The Graham Norton Effect - RuPaul (Part 1 of 2)

[@osomontez7912]

I DONT WANT TO SEE ANY F*CKING H&M!

[@isthisthekrustykrab_]

I was looking for this...hahaha

[@williamballard767]

Jasmine Masters brought me here

[@BladRavenYey]

Ru givin' me Hannah Montana realness!

[@illusionofartYT]

hahahahaha i cant right now

[@theonlybabybear]

LMAOOOO

[@ToniCarrington]

Blad HEY nobody's perfect

[@g.martin66]

Blad but Ru looks better in a pair of jeans

[@elcidabiera9751]

Blad omg!! the resemblance.!lol

[@ChazSweatshirt]

Fight me but I absolutely adore this outfit. Giving me Anastasia meets Hannah Montana and those jeans are SNATCHED

[@eddiestyles4875]

Anastacia realness!

[@festivebanana]

Eddie Styles I thought I was the only one who thought so!

[@AuraLi0n]

I see it too 😁

[@gregbryant516]

Omg I see it now!

[@confusedpsyduck714]

Love how all of these great minds here think alike

[@isthisthekrustykrab_]

This comment made my day! Haha

[@habbogigi]

even the godess that is ru was a victim of the wreck that was early 00's fashion. ha dammit, but I fucking love it

[@JustinLHopkins]

Meh. We'll be saying the same thing about now, in 2026.

[@dylanvolckaert404]

+habbogigi RuPaul is amazing whenever she shows up. But this look? *shrugs*

[@Adrian3gotrip]

lol everyone said the same thing about the 90s but somehow they came back lol

[@common_sense_supreme]

yes....especially those atrocious glasses...they still haunt me

[@NewWaveArch90]

nope, early 00s fashion is already back, sorry you're all wrong :P

[@lookhowshegobbledthat]

Holy shit, this was 2004? Looks like it was from the 90's LOL.

[@lizoliver6193]

2004 was basically still the 90s

[@bellahart6899]

Liz Oliver what?! how old are the both of you? Early 2000's had a distinct look, very different look to 90's.

[@camm7985]

+Bella Hart They probably mean late 90s

[@archive9796]

And yet the music is still the same how odd

[@bronaghmachaulaige6865]

welcome to Britain, where we didn't leave the 90s til 2008

[@ThuggyMacho]

To think Tina Burner was dating Graham at this time and now she's on RuPaul's show.

[@liz-c39]

I didn’t know that omg

[@ingridaleixoo]

omg trueeeee

[@BilalEllis]

Lmao RuPaul knew the teaaaa

[@nomdeplume2213]

I thought Graham was gay... whoopps

[@chikenliken9897]

@@nomdeplume2213 yeah he is, tina burner is a drag queen lol

[@SonnySkye]

This is Rupaul in day time drag.

[@LadyCrystallia]

Michelle would say it's too pedestrian

[@GabriellaGracexo]

@@LadyCrystallia wasn't this the fashion in the early 2000s? lmao celebrities went on the red carpet with that look

[@gregbryant516]

This is Rupaul...who is there to promote..not to 'work' ha

[@sito7186]

I would say quick drag

[@Voltasaur]

The makeup is so “natural” compared to drag now. 😯

[@heidijessicaa]

I want to see RuPaul on the Graham Norton show now!!!

[@archive9796]

Well maybe if there ever is a UK Drag Race hopefully Ru will be there But I think they would probably like to all forget this interview are they in a studio or a garden centre ???

[@masonjones5921]

+Heidi jessica Ru would be in boy form. He hates dressing in drag. When he's in drag on RDR, he wears sweatpants. Seriously.

[@masonjones5921]

I'm not being funny... Ru says on his podcast he hates dressing in drag cuz it's painful for him.

[@hellobye7697]

Kaldor Kandoka your wish came true :)

[@olivermckeown879]

TONIGHT

[@Sunshine-zm1fx]

Ru is giving me Malibu Barbie realness right here.

[@spacekittn]

Rupaul looks like a member of destinys child 😅😂😂

[@Rocko8000]

AJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA

[@brendajackson13]

This can't possibly be 2004, it looks so 1994...the bad part of 1994! LOL

[@Lou-cy2pp]

brenda jackson the red hot album was released in 2004

[@_innerpeacekeeper]

Definitely 1994, Culkin was born 1980. He looks about 14 here

[@LuciFer-yq6yy]

Adline Writes no darling

[@tacocatseven]

Everything about the way RuPaul is dressed is very 2004. The big clear glasses, the thick contrasting highlights, her entire outfit.

[@zaasfromparis]

I guess you need to look at 1994 images ....

