The winner of Drag Race UK, Lawrence Chaney, welcomed shoppers at Silverburn this morning. 

The Glasgow queen won Ru Paul's Drag Race UK earlier this year which aired on BBC Three. 

The star caught up with the team at Silverburn to hear about how they are re-opening safely. 

Glasgow Times: Drag Race UK 2021 winner and proud Glaswegian, Lawrence Chaney, sashayed into Silverburn earlier this morning to celebrate the centre's first day of opening.Drag Race UK 2021 winner and proud Glaswegian, Lawrence Chaney, sashayed into Silverburn earlier this morning to celebrate the centre's first day of opening.

She said: "Silverburn has worked really hard to make sure it still feels like a great experience with loads of wee safety measures throughout. Put your mask on, have a wee squirt of hand sanitiser and get your retail therapy on!"

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The star was greeted by the centre's General Manager, David Pierotti before officially welcoming the first shoppers at 10am.  

General Manager, David Pierotti said: "Today is a very important day for us so it was only fitting that we invited Glasgow's Queen to join us to welcome the first customers and remind people of what we all need to do to shop safely."

What safety measures are in place? 

  • Mandatory face masks (unless exempt). 
  • Hand sanitiser units.
  • Social distancing guidelines remain in place. 
  • To minimise crowds, the centre's Crowd Checker feature, available here, provides live updates on footfall in real-time so shoppers can plan their visits outside peak times (12pm-2pm)

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