Sweet Potato Queens were parading in their monstrous green shoes, waving in
rhinestoned purple gloves that stretched from the tips of their fingers to the knobs of their elbows.
Even California Kids' Princess collection of bedding was embroidered, appliqued, beaded and
rhinestoned.
White-suited,
rhinestoned and lip curled - yeah baby.
Created some 40 years ago, Humphries' drag persona is an ostentatiously glam matron who calls everyone "darling" or "possum." Beneath that feathered,
rhinestoned Queen Motherly exterior, however, there lurks the soul of a battle-ax -- one who admits she's placed her own elderly ma in a "maximum security rest home," the better to safeguard her own inheritance money.
But ITV viewers will miss this woman who is a living, breathing
rhinestoned banner that screams: "Hey look at me!
"As I walked onto the Delano's terrace ( a seductive sea of overstuffed wicker sofas draped with tanned bodies sporting Dior sunglasses, perfectly-pressed Italian linens and
rhinestoned Manolos ( I was a bit nervous, though I knew I looked good and could hold my own with this crowd.