'Mother' Michelle Yeoh and 'zaddy' Jeff Goldblum 'slay the house down boots' and embrace queer terms at Golden Globes

Wicked stars Michelle Yeoh and Jeff Goldblum are ready to graduate from Shiz University to the Main Stage of RuPaul's Drag Race.

The pair appeared together as presenters at Sunday night's Golden Globes ceremony, where Yeoh said the duo learned "that the internet has been saying things about us."

Goldblum elaborated, "People, for instance, have been calling me 'zaddy.'"

"Sorry, what's 'zaddy'?" Yeoh asked. "The same people have been saying that I'm serving 'mother.'"

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The duo then turned to look toward the audience, where fellow Wicked actors Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande coached Yeoh on expressing her ability to "slay the boots house down," a phrase that originated in the drag community, commonly used to enthusiastically describe a person's positive achievement.

"Come on, I would never slay anyone's house down," Yeoh joked.

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"While we don't fully understand what these things mean," Goldblum continued, with Yeoh finishing his sentence by saying, "We absolutely love it!"

Of the Wicked foursome who participated in the bit, only Yeoh has yet to appear on Drag Race as a guest judge, which has helped popularize the "slay the house down boots" phrasing in mainstream pop culture. Grande appeared on the season 15 premiere in 2022, Erivo sat on the judging panel next to RuPaul on season 13 in 2021, and Goldblum memorably co-hosted the infamous "Choices 2020" political debate challenge that birthed eventual season 12 winner Jaida Essence Hall's iconic "look over there!" meme.

While Erivo and Grande lost their respective acting categories, Wicked won the Cinematic and Box Office Achievement accolade, celebrating commercial cinema success.

See the full list of 2025 Golden Globes winners.

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