While many queens are hating on RuPaul's Drag Race 2&3 contestant Shangela Laquifa Whatley over the fact that she has no sense of drag style, it seems her hilarious outlook on life and her famous Halleloo moniker has pushed her further into the spotlight. EW is reporting that Shangela aka DJ Pierce, who was eliminated on last night's episode of RuPaul's Drag Race (but may return on Monday when the judjes will choose which eliminated queen can come back and compete once more) has just been cast in a new NBC series called A Mann's World starring Don Johnson.
Johnson will play Allan Mann, a Beverly Hills hairdresser who is having trouble staying relevant and Shangela will play Snip, a top stylist who comes to work for Mann in his salon. Also starring on the series is Chris Crocker, who came to fame for his infamous Leave Britney Alone YouTube rants and is now embarking on a pop career with his debut EP The First Bite. Mario Cantone will also star on the show along with actress Ellen Barkin. Michael Patrick King (Sex & The City) will produce.
This is not DJ's first foray in the acting world, having guest starred on one of my favorite FX shows Terriers back in November (alongside the very sexy True Blood actor Michael Raymond James) and played a drag queen on an episode of Detroit 1-8-7. I'm all for diversity and this show really sounds like a winner based on the cast, but being that this is NBC, I am a bit worried especially since their track record as of late has been pretty timid. I'm really looking forward to seeing this show in the fall, but with the state of regular television not taking risks like cable and throwing their full support behind anything different, I don't want to see this show get cancelled within the first week. I'm also hoping this show will be 1000 times more watchable than Beverly Hills Fabulous on VH1. Can I get a halleloo?
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