The Truth About Drag Race Showmances (w/ Lydia B Kollins)

Drag queen Lydia B Kollins (Drag Race S17, All Stars S10) joins Nicole to spill the behind-the-scenes tea on her iconic Drag Race showmance with Kori King. Find out just how strict production really is when it comes to off-screen flirting, what it was like having their first kiss during a lip sync for your life, plus the reason why she fully ghosted Kori after filming wrapped. Plus, Lydia opens up about her history of dating women and "dabbling in the puss." She explains why she believes it's easier to love a woman than a man, and why she builds her live shows specifically for her sapphic fans. Finally, hear the story of why RuPaul personally bestowed her with the middle name "Butthole." Get tickets to her tour with Kori King and Suzie Toot, "ButtTootKing" at ButtTootKing.com. Watch this episode on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@WhyWontYouDateMePodcast Support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: • SmileSet: Listeners of our show get an additional 35% discount when they go to smileset.com/dateme. With this discount, you can get the smile of your dreams for under 13 hundred bucks! • Squarespace: Head to squarespace.com/DATEME to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code DATEME. • Sleep Doctor: Take back your sleep. Find out how at sleepdoctor.com. • Planned Parenthood: Donate to support Planned Parenthood now at plannedparenthood.org/defend Check out all of our sponsors and discount codes at wwydm.notion.site/sponsors. Follow: All Links: linktr.ee/whywontyoudateme Tour Dates: linktr.ee/nicolebyerwastaken YouTube: @WhyWontYouDateMePodcast TikTok: @whywontyoudatemepod  Instagram: @nicolebyer X: @nicolebyer This is a Headgum podcast. Advertise on Why Won't You Date Me? via Gumball.fm. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.