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BBC Confirm 'Bittersweet' Tribute Film for The Vivienne to Air This Month
GREATER LONDON, ENGLAND, AUG 7 – The documentary honors The Vivienne's journey from North Wales to international drag fame and highlights her struggle with ketamine addiction, which caused her death, producers said.
- On August 28, 2025, BBC Three and iPlayer will release Dear Viv, an hour-long tribute film available then.
- At age 32, The Vivienne died in January following a cardiac arrest attributed to ketamine use.
- Featuring interviews with The Vivienne’s parents, sister, and Drag Race legends including Baga Chipz, Michael Marouli, Danny Beard, Tia Kofi, Cheryl Hole, Raja, Monet X Change, and Trinity Tuck, the film blends family photos, home videos, archive footage and unseen Drag Race clips.
- Meanwhile, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato said they aimed to celebrate The Vivienne and hope Dear Viv inspires viewers.
- Ahead of its release, Chanel Williams is campaigning for better drug awareness and plans to meet a government minister to reclassify ketamine as a Class A drug.
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Tribute film about RuPaul's Drag Race UK star The Vivienne to air this summer - Birmingham Live
The feature film, Dear Viv, will recount the life of James Lee Williams, who performed as the drag queen and died in January at the age of 32, from a ketamine overdose
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