A'Whora
A'Whora | |
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Born | George Boyle 22 September 1996 Worksop, England |
Occupation | Drag queen |
Years active | 2018-present |
Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2) |
George Boyle (born 22 September 1996), better known by the stage name A'Whora, is a British drag queen from Worksop, England.[1] They are best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[2]
Career[]
A'Whora, before endeavouring drag as a career, studied a diploma in womenswear and fashion at a college in Mansfield when they were 16, and graduated in 2013.[1] In 2015, they moved to London to study at the London College of Fashion, where they earned a bachelor's degree in womenswear in 2018.[3] A'Whora has professionally fulfilled their career as a fashion designer and model by producing a sustainable 10 piece collection for H&M in 2015, working for Kurt Geiger and John Lewis & Partners, in addition to modelling for Vogue Italia and becoming the curator and founder of their own personal fashion label Le'Boy George.[3]
In December 2020, A'Whora was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and placed fifth on the series overall.[2] A'Whora will embark on a sold out UK Tour alongside Tayce, Bimini Bon Boulash and Lawrence Chaney for the United Kingdolls Tour with promoter Klub Kids in July 2021,[4] and in February 2022 A'Whora will embark on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the entire cast of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.[5]
Personal life[]
A'Whora currently resides in Streatham in South London, England and lives with fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Tayce.[6] A'Whora is gay.[citation needed]
Filmography[]
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Contestant | Series 2 (5th Place) | [2] |
Web series[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref |
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2021 | TOWIE: Dragged Out | Herself | ITV2/ITVBe social media channels | [7] |
Music videos[]
Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
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2021 | "Confetti" | Little Mix | [8] |
Discography[]
As featured artist[]
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | |
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UK [9] |
UK Big Top 40 [10] | |||
"UK Hun?"[11] (among The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2) |
2021 | 27 | 3 | Non-album single |
Stage[]
Year | Title | Promoter | Location | Ref |
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2021 | United Kingdolls The Tour | Klub Kids | Torquay, Southampton, Newcastle, Glasgow, Sheffield, Leeds, Cardiff, Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham and London | [4] |
2021 | MODE | Klub Kids | Manchester, Cardiff, London, Glasgow and Amsterdam | [12] |
2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour | Voss Events / World Of Wonder | Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport | [5] |
2022 | United Kingdolls Tour | ITD Events / Klub Kids | Sydney, Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Wellington | [13] |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Nanrah, Gurjeet (19 January 2021). "Notts contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race UK reveals how it started". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series two". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "George Boyle". LinkedIn.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "United Kingdolls The Tour". Klub Kids.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour". Voss Events. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ^ "A'Whora and Tayce make bold statement about Drag Race UK season 2". GAY TIMES. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 27 January 2021.
- ^ Earp, Catherine (18 March 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK's A'Whora announces new project with TOWIE". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ Maggie Baska (30 April 2021). "Little Mix transform into drag kings with help from Tayce and Bimini for iconic new video". PinkNews. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
- ^ "United Kingdolls | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "The Official Big Top 40 | Chart for 21 February 2021". The Official Big Top 40.
- ^ UK Hun? (United Kingdolls Version) - Single by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2, retrieved 15 February 2021
- ^ "MODE". Klub Kids. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ "United Kingdolls Tour » ITDEVENTS". ITDEVENTS. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links[]
- A'Whora on Instagram
- Living people
- British drag queens
- Gay entertainers
- LGBT people from England
- People from Nottingham
- People from Streatham
- People from Worksop
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants
- 1996 births