We're heat. Obv. Hiya. That means we're fairly versed in wild celebrity encounters and stories. As such, it takes something utterly mind-blowing to grab our attention and truly shock us. And if said story just happens to be about icon of icons Jennifer Coolidge, then frankly, we're all yours; ears, body, soul.
And if said story is told by drag sensation Juno Birch – stop it.
A few weeks back, the British drag sensation – whose new comedy show, Probed, is currently taking The Soho Theatre by storm – payed us a visit at heat HQ to filmed an episode of our new drag YouTube series, Drag Bags.
While the tea from previous players Bianca Del Rio and Kitty Scott Claus was hot, Juno opted for spiking hot when the cameras started rolling.
Not only did she spill tea on RuPaul's Drag Race icons Trixie Mattel, Baga Chipz and Kitty, but she also lifted the lid on her wildest celebrity encounter and it came with some gobsmacking imagery and a wildly accurate impression.
When asked by one of our no holds barred handbags (you heard – watch the video and you'll get it) to spill some tea on an A-list celebrity, Juno started talking about the time she went for dinner with none other than Hollywood actress Jennifer Coolidge (a camp double act we didn't know we needed until that moment).
Juno exclusively told heatworld, 'So, I'm going to brag here a bit, and I'm going to drop another name because this is one of the biggest moments in my life, people. I actually once went for dinner with Jennifer Coolidge and it was absolutely gorgeous. She told me she wasn't an A-list celebrity, but in my eyes, she is 100 percent an A-list celebrity. And, yes, the last time I saw her was about four years ago in-person and it was probably one of the most gorgeous dinners I've ever had.'
Then the impression came. And if you do one thing today watch the video below to witness this impression for yourself, because it is chef's kiss stuff.
Juno said, 'There was a lot of (spoken in a PERFECT Jennifer Coolidge voice), "Oh, these oysters are a little bit gamey, can we have another round, please?" Icon. Fun fact, her earring fell out in her dinner. Love that.'
She then recalled the first time she met Jennifer, adding, 'True story, I actually came down to London once to see her at a pie shop opening. This is a true story, and it was for American Pie. I came down in full drag; I don't know why I did that, I know I'm a bit nuts. And I just walked up to her and she went, (again, spoken in a PERFECT Jennifer Coolidge voice), "I loved your impersonation of me!" She knew who I was, which was absolutely incredible and we just got chatting.
'She came to my show – I'm bragging here, but I'm going to brag because it's fabulous – she came to my show and then she came to Trixie Mattel's house when we recorded a makeup tutorial and we wanted her to come on camera, but she was like (spoken in, yet again, another PERFECT Jennifer Coolidge voice) "No, I just came from the gym". So, unfortunately, we didn't have her on camera, but then we also had dinner with her which was gorgeous. So I've seen her three times now.'
So there you go; meet your heroes, queens. We met Juno, so we're all good.
Drag Bags is heatworld's brand-new YouTube series, where drag legends are asked ruthless questions by two, erm, handbags. Our journalists aren't happy about being replaced by a couple of bags, but the videos are worth the agg.
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Ben Pulsford is a digital writer for Bauer Media, writing for both Closer online and heatworld. When he's not getting paid to gossip about Big Brother, Love Island, and The Real Housewives of Cheshire, he's storming the London LGBTQ+ scene as drag queen, Beary Poppins. Both Ben and Beary are awaiting an invite to join The Real Housewives of Cheshire for series 18. The budget's not there, but the drama is 💅