Drag Race Holland' Winner Envy Peru Viciously Attacked on Bus
"'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."