The Vivienne makes history as first drag queen to compete on Dancing On Ice

13 days ago Thurrock Gazette

RuPaul’s Drag Race star The Vivienne has made history as the first drag queen to compete on Dancing On Ice. #DancingOnIce pic.twitter.com/uPLT1s4slX — Dancing on Ice (@dancingonice) January 22, 2023Dressed in a black curly wig and sparkly black outfit in homage to the US singer, the drag queen performed twists and a dramatic lift to score 28.5 points. Judge and former Olympic skater Jayne Torvill felt their skating was “so solid and smooth” and that she loved how much the drag queen appeared to enjoy the routine. #DancingOnIce pic.twitter.com/5Fbfv66Jhv — Dancing on Ice (@dancingonice) January 22, 2023Meanwhile, former footballer John Fashanu paid tribute to his sporting background as he performed to Eat My Goal by Collapsed Lung for his routine. The 25-year-old actress and her skating partner Sylvain Longchambon kicked and dipped their way to a score of 26.5.
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Gazette Daily News Podcast, October 24

Interim Superintendent Noreen Bush addresses district employees Aug. 22 during the Cedar Rapids Community School District's kickoff for the new school year. As a student in the Cedar Rapids district, Bush was 'enthusiastic about everything you presented to her,' teacher Jayne Bernhard recalled. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)Be sure to subscribe to The Gazette Daily News podcast, or just tell your Amazon Alexa enabled device to "enable The Gazette Daily News skill" so you can get your daily briefing by simply saying "Alexa, what's the news?" This is John McGlothlen with The Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Monday, October 24th. Before coming to Cedar Rapids schools in 2019, Bush worked as a principal in the College Community School District.

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