[@MD-lr6bb]

KZbin is so shady for recommending this after we learned about Tina and Graham

[@Jacob42086]

it's cute how rupaul didn't wanna say genderfuck back then but nowadays he says "and don't FUCK it UP!"

[@dustinkeo6667]

Jacob Braxton And Graham said it anyway! 🤣

[@jamiethomasash]

Pretty sure Ru was unaware of broadcasting rules so that's why he didn't swear.

[@The_A_Cast]

My Lord, Ru is freakin TALL!!! I never realized how huge he was! Still glamorous though 😊

[@phyllisge6093]

Seeing those sunglasses just remind of that episode on the weakest link "Chaka Khan"

[@damorca535]

Ru as Anastacia haha

[@MiguelAlves1]

Da morca cackling @ this commentary

[@Bradleehawkinz]

How bizarre it must’ve been for Ru to see a pic of Mcully and Seth dressed up as Ru’s peers for a movie about a nightlife scene he was in.

[@matrixone22]

Mama Ru serving us some Anastasia realness

[@Fairiris1]

They had the PERFECT moment to talk about RuPaul’s connection with Michael Alig (the person who Party Monster is about). We never hear RuPaul talk about her days spent with Michael Alig and Nelson Sullivan and so on

[@richysarney44]

RuPaul wouldn't want to give any publicity to anything to do with Micheal and rightly so. He also doesn't talk about Nelson much as he doesnt like to go backwards I've heard him say in interviews. This is also why he said he doesn't like watching old videos. I would love to hear RuPaul speak about Nelson more as the guy is legendary and I could and have spent hours watching his videos. Would also love for RuPaul to speak about party monster etc and what went on but apart from a tiny bit in his biography he says nothing. I understand why but would love to hear how he really feels about it all. To RuPaul I guess it's just not relevant and history now.

[@SkinShapes]

Instead they played a stupid game.

[@sjaelfre]

Rupaul says he's only in drag when paid. So I guess he wasn't paid for this slot.

[@nicogs97]

SHADE!!

[@griff404]

I don't think he looks bad. That bad. I think maybe the lighting in the studio wasn't doing him justice. But the outfit is good, the wig stunning.

[@gregbryant516]

If he was promoting a new record, he wasnt really getting paid

[@mrugod]

choices

[@MikkoHere]

Greg Bryant you missed the sarcasm of original comment

[@blamband]

Not sure what Mama Ru is serving me here...

[@singingrose4377]

It's called let's be weird 😂😂😂 she still a queen

[@jcuevasqu55]

Lol 😂😂😂💀☠️

[@sunnylilme]

1994 bohemian mall girl spice girl?

[@AP-yi2qt]

Ru is serving Britney early 2000s fashions

[@Norwoodlove]

Ru reminds me of Wendy Williams here lol

[@saddletramp5000]

Norwoodlove With a much better lace front.

[@marquitarobertson8878]

@@saddletramp5000 😂😂😂 you wrong for that one

[@LeenaStark]

Except that Ru is more *woman* than Wendell could ever be.

[@marquitarobertson8878]

@@LeenaStark Right

[@william5177]

@@LeenaStark 😂😂😂

[@narutomen10]

Judging by how young Macaulay Culkin and Graham looked and that 90's look of Rupaul I seriously thought this was like a mid 90's broadcast. Description says 2004, but I still don't believe it!!

[@GrimesTheOG]

party monster came out in 2003 tho =/

[@eseereoj]

wow, more than 10 years...

[@zaasfromparis]

Oh come on educate yourself in fashion !! There is no way it’s the 90’s the wig ? Big highlights , the glasses , the flare denim !! It’s 04!

[@behabtwa]

@@zaasfromparis its not that serious. good gawd „educate yourself in fashion“? chill the heck out.

[@bobby3210]

@@zaasfromparis it’s very Y2K such a mess in fashion lmao

[@timjones2941]

This hasn’t aged well

[@roddo1955]

Graham:"How are you doing?" Ru:"Doing great!Let's get this show started because it's time for.... Hot Topics!" #howyoudoin'#shoutitout

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

Ru's insane beauty gets me every single time. I'm so mesmerized by her and just stare in awe. Like a true goddess on Earth. Ugh. I'm jealous.

[@Musistics]

If you can sell it from the inside out, you have a winner. - Ru Paul

[@samuelwallace1797]

" GOTTMIK!! was born Macaulay Culkin."

[@ibrahimshah3190]

Fudge she is tall

[@irishrose90]

I miss late 90s/early 00s television. I miss the campness!

[@theodorevlachos6824]

Rupaul giving me Anastacia I’m outta Love

[@w.lester255]

Oh my God that white desk could not be more Y2K

[@Luxxforfilth]

RuPaul was in her T girl era here 😭😭

[@CHAD-fr4hh]

Damn i love watching those old videos and that wasn't even that long ago. Interviews these days aren't nearly as good as the older ones.

