Nehellenia said she couldn't say for sure because she didn't have a watch but described it as "very long."
On the other hand, fellow competitor Soa De Muse also went on Live to explain that Kween wasn’t being a bully; she’s just more blunt than the European competitors are used to and said that people needed to settle down because it’s just a TV show.
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Of course, it didn't take long for fans and fellow queens to have their opinions. During a viewing of Binge Queens with Icesis Couture, Ra'jah O'Hara, Tia Kobi and Hannah Conda, the queens showed support for Nehellenia's outfit, immediately followed by their reaction to Kong's jab. While Couture said she loves Kong, she also said she disagrees with the read.
As far as other queens go, at the moment, Athena Likis is the only other queen present for the altercation who has really addressed it publicly, saying she was "shook" and that she "can't stand to see a sister bullied."
The chatter made its way all the way back to Kween, who addressed the drama in a lengthy post to her social media pages. After "praying on this" for a few days, she said the accusations are "now impacting my reputation and the way I support and provide for my family."
While asking for people to "stop with the exaggerated stories," noting how "ridiculous" it would be for a fight to happen that required producer involvement that happened off-screen, she emphasized that she and Alyssa Edwards are close to each other and have had plenty of conversations both on and off the air.
Kween also said her initial comment came after Athena upset Soa by saying, "RuPaul only sees you as a superstar coz you look like Kween Kong," which prompted Kween to "come in so hot."
That said, Kween also stated Nehellenia went "below the belt" with her shade, saying, "throwing around the word bully, accusing me of these horrible things off camera and admitting you said to production to remove me from the competition because of what you speculate happened is so malicious and underhanded."
Kween also said that pushing rumors and exaggerating facts to make her look like a monster was "borderline defamation" and defended the journey she's had to get to where she is now.
"I'm not ashamed of things that have happened to me in my past as it's made me the loving, thick skinned, staunch, unapologetic pacific warrior queen that I am."
She also reaffirmed that, had she almost gotten physical as accused, production would have definitely removed her, and closed out her rant saying, "You can band together and talk all the mess you want but stop with the exaggerated stories to push your narrative about me. It's becoming so dangerous not only for me but now for the children I raise in my family that are now being threatened by your fans. I don't deserve this over a TV show we made together a year ago! I'm done with this."
Maybe we'll never know the whole story! But one thing is for sure, Global All Stars is giving early seasons drama! But more importantly, no matter what you think happened or who you agree with, don't be a bully and stay out of these queens' DMs!
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or talking about horror movies with the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network.
Ariel Messman-Rucker is an Oakland-born journalist who now calls the Pacific Northwest her home. When she’s not writing about politics and queer pop culture, she can be found reading, hiking, or talking about horror movies with the Zombie Grrlz Horror Podcast Network.