Charlize Theron, pastry chef for a day (in RuPaul's court)

Imagine Charlize Theron in the pastry version, at the stove in her home while she bakes delicacies galore for her friends. Well, it's not about wanting to normalize the lives of stars, but about showing their humanity: the Oscar winner actually appeared on TV with a tray full of sweets during the first episode of RuPaul's Drag Race 16 (airing in the US on January 5).

Before joining the panel of talent show judges as a guest, she wanted to greet the contestants backstage with a truly tender gesture, as she herself says: «I cooked something for you with my little hands, Malva puddings, a typical dessert from South Africa, where I come from. They look like me: they may seem a little dry but they are very sweet. And if Ru asks you, I prepared them with love in my oven.”

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In a Charleston-style Dior dress, the actress demonstrated that she is a huge fan, that she knows the jargon of the show but above all that she is an LGBT+ ally: «Given the climate (of hatred, ed.) that reigns these times in our country, a lot of energy is spent to ensure that your community is marginalized. I believe that all of this – she adds – arises from fear. The beauty and truth that your community brings to the world will come out. Don't give up, I will always support you. So shine, be fabulous, don't do bullshit (in the Italian version Priscilla says “Nun facit strunzat”, strictly in Neapolitan, ed.)».

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And then he calls two members of the Pit Crew, RuPaul's assistants on the show, to exit the Werk Room in style. The actress, who Vanity Fair met on the occasion of the Roman premiere of Fast (just landed on Sky and NOW), has always been able to combine a glam soul with a rock spirit.

Charlize Theron's activism is well known in Hollywood where putting her face forward really has a real impact on the public. Drag Race (which has just concluded the third edition in Italy) in the USA is offering not only a scepter and crown, but 200 thousand dollars and a year's supply of cosmetics Anastasia Beverly Hills (president Norvina Soare told the secrets of a make-up that all the stars are crazy about, starting with JLo). It is a show that entertains and at the same time conveys strong social messages.

In the past, stars such as Lady Gaga, Miley Cyrus, Gigi Hadid and Ricky Martin, stylists such as Marc Jacobs and, for the first time, in the Canadian version, a politician, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, have participated as guest judges. Cameron Diaz gave up “retirement” to be part of an episode, just to give an idea of ​​the gigantic dimension of the phenomenon.

In Italy the most famous and wild fan remains Tiziano Ferrowho has always supported the show (available on Paramount+) since its inception with great energy.

It's like a big embraced rainbow that travels the world to show an art that entertains while educating (without sermons, but with only one priestess, RuPaul, who on January 13th and 14th will be in London for the convention with the competing drag queens, the ” RuPaul's DragCon”).