Rileasa Slaves
Age: 32
Hometown: London via St Lucia
You apparently look the spit of a certain popstar?: "I have been told I resemble a certain worldwide superstar named Rihanna. Like Rhianna, I'm also a Caribbean queen, a glamazon, and a superstar, but I'm not Rihanna. I'm the real Rileasa, ready to be rileasa'd onto the world."
What influences your drag?: "I grew up in the small Caribbean island of St Lucia, with dancehall music, Soca and Calypso as the soundtrack to my life, and then later I fell in love with London the city that gave me permission to be myself. And so my drag is sunshine with a touch of spice!"
Why do you deserve to win the crown?: "I deserve to take the crown because I'm bringing the island flavour, the sauce and a little something special to the competition that y'all have been missing out on! The world is ready for Rileasa to be crowned the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar. Let's go!"
Social media: @rileasa on Instagram
RuPaul's Drag Race UK airs Thursdays at 8pm from September 26 on BBC Three and iPlayer.
Neil Wilkes
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