00:00Hi, it's me Miss Gotland. You can get your Drag Race fix on page six.
00:08They're the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World Season 3,
00:12the Bangkok beauty, the rising star goddess, and the queen of the mother-talking world,
00:18it's Gotland! Woo-woo-woo! Hello, babe. Thank you so much for being here.
00:27Yes. Well, I have to say, I saw your crowning video that recently happened with Pangina Heels.
00:35Minty Fresh was there. Can you walk us through what that experience was like for you?
00:40It was at Bangkok at Minty Fresh, my fellow queen from the UK vs. The World 3. She fly all
00:46the way
00:46from the Philippines to Bangkok to witness the history, witness my win with me. She's so kind,
00:52she's so shady, but at least she's crying. And I'm so happy that I get to share the sisterhood with
00:59her. And also, we do it in the Pangina Heels bar. And it's also my home bar here in Bangkok.
01:05And I
01:05think this is my safe space. This is my safe space. And this is the place that I'm going to
01:11be very
01:11comfortable to see my final episode. And it turned out wine, not milk. Because I am the winner of this
01:19dress. You're loving. I love that phrase. Wine, not milk. I mean,
01:23that is so perfect. I want to toast to that. Wine, not milk. I mean, it was about two years
01:29between your original season and vs. The World. What was your mindset returning to the competition?
01:35Actually, I got the call since my original season was on air on episode two. So I don't have time
01:41to
01:41even throw up. It was just like, okay, grab and go. You gotta go, bitch. Do whatever the
01:46you're going to make your crown. They're going to crown you. And I put my all, put my money,
01:52my bacha, and try to find the best resources that I had in Bangkok. And the mastermind
02:00from Pangina Heels, from Art Area, they helped me a lot also for the runway, for the Snatch Game,
02:07for the, you know, everything. And finally, I am the winner.
02:12On this season, you represented Thailand so beautifully all season long. Can you just talk
02:17about, you know, the Thai drag experience and why it's so special?
02:20I grew up watching Drag Race Thailand, and I really got inspired from the girls from period season,
02:27from season one, season two. They're such an iconic season. And if you don't know, Thailand,
02:32we are the first franchise outside of the US to spin off international. And we claim that we claim
02:39that as we are the first franchise. And we are so proud of the fact that we are paved the
02:44way for
02:45the international franchise, you know, to have the franchise out here right now. And I don't know,
02:55everything I did on the show, I carried my Thai drag with me every single minutes of the show.
03:03I mean, there were so many moments that we loved throughout it. I mean, from the jump,
03:07your firecracker gun that you had during the talent show literally started it off with a bang.
03:13How did you pull that off? What's the secret behind you spraying your mouth with sparklers?
03:21Before we're filming, before we're filming, I have tried, I mean, I have to like, you know, try to
03:27perform like rehearsal with a cold spark gun. And I put my, my hand in front of the sparkler. And
03:36then I
03:37feel, oh, it's not cold. It's not hot. It's not hot. It's not hot. It's not hot. It's not hot.
03:49It's not hot, baby. But especially in the UK, the weather is so cold. The fire cannot do anything.
03:56So, and I was like, I only live one and I don't have like, I don't get a chance to
04:01perform in front of
04:01RuPaul much. Why don't I impress her? But I shot it in my mouth. And then I shot it.
04:07Um, also in episode two, so you had to create a look from Fontana's look because
04:13Minty stole your original, but you later saved Minty with the chippy tea. Can you talk about your
04:19friendship with Minty? I really adore her because she have, she's known as fashion queen, um, from
04:25the Philippines. And to compete with her is also, also, also a pleasure. And, you know, as all of our
04:32representation, I just want to make sure that we Asia, Southeast Asia specifically, we're gonna, you
04:38know, um, stay in this competition long. And you did, you took it all the way to the end.
04:43That same episode, I know the judges and we were totally plucked by your chicken on stilts.
04:49Mugler inspired Zendaya was, was shaking in her boots. Can you talk about what went into making
04:55that outfit? That outfit is, um, Runway Re-Reset, which is, you can, um, re-recreate your new version
05:03that you want to re-redemption, you redemption yourself. And yeah, I decided that runway because
05:08that was my lowest point on my season. Like, the judges hate, hate, hate, hate that look. And I just
05:16want to re-redemption myself. So, um, that's called Kinnari. Kinnari is like half bird, half human. And
05:35as Michelle said, this is the realistic, realistic wing that she have seen on this stage.
05:44Yeah. And there's been, and there's been a lot of wings that have come down the main stage. So
06:02what did it feel like having a back-to-back win? Yeah. Uh, cause I feel like Cardi B has
06:06the same,
06:06very similar characters in mind, like loud, funny, um, nasty, do the joke, you know,
06:16the dirty joke and crazy all the time without her saying, you know, just like very easy to, um,
06:29copy. And so that's why I decided to be her. And I, you know, I'm not even a big fan
06:35of her.
06:36I'm sorry, Cardi, but you're so funny. I want to be your peer. I want to play in your biography.
06:44Please hire me. Rupaul gonna watch it multiple times. And to have the back-to-back win. Whoa,
06:51baby, this is the point in the competition that I feel like,
06:54bitch! I feel like I might win this competition.
06:59You also gave us some amazing reveals on the runway. We had the witches,
07:03that gorgeous Thai puppet. Which was your favorite between those two?
07:07They've been loved them all. Don't, don't ask me to choose one. I love them all the same. They
07:13are all my children. I cannot choose one. That's true. We'll accept it. We'll accept it.
07:20And I want to know. So we absolutely loved Salation Royale. It was one of our favorite
07:26Yeah. Drag race shows. Would you ever want to guest judge on an upcoming season, potentially?
07:32Do you think I can be the judge? I absolutely think you can. I mean,
07:36like, Nymphia did it. So why can't another winner do it? I think you should.
07:41Absolutely. Okay, I'm going to do it because you believe in me.
07:44You heard it first. She's booked. We're ready. Season two. We're going to see her there behind the
07:47judging panel. No, I'm going to host. You won the crown, the cash prize. You traveled out of Asia for
07:54the
07:55first time. What is next for Guadland? Sleep. But I mean, you're, you're at the gig right now.
08:02So clearly, you're not resting yet. You're, you're booked and busy. Of course. I just, I wish,
08:06I wish I could take a break. But in the reality, I, my schedule is so full. It's so tight.
08:12Because I'm pretty famous here in Thailand right now. They know me across the street. They go to
08:18screen my name and ask me about the photo. Just living my superstar life, actually.
08:24I mean, you're more famous than Lisa in our book. Yeah, Lisa from Blackpink. Watch out. There's a
08:30new Thai queen in the block. And her name's Gaudland. Come on.
08:35It's rare.
