Bob the Drag Queen and Boston Rob on ‘The Traitors’ season 3.Photo:Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty (2)
Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty (2)
Bob the Drag Queenis proud to have held his own against’Boston Rob' MarianoatThe Traitorsroundtable.
PEOPLE caught up with the formerRuPaul’s Drag Racewinner atREACH LA’s 3rd Annual Celebration Gala on Saturday, Feb. 16 to talk all thingsThe Traitors.
When told that Boston Rob said he eliminated him “out of huge respect,” Bob replied, “To be fair, I gave him no choice but to respect me.”
Bob was blindsided when his fellow traitor Boston Robbetrayed him and brought up his namefor banishment in episode 4 instead of a faithful’s.
“I think there was a big dog eat big dog-type of vibe going on in there, and there could only be one king of the castle,” Bob told PEOPLE exclusively of his and Boston Rob’s dynamic. “And I think it gags him to see this queen ended up being the king. He was like, ‘This bitch is really running things!’ "
Despite his bravado, Boston Rob was ultimately himself banished in episode 7.
And as impressive as Rob’s five competitive appearances onSurvivorare, Bob says another traitor is even more impressive.
Danielle Reyes on ‘The Traitors’ season 3.Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty
Euan Cherry/Peacock via Getty
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Speaking of impact, Bob was on hand at the event to honor Peppermint, the first trans contestant and Drag Race alum to appear onThe Traitors, with REACH LA’s Trans Vanguard Award for her efforts in supporting and advancing the trans community.”
“Folks like me in the trans community are just like everyone else. We have the same wants and needs: access to fair housing, nutrition, health care, safety, job security, all these, these types of things,” Peppermint said of her activism.
“When you boil down the things that people are fighting for, no matter who they are or what their identity is, it boils down to those things,” theRuPaul’s Drag RaceSeason 9 runner-up continued. Responding to the current anti-trans political climate, she warned, “Things are so much more prescient, and the urgency is definitely here.”
Bob the Drag Queen, Trans Vanguard Award winner Peppermint and Monet X Change at REACH LA’s Gala.Aliah Anderson/Getty
Aliah Anderson/Getty
REACH LA’s mission is to engage, empower, and celebrate LGBTQIA+ people of color and their communities through social enterprise, creative arts, personal development, and health and wellness.
New episodesofThe Traitorsstream Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock.
source: people.com
