Alyssa Edwards' Secret: Mathu Andersen

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The one and only Mathu Andersen graces our Monday on Alyssa's Secret. The pair talk about his inspirations, working with RuPaul and his advice for queens of all ages.
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[@thanksbitch7]

I feel like I just watched Alyssa's secret with Jesus as a guest. This is the best AS ever.

[@TGRAM7]

Best. Description. Ever. 🙌🏾

[@kerriweber5380]

OMG... I always think of Jesus when I see Mathu

[@mynamesyourswhatsaimee5613]

Mathu is obviously Jesus

[@DirkAustin]

I never heard him speak actually. He is so awesome and adorable.

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

He's a gentle and loving soul. So calm.

[@mijoarguello]

Ive never seen Alyssa giving all of her attention and focus so much

[@pimpindymepiece]

He's enticing ! I imagine I would be staring him down too in person like Mmhmm tell me more!

[@sarabrit5629]

And respect, so much respect, and he deserves every bit. I hope they post a behind the scenes video with these two because it will both kill and life me all at once.

[@mishylove]

I think it's because you know Mathu has some great stories but he won't blab or disclose too much just a little delicious morsel.

[@glittery_cucumber]

She's really good at letting him talk, I'm impressed. Great interview skills!

[@suzannemiller9309]

I noticed the same. She is truly captivated by him.

[@muezzus2626]

To me Mathu belongs to the same group of people (encompassing David Bowie, etc) that just have this calming (almost hypnotic) aura around them that you can feel even through your computer screen.

[@gerardoarenasss]

Muezzus it's true! if you see Davids interview he's exactly like this, I don't know if it is the English accent or something but their voices are very soothing

[@itschrispretorius]

@@gerardoarenasss aussie* accent

[@th-ng3xn]

Mathu Andersen is such a rare and beautiful gem.

[@tybattle776]

your ugly

[@th-ng3xn]

+Ty Battle *you're

[@dontcaretbh]

+Ty Battle you're illiterate af.

[@JimmieNajmi]

Mathu like Sapphire in the volcano sometimes in the ocean

[@vplane]

he really is like a unicorn

[@CynthiaLeeFontaineOfficial]

Mathu looks amazing ❤️

[@misato4eva]

Your rollerskating rink realness costume was AMAZING!

[@jasonperez8578]

Gurl, don't lie to her... it wasn't.

[@ornacia9330]

HOW IS YOUR CUCU DOING

[@champagnesupernova777]

Mathu always looks amazing 💖

[@FeatherSplit]

"talent is thousand of hours of work" the truth. seriously, people who are amazing at what they do simply have had the passion to do it since early on.

[@MsCherade9]

It's also knowing you will never know enough, you will never know it all and to stay humble. There will always be younger, more talented people jostling for position in any industry. That's why Mathu is special. He knows that and is always courteous, polite and doesn't try to big himself up. He doesn't need to, he's always constantly learning new ideas and skills. That's why I like him so much.

[@357CLOUDY]

I liked that comment too. Most people get it backwards. This is a better more honest definition of talent.

[@OGtheGoat9]

I liked his perspective of beyonce. People forget she is not an entity. She is a person and this is her job and she works REALLY hard to look and perform that well. She must be so exhausted all the time. Same with any celeb, really. I just thought it was an interesting tidbit.

[@pimpindymepiece]

I know Beyonce must be chronically tired! That woman works HARD

[@simoneblue3982]

WELL. SAID.

[@thehorribletruth6479]

As much I love Beyoncé I can't truly see her as MY role model. She stoic and composed. All. The. Time. I'm the most vulnerable person I know. I feel a certain freedom being open, I wish people would be a bit more open as well. Especially Beyoncé since so many people look up to her.

[@davidlisette1386]

That was my favorite part too, but she cannot be as open as she used to be when she was young cause nowadays people seem to use everything she does against her and she is under the microscope of the media more than any of the stars I know out there .. and her truly making it in that industry proves that REAL talent and hard work really wins which is why she is one of my biggest inspirations..

