George Boyle (born 22 September 1996), better known by the stage name A'Whora, is a British

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from Worksop, England. He is best known for competing on the second series of ''

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.''

Education

Boyle studied for a diploma in womenswear and fashion at a college in

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when he was 16, and graduated in 2013. In 2015, he moved to London to study at the

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, where he earned a

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in womenswear in 2018.

Career

Professionally, Boyle has fulfilled their career as a fashion designer and model by producing a sustainable 10 piece collection for H&M in 2015, working for

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and

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, in addition to modelling for

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and becoming the curator and founder of their own personal fashion label ''Le'Boy George''. In December 2020, A'Whora was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of ''

'' and placed fifth on the series overall. A'Whora will embark on a sold out UK Tour alongside

Tayce Tayce Szura-Radix (born 28 May 1994) is a Welsh drag queen and model from Newport, Wales. She is best known for competing in the second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', where she was placed as a runner-up. Career Tayce has professionally ...

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and

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for the ''United Kingdolls Tour'' with promoter Klub Kids in July 2021, 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 ''

'', in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events. In February 2021, A'Whora walked the runway at London Fashion Week alongside fellow series 2 contestant

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for London-based fashion brand Art School, designed by Eden Loweth.

Personal life

A'Whora currently resides in

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, England and lives with fellow ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' contestant

Filmography

Television

Web series

Music videos

Discography

As featured artist

Stage

References

External links

* {{RuPaul's Drag Race UK 1996 births Living people 20th-century LGBT people 21st-century LGBT people English drag queens English LGBT people Gay entertainers People from Nottingham People from Streatham People from Worksop RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants