LOS ANGELES and VANCOUVER — OUTtv, the world’s first LGBTQ2+ TV network, announced today the cast for its upcoming new reality drag series Call Me Mother as well as the premiere date for the show.
The network also announced Toronto drag legend Farra N Hyte is joining the cast as a choreographer and judge.
“The unscripted reality series, hosted by Dallas Dixon (Entertainment Tonight Canada) and produced by Go Button Media, based on a format by RedFlame TV, will see ten exciting, diverse drag artists vie for a place in one of three new drag houses, and for the opportunity to be mentored by a drag legend,” reads an OUTtv press release.
“Over the course of eight weeks, the House of Dulcet (Miss Peppermint), the House of Glass (Crystal) and the House of Harmonie (Barbada de Barbades) will compete as families in a series of challenges designed to test their artistry and elevate their drag. The mother of the losing house must then choose which member of their own drag family will be eliminated.”
The contestants competing for the title of “First Child of Drag” and a grand prize package valued at approximately $50,000 are:
- Calypso Cosmic (Toronto, ON)
- Ella Lamoureux (Kelowna, BC)
- Felicia Bonée (Edmonton, AB)
- HercuSleaze (Montreal, QC)
- Kiki Coe (Ottawa, ON)
- Narcissa Wolfe (Trois Rivières, QC)
- Rosie (Richmond Hill, ON)
- Sanjina Dabish Queen (Toronto, ON)
- Toddy (Vancouver, BC)
- Valerie Hunt (Calgary, AB)
“Call Me Mother is a different kind of drag competition. It not only showcases the artistic aspect of Drag, including the dresses, the hair and the makeup, but also the community, the family and the human aspects of the Drag world,” said Barbada de Barbades, mother of The House of Harmonie, in the press release. “Viewers will discover amazing and flamboyant drag artists, and some of the most wonderful human beings.”
The podcast Mom’s the Word, hosted by Dallas Dixon and Farra N Hyte, will accompany each episode, offering insights into the show and interviews with eliminated contestants. The podcast will be available weekly across most podcast platforms.
Call Me Mother will premiere exclusively on OUTtv, OUTtv.com, the OUTtv Apple TV Channel and the OUTtv Amazon Prime Channel on Monday, Oct. 25 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes will air each week.
For more information, please visit cmm.outtv.ca.
Image supplied by OUTtv.
