This Drag Race legend might be about to become the first trans Real Housewife
Carmen Carrera, the trans model, attends the 2024 National LGBTQ Task Force Gala (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
Carmen Carrera, the trans model, attends the 2024 National LGBTQ Task Force Gala (Jason Koerner/Getty Images)
RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Carmen Carrera has teased that she could be set to make history with the next season of The Real Housewives of Miami.
Carrera, who first appeared on season three of Drag Race, featured briefly on RHOM‘s seventh season. She was listed as a friend of Kiki Barth when the cast went to the 2024 National LGBTQ+ Task Force Gala in an episode shown last year.
She has since been heavily rumoured to be a more permanent member of the cast, or at least one of the “Friends Of” cast members.
The model spoke to Pride at the annual Out100 celebration in December where she was asked about returning for RHOM‘s upcoming season.
“We’re getting ready to film soon,” Carrera said. “So, you might see some more of me out there! It’s all happening. I don’t want to say too much, but we’ll see what happens. It would be nice,” she added.
If Carrera was added to the RHOM cast, it would make her the first trans woman to become a full-time Real Housewives cast member.
The Drag Race legend and model was rumoured to have been involved with RHOM when it was rebooted in 2021, having been seen at multiple cast events. But she explained to Pride her schedule had kept her from appearing as much as she could have.
“My schedule was so busy while they were filming. I was supposed to be there for the very first episode, but I had other things to do,” she said. Continuing, she shared: “By the time I actually filmed with the ladies, there was so much drama going on, so I was out of loop, but I was just happy to be there.”
Carrera also spoke to the current political and social climate around the trans community. Sharing an uplifting message for trans people she said: “Honestly, the trans experience is so unique. I’m owning my truth and not caring what anyone else thinks.
“I’m in my 40s now and it’s all about being fabulous! You know who you are. It’s just about feeling empowered. We’ve always been here. We’re always going to be here.”
Carrera was one of the first trans contestants to appear on Drag Race, coming out after season three in 2011. She later criticised the reality series for its uses of transphobic slurs which were removed from future seasons.
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