Ross Mathews on Mean Girls Near Miss: 'I Bombed the Audition'

On April 1st, Ross Matthews, the 46-year-old RuPaul's Drag Race Judge, just dropped a wild story about almost landing the role of Damien in Maine.

Girls. Back around 2002 or 2003, he auditioned for the part but bonded hard, and it went to Daniel Frenzazy instead.

He got the call right after appearing on the Tonight Show, and they pitched it as a high school kid row.

Matthews thought he was too old at first, but producers revealed Tina Fey had him in mind while writing the character.

On Wednesday's episode of the Drew Barrymore show, he opened up about the whole thing for the first time publicly.

Fans are buzzing because that movie's a total classic, and Matthews was this close to delivering lines like,

she doesn't even go here.

Matthews owned up to tanking the audition completely, no excuses.

Still, he's got zero regrets, calling it an iconic flick he was lucky to brush up against.

Near misses like this remind us how Hollywood magic happens.

Sometimes, you're the spark that doesn't quite ignite, but the fire still burns bright.

That's the story for today, Entertainment and Celebrity News.

Today, driven by AI, I'm Corey with The Story.