Cheryl Hole

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Cheryl Hole
Born
Luke Underwood

Chelmsford, Essex, England
OccupationDrag queen
Television
Websitewww.cherylholequeen.com

Cheryl Hole is the stage name of Luke Underwood-Bleach, an English drag queen from Chelmsford[1] in Essex who is known for being one of the first contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) and later the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World (2022). Cheryl's act is based on former Girls Aloud singer Cheryl Cole.[2][3][4]

Career[]

On 3 April 2019 Cheryl Hole and her fiancé Haydn took part in the Comedy Central show Your Face Or Mine? hosted by Jimmy Carr and Katherine Ryan.[5][6]

On 21 August 2019, Hole was announced as one of the 10 queens to be competing in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[7] In episode 6, she lip synched to Cheryl's "Call My Name" in front of guest judge Cheryl, and sending Blu Hydrangea home. She was eliminated in episode 7 (the penultimate episode) after losing a lip sync to Baga Chipz to Amy Winehouse's Tears Dry on Their Own.[8] Hole reached fourth place in the contest.[9]

On 28 November 2019, Hole, alongside the cast of series one of RuPauls Drag Race UK, embarked on a 12-gig UK tour,[10] hosted by Drag Race alum Alyssa Edwards.[11][12]

December 2019 Cheryl Hole was unveiled as Virgin Media's Christmas 'fairy gift mother' for their Christmas campaign giving gift and surprises to Virgin Media customers.[13][14]

In July 2020 Cheryl started her new podcast called Girl Group Gossip,[15] where Cheryl is joined by a co-host and a special guest related to the topic of that episode.[16][17]

November 2020 Cheryl Hole joined Drag Race UK series 1 winner The Vivienne on the UK version of the Netflix YouTube series of I Like To Watch from episode 5.[18]

On the 24th September 2021 Cheryl Hole and her partner Haydn tied the knot, their last names were then double barrelled to Underwood-Bleach.[19]

In January 2022, she was announced as one of the nine contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World.[20]

Filmography[]

Television[]

Year Title Role Notes
2018 BBC Breakfast Herself Guest
2019 Your Face or Mine? Herself Guest
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (4th Place); series 1
2020 Celebrity Juice Herself Guest
2021 Celebs on the Farm Herself Contestant
2021 The Only Way Is Essex Herself Guest
2021 Be Here, Be Queer Herself Netflix special[21]
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World Herself Contestant

Web[]

Year Title Role Notes
2020 God Shave the Queens Herself Produced by World of Wonder[22]
2020 I Like To Watch UK Herself Netflix UK & Ireland[23]

Podcasts[]

Year Title Artist Ref.
2020 Girl Group Gossip Herself [24]

Music videos[]

Year Title Artist Ref.
2020 Always Waze & Odyssey [25]
2021 "My House" Jodie Harsh [26]

References[]

  1. ^ "Sassy Drag Superstar - Cheryl Hole". Drag Adventures. Retrieved 22 October 2021.
  2. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race UK full line-up revealed from Cheryl Hole to Baga Chipz". Metro. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  3. ^ "Who is Cheryl Hole? Meet the Gals Aloud dancer and RuPaul's Drag Race UK queen". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Cheryl Hole promises "drama and conflama" on Drag Race UK". Gay Times. 23 August 2019. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Your Face Or Mine Series 5 Episode 6". comedy.co.uk. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Your Face Or Mine Cheryl and Haydn". IMDb. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  7. ^ Smith, Reiss (21 August 2019). "The RuPaul's Drag Race UK queens are finally here". PinkNews.
  8. ^ "Cheryl Hole Met Cheryl Cole On This Week's Drag Race UK – But Some Fans Are Crying Foul". HuffPost UK. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  9. ^ Pearce, Tilly (14 November 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race's Cheryl Hole tells Cheryl to 'call her' for ultimate collaboration after elimination". Metro. Retrieved 14 November 2019.
  10. ^ "RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Season 1 Tour". vossevents.com. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  11. ^ Crossley, Becki (13 September 2019). "Stars of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to tour in December, tickets on sale now". List.
  12. ^ Duke, Simon (29 November 2019). "Drag Race UK tour is fierce & fabulous as it begins in Newcastle". nechronicle. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Now Thats Christmasing by RAPP". The Drum. 29 November 2019. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Competition winner stays at Richard Branson's safari lodge". warrington guardian. 4 March 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Girl Group Gossip". worldofwonder.com. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Cheryl Hole debuts new podcast Girl Group Gossip". werrrk.com. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  17. ^ "cheryl hole provides fans with something new on her girl group centric podcast". Gay Times. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Drag Queens Cheryl Hole + The Vivienne React to The Crown | I Like to Watch UK Ep 5". YouTube. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Cheryl Hole Instagram post after getting married". Instagram. 24 September 2021. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  20. ^ Nolfi, Joey (17 January 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus the World cast adds international all-stars to new competition". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  21. ^ "Drag Race UK's The Vivienne, Tia Kofi and more discuss drag in the UK in new Netflix film". Attitude.co.uk. 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  22. ^ Barraclough, Leo. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Greenlight Two Docu-Series for SVOD (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  23. ^ "Drag Queens Cheryl Hole + The Vivienne React to The Crown I Like to Watch UK Ep 5". YouTube. 19 November 2020. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  24. ^ Cheryl Holes Girl Group Gossip episodes, retrieved 19 November 2020
  25. ^ George Michael (21 May 2020), Always (Drag Stars Official Video)), retrieved 21 May 2020
  26. ^ Jodie Harsh (5 March 2021), Jodie Harsh - My House (Official Video), retrieved 21 March 2021

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