[@thehorribletruth6479]

I know what you mean... I've seen the wave she makes just by sneezing...

[@xingcat]

"Not much is known about me, even by my." That's why Mathu is the best.

[@Yvonnexoxo]

I love Mathu. His energy is so positive and calming.

[@marloncervantes2512]

His calm manner intrigues me. It makes me want to stop and listen to him.

[@ArmandoEstrada333]

OMG! I feel the same way.....

[@marloncervantes2512]

Not me. He is too artistic for me to sexualize.

[@asingleverse]

Right? I'm so incredibly fascinated by him. Like he's full of wisdom ready to be imparted onto others lol.

[@godsucks7941]

+Witchs Brew hahahaha im dead😂

[@DirkAustin]

OMG yass, he seems to humble and calm. :)

[@OMGshinyobject]

lmfao when he took the tooth out I died

[@abacus912]

reminds me of Dawn Meehan from Survivor Caramoan finale, if you've seen it.

[@realityfanpage-9639]

+abacus912 omg that was amazing Brenda was really coming for dawn 😂

[@fvckablebvtt]

HER FACE I JUST CANT 😂😂😂

[@joeyherne]

Alyssa just straight up "I actually think that looks better without..."

[@cristinasolano6487]

Stop at 1:17 made me die 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@jeaniebean5254]

tongue pop / tooth pop

[@MsUserNameWasTaken]

I think this may be the latest trend.

[@jeaniebean5254]

Queens popping out teeth left right and centre

[@mandala314]

Tooth pop is the new tongue pop

[@ornacia9330]

LMAO y'all need to stop with these comments lmaooooo

[@shea1762]

Me and my friends were goofing off drunk on a treadmill and I tongue popped then fell and chipped my tooth

[@storytimewithlak]

this was the cutest Alyssa's Secret episode ever TBH

[@DirkAustin]

So glad it was so long!

[@storytimewithlak]

+DirkAustin same Alyssa was getting her life with all the secrets mathu was spilling! samee tbh

[@DirkAustin]

Lakaiya Morgan I just love Alyssa so much so sad i couldnt meet her when she was in Germany. I hope Shangela gets a SayWhatEntertainment tour through Europe going.

[@myryanpooh]

"What the fuck does that mean?" Alyssa gives life every time.

[@Queenkirlia]

LOL THE T ON ALYSSA'S PROMO PICTURE HAD ME LAUGHING SO MUCH

[@jocastaguyon6857]

Booty tooch #oopswrongshow

[@pimpindymepiece]

Lmaooo the shade of having to do lots of work on Alyssa's pic- I cackled !

[@NancyJSimpson]

This is now a bittersweet tragic interview. Mathu loved Ru with his whole heart and their breakup is nothing short of tragic in every sense of the word. Especially now that Mathu is sick. You have to wonder how such a powerful love and friendship could ever break especially with such a long history.

[@MicheMunro]

Best episode of Alyssa's Secret to date!! Mathu Anderson is one of the true greats and he is pure class. I loved watching this, they had brilliant chemistry.

[@ehhdee]

I need more story telling by Mathu!!!

[@Enzempiro]

Alyssa's promo pic was LEGENDARY! Nobody has topped her's past or present!

[@MonkyPocks01]

As much as I hate for every episode to end, I LIVE for that laugh in the outro!! I want to bottle that up and take it with me everywhere!!

[@ReggieGurl04]

Get out of my head sir...... .... and into my bed. God you're sexy.

[@MrSuperDecimal]

+Regina Palisano Have some water.

[@daphnejassox8367]

Hot Cheetos fingers realness

[@jettsetgirl]

yaaaaasss

[@ernie_renee]

oh my god yes !

[@JacobSnell1998]

Awwwe the way he talks about Ru and it being his best friendship killed me.

