The queen of the north warmed our hearts (and heated up the competition) this season.
The dancing queen of the north has performed her final pirouette onRuPauls Drag Race.
came up just short of winning the title.
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Read on for the full conversation.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Hello Brooke!
How do you feel, the day after?
BROOKE LYNN HYTES: I feel wonderful!
Im a little tired.
I feel really good, minus the exhaustion!
If anyone has earned the right to feel exhausted, its you!
You have so much to be proud of.
Youre all stars in the end.
What are you most looking forward to doing with this new platform you have?
I won in so many other ways.
I would love to see you on a runway!
Are you planning a one-woman show?
Can you elaborate more on that story?
I was with a touring ballet company.
I was burned out.
We were dancing on stages that you shouldnt be doing ballet on, like concrete floors.
It wrecked my body a little bit.
I love that you brought all those talents together this season.
Especially in the final lip sync!
I loved the jacket you wore that said reveal all over it.
Why did you want to satirize the art of reveals?
I first decided to do the shoe reveal, which had never been done before.
That was my one little original reveal.
If its going to be obvious, you should acknowledge it.
Its going to be funnier!
Did you prepare ahead of time or were you improvising?
It was all improvisation.
I never really choreograph, I just go with the flow in the moment.
Thats just me doing my thing!
In hindsight, do you wish youd choreographed something knowing that what you did got you the runner-up slot?
No, I dont think that wouldve changed the outcome for me at all.
I think it was going to be what it was going to be, regardless.
Im very proud of how I did it.
I had an amazing time on the finale, I was so happy that night!
I imagine its painful but also a relief.
Yeah, it was a relief.
I thought it was going to be her, so I wasnt surprised.
It was nice that it was finished and that chapter was closed.
Im very happy for Yvie.
Im happy for her.
Shes worked hard and theres no ill will or bitter feelings.
Im happy its done we can move on with our lives and see what happens next.
Statistically, you had the most challenge wins.
What made you think youwouldntwin with that record?
Im a worst-case-scenario kind of girl.
That way Im never disappointed.
I just had a feeling!
She really mulled it over for a second.
Did you have a conversation about why she picked you?
Yeah, she said she wasnt going to give the people what they wanted!
She said that to me on stage!
She wasnt going to give them the satisfaction.
I was honest and direct on the reunion.
Im assuming youre talking about the whole thing with Scarlet [Envy].
I was honest and kept it 100.
I said, I didnt care for you on the show, I didnt like you on the show.
The show was filmed a year ago.
Ive since changed my tune.
I think Scarlet is amazing.
Shes so talented and funny.
The show is a polarizing experience and brings out the best and worst in everybody.
Sometimes you gel with people and sometimes you dont.
I dont understand why people think I was being rude or bitchy.
I dont really care if peoples opinions changed.
Im not a saint or a perfect person.
I make mistakes and I own up to them.
I like Scarlet and I dont have a problem with her!
I think they just see us as characters and not actual human beings.
They dont get the timeline of the show.
The show was filmed a year ago, and so much can change in a year.
A lot of the things that are said in the heat of the moment, people dont actually mean.
Is there more to the story?
Vanjie hasnt been my phone background since October.
My phone background is me!
Theres no more to the story.
Were waiting to see what happens in the future!
