A man has been arrested over an attack on Liverpool drag star The Vivienne.
The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race and Dancing On Ice contestant shared details of the incident at McDonald’s Edge Lane branch on Friday afternoon.
A punch was also thrown at the 31-year-old during the ordeal, which police later confirmed had led to a man being detained on suspicion of assault.
Just been attacked in McDonald’s, Police on way. Homophobia alive and well folks! First time I’ve never retaliated in a fight because I’m not gonna punch somebody in front of kids and women. #pieceofshit
— TheVivienne (@THEVIVIENNEUK) June 16, 2023
In a statement, police said: “We have arrested a man following reports a man was subjected to a homophobic assault in Liverpool today, Friday 16th June.
“The victim, who is in his 30s, reported he was in McDonalds on Edge Lane in Old Swan at around 12:25 BST, when a man made homophobic comments towards him and then punched him in the face.
Detective Inspector Alan Nuttall added: “This was a shocking attack which happened in broad daylight in a busy venue.
“There is no place for hate crime in our city and Merseyside Police has a zero tolerance approach to these incidents.
“I would ask anyone who has information about this incident to contact us either directly or via Crimestoppers.
“Merseyside Police is committed to tackling hate crime across our communities.
“We would encourage all victims of hate crime to come forward as we have officers and staff dedicated to protecting victims who will make sure you are supported at every step as sensitively as possible.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact @MerPolCC on Twitter or ‘Merseyside Police Contact Centre’ on Facebook with the reference log 514 of 16th June. You can also call 101 or Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555 111.