When I grow
up, I wanna be the one and only Shangela Laquifa Wadley!
Last night,
the A Star Is Born actress, We're Here star, and RuPaul's Drag Race legend made her historic debut on the current 31st season of Dancing
With the Stars, and as expected, she absolutely slayed it!
Alongside her
dance partner, dreamboat and DWTS veteran Gleb Savchenko,
the duo danced the salsa to a rendition of the Pussycat Doll's iconic 2008 bop "When I Grow Up." The
two earned an overall score of 28 from the judges, tieing for the third-place
spot of the night — not bad considering it's literally only the first night of
competition!
To celebrate
the momentous occasion, Shangie
took to Instagram to post about how she felt following her performance.
"'Dancing
the Salsa, with her partner Gleb Savchenko, it’s SHANGELA...' it was surreal to
hear this over the speaker," she wrote. "My heart was racing like
crazy but when the announcer guy started the intro, in my mind I went into
full-on Beyoncé at the Super Bowl mode. I wanted to deliver y’all a moment that
was worthy of all ur love and support, and also show people that might not be
familiar or loving of drag queens, that we belong, and we know how to turn the
party!"
She continued:
"Keep cheering,
watching, and voting because we are in this together hopefully all the way to
the finals! We won’t make it without you. I’ll be doing my part… rehearsing,
learning from amazing partner @glebsavchenkoofficial, taking care of my
body, and keeping my mind so grateful for this opportunity to DANCE FREE… as
ME! Y’all keep coming back every Monday. And tell a friend to vote. A neighbor.
The person that asks u if u wanna pay an extra ten cents for a grocery bag.
Whoever! Luv y’all."
SOURCE: OUT DOT COM
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