The Vivienne's close friend Baga Chipz calls for RuPaul's Drag Race to be axed after drag queen's tragic death
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Baga Chipz has called for RuPaul's Drag Race UK to be scrapped and replaced with 're-runs of The Vivienne' to honour the late star. The drag queen, 35, starred in the first season of the BBC reality competition alongside The Vivienne in 2019, and she thinks the best way to pay tribute to the series one winner, who died on January 5th aged 32, is to just air clips of them going forwards.
![[The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, tragically died on Sunday at the age of 32, devastating fans and their fellow queens (pictured in 2023)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/93923795-14282259-The_Vivienne_whose_real_name_was_James_Lee_Williams_tragically_d-a-29_1736853358799.jpg)
Speaking to BANG Showbiz at RuPaul's DragCon UK at ExCel London, Baga said: 'I think we should not have any more drag queens on Drag Race [UK] anymore and just have re-runs of The Vivienne. 'That would be so much better. We should just watch that.'. The Ackley Bridge star - whose real name is Leo Loren - developed a close bond with The Vivienne, and they will always be her favourite, calling them 'so fabulous'.
![[Baga Chipz starred in the first season of the BBC reality competition alongside The Vivienne in 2019, and she thinks the best way to pay tribute is to just air clips of them going forwards (pictured together in 2020)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/94072083-14282259-Baga_Chipz_starred_in_the_first_season_of_the_BBC_reality_compet-m-33_1736854266366.jpg)
'Some people have the look or they have the charisma and all that and the talent. I would say I'm quite charismatic, and I'm quite comedic and all that, and I've got that side - but she had it all. Baga Chipz has called for RuPaul's Drag Race UK to be scrapped and replaced with 're-runs of The Vivienne' to honour the late star (pictured together at RuPaul's DragCon LA in 2022).
![[The Mail revealed last week that the shocking tragedy has also cast doubt of the future of Drag Race UK , with host RuPaul debating stepping back from the show (pictured together at 2020 DragCon UK)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/14/11/93923799-14282259-However_the_legend_himself_RuPaul_was_not_pictured_with_the_cast-a-28_1736853333138.jpg)
The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, tragically died on Sunday at the age of 32, devastating fans and their fellow queens (pictured in 2023). 'She - because she was tall and statuesque and looked so gorgeous - people would be like, "Oh, she's a bit intimidating," but then she would open her gob, and she would do anything for anyone.
