July 15, 2023
Drag Race Holland' Winner Envy Peru Viciously Attacked on Bus
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"'Drag Race Holland' winner and TV personality Envy Peru was reportedly attacked in Amsterdam, as the drag entertainer revealed Tuesday in a harrowing Instagram post," Entertainment Weekly reports.
She recounted the moment she was "attacked in broad daylight by 4 young men while on the bus" in the Netherlands' capital city.
"I was attacked by 4 young men while on the bus in Amsterdam," the drag performer recounted. "They threatened me with a weapon while making offensive slurs towards me and filming it. Even when I tried to distance myself from the situation by moving away, they continued and kept trying to hit me. As I tried to get away, what shocked me the most was that only one sweet lady stood up for me - in a whole bus full of people."
As she was leaving the bus, things escalated. "[O]ne of them ran towards me and kicked me to the floor. Four women stood up for me and scared the boys away and escorted me to where I needed to go. I don't know their names because I was in shock! But if one of them might read this.. Thank you so much ❤️"
She added that she is fine, and after initially being hesitant to press charges, decided to go to the police over the incident.
"I was hesitant to press charges because I am a person in the public eye," Envy Peru posted. But as a proud member of our community and Pride Ambassador, I can't be silent! These hate attacks need to stop! I know a lot of out community members stay when violence happens towards them because of fear.
"But I decided I'm going to go to the police and will show them the footage I took of the incident."
In a follow-up, IG she added: "Not only [because of] what happened to me, but also the torrent of transphobia towards our beautiful new Miss Netherlands, Rikkie Kolle."