‘There was a lot of addiction and trauma in my family’: why Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon plays a perfect Judy Garland

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As she takes on the icon in musical drama End of the Rainbow, Monsoon recalls a childhood spent watching Wizard of Oz on repeat – and explains why audiences are ready for trans performers in non-trans roles If these are strange times in America, they are particularly strange for Jinkx Monsoon, the 38-year-old actor, singer and drag artist who, since winning RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2013 and Drag Race All Stars in 2022, has become a huge breakout star. Monsoon, who has the white-lead-and-vinegar glamour of a 1930s movie star, has appeared on Broadway, at Carnegie Hall and in countless viral clips from Drag Race – and in other words is widely well known. And yet, she says, when she walks down the street in certain American cities, it is in a state of “not knowing if someone’s going to recognise me and be excited to see me, or recognise something about me and be hostile. It’s a really interesting dichotomy.” She lets out a huge laugh. “But it also keeps me humble, I gotta say.” We are back...
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Khloé Kardashian’s Mom, Kris Jenner, Says It’s Tough To See Her Daughter In Pain

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Khloé Kardashian and her mother, Kris Jenner, have broken their silence on the controversy surrounding the birth of her second child with ex-boyfriend Tristan Thompson. Hulu released a teaser video for season 2 of The Kardashians on Tuesday, in which Jenner talks about seeing her daughter, 38, struggle as Kardashian talks about the news that she and Thompson are expecting another child. A clip of the Good American co-founder said, "There is something that I'm ready to talk about," emerged online. A new member of our family is on the way thanks to Tristan and I. In reality, it's a very unique experience even though this is the time of your life when you should be feeling the most excitement. Jenner, 66, expressed her distress in a confessional video by saying that seeing Khloé in anguish is difficult. At the end of the video, Kardashian said, "This has been a rough moment in my life, but it's the beginning of something good, happy, and beautiful." Kardashian, 30, and Thompson, 31, have been together since 2016 and are parents to 1-year-old True Thompson. In June of 2021, they had a falling out but reconciled. This past January, Kardashian officially canceled her engagement to the NBA player. In the same month, Thompson posted on his Instagram Story, "I take full responsibility for my acts," confirming he had fathered a child with Maralee Nichols. Now that we know who the father is, we can raise our son together without any tension. I want to openly and personally apologize to everyone I've offended or disappointed during this journey, he continued. Thompson also mentioned his then-girlfriend Kardashian in his message, confirming Nichols's claim that the couple's child was conceived when they were together. Khloé wrote, you don't deserve this. You are not worthy of the pain and shame I have brought upon you. You haven't deserved my treatment throughout the years, and I apologize.

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