Exclusive with Keta Minaj
Keta! Hello, my darling.
Hello!
How are you again? You can’t get rid of me. I keep catching you.
No, I always see you everywhere, but it’s good! Always nice to see you.
Indeed, likewise. So, second Drag Con, how’s it been?
Amazing so far! It's hysterical, it's intense. We came in, went on the pink carpet, went off, and I had to go back again to go on stage for the reveal of the new cast of UK Vs the World!
Yeeeahhh! It's officially out; the secret is finally here. You can tell the world. How does it feel to let the secret out?
So good, you know. We had to keep it a secret for a year, and now we finally can say it. So, YES!
I don’t want any spoilers, but how was it going into the werkroom without your bestie, My Lil’l Puny?
Oh, it was kind of hard, I have to say. It felt weird because I was all by myself now. But it is also good to, you know, do things all by yourself. But I missed her a bit, yeah. But she’s here now with me again, so that's fine.
I can imagine.
It was intense.
How did it feel to be the only Holland queen? Did you feel a huge responsibility?
In a way, yes, but also, everybody comes there for themselves. But you're right. There's a bit of a responsibility because you're representing your country, so you have to bring your A game.
Yeah, for sure, for sure. Now, last time we spoke, you and Puny had just released some music. Is there any more music in the pipeline?
Yes...
There is? NICE! Together or separate?
It's gonna be more my single, but she has a really nice feature on it. OK. You are going to hear... you know when the whole circus starts.
How would you describe it in one word for me?
I mean, look at me...
Gorgeous, ugh, too many words!
It’s gotta be like this... [Keta points to her outfit]. Elevated, accelerated, intoxicating.
Out of the UK Vs the World cast, if you got stranded on a desert island, (I don't know why you have) and only two Queens are with you. You get to feed one of them to the sharks, and the other one you get to keep to help you survive? Who would you be picking?
Oh, I think I would take Marina [Summers] because she's my Asian sister. She can cook; that's very handy. Well, maybe I'm not sure now; she's a diva, so I think I will have to do all the work like the cabin building and the wood chucking. So maybe it's not the best choice, but it would be very, we say gezellig, it would be very fun. And who would I like to share to the sharks... Jonbers [Blonde].
Yeah? Gone...
Yeah, bye girl! [Keta laughs].
But did our UK girls treat you nice?
Yes, the UK girls are very nice. Everybody was nice actually. I think, in general, UK people are very nice. I don't wanna suck up or anything, but we had a whole team of women; they were called the Queen team, and they were sweethearts. So sweet, you know, you miss your family and everything, and they were our family. Our mothers!
And how did it feel to finally be in front of Ru?
It was scary in the beginning; I was like, Oh my God, she's there. Finally! I have to be this, I have to be that. But you have to just let it go; but it was a moment, there she is. The phenomenon, the god... The Mother! The mother, yes! It was intense; it felt a bit unreal, but then when Ru starts talking, you can tell she knows her sh*t.
Well, all the best, good luck with it. Well, the season is filmed, but good luck with the season. I won't admit it to the UK girls, but I'll be 100% in your camp, all the way #TeamKeta.
Note: Some of this interview has been edited from the original transcript to help with readability.
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