Drag Race winner Priyanka is about to become a movie star: ‘This is just the beginning’

She won the inaugural season of Canada’s Drag Race, has hit records under her belt, is a children’s TV presenter and a podcast host, and now Priyanka is about to add another string to her bow.

Marcus Wratten

Sitting in what appears to be her closet, where wigs line the shelves and garments are packed tightly on a rail behind her, she tells PinkNews: “Baby, I’m a movie star.”

It’s All Sunshine and Rainbows is set to be released this week. It’s Priyanka’s first appearance in a film, and she’s got the lead role.

She plays Melonie Sunshine, a down-on-her-luck weatherwoman: her boyfriend has left her for her boss, she’s out of the job she loved and in need of a change of scenery.

Then her aunt dies, presenting – alongside mourning, of course – an opportunity.

Melonie becomes the co-owner of her aunt’s farm and wedding business, which she’ll have to run with current employee, hot himbo Nick Rainbow (Curtis Lovell). Can they work alongside each other without falling madly in love? Take a guess.