Drag queen, actor, RuPaul's Drag Race alumnus, stand-up comedian and costar of HBO's drag makeover show We're Here are just a portion of the resumé for Dancing With the Stars contestant Shangela.
The performer is well known for her quick wit and hilarious approach to drag. A stunt she recently pulled on Dancing With the Stars is so vintage Shangela fans can't stop cheering.
At the end of her and dance partner Gleb Savchenko's tango performance on Monday night's live edition of the long-running dance competition show, Shangela gave the judges and viewers everywhere a memorable finale by pulling a piece of fried chicken out of her dress.
Kind of brings a new meaning to the phrase, "She ate," right?
The chicken was a gift of sorts for judge Len Goodman from Shangela's mom, but he wasn't the only one who got a snack onstage.
Shangela had a second fried chicken leg stashed in her cleavage, which host Tyra Banks ate with relish.
\u201cShangela just pulled a piece of fried chicken out of her bra that her mom made to give to Len and Tyra Banks ate it. This show is pure chaos #DWTS\u201d— Jillian Sederholm (@Jillian Sederholm) 1666657565
It all began when Shangela asked Goodman, "Were my legs crispy?" after he'd told her the previous week to watch the placement and flexing of her legs while dancing.
After Goodman confirmed Shangela's legs had looked perfect in that night's performance, Shangela whipped a piece of fried chicken in a plastic bag out of her cleavage and presented it to Goodman while quipping:
"Good cuz... my mama said make sure I give you this piece of crispy chicken to make sure them crispy legs were just as crispy."
Shangela then gave a hearty "Halleloo!," her signature catchphrase, as the crowd erupted in cheers and laughter.
A flabbergasted Banks asked:
"Wait, did you dance this entire time with a piece of fried chicken in your décolleté?!"
At which Shangela yanked a second piece of chicken from her chest and clarified:
"I danced with two pieces of chicken in my titties!"
There was nothing left to do but take a bite, so that's what Banks did, to the crowd's delight.
On Twitter, people loved the crispy fried chaos of this moment.
\u201cShangela just took two pieces of \u201ccrispy\u201d fried chicken in ziploc bags out of her dress after she danced the tango and gave one to Tyra Banks who then took a bite of it on live television. What a time to be alive\u2026#DWTS\u201d— Charles O'Keefe (@Charles O'Keefe) 1666657063
\u201cNOT TYRA EATING SHANGELA\u2019S BOOB CHICKEN??? #DWTS\u201d— positiviTEA (@positiviTEA) 1666656794
\u201ctyra banks eating the fried chicken that was in shangela\u2019s dress\u2026 i truly have no words #dwts\u201d— talia (@talia) 1666656953
\u201cShangela giving Len the chicken leg is the most iconic moment of the show's history #dwts\u201d— StarryMag (@StarryMag) 1666656764
\u201cOk but where was Shangela keeping that fried chicken? #DWTS\u201d— Gabriella Patti-Meadows (@Gabriella Patti-Meadows) 1666656762
\u201cSHANGELA PULLED THAT FRIED CHICKEN OUT OF HER \u2728\ud83c\udf89 none can compare #dwts #dwts31 #DWTS\u201d— Samantha (@Samantha) 1666657120
\u201cWhat if len said shangela\u2019s legs weren\u2019t crispy would she just have kept the chicken in her bra? #DWTS\u201d— adam (@adam) 1666656981
\u201cNO WAY SHANGELA LITERALLY DANCED WITH TWO PIECES OF FRIED CHICKEN IN HER DRESS GIVE HER THE 10 SHE DESERVES!!!!!\u201d— k:)la (@k:)la) 1666656851
\u201cShangela single-handedly changed my entire day from being absolutely awful to making me laugh the hardest I have in days all with a piece of chicken. I love her so much #dwts #dwts31\u201d— juls \ud83c\udf39 (@juls \ud83c\udf39) 1666657159
\u201cSHANGELA JUST GAVE THE JUDGES FRIED CHICKEN.\n\nFROM HER BRA CUPS.\n\nAFTER DANCING A NEAR PERFECT TANGO. \n\nI HAVE SEEN IT ALL.\n#DWTS\u201d— Adriana Trenta (@Adriana Trenta) 1666657109
In the end, the chicken paid off.
Shangela and Savchenko got 9s across the board, placing them in fourth for the night and moving them forward in the competition.
Halleloo!
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