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ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Lets start with the lip-sync!
Can you discuss your approach and why you chose the vampire aesthetic forPadam PadambyKylie Minogue?
SAPPHIRA CRISTAL:When this song came out, I wasnt anywhere in the public.
Sapphira Cristál’s vampire teeth in lip-sync for the crown on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ finale.MTV
I didnt know it existed until we heard it.
I was like, what is this song?
Whats going on here?
Sapphira Cristál and Nymphia Wind lip-sync for the crown on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 16 finale.MTV
I didnt know it was the worldwide sensation that it is.
Who loves to hear the pumping of blood?
The one and only Nosferatu!
My approach was just to be a sexy vampire.
Did you initially have something else planned?
Maybe some liquid blood?
No, I wasnt going to do that.
There are too many unknowns when it comes to having liquids on stage.
I want to win by winning and not by sabotaging anyone.
It just didnt work out in time.
But, that was not something that didnt happen because of production or anything.
Logistically, it just didnt.
Looking back, would you have done anything differently, if given the chance?
It definitely came down to that final lip-sync, and that final lip-sync only.
I could not have done any better on my solo number.
It was chefs kiss, no notes, 100 percent A+, honey.
The energy from the room while performing it was an energy Ive never felt in my life.
Everyone was on the tips of their seats….
I won three things in a row.
I guess the one thing I would do differently is the makeover challenge.
It landed me in the bottom, and until then I hadnt even been in the bottom at all.
Do you think that helped or hurt you?I dont think it hurt me.
I lead with compassion, love, and kindness.
Especially now, it was important to do that.
But, theres another side.
I couldve played the game completely differently and still done well.
I want to beat you at your best.
Do I get the impression that you couldve gone the route ofPlane Janeif we saw the other side?
My best friend [Eric Jaffe] said, You as Miss Congeniality is crazy.
A lot of people know the other side, but Im a kind person.
Theres a reason why theyre my best friend, because Ill always show up for you.
People come up to me and tell me how much they loved my run.
You just do it.
I dont have an ulterior motive.
Where are the old Fisher Price breasts?
Theyre at my house.
I might auction them off, if anyone wants them.
I have an album coming out, and, baby, that thing needs to get fully paid for.
RuPaul said in a recent episode that you had a breast plate connection.
What did he mean by that?
I brought a million breast plates.
You never know when it’s crucial that you pull out what.
What could fit that outfit were the teeny breast plates, and it worked out.
What do they say inFinding Nemo?
If you want to know how I packed, follow me on Patreon.
Everyone wants to know.
Im the new Marie Kondo of 2024, so dont you worry.
You will learn to pack great big things.
Drag ingenuity is what Id say.
We had the best engineers, physicists, we had to see to it it happened.
I think there was a 16-person team just figuring out how to pack.
Why didnt you dry-clean your moms dress?
Because I was 17 years old.
Who remembers to do that?
I was in high school.
I remember my mom told this story and I was like, thats the story you wanted to tell?
Not the one where Sapphira was born, but the first time I ever did drag in general?
She was like, oh, oops.
On the note of family, you opened up about losing your father.
First, he would say I was robbed.
I just know my dad!
He would say that, I wouldnt say it.
I think Nymphia is an amazing talent and she did the damn thing, especially on that runway.
you’re free to style me from now on, Miss Thing.
Hed be proud of me.
Youre so good at this, you really found your strength.
I remember him asking, Why arent you on that RuPaul show?
Who do I need to call?
Hes been on reality television twice, in that UFC production world.
I was like, Dad, thats not how it works, but I do appreciate it.
I think hed be proud of me, of the way that I lived the game.
I didnt necessarily play the game because I just lived this experience.
Are you focusing on other endeavors or isAll Starsor aVs.
I have a lot coming up.
My own tour andThe Cristal BallEP are coming out as well.
Also,Monet X Changeand I will be singing at Lincoln Center with an orchestra andSoundcake.
Its aural confessions, opera, pop, drag; its everything you want.
We have a little bit ofThorgy Thorin there as well.
All the classical girls are doing the thing.
Ride the river of abundance and keep going toward your dreams.
