Peacock’s Traitors has taken the world by storm thanks to its dramatically charming and fashionable host, Alan Cumming.
Lording over a castle of backstabbing reality stars, the bisexual entertainer even bested reigning Emmys titleholder RuPaul as the year’s top reality host. He discovered that win in bed. But he showed up in full Scottish regalia (and a transgender flag pin) to accept the Emmy for Best Reality Competition during the televised main ceremony. “I’m proud of subverting the competition reality form and bringing fun and joyful genderfuck queerness to a mainstream audience,” he trumpets.
Cumming was also a force this year in HBO’s Chimp Crazy, a docuseries where the animal rights activist employed his star power to save a kidnapped chimpanzee. He encourages all LGBTQ+ people to take a stand for what’s right.
“We must use our power more. Why is anyone still on Twitter? Why didn’t we boycott Target when they withdrew the Pride merch? We need to show them our power is economic as well as spiritual. And we must always remember that queer joy is a form of protest.” @alancummingreally
