"Where There's A Willam There's A Way" (feat. Willam Belli) | Rooted Recovery Stories Ep. #167

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This week on Rooted Recovery Stories, Patrick sits down with drag queen legend, Willam Belli. Willam shares many stories from her time on Drag Race, working in the entertainment industry, and how she got to where she is today. The two of them also talk about Willam’s journey with alcohol and how being in entertainment has impacted her relationship with substances. This episode has no short of laughs, gnats, or celebrity anecdotes! We would love to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] About Willam Belli: Willam Belli, unanimously known as Willam, is an American drag queen, actor, singer-songwriter, reality television personality, author, and YouTuber. Willam came to prominence as a contestant on the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race in 2012 but was disqualified in the "Frenemies" challenge. Before appearing on Drag Race, Willam worked as an actor, most notably playing the recurring role of transgender woman Cherry Peck in Ryan Murphy's medical drama Nip/Tuck. She has continued to perform in a variety of films, television series and web series, often in drag. In 2018, she appeared in the critically acclaimed film A Star Is Born. For her performance on the dark comedy web series EastSiders, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series. Since 2012, Willam has recorded three albums of comedy music, mostly consisting of parodies of popular songs. Her second album, Shartistry in Motion, debuted at number one on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart. Between 2012 and 2014, she recorded several songs as part of the group DWV (alongside drag queens Vicky Vox and Detox), including the parodies "Chow Down" and "Boy Is a Bottom", whose music videos were viral successes. Following the breakup of DWV, Willam formed another drag supergroup, the AAA Girls, with Courtney Act and Alaska. Watch/Listen/Subscribe: ⁠⁠@rootedrecoverystories Insta: ⁠@rootedrecoverystories Tiktok: @patrickcusterproject Facebook: https://www.promises.com/rooted-recov... URL: ⁠https://www.rootedrecoverystories.com⁠ __________________ Resources: Insta: ⁠@mentalhealthamerica URL: https://⁠www.mhanational.org⁠ Promises Behavioral Health – Treatment for addiction, mental health/trauma: Insta: ⁠@promises_bh URL: ⁠https://www.promisesbehavioralhealth.com⁠ Follow Patrick Custer! Insta: @patrick_custer Tiktok: @patrickcusterproject Follow Willam! Instagram: @willam Twitter: @willam Facebook: @willam Website: https://www.willambelli.com/ Youtube: @noextrai Produced and Edited by "The Cast Collective" in Nashville, TN! Visit us today at https://www.thecastcollective.com Email: [email protected] Follow The Cast Collective on Instagram & Twitter! Instagram: @TheCastCollective Twitter: @TheCastCollective #lgbtqia #trauma #recovery #podcast #mentalhealth #lifestyle #inspiration #purpose #therapy #selfcare #healing Keywords: trauma, recovery, podcast, mental health, rooted recovery stories, mental health podcast, trauma podcast, anxiety podcast, recovery podcast, coping mechanisms, nashville, domestic violence, trauma, podcast, interview, country music, gay, queer, music, musician, drag