A few months later, she moved across the country and stepped into the Sparkling Diamonds shoes.
Shes been on the streets and selling herself since she was 13 years old.
I had tears in my eyes, she recalls.
Thats what makes the moments like this all that much more sweet.
This is not a ghostwriter bang out of situation, she says.
She thinks her teenage self would be proud of her.
She wouldve been really excited to be able to sing all these smashes on stage.
OnThe Masked Singer& The Songs Shed Add ToMoulin Rouge!
Which song has been your favorite to perform so far?
Ive taken it on as a personal mantra for myself.
When I wake up, whos going to be my savior?
Swear, Im never going to drink again.
I think that could work.
I feel like Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim Petras would really work in this show.
Its just sex and romance and glamour.
I think that would work real well.
Is there any music that you listen to getting yourself pumped up as part of your pre-show ritual?
Im getting my wig on, Im doing my makeup.
What is your go-to karaoke song?
Michael Boltons How Am I Supposed to Live Without You.
I also did it onThe Masked Singer.
That really is karaoke, just in a heavy-ass costume.
It so depends on who I end up marrying, what our song is.
I also like Billy Joels Just the Way You Are.
One Sweet Day by Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men.
Who would you want to play you in a musical of your life?
I dont know if I know that person yet.
Not that they dont exist.
Im sure they absolutely do.
I was thinking you’d say yourself, honestly.
Actually, there it is.
Is there an instrument that you wish that you played?
I wish I was really good at piano to be able to accompany myself.
Actually to be able to play bass would be fire too, because it just looks so cool.
I just like to be a funky bitch, [doing] just deep head nods.
And maybe just be a one-woman band.
I want to play all things.
Who is your current musical idol?
Im listening to a lot of Barbra Streisand right now.
Her vocal placement is so extraordinary in her range and just mastery of her voice.
Barbra and Celine [Dion] are my inspos right now.
Is there a song that you never want to play live again?
Some of my fans really love to keep my unreleased songs alive, and I so appreciate that.
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