[@blueribenaberry]

Jacob S Exactly. Ru seems more and more like a self-serving ass the more things come out about him. Treating Mathu the way he did was unforgivable.

[@JJoellaC]

I swear mathu is by far the most interesting person I think I have ever seen. I would just live to listen to him talk for hours about anything or nothing in particular.

[@maiagrebr]

I want a series of Mathu doing make up on the queens! Alyssa, Trixie, Alaska, Bianca, Katya!!!! pleeeease

[@marcobenevi]

👓 Lady Bunny, you look so young and Raja, you look so old! 👓

[@doin2theMax]

lol!!

[@CheshireCesare]

Lmaooo oh no you didn't squirrelfriend!!! XD

[@curvygirlkorea7843]

I love his voice so much.

[@Blinck1257]

The earrings Alyssa is wearing are the same which chichi wore on her last episode on the race. YASSS

[@victorfinke8781]

Fierce drag jewels They sell them

[@ItsRobinWhoTalks]

Mathu SLAYED me with this look, I am deceased!!!

[@kells.d.]

I'm so mesmerized by Mathu

[@lesaherndon3460]

This was my favorite of all time. How can anyone not be in awe of Mathu? Alyssa and Mathu together were charming and utterly delightful. My week is made. 💜

[@tastybacon662]

Pillsbury dough boy staggering down the runway.😄

[@pimpindymepiece]

That shade hunty !

[@tastybacon662]

Isa 😂 I don't think he was trying to be mean, but that was an accurate description.

[@jjahquille]

+Isa Baby that was high class grade A SHADE

[@capollorod]

It's that British accent. Shade is much more palatable! Hahah! Mathu Andersen is FIERCE.

[@sarabrit5629]

Right? Because he kept going and said that she's just so awkward and that is what he enjoys, and anyone who is said to be something or someone Mathu enjoys considering who he is should feel holy shit damn honored.

[@bimini3251]

In the thumbnail it kinda looks like trixie and katya 😂

[@mandala314]

+Blue_Part_Here_Is_The 😂😂😂

[@teresawalker9576]

I Do see Raja in Mathu. I am amazed at how humble he is. I admired him more after watching this.

[@lokisfriend]

Mathu is always so fascinating to look at, and such a mesmerizing guy to listen to.

[@kingkingjustin]

omg the way he talks is so zen

[@emilycurl413]

THE LOOOOOK!!!! wow that look was everything. mathu andersen is such an incredible person. i could listen to him talk forever.

[@Stonersoup]

This is the best Alyssa's Secret ever. Mathu is so talented and so soft-spoken, I could watch hours of him telling stories

[@thekatedarko]

this is amazing! i admire both mathu and alyssa so much, they're so incredibly talented and down-to-earth

[@stevenlovemenendez6711]

I miss seeing Mathu's INCREDIBLE talent...

[@BIBIisBOREDXD]

they both look so good! alyssa's got her little hot pink look on and mathus eye makeup is to fucking die for

[@sarabrit5629]

Mathu is like another worldly hobosexual alien god who looks impossible gorgeous and perfect. I adore him, why doesn't he have a show on here?? Alyssa, gurl, the bigger the hair the closer to God and hunny you are reaching Pope status with yours, love it. Did anyone else clock Mathu's red stained hands? So many questions as to why and yet probably the answer would still flip my shit. TOOTS them both!

[@shelleynobleart]

Agreed. He's brilliant. I think the red tinting in the fingers was part of the look. He had a very henna painted vibe going on the face in red and likely thought the fingers could be ornamented the same way.

[@sarabrit5629]

I agree, Mathu literally uses his whole body to give the look, from head to toe, I think that's what makes him so damn special and unique. I could listen to him talk for hours or just sit and stare at him, he's like a beautiful living canvas. And no T, no shade, no pink lemonade but Mathu is some years older than Justin and you would never guess it seeing them side by side. Mathu looks fucking amazing, he and Ru both must drink from the same drag fountain of youth.

