{"id":28413,"date":"2025-08-05T11:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/?p=28413"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:50:35","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T10:50:35","slug":"heres-why-people-think-naomi-smalls-is-deeply-hurt-by-this-drag-race-collaboration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/08\/05\/heres-why-people-think-naomi-smalls-is-deeply-hurt-by-this-drag-race-collaboration\/","title":{"rendered":"Here&#8217;s why people think Naomi Smalls is &#8216;deeply hurt&#8217; by this Drag Race collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So, lately in the world of Drag Race, it seems like there&#8217;s literally drama at every turn. 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font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DMfxmV4Rhy_\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\">A post shared by Naomi Smalls (@naomismalls)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon just took to YouTube with a new &#8216;Get Ready With Me&#8217; in August 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The two casually chat about all sorts as they do their makeup, and Naomi Smalls is mentioned &#8211; without any shade thrown.<\/p>\n<p>Loads of people are here for the series, as well as Bob&#8217;s &#8220;laugh,&#8221; writing: &#8220;These series are actually my favourite and that\u2019s saying a lot because I\u2019ve enjoyed everything that you\u2019re on. Thanks for being such an amazing creative.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But, the collaboration has still got people talking, and remembering Manila and Naomi&#8217;s &#8220;feud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Uncovering the beef between Naomi and Manila Luzon<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The GAGGIEST Elimination in Drag Race Herstory?! Manila Luzon Spills on Naomi Smalls and All Stars 4\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4BZhDrpzLhA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Although people are seemingly here for Bob the Drag Queen and Manila Luzon hanging out, one took the time to write in the comments: &#8220;Naomi is deeply hurt by this collaboration&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>And, it turns out Naomi and Manila have a &#8220;years-long feud,&#8221; according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.attitude.co.uk\/culture\/manila-luzon-on-naomi-smalls-feud-some-of-us-are-looking-real-shiny-these-days-470697\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attitude Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, Manila spoke to the outlet and said: &#8220;I\u2019ve had very little contact with Naomi. We filmed my music video \u2018Go Fish\u2019 together, but I think what happened is the fan base reacted really negatively to my elimination and I don\u2019t think that she was prepared for the backlash. I don\u2019t think a lot of people understood the severity of my fan base, and I think that was underestimated&#8230;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She added: &#8220;There was a point when we tried to get along as friends in the earlier days when there was only like 10-12 new queens each year, but you don\u2019t have to be friends with everyone.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Manila continued, throwing some shade at Naomi: &#8220;Not everyone has to like you, because not everyone has good taste&#8230; Or powder, because some of us are looking real shiny these days &#8211; put that on a headline.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2>Naomi had no regrets about the elimination<\/h2>\n<p>Speaking to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaytimes.com\/culture\/naomi-smalls-doesnt-regret-eliminating-manila-luzon-one-bit-okurrr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gay Times<\/a> in 2019, Naomi shed some light on her stance regarding the jaw-dropping elimination decision.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she&#8217;d make the same decision again, she said: Oh absolutely! I\u2019d absolutely do what I think is best for myself in the competition, and I think that was what was best for myself at the time.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Naomi added: &#8220;My goal was to win Drag Race, and I had a relationship with Latrice where I figured if I was in the bottom the next week, she\u2019d save me. I didn\u2019t necessarily have that with Manila, and I don\u2019t regret it at all.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Naomi is seemingly pals with Bob the Drag Queen, she clearly has an ongoing feud with Manila Luzon, so people are convinced she&#8217;d be &#8220;hurt&#8221; by the two collabing on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>For all the latest reality TV cast member news, scandals, gossip and updates \u2013 like\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Reality Shrine<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/realityshrineofficial?rdid=TzQu2kEd2cUqU4rD&amp;share_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fshare%2F14zX5cKubf%2F#\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><i>Facebook<\/i><\/b><\/span><\/a><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I mean, it does look like they&#8217;re having a time<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":249734210,"featured_media":28421,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1358],"tags":[1429],"class_list":["post-28413","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-rupaul-s-drag-race"],"acf":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","canonical_url":"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/08\/05\/heres-why-people-think-naomi-smalls-is-deeply-hurt-by-this-drag-race-collaboration\/","smart_links":{"inbound":0,"outbound":0},"traffic_boost_suggestions_count":0,"meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Here&#8217;s why people think Naomi Smalls is &#8216;deeply hurt&#8217; 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