Drag Race stars reveals all their scenes was originally completely cut from A Star Is Born
Lady Gaga personally intervened to make sure they were included
The 2018 film, A Star Is Born, includes appearances from RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Willam and Shangela, who play drag queens in the film.
The pair appear during one of the first scenes of the film, where Jackson becomes friends with Ally and the drag queens backstage.
However, Willam has now revealed that all of the drag queen scenes were originally completely cut out of the final edit of the film, until Lady Gaga personally intervened.
In an interview with The Daily Mail, Willam explained how she decides to choose which acting roles to accept, saying: “I say yes to everything. I do not say no.
“I am not one of those actors that’s like, ‘Oh let me see what I’m going to do for my next role.'”
When asked about her role in A Star Is Born, the RuPaul’s Drag Race star explained: “In fact, A Star Is Born, we all got cast and then we did the hair and makeup test and we all got cut.
“I was at Tom Daley’s wedding and, between the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, I got a text saying, ‘Terrible, terrible news, all your scenes have been cut.'”
However, Willam revealed that the only reason their scenes made it into the final version of the film was all thanks to Lady Gaga.
She explained: “A week later, they called and checked my availability and said, ‘Ok, it’s back in.’ Lady Gaga fought for inclusion of the drag queens in the movie. Thanks Gaga, we love you.”
Willam added: “Trying to be happy at a wedding, when someone tells you you’ve been cut from a Lady Gaga movie and you’ve told everyone.”
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