Season 2 of Canada's Drag Race is undergoing significant changes behind the judges' panel, and we are about to share some fascinating facts about the show's new judge, Brad Goreski. The Canadian spinoff of RuPaul's Drag Race had a successful first season that culminated in fan-favorite Priyanka's win. However, season 2 is already shaping up to be very different from its preceding season. In light of Stacey McKenzie and Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman not returning to Canada's Drag Race, fans want to learn about the new fashion-forward judge, Brad.
The first season of Canada's Drag Race boasted a balanced judges' panel made up of Drag Race alum Brooke Lynn Hytes, UnREAL's Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman, and supermodel Stacey Mackenzie. Although Jeffrey received backlash from fans for his harsh criticism of the contending drag queens, the three judges were well-received. Jeffrey announced his exit from the reality competition spinoff in late March. Brooke explained that the actor's departure was due to Jeffrey getting booked on other shows. Although Stacey had confirmed that she was returning for the drag competition's sophomore season, the @canadasdragrace Instagram broke the news that the COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge for the model.
In Jeffrey and Stacey's absence, fashion stylist and television personality Brad will make his Drag Race debut as a judge. Other new judges include Amanda Brugel, who starred as Rita in The Handmaid's Tale, and Traci Melchor. Brad was born on August 15, 1977, in Port Perry, Ontario, Canada. This means that the soon-to-be Canada's Drag Race judge is 43 years old. Brad moved to Los Angeles to attend college at the University of Southern California. After graduating with a degree in art history, Brad claimed an assistant job at Vogue. Brad has worked as a fashion stylist for several A-list celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Demi Moore, Rashida Jones, and Kaley Cuoco. Brad was famous for working as the assistant to fashion stylist and businesswoman Rachel Zoe. Bravo even made a reality show centered around Brad's life, It's a Brad, Brad World, in 2012.
Brad broke into the film and television business following his reality television series. Brad starred on dozens of episodes of Fashion Police from 2013 to. 2017. Brad has also worked as an actor in series such as Family Guy and Friends star Lisa Kudrow's The Comeback. A true Renaissance man, Brad is also an author. In 2012, Brad published his book, Born to Be Brad: My Life and Style, So Far. As far as Brad's personal life, the stylist-actor-author is married to television producer, Gary Janetti. Brad and Garry first met in Athens, Greece in the late 1990s. The couple got engaged in 2014 and tied the knot in the Caribbean on December 26, 2017. They currently live in New York City with their rescue dogs, Alice and Theo.
The very fashionable Brad is active on his @bradgoreski Instagram. On Instagram, Brad has 747,000 followers, including superstars Paris Hilton and the new The Voice judge Ariana Grande. Brad has added over 3,300 posts, ranging from photos of his celebrity clients to selfies with his dogs. Brad also posts on his TikTok, where he has 559,000 likes. Brad's TikTok is largely made up of recreating memorable Real Housewives fights and taking part in dancing challenges.
While fans of Canada's Drag Race are sad to see Jeffrey and Stacey go, Brad is sure to keep audiences entertained in their absence. As a fashion stylist and experienced actor, Brad has all of the expertise needed to judge the talented drag competitors on RuPaul's spinoff. Brad is poised to become a new fan-favorite judge on Canada's Drag Race season 2.