[@hlgrmdr9556]

Fast forward to 2019 and theire bothin working together on drag race uk!

[@RylieJMee]

This ‘game’ aged like Greek yoghurt😬

[@Fe-go2jw]

I mean they probably wouldn't make it now, but I don't think it was that bad really.

[@camivicattt]

If Anastasia were a drag queen: One Lypsinc in your Life.

[@fernandodomenico9689]

No contour. Ru is so confident!

[@singingrose4377]

Yeeesssss a queen

[@nickgreu4ever]

Ru giving Anastasia vibes

[@oasiscat5828]

Yes

[@ShmooieLowenstein]

Ru didn't bother from '01-'09. This is "straight guy on Halloween" level drag.

[@maddoux3934]

Yesss ru!! Hair glasses eyebrows legs everything!!

[@tyk2be]

Wow this was filmed with a nice potato. Graham looks exactly the same. BABY RU TALKING ABOUT ATLANTA GEORGIA.

[@wilmafistfit4788]

I was hoping it wouldn’t be problematic with the passing lady part

[@patrickmcdade5968]

So no one is going to talk about RuPaul sitting next to the guy who played Michael Alig?

[@lukereilly9844]

They do talk about it

[@SamuelBendix]

I love the fact that Macaulay is wearing a Jethro Tull T-shirt.

[@davisfontanes]

channeling ANASTACIA circa 2000-2001 hunTy

[@MarkDRStern]

He does not know the double meaning of “punk”: white use juvenile delinquents, black use homosexual. “So you started off punk?”

[@jaybush6111]

Yup noticed that too

[@lcash4681]

Ru giving Anastacia realness!

[@preciousthing101]

I couldn't find the date of when this was filmed, so I calculated 2002. You can tell right away it was the 2000's because of the fashion. I remember Britney and everyone else (including myself) wearing those colored eye glasses with the little hearts. Yellow were the most popular. Not to mention the jeans and the top. Very fashionable for the time. BTW what a zaddy Graham Norton was then!

[@bugsyplays3560]

This must be where the "we can always tell" crowd got there education.

[@alexsmith8364]

Rupaul was rocking the anastacia look at this time lol very 2004

[@joshgordon8369]

obviously he did his own makeup

[@italolopez]

rupaul serving raven baxter realness

[@ChromaticaBitch]

Are those jeans H&M?

[@daddeeejaveee6192]

Old navy

[@jvlixn]

Jordache

[@javierlopeztapia5588]

H&M is like forever 21 you should stop wearing it at 15

[@MWBlueNoodles]

@Sarah Rose that's.. a bit rude? And classist.. H&M has affordable decent clothing.

[@MWBlueNoodles]

@@javierlopeztapia5588 again, H&M is just somewhere to get plain and affordable clothing. No reason to stop wearing at 15.

[@ohthisishardcore]

Is it me or Ru seems kinda unconfortable the whole interview including the game of the find the lady or that shit?

[@dustinkeo6667]

cray4fries I think He just wasn't feeling the whole thing because maybe he felt like he was just there to shake things up like comic relief and it was kinda boring? Like ok do this gig for this amount of $...Fine, I'll do it. Lol

[@mistressfannypack9184]

Yea because he knows where the laughter was coming from having lived it

[@invidusspectator3920]

I feel like Ru felt awkward during this interview because she generally went into hiding once the Bush administration came into office. This most have been one of her rare public outings during the time.

[@Bluemooque]

Damn how long has this man been hosting? I never seen him this young

[@asikoaliko3727]

Can I just say Macauly is so fucking handsome.

[@tjpm]

And this is to prove that RuPaul does not age.

[@paulatmuniz]

Legs for Days!!!!!

[@llcooljay520]

Omg the long piece of fabric hanging down one side!! This look is so of the time!!

[@tasha3757]

Aaahh! So that's where Ruby is Red Hot got its inspiration from...

[@shy5238]

Anastacia realness

[@brianlilith]

anastasia: one day in your life, clock me i dare you

[@PLENVMMVSIK]

I was thinking the same thing!!!

[@SlimothyCricket]

OMG SHE LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE HER IN THE MUSIC VIDEO

[@spud8284]

OMG truth right there :)

[@roddo1955]

Right?

[@smsoum]

That's exactly what I thought!

