Last night, RuPaul's Drag Race Season 10 winner Aquaria hosted the Porn Idol contest at Heaven in London--a strip tease contest with a PS500 prize. The night took a turn for the unpleasant after, for the final segment of the contest, Aquaria chose Love Bailey to compete for the prize.
Some attending the event were clearly unhappy with Aquaria for choosing Bailey, who Gay Times reports is a close friend Aquaria's, and booed her.
"I can leave if y'all want," she told the audience in response. After some cheered in response, Aquaria took her exit and posted a video message to Twitter:
\u201cDon\u2019t fucking play this. I\u2019m not the fucking one and the fact that y\u2019all probably treat performers like this all over the world is fucking disgusting. This is why girls loathe doing their jobs sometimes. Respect yourself and respect others.\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532065137
From Aquaria's recent tweets, it seems the cause for upset stemmed from a fear that she set up her friend to easily win the contest and take the prize money.
Aquaria had this to say in response:
\u201cListen... I didn\u2019t \u201cch0osE mY fRi3nD so ShE c0ULd SteAL \u00a3500\u201d... I literally just wanted to showcase my friend\u2019s fun crazy dancing self for the crowd to enjoy and give a little tease at the same time. I didn\u2019t mean to come up into the club to ruin the sanctity of Porn Idol and\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532092637
\u201cI\u2019m certainly not unappreciative to the fans who came to see me, as I always am at ANY club or event and you can CHECK THAT. However, people painting me to be an entitled undeserving brat is truly insane considering how easy I am to work with and excited I am to do my job always.\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532092637
\u201cIn America it is the most embarrassing thing to be booed off a stage as a performer and im pretty sure this concept reaches other areas of the globe so understand that my reaction to being harassed is beyond warranted and was classy and calm. I\u2019m not one to put up with disrespect\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532092637
\u201cAnd for that, I react the way I do. I do not need to be told about how I should validly react by people who are not me or understand anything that is going on but for those who do see how the situation got beyond out of hand, I appreciate your understanding of my position.\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532092637
\u201cIt\u2019s always been a pleasure to tour in the UK and London is one of my favorite cities in the world that I\u2019ve visited. I\u2019m very disappointed with how last night ended but am truly excited to meet everyone at my show this Saturday evening. Hopefully we can maintain a better vibe.\u201d— Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc (@Aquaria \ud83e\udd0c\ud83c\udffc) 1532092637
Bailey did not win prize money from the event and, according to Aquaria, left the venue "empty handed and also alienated from the crowd."
Aquaria will head to Phoenix after her last performance in the U.K. on Saturday. Check out her full tour schedule here.
