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Ariana Grande teased her return RuPaul’s Drag Race, and she was channeling another pop icon in the process! in one Video Posted on Wednesday Dec. 14, the “Break Free” singer rocked an iridescent cone bra ala Madonna and her icon Jean-Paul Gaultier-designed concert attire for her 1990 Blonde Ambition world tour. According to the clip (below), Ariana, who previously served on the judging panel for season 7, will be the special guest judge for the season 15 premiere on January 6th.
In the teaser, the scream queens Alum appears on a stage wearing the black cone bra, a long skirt with a long slit, and a pair of designer pumps. Ariana rocked her signature high ponytail and stopped to blow a kiss for the camera as a voiceover announced the star’s return to drag queen extravagance. The 7 Rings hitmaker added, “Season 15 is here and so am I.”
Just a day before the teaser was released, MTV announced that the show would have the greatest cast ever, aged 16. In addition, the prize money has now been doubled, giving the lucky winner $200,000. And MTV will now be the new home of RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked, which shows deleted scenes and unaired conversations. The series originally aired on Logo for the first 9 seasons and then moved to VH1 until MTV picked it up.
When Madonna debuted her cone-shaped underwear on the opening night of her tour in Chiba, Japan, she was the talk of the town until she became simply legendary. A year after the Material Girl collection was worn, Gaultier commented on how it all came to light. “When Madonna first called me in 1989, it was two days before my ready-to-wear show and I thought my assistant was joking,” he said The New York Times in 2001. “I was a huge fan. She knew what she wanted — a pinstripe suit, the feminine corsetry. Madonna likes my clothes because they combine the masculine with the feminine.”
RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 premieres on MTV Friday, January 6 at 8 p.m. ET.
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