Love is dead

Sharon Needles and Alaska call it quits

Sharon and Alaska perform Sharon’s song “Let’s Have a Kai Kai” at Pittsburgh’s Blue Moon bar. Eric Anders

So this is what it sounds like when doves cry.

After a four-year relationship, RuPaul’s Drag Race alums Sharon Needles and Alaska Thunderfuck 5000 have split. In a joint statement, the pair say that they remain amicable and that the split was for the best for both of them.

Rather than wallow in our collective misery (we were all rooting for you!), let’s reflect on the wonderful life that was Sharlaska.

Andrew was formerly the associate editor for Daily Xtra.

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