Sasha Velour has raised doubts about the authenticity of RuPaul's reaction during her iconic rose-wig reveal in the season nine finale of RuPaul's Drag Race. In her book, she explains that the show films lip-syncs multiple times, sometimes using stand-ins, which may have impacted the reaction captured on camera. Although this reveal helped her win the crown despite fewer wins, Sasha reflects on how the crowd's response was prompted, raising questions about the genuineness of emotions displayed during pivotal moments on the show.
In order to get enough reaction shots to lip-syncs, RuPaul's Drag Race has to film lip-syncs twice; once with the queens, and once with crew members as 'stand-ins'.
I felt like I shouldn't be watching, but I couldn't stop.
The crowd went wild and stood up again. I could only see the back of her head, but I wondered if Ru was reacting more than she had to the real thing.
Despite having the second-least number of wins, no-one could deny just how gagged the in-theatre audience - and viewers around the world - were.
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