[@Moonmoon-rh1mc]

It's cheetohs.

[@taintedlife2618]

It's likely dye. He does Ru's wigs so it would make the most sense.

[@LetsChatGrace]

absolutely gagging over Alyssa's look,mathu is such a calm and insightful human being,I love him

[@hannahups]

Mathu Andersen is my greatest inspiration in terms of art, makeup, and life in general. His entire being is just beautiful.

[@RandalRue]

Mathu (and yes, Alyssa) gives me LIFE! As someone who has a career in makeup, he is REALLY the Unicorn! I would give anything to see him beat a face....

[@psychotropic7]

Anyone else cranking that volume when Mathu speaks...but I love him so. I hear Soundscapes playing in the back when he's talking.

[@derry854]

Mathu Andersen should write his autobiography - imagine how fascinating it would be. I'd definitely read it. And what a lovely, lovely man xx

[@ellellallella]

I LOVE MATHU DRAG SO MUCH

[@AngryBudgieNoises]

Okay totally did not know Mathu was Aussie, but the thicker accent bunged on toward the end gave me LIFE.

[@fordkoleski7913]

Hearing Mathu talk about how much RuPaul and his friendship meant to him and to know they had a falling out is so sad.

[@ashlinwelker1372]

I can't stop staring at Mathu, every inch that you seem of them in this video is completely thought out, it's beautiful and mesmerizing.

[@LisaElevateDJ]

Him and Raja are so alike

[@Triairius]

This is the first time I've really seen anything of Mathu, and I want to see so much more. His presence is so calming and captivating.

[@ms.silverhillman2176]

Ru is the perfect muse for Mathu! He blows me AWAY!!

[@Hollandx]

I love Mathu. He's so wonderful.

[@adrienneshon7932]

This has been the best episode of Alyssa's secret. Of all time. THANK YOU EVERYONE INVOLVED.

[@jbauer72]

+Adrienne Shon You're welcome, baby.

[@emmanuelmmunoz]

Alyssa is such a good interviewer in this episode! It's nice to see her usual Alyssa energy balanced with objectivity. It's a refreshing side of her. And of course Mathu - he's everything.

[@helemundo]

Mathu always struck me as an oddball but he's soo softspoken and passionate about his work, truly getting that unicorn vibe Alyssa was talking about.

[@madamechaos7481]

Woah! I had seen him on DR and I've seen a couple pictures in the gear, as it were. I had no idea it was the same person until he spoke. Such a distinctive sound, and soul.

[@ZacharyZoet]

@1:18 - Her faceeeee.

[@ericagalvan914]

that look killed me!! loved it!!

[@Matalizari]

I need a gif of that reaction, ASAParoonie.

[@21stCenturyBear]

I could listen to Mathu all day. He seems to have such a gentle and generous soul.

[@jacobkemezys3453]

#hobosexual

[@free2createvt]

I know, I loved that too

[@Doily131]

mathu is so alluring to listen to, i could hear him talk all day

[@thegoodtwintarot]

God Mathu looks fucking legendary, this look deserves its own like visual story.... I liiiiivvvveeeeeee

[@candicemartin5134]

Mathu is just such a genius, thank you Alyssa for having the master on!

[@witchydee845]

Mathu gives me life.... he is so beautiful..... I have never noticed how gorgeous Mathu's eyes are.

[@merp1998]

When I think of Mathu, the word "effervescent" comes to mind. He looks so beautiful here! It's causing confusion in my brain and I love it 😍

[@SarahhRUSH]

This video, that wig, those glasses, it's all giving me so much life.

[@DebsDemurrer]

Alyssa's face when his tooth popped out! "It looks better that way" ... I can't 😂😂😂

[@robynkrest8178]

who fucked the sound up??? the volume is all the way up and i can barely hear them... come on wow...get it together boo

[@robynkrest8178]

Lol

[@ChrisMaxima]

I have headphones on, it is still difficult to hear.

