Drag Race Down Under Star Kween Kong, Actor Tim Draxl Nominated For Logie Awards 2023
Image: Tim Draxl and Kween Kong.
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under star and out have made it to this year鈥檚 Logie Awards nominees list.
Kween Kong took to Instagram after the rd TV Week Logie Awards were announced on Monday.
鈥淎ll I can say is, thank you so much to Channel 7 and to whoever made this possible,鈥� said the Graham Kennedy Award for Most Popular New Talent nominee.
鈥淩ecognising drag especially in mainstream television here in Australia, with what鈥檚 happening in Sydney and across Australia within our drag community, is massive鈥�.
Anti-Drag Protests
In recent weeks, several anti-drag storytime and anti-17c起草社区I protests have taken place in multiple locations across Sydney and the country.聽
Kween Kong was the runner-up of Ru Paul鈥檚 Drag Race Down Under season two, alongside Sydney-based queen Hannah Conda, coming up behind fellow Kiwi queen Spankie Jackson.聽
The Adelaide-based drag queen is one of six nominees in her category, alongside Amy Shark, Ayesha Madon, Chloe Hayden, Flex Miami, and Lilliana Bowrey.聽
From New Zealand originally and of Samoan and Tongan heritage, Kween Kong made history as the first Pasifika queen to have competed in the show.聽
Logie Awards Nomination For In Our Blood
Ru Paul鈥檚 Drag Race Down Under Season Two has received a Logie Awards nomination in the category of Most Outstanding Entertainment聽 Program.
For his role in In Our Blood, Tim Draxl has been nominated for a Silver Logie for Most Outstanding Actor.聽
Recognising the talent of his fellow nominees via Instagram, the actor said it was an 鈥渋ncredible honour鈥� to be nominated.聽
The Logie Awards 2023 will take place on July 30, in Sydney.聽
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