Man Who Punched 'Drag Race UK's The Vivienne Charged For Attack

With hate crimes on the rise. I will not, and will never stop SCREAMING ABOUT EQUALITY FOR EVERYBODY! At least some good news has come today. Thanks again to @MerseyPolice who have been fantastic and who I will be working with in the future to make sure we battle this head on https://t.co/zLMAFKqLl5

— TheVivienne (@THEVIVIENNEUK) August 15, 2023

The queen, who won the very first season of Drag Race UK, opened up about the harrowing experience on a recent episode of the British talk show This Morning.

“It was in broad daylight. I wasn’t in drag. I was getting a burger, and what happened, happened, but the police were fantastic, and it did kind of shake me up a little bit,” she said as reported by the Gay Times.

“Because I’ve always been, from a young age, so confident and didn’t care what anyone thought. But then I found myself, even after the attack, I was like, ‘Oh, it’s fine, I’ve dealt with this for years,’ but then going on a train and hiding around a corner — it did shake me up a bit.”

The Vivienne also told the hosts that she was glad the attack had happened to her and not a young member of the LGBTQ+ community. “You know, we’re fine, and we get through it, but I’m kind of glad it happened to me, who is able to deal with it than, say, a 15 or 16-year-old gay youth who’s come to terms with themselves it would have really affected them for life,” the Dancing on Ice alum said.

This is a sentiment The Vivienne also wrote about directly after the attack. "I’m a tough cookie, I’m on with my day, punch to the face or not," she posted on X. "Not everybody is as big/strong/tall as me. I [fear] for the [others] that aren’t able to handle themselves and shouldn’t have to."

I’m a tough cookie, I’m on with my day, punch to the face or not. Not everybody is as big/strong/tall as me. I fears for the other that aren’t able to handle themselves and shouldn’t have to

— TheVivienne (@THEVIVIENNEUK) June 16, 2023