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Bimini: In The Bag

Bimini caused a sensation with their appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Here, the “Bing Bang Bong” scene-stealer takes British Vogue through the contents of their Valentino Garavani One Stud bag, from a bottle of vegan-friendly prosecco to Miu Miu’s viral mini skirt, a giant head of broccoli to a pair of Christian Louboutin’s So Kate stilettos – not to mention the bejewelled thong they wore in their “hot-pink Tudor look” for the initial promo of DragRace.

Released on 03/11/2022

Transcript

[Gentle hip-hop music]

All right, British Vogue. I'm Bimini

and I'm gonna show you what's in my bag.

[Gentle hip-hop music]

I have a bag, which is my first purchase from Gucci,

and it gives me the feels of the Noughties

and the era that I grew up in.

It's just ridiculously small

and you can hardly fit anything in it.

And that's why we love it.

This is my day bag.

This is my night bag, to go out on the tiles.

What else we got?

Oh, my keys.

And I've got my gorgeous Vivienne Westwood heart.

Someone very special to me bought me this

when I was not feeling in the best place,

so it means a lot.

I don't actually know two of these keys,

but I know one of them opens my front door.

When I was growing up,

punk era was something that interested me so much

because it was rebellious and it was different

and it was political as well.

So I love me some Vivienne Westwood.

Obviously, I've got my phone.

Oh, hang on.

Hello, Madonna.

No, I'm filming with British Vogue.

I can't talk right now.

I told you that. I'll call you back later.

It's my mum.

I've got my phone without a case

because I think it looks sexier

and it's actually dropped many times and not smashed,

but she's doing all right. Kate's on the front.

We love Kate Moss.

Hopefully I don't get, like, a Grindr notification.

With my bag, obviously I take it to work,

and when I go to work

I have a bottle of prosecco. Not champagne, prosecco,

because I think it tastes nicer.

Gets you feeling good.

Gets the juices flowing.

And makes you feel like the hun that you really are.

Long live the huns.

And it's vegan, says it there.

Vegan friendly.

Hate it when they're not friendly to vegans. Nightmare.

Speaking of vegan,

my favourite snack to carry around is my broccoli.

This is obviously stunning.

It's just a great nutritious snack on the go.

It gets your mouth dry,

so you wanna have a glass of prosecco with it,

but, other than that, delectable.

I haven't tried this,

but I reckon you could probably beat your face

with some broccoli if you forget your make-up sponges.

Blend it out. Smooth that in.

And it's ethical.

Now as a good-time girl on the go

you don't know where you're going.

When you do go out and you're wearing your So Kates,

sometimes, after one too many,

you might have to take them off and put them in your bag

and that is what happened to me.

And that's why we're here

with our Christian Louboutin So Kate.

They make your legs look gorgeous.

They can be a bit painful, but you just grin and bear it

for the fashion and the drama and the sex.

A practical item that I have in my bag,

always lose the head of it, but it is my Philips OneBlade.

It's so good.

It gets right to the skin when you need it.

When I got introduced to this, my life changed.

This is something I should have taken out a while ago.

It's only the Miu Miu skirt.

I don't think this skirt has had a day off.

It's like me.

We're just hustlers.

And I think that's why we connect so much.

This little devil became a bit of a viral sensation

after I wore it

and the favourite meme I saw about this skirt

was where someone said,

I've seen that skirt more than I seen my own family.

And it's funny because it's true.

I've actually worn this skirt

more than I seen my family this year.

Love you, mum.

My beauty products, to get the complexion.

So we have this one, which is great,

especially if you've got late nights.

It's the Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair.

Gets rid of the puffiness.

My moisturiser is the Estée Lauder DayWear.

Smells like cucumber, it's really fresh.

And then I have my Light Wonder, Charlotte Tilbury.

Nice and glowy.

I like the skin to have a bit shine.

And then this one is gorgeous.

It's a highlighter by Charlotte Tilbury,

which you just pop on your cheekbones, your nose,

and it just pops.

So now obviously some days you just wanna pop to the shops

in your Juicy Couture tracksuit

and get yourself some oat milk

without getting hounded by the press.

So when I do that, I have my sunglasses,

because obviously these just make you blend in

and they're very inconspicuous.

I feel like, when I wear these, a '90s raver

and I feel like, obviously I wasn't old enough

to go raving in the '90s,

but I reckon I would've been a very good raver.

Next up, I've got my AirPods,

which I take everywhere with me.

Sometimes you just wanna cancel it all out.

Whack these in, have a little nap, job's a good'un.

And my favourite song to listen to is Throat Goat

by Kim Petras.

Kim Petras is an amazing trans pop star

and we love sexual liberation for all.

If I could fit one person in my bag

it would probably be Joanna Lumley,

because Ab Fab, grew up on Ab Fab.

Patsy is iconic.

And also, I just feel like if you are down

and feeling a bit low, just have a chat with Joanna Lumley,

it will cheer you right up.

So lastly, in my bag, this little bejewelled moment.

It was actually the thong that I wore

in my hot pink Tudor look

for the promo of Drag Race.

Obviously because a thong isn't uncomfortable enough,

to make it even more uncomfortable

just add a bit of sparkle, bit of diamanté, good to go.

It's exfoliating as well.

My bag says that I am up for a good time

and I don't take myself too seriously,

because life's too short to be sitting around miserable.

All right, babes.

Thank you so much for watching.

I've been Bimini and this is what is in my bag.

Now I'm off for a Bloody Mary. See you later.

Oh, sorry!

[Gentle music]

Starring: Bimini Bon Boulash

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