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Rosé Is Ready to Share the Stage With Lawrence Chaney and Ellie Diamond

Could a Scottish sisters collaboration be headed our way?

Rosé all day because a certain Scottish laddie has gone all the way to the Season 13 finale.

From the moment Rosé first walked into the RuPaul's Drag Race workroom, fans knew she was one to watch. Rosé not only served it on the runway with her Yellow Gorgeous Mask-inspired look, and red BEAST couture, she also proved she was a true triple threat. Rosé nailed choreo like a professional, sang the house down with her pipes, and even showed off her acting chops in challenges like "Henny, I Shrunk the Drag Queens" and Snatch Game.

Rosé won two challenges, including "Social Media: the Rusical," and she ended up being the only other queen in the final four aside from Gottmik to never be in the bottom two throughout the season — aside from being sent to the Porkchop loading dock in the premiere episode, that is.

Rosé spoke with NewNowNext about her time on Drag Race, if she would let Tina Burner do her makeup again, and her hopes for working with Drag Race U.K. winner and fellow Scot Lawrence Chaney.

Hey Rosé! I want to know, when you first saw the other New York girls in the workroom, were you relieved or nervous?

I was honestly nervous just because of the nature of those first few episodes. Obviously when I saw Olivia that was really fun on the first day, but with the other girls it was under circumstances which alluded to the fact that I was lesser than, and that was absolutely not my tea.

Would you let Tina do your makeup again?

You know what? I absolutely would. I'm really proud of Tina. First of all, I loved my makeup that Tina did — it was hideous and I felt completely divalicious, it was a look, honey. But Tina really took the criticism from the judges, and as soon as we got back from filming Tina started carving away at that and working really, really hard. I don't know if you saw the recent reunion episode, but Tina's makeup was beautiful. She has never looked better. I'm really proud of her, and I would absolutely let her paint me again. I would look so sickening this time.

So you've talked to Tina since the show?

Hell no, I hate that bitch! [Laughs] No, I'm kidding. We talk all the time. We talk a lot because Tina and I are both in New York, and we do see each other as well.

I love that. I saw Lorraine Kelly tweet at you...how did that feel?

Oh, my God it was wild I texted it to my mom immediately. I was like what that is so crazy. I loved it. Obviously, Lorraine Kelly was on Drag Race U.K., but you never know how involved with the franchise the guest judges are, so I was like, oh, my God, Lorraine Kelly knows who I am! That's really cool.

Has Lawrence Chaney reached out to you? We could have two Scottish winners in one year.

We very well could! I have talked to Lawrence a few times. I'm really excited for the opportunity to get back over to the U.K. and to maybe work alongside Lawrence a little bit. I think that would be just so fun, and Ellie [Diamond] as well. Because I totally went into Drag Race really wanting to represent my upbringing and my heritage and so I should do some Scottish stuff, completely unaware we were going to have Scottish queens on the other season airing at the same time. It's like, well, we're doing a Scottish grand slam this spring.

You won three maxi challenges in the second half of the season. Was there a challenge or a moment where you had a breakthrough?

Yeah, it was lovely to win the Rusical because it was a really nice boost for my confidence, just to be like, okay, I'm going to be successful here. I can win stuff. We're climbing the ladder. But my real breakthrough moment, the turning point, was the branding challenge and the beast runway episode. That was amazing for me because that challenge, the branding stuff, that's what really shows the judges and the other queens who knows who they are and what they're selling. That is literally the entire premise behind being a drag queen. You create something, and then you have to market yourself, so I was thrilled. And that runway was one of my favorites, and to win alongside Symone felt great because we all clearly knew that she did so well that week. At that point I was like, okay, I think I've caught up. I'm back where I initially wanted it to be trajectory-wise, so work let's just get to the top four.

I'm not sure if you've seen this, but I love the video supercut of you dancing in the background during lip-syncs. Did you realize you were doing that?

I mean, I knew that I was jamming out, but I didn't realize that I looked like a fucking dad dancing in the back! Though it's so funny to me that the fans have caught on to that, but to be honest, as silly as I look, let people continue to point out that week after week I never was in the bottom two.

What was preparing for the finale like?

It was stressful, and of course, we still had to go into a quarantine period so that it was safe to film. There was a lot of stuff going on, but I'm really proud and excited that we got to show so much. It was stressful, but it was so fun to finally get there and just do it.

So, no regrets from the finale?

I never have regrets. I believe that truly every step I take, whether it could be different or better in that moment, it all adds up to get me where I am and where I was meant to be. I think that's how I got to the top four.

Is Jan a supportive sister about you getting so far, or is she bitter that you made it further than her?

Jan has not spoken to me. No, I'm kidding. She is so supportive! Jan is literally one of the most supportive friends I have in or out of drag. She is so thrilled for me. She is my biggest cheerleader, and she gets so emotional when we talk about it. It's so, so cute. I'm very grateful for Jan's undying support through all of this. She's totally handled it all really, really gracefully.

For us Stephanie's Child fans, is there something we can look forward to? Any new music coming?

Definitely keep your ears peeled. I was not not in a recording studio in the wee hours of the morning before flying to L.A. the next morning to talk to you on the phone. We've got some tricks up our sleeves, so just be on the lookout for all sorts of new music coming soon.

Looking back, do you have a favorite moment or a moment that encapsulated your time on the show?

Yeah, there is. As I mentioned that beast runway branding challenge — that was a really, really big turning point for me, and I was genuinely shocked and so happy and proud to have been accoladed for doing well that week. But to be honest with you, I think the moment that really felt like the biggest release, and just made me feel very powerful, was in the last episode when the four of us had to lip-sync to Whitney Houston. Regardless of putting on a good performance, in the beginning of the season I did lip-sync twice, not to be eliminated but just to win a challenge or for the Porkchop episode. I didn't win either of those, though. And it kind of put a panic button on the entire competition for me because I was like, oh, my God I thought in New York people love my lip-syncing and I love to do it. I was scared that maybe I had lost my touch, or that something wasn't clicking and I wasn't able to perform it well on Drag Race. So I really felt like I was in my body and really performing for that last lip-sync. I wouldn't change a thing. It felt really, really powerful. I felt like I had demolished my saboteur.

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