[@aniraminom]

+M Thorne I can't find mine lol

[@eros.p.m.]

rude. mistakes can happen.

[@abiwright2726]

Mathu Anderson is genuinely such a legend, I could watch him and listen to him talk all day

[@cabezadegatorevista]

Everytime I see an Alyssas video, I like her a little more. And her guest today is such an artist.

[@mahmoudkheireddineaddadjef9323]

Probably the best Alyssa's secret ever. All that talent and painting ability just amazing

[@ChromaticaBitch]

Mathu is amazing, would love to see him have his own segment / show on WOW

[@jae7798]

Mathu is too busy henny 😦

[@raineca]

I NEED this to be a podcast. I would not stop listening!

[@thegaybeaner]

- I could listen to Mathu talk ALL DAY long! So soothing and calm. 👍🏻

[@stellacambridge8951]

Alyssa's face when Mathu took his tooth out

[@Kieshaleigh]

I am really feeling Alyssa's look!

[@mnbz2031]

He's so charming and chill i love hin

[@SplatterQueen]

Mathu is such a sweetheart

[@357CLOUDY]

I could listen to them talk all day. Alyssa needs a talk show. Drag Oprah...

[@jvlixn]

This was really cute. The parts I could hear....

[@king_crispyy]

Honestly

[@KoolnKrazyKodyNZ]

omg hhahahahhahaah

[@lucaorlandi2775]

Alyssa needs to host a talkshow RIGHT NOW

[@StinkyButton]

The look is rodeo sadhu. LOL. He's amazing and I love his low key humor.

[@ladyblazette]

epic.... I just wish Alyssa did more outfit wise, when Mathu walks in every detail and accoutrement is addressed and insane perfection.

[@mikolover1000]

master mathu, teach me your way of ultimate peace and calmness

[@AD10894]

To all those wondering about Mathu's amazing 'rodeo-sadhu [wandering holy ascetics from India]' look: His forehead has enamel 'deity eyes' meant for Hindu and Jain statues, and his red fingers are a nod to stage makeup for classical Indian dances (google 'red fingers bharatanatyam'). He's also wearing a Rajasthani tassel around his neck, and some Rabari embroidery around his hat. Hope that helps!

[@Geordiejay82]

Fascinating, captivating talent. LOVE Mathu.

[@nottomuch332]

Bitch when mathu pop that tooth out i legit peed on myself #ToothPop

[@DirkAustin]

Aw, Alyssa looks especially 70s style fishy realness! And the legendary Mathu! Yass gawd!

[@garythomas4030]

This has to be the best episode yet. I love these longer ones when you open up and let us see Alyssa.

[@briankonutko7284]

OMG he's so brilliant, this is the first time I see him on an interview. Thanks Alyssa!

[@ChayaFaya]

Alyssa's face when Mathu took his tooth out. lol Priceless

[@TheMattBeast]

11 minutes isn't enough. i could have watched this for HOURS.

[@claire7144]

I'm living for both of these looks omg

[@GRIDAyourgirl]

I lived and then I died and then I lived again to watch this video. I just can't fucking believe that mathu is on alyssas secret. Theyre like two opposites and also my favorite people in the world... Having a great time together. U can see how much mathu enjoys that sassy crazyness yet the sweetest soul alyssa has and well he has the most amazing mysterious and peaceful aura around him I don't make sense i know but I'm freaking out with this meeting!!!

[@robertj7891]

I could listen to Mathu talk about anything for hours.

[@MatimoreAgain]

That is one of my fav pics of Alyssa, that sway back!

[@AvantGardeAristocrat]

I loooove Alyssa's reactions! she doesn't know how funny she is

[@wrinklypajamas]

his voice is so soothing. love hearing some of his history

[@AdrianaWash]

Mathu is hilarious. He seems so wise yet so shady. He likes to compliment then insult you a second later LOL