![]() ![]() Meanwhile, on my first day on location, I came out as Edna Turnblad-in my flip-flops and hideous house dress, with varicose veins drawn on my nubbly shaved legs and everything that is wrong with me accentuated, schlepping along in these pin curls and barely any makeup-and I walked right by the crew. Is this a career turn? Should we be expecting a remake of The Best Years of Our Lives anytime soon?ĭIVINE: Well, put it this way: For all those people who always thought I was nothing more than a drag queen, wait until they see what I agreed to look like in Hairspray! Drag queens are supposed to be hung up on glamooouur. ![]() RUBENSTEIN: But you’re so wholesome, so caring. ![]() It’s just that no one asked to see this side of me before. Is this your new leaf for ’88?ĭIVINE: No, I am sweet. RUBENSTEIN: You’re practically sweet in Hairspray. ![]() After fostering a screen image that combined the best of Joan Crawford, Ida Lupinom and Broderick Crawford, you’ve turned into Myrna Loy.ĭIVINE: Imagine me, a concerned mother. HAL RUBENSTEIN: Well, surprise, surprise. Below, the drag superstar fields questions from Hal Rubenstein about John Waters, Hairspray, and her rightful place in Hollywood. This time, we honor Divine by revisiting her Interview cover story from our February 1988 issue. This is The Vault, our bi-weekly column in which we revive a conversation from deep in the archives for your viewing pleasure. ![]()
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