RuPaul's Drag Race UK Star Rushed to Hospital After 'Homophobic Assault' - Manchester Evening News
COLLIERS WOOD, LONDON, JUL 29 – The Metropolitan Police Service is investigating the assault as a homophobic hate crime amid reports of over 3,000 such incidents in London last year, officials said.
- Pixie Polite, Drag Race UK Season 4 alum, was punched in a homophobic attack at a Tesco in Colliers Wood on July 28, 2025, officers said it is being treated as a hate crime.
- Other LGBTQ+ performers like The Vivienne and Dan Harry have reported similar attacks; Pixie Polite previously spoke about homophobic violence in London, including a whisky bottle threat in August 2023.
- Pixie Polite said she was punched in the back of the neck during the assault, which she captured CCTV footage of and took a photo of the alleged attacker.
- The Metropolitan Police Service confirmed a hate crime investigation has been launched, appealing for witnesses to contact 101 quoting CAD 5855/28JUL, with no arrests yet.
- Pixie Polite said the suspect will be prosecuted once caught, citing CCTV and witness evidence, and she took a photo to aid the investigation.
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Drag Race’s Pixie Polite subjected to violent ‘homophobic attack’ that left her ‘hospitalised’
Pixie Polite has revealed that she was the victim of a homophobic attack. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. The talented performer, who rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth season of Drag Race UK, opened up about the harrowing experience in a series of Instagram stories on 28 July. “Punched in the back of the neck/head. Sick of this sh*t,” she wrote. In a follow-up story, Pixie assured …

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Drag Race's Pixie Polite was 'hospitalized' after 'homophobic' attack
"Punched in the back of the neck," the RuPaul's Drag Race UK star explained.
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