So to be here today, on this float, is an honor.“It started as a small social thing,” Stellar, now 75, recalls. I am so proud to be who I am and nobody can ever change it. I just got chills because today means so much to me.
With Captain Sandy, who you see on TV is who she is in person and that's what I love about her and that's what I love playing her."Ībout Sunday's event, Ginger Snap added, "To be here on this historic day on the Bravo float, which is so historic because it is the first Bravo float in a historic parade, it is so monumental. And that's my message: it's like for me being a drag queen in the world, I love to spread more love. It's about spreading more love in the world and when you spread love, you get love back. "She ordered me this shirt with the name and the epaulettes. And their friendship goes even deeper: "This shirt is from her. Ginger Snap spoke to The Daily Dish before the event kicked off and shared that they met a year ago at WWHL, and that Captain Sandy even stopped by Lips in NYC where she works to check her out. Other revelers on the float included Tinsley Mortimer, Billie Lee, Captain Sandy Yawn, Patricia Altschul, Nene Leakes, Cynthia Bailey, Eva Marcille, LeeAnne Locken, Teresa Giudice, Melissa Gorga, Dorinda Medley, Sonja Morgan, Kelly Dodd, and Gizelle Bryant, as well as several special guests: host and Andy’s assistant Daryn Carp, WWHL's Gay Shark, Jackie Cox (Drag Lisa Rinna), Chelsea Piers (Drag Erika Jayne), Ginger Snap (Drag Captain Sandy), and Paige Turner (Drag Lisa Vanderpump).
It's unfortunate that this many years later that things are going on like this that we still need to be allies - that this is even an issue." The Real Housewives of New Jersey's Margaret Josephs spoke to The Daily Dish ahead of the event and shared why she felt it was such an important event: "I was always involved and I was always championing my gay friends and now that I can be really involved and have a platform to do it, it's super, super important. BTW, everyone was dancing like crazy to the disco-heavy music coming from the float and filling the streets.Īndy Cohen Promises the Bravo Float at NYC Pride Is "Basically My Baby Shower" (Um, Consider Us In) Shahs of Sunset star Reza Farahan was also on hand to casually remind everyone by shouting it out loud how fabulous everyone looked (he was right - everyone turned it up for the parade). And the same went when they noticed any of the equally-legendary Real Housewives or various other Bravolebs who made their way to NYC for the festivities. Whoever saw Andy, who was ruling over the float from behind the DJ booth while they were making their way down the parade route, lost their minds because, let's face it, he is pretty iconic. It’s honestly going to be next-level."Īnd, believe us, that's exactly what happened. "People are truly going to lose their minds. It’s basically my baby shower, but on a float," Andy previously said, via The Hollywood Reporter. Right before the float sailed down 5th Avenue in NYC, the talent arrived, the music was grooving, and the party kicked off. The Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen host was joined by Bravo talent from across the network, several drag queens, and a bumping playlist, and just like he promised: It was all pretty wild.
Andy Cohen and his bevy of Bravolebs were on hand on Sunday (June 30) to celebrate at the NYC Pride March as WorldPride wrapped up in the streets of the Big Apple.