Hollyoaks is no stranger to the world of drag, having introduced resident drag queen Anita Tinkle, the performing alter ego to Ross Adams’ character Scott Drinkwell, back in 2020.
This Christmas, as previously revealed in the recent Hollyoaks Winter Trailer, the Channel 4 soap will be welcoming drag icon Tia Kofi, best known for appearing in Season 2 of UK’s Drag Race, and she makes her debut today.
Kofi will be playing herself, albeit a more ruthless version, as she tries to upstage Anita Tinkle at the fairy parade. Tia’s debut is streaming now on Channel 4, and will land on linear on E4 at 7pm on Wednesday December 20.
Kofi said: “I had a wonderful time on set filming Hollyoaks. Considering the fact that I ran a Hollyoaks fan club at school, this was a really surreal moment for me. I’m looking forward to them writing me in as a semi-regular cast member, ideally a new McQueen.”
Kofi’s on-screen drag rival Adams added: “I’m a huge fan of Drag Race and Tia Kofi was amazing in season 2 so I was so excited when I met her for the first time. It was like half six in the morning, we were both in makeup first because obviously it takes a lot of time to look that cheap.
“What I thought was really lovely was that Tia is a true Hollyoaks fan. She was so much fun to work with and her lines I found hilarious – she is so lovely in real life but her character is really mean. Her outfit as well is just unreal, she’s dressed as a fabulous glamourous elf, and her pigtails were so cute, a little bit of Britney going on but pink.”
