Tyra, formerly known as King Tyra and Tyra Sanchez during her time on season two in 2010, sparked backlash as they reshared one of The Vivienne’s X/Twitter posts from 2020 with a vile comment,
“Bet Tyra was fuming when she realised spoiled the win too. Sorry gal. You tried, though,” Vivienne wrote in July 2020, referring to the streaming giant using a photo of Shea Couleé with her All Stars 5 crown to promote the season’s finale.
Reposting the tweet following The Vivienne’s passing, Tyra wrote: “Yet it doesn’t compare to the fumes of the crematorium.”
The comment has been branded “twisted” and “nasty” by Drag Race fans and stars of the reality competition, with two-time finalist Kandy Muse calling Tyra a “disgusting person.”
“I’ve defended you for years, but now you can absolutely go f**k yourself, and if our paths were ever to cross, it’s absolutely on sight, b***h; it’s not a threat. It’s a promise. You disgusting person,” Kandy replied.
Tatianna, who had a fraught relationship with Tyra during their appearance on season two together, tweeted: “Somehow she’s become even worse.”
The Vivienne died over the weekend aged just 32 (Image: Drag Race)
Drag Race España star Pink Chadora wrote: “Her cruelty is just too much”, while season 13’s Denali called the comment “horrible.”
“How miserable do you have to be to come out of the shadows of irrelevancy to mock a recently deceased person??
“Viv’s legacy will be twice as memorable as yours, ” one fan wrote. Others have called on Drag Race production company World of Wonder to revoke her season two title.
In a follow-up post, Tyra said that she “couldn’t give two f***s” about whether the crown was taken from her.
The Vivienne was famous for her creative looks and wit (Image: Getty)
She added: “Okay, losers, I gotta go breathe now. Let’s remember not to take our breath for granted. You may never know when it will be your last. God bless you all and much love to everyone sending hate today. “
It comes as a spokesman for Cheshire Police said officers were called to a house in Chorlton-by-Backford, near Chester, at 12.22pm on Sunday following reports of a sudden death.
They said there were “no suspicious circumstances”.
The spokesman said: “Police attended, investigated the circumstances of the death of the 32-year-old man and concluded there were no suspicious circumstances. A file will be prepared for the coroner.”
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Sharing the news of The Vivienne’s death, their publicist Simon Jones said they would be remembered for their “immense talent”, adding “the light they brought to every room was astonishing”.
The statement said The Vivienne’s family were “heartbroken at the loss of their son, brother and uncle” and would not be releasing further details.
The Vivienne, born in Wales and later moved to Liverpool, performed as the Wicked Witch of the West in a UK and Ireland tour of The Wizard Of Oz musical and reprised the role in the West End last year.
They were due to be back on tour next month performing in the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang musical in the role of the Childcatcher.