[@OpheliaDarkling]

I dig the outfit...kind of a Janice from the Muppets vibes going on

[@Ya-Ya-Ya-I-Am-Lorde]

Rupaul serving us Anastacia realness

[@MakBos0211]

Rupaul looks like a real life barbie

[@princeLC]

Phew the things people got away with back then. 🤦🏾‍♂️ Graham would have been cancelled in seconds if he tried to pull that in this era! Lol

[@jamieharris9162]

This is literally what I was thinking

[@domarq]

"Rupaul: Red Hot" was his 2004 CD. I purchased it. I remember his old website. CLEARLY this comment section is flooded with 80's, 90's and 2000s babies....who don't know sh*t about timelines.🙄

[@bonisteel1]

wendy williams esque

[@molaroidsolomon3021]

Bonnie steel I'm screaming

[@CarlosArellano99]

😂😂😂😂 total

[@johnnj3858]

No matter what Ru wears, he always gives great face..

[@MWBlueNoodles]

This was not good face

[@PBJ1989]

The home alone kid is like 👁️ 👄 👁️

[@lourie_01]

Bitch, That look is bomb on that year. Dont come for 2004 mama ruru

[@LetsWinWithTim]

This was back when Michelle was Michael

[@gregbryant516]

What producer that it would be a good idea to book both Rupaul and Macaulay (who was promoting Party Monster) at the same time? There is history there

[@gabrieltalavera4465]

Her glasses and hair is giving me raspy soul girl Anastasia!lol ❤️

[@Broc13]

The "find the lady" game would never fly with all the sensitive ladies now. I was listening to the Rupaul podcast and they stopped saying "kitty gurl" because it has to do with the term "t-girl" and then Rupaul said, "Oh yeah, I forgot I can't say tranny chasers anymore". I was like "UH, no... You absolutely CAN say it, you're just being coached not to" I understand wanting to be kind and wanting to be aware of people's feelings but come on, this guy means NO harm with his words, he is fighting for all of us and all he gets is grief for words like "t-girl" "kitty gurl" "tranny chasers" and such. It's so silly. He was banned from an HRC event because they said he was transphobic. Are you serious?

[@t3rror5am]

Brooklyn Simon he almost got sued over using the word "she-mail" smh

[@diezuschauerin2507]

Yeah I agree. As long as these words are not said in a hurtful way people shouldn't act like no one should say them. There are many homophobic and transphobic people so why should we accuse people in the community of these things.

[@gunungmerapiapi1933]

Oh my, I thought I'm the only one listens to Ru and Michelle on podcast! I do, everyday before sleep. They're so informative and woke

[@ISaidLetLoose]

They did a game in S6 about guessing if a person was a female or a trans woman. Sooooooo fucked up

[@eternal7194]

If you're not trans, you have absolutely NO say in what trans people are allowed to be offended about and what not. Sorry to say it, but unlike you white gays think, being gay does not stop you from being racist or transphobic.

[@jordyjoseph1010]

When ru still drag up when going for interviews. . .

[@rachieeebaby]

Come through Willam twins! 😅

[@humanrel]

Dita Ritz looked bad here!! WTF

[@ChemicalRomanceS]

better then a real life barbie, she is fabulous , and will never shanta away from the drag lifestyle

[@Frnzi5ko]

Who else like watching rupaul herstory ?

[@prosperitythegod8287]

Me

[@gregbryant516]

What producer thought it would be a good idea to book both Rupaul and Macaulay (who was promoting Party Monster) on the same show? There is history there

[@cristobalhoyo8177]

Ru Paul giving Anastacia realness

[@dejavually]

OH MAKULLY CALKIN however you spell his name///////luv him

[@calebbourassa652]

I was -1 year old in 2004

[@GAYRITESSRHUMANRITES]

Rupaul looks giant! I live!

[@icemeoutlikeelsa]

she is, she's like 6'7" barefoot, 7 feet in heels or more probably

[@luvtodanceandsing]

My queen :)

[@TheRd1990]

If Anastasia was tall

[@TheSazzy47]

Ru looks like Anastasia

[@brittybee6615]

Yknow, if Dennis’s legs look that good in heels maybe I should wear em more.

[@Lil_Angry_Bitch]

This is what RuPaul looks like without his team of 50 stylists.

[@venti9925]

Not even. They got a hair treatment that day. Ru can't even do this.

[@venti9925]

By hair treatment I mean free fuckin wig.

[@FLuZzyiE]

I think she looks good and as you'd expect in 2004. But it's not her glamazon brand drag

[@Greta12345-m]

She is still serving

[@KeiZiahKnight]

Mygod everything in this video feels like a fever dream

[@r3drift]

did contouring not exist prior to the 2010s?

[@remyparaskovia5499]

Young Graham 😍

[@_lizbeths_]

They sent him to the corner; I’m hollering 😂

[@eovarendre7877]

Nothing more funny, ridiculous, sleazy, fabulous than a man wearing a frock!!

[@tuskmite]

Holy mother of early 00's Lizzie McGuire clusterfuck what is that outfit

[@eduardonunosantos6098]

He looks like anastacia xD and I love it

[@bernae1902]

Left outside alone...