Hulu’s hit reality competition series The Mob has officially captured viewers’ attention with its lavish Italian setting, cutthroat mafia-inspired gameplay, and a star-studded cast that feels like the ultimate pop-culture fever dream. Hosted by Emmy-nominated icon Parker Posey, the high-stakes game throws stars from The Sopranos, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and Bachelor Nation together under one villa roof to pull off high-pressure jobs, broker back room deals, build alliances, and fight for their cut of a $250,000 prize pot. But power comes with paranoia: every day, one player reigns as the Don with absolute authority over who earns cash envelopes — and who gets eliminated.
The series had already delivered major casualties early on with the departures of Dancing with the Stars judge Bruno Tonioli and The Sopranos icon Aida Turturro. However, this week’s latest episode drop delivered the season’s most devastating shakeup yet: after six episodes of delivering unforgettable one-liners and dominating missions, Drag Queen Willam Belli was officially whacked by newly minted Don Maria Georgas.
WILLAM BELLI, HARRY JOWSEY, SHANE PARTON, PARKER POSEY, BELLA PALK, DEMI ENGEMANN, MARIA GEORGAS, ROMEO MILLER
If there is one thing Willam knows how to do, it is reality television. Stepping into a Tuscan villa full of cameras and chaotic game mechanics was business as usual, and she arrived with an arsenal of tools to prove it.
“I came into this show prepared. I knew reality TV, be prepared,” Willam tells Celeb Secrets exclusively. “I had a whole bag of tricks,’cause drag queens always have something in their purse they need. They have nail glue. I had a laser. I had, like, measuring tape. I had all of these things that helped with challenges.”
Willam was quick to deploy her smart strategy directly during the high-stakes mob tasks, finding clever ways to give her squad the upper hand. Her pragmatic approach was simple: if it isn’t expressly forbidden, it’s brilliant gameplay.
“I found ways of making things easy,” she admits with a grin, revealing that even the producers were left scratching their heads.
While previous Don Joe Gorga took out early threats, the rise of Bachelor Nation‘s Maria Georgas to the head of the table flipped the villa’s hierarchy on its head, ultimately leading to Willam receiving the fatal kiss of death. While some players spent their time scheming in secret alcoves and plotting betrayal, Willam took an unexpectedly diplomatic path through the villa: share the wealth and protect everybody.
“I made an alliance with everybody on the show,” Willam explains. “I told everybody that if I went to the end with whoever I was there with, I would give them money, too. I was gregarious and fair, and maybe that’s why my winning wouldn’t have made sense, because it wouldn’t have been a surprise. I just would’ve given out money to all my friends.”
Her takeaway from surviving several rounds of power shifts, cash envelopes, and intense Family Meetings? Pure mob classicism: “I think the lesson I learned on The Mob is that you should never go against the family.”
WILLAM BELLI
Beyond the stress of the mob jobs, filming in Italy provided plenty of glamour — and a few hilarious off-camera frustrations.
“Hollywood is imploding, and any job offer I get I say yes to,” Willam quips about jumping on board. “Plus, who doesn’t wanna go to Italy paid for work? Like, I ate my weight in pasta. I tried to get under some Tuscan suns, and you know, I had a great time. I met Debi Mazar. Like, what the hell?”
However, there was one major villa amenity Willam was strictly barred from enjoying: the local wildlife.
“We filmed at this beautiful villa in Italy, and there were all of these pigs. All I wanted to do was go pet the pigs and play with the piggies,” she spills. “Those are my people. A day without pork is a day not worth living, in my opinion.”
WILLAM BELLI, DEBI MAZAR
Even though her time in Tuscany has come to an end, Willam shows zero signs of slowing down. Fans can look forward to new seasonal tracks dropping just in time for the holidays.
“I’m really excited for my new music that’s coming out,” she reveals. “I have a Thanksgiving song and a holiday song coming out, so you can check those out on my Instagram or my YouTube channel. And I’m just interested in doing lots of things that involve me going to the bank after.”
When asked about her holiday traditions, she answers in classic Willam fashion: “Cashing checks from friends and families. Definitely. If you’ve got a check, I’ve got a talent, honey. I could sing a Christmas song. I could do Shopakhanika. I could do a Kwanzaa song. I got what you need.”
Her style remains unmatched, too. When breaking down her villa wardrobe inspiration, she cites everything from The Sopranos legend Adriana La Cerva to modern trendsetters like Doechii, Hunter Schafer, and vintage Patricia Field.
“I’m a drag queen, and drag queens are basically professional movers and packers, because all we do every day is build a woman and then take apart the woman, put her in a bag, and then travel to the next spot,” she shares. “Getting dressed is,like, my superpower. I’m really good at it.”
New episodes of The Mob stream Mondays on Hulu.
