A RuPaul’s Drag Race legend has revealed how he suffered a ‘horrific’ injury after a simple fall at home.
Describing the ordeal, Tempest DuJour, whose real name is Patrick Holt, said he fainted after getting out of bed in the early hours of Sunday morning.
“At about 3 a.m. on Sunday I got out of bed and passed out, hitting the corner of my dresser,” he said.
‘Five hours later they sewed me up and reattached my lower lip. Yuck.’
The shocking photos shared on the social media platform also show the season 7 contestant’s bleeding cut lip and stitches.
Describing the ordeal online, Tempest DuJour, whose real name is Patrick Holt, said he fainted after getting out of bed in the early hours of Sunday morning and hit his head.
The 57-year-old told her 163,000 Instagram followers: “At around 3am on Sunday I got out of bed and passed out, hitting the corner of my dresser.” Five hours later they sewed me up and reattached my lower lip. Yuck
The shocking photos shared on the social media platform also show the season 7 contestant’s bleeding cut lip and stitches.
DuJour, 57, did not tell her 163,000 Instagram followers exactly what caused the fainting episode.
But, responding to comments wishing her well, the Drag Race star from Arizona said she believed she “probably woke up too quickly from a deep sleep.”
DuJour added: “My husband heard the fall and found me pretty quickly.”
He also told star Michelle Visage, a judge on the show, who was quick to ask if he was okay, that he was in “a lot of pain and swelling.”
But he added that he would “see a plastic surgeon soon.” It’s all embarrassing.
Every year, more than 200,000 people are hospitalized after a sudden power outage.
Low blood pressure, caused by standing up too quickly, is often blamed for fainting.
Without enough blood flow, not enough oxygen reaches the brain stem, the part of the organ that helps us stay conscious and keeps us awake.
People can also faint from hunger due to a drop in blood sugar due to lack of food, which causes the brain to not get the energy it needs to function properly.
While fainting usually has a minor cause, it can sometimes be a sign of something more serious.
Heart problems, such as arrhythmia, where the heart beats too slowly or too fast, can also cut off blood flow to the brain and cause a temporary loss of consciousness, known as syncope.
DuJour did not reveal what caused the fainting episode. In the photo, in 2017
In response to comments wishing her well, the Arizona drag performer said she believed she “probably woke up too quickly from a deep sleep.”
Orthostatic intolerance, caused by a malfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which controls unconscious activity such as heart rate, may also be to blame.
Normally, when you stand up, your heart should automatically beat faster for a moment to ensure enough blood reaches the brain, compensating for the change in body orientation.
However, in cases of orthostatic intolerance, this does not happen, delaying adequate blood supply to the brain and causing those affected to feel faint.
It is four times more common in women than men and may have a hormonal link, as it appears to worsen around menopause or a woman’s period.
According to the NHS, if you feel like you are about to faint, try lying down with your legs raised.
If you can’t do this, sit with your head between your knees and try to drink some water and eat something, while breathing deeply.
DuJour appeared on season 7 of RuPaul’s Drag Race in 2015 and was eliminated in the first episode, although she reappeared in seasons 10 and 14.
