Nick Kennedy-Hall (born 10 July 1989), better known by the stage name Anita Wigl'it, is a British and New Zealand drag performer best known for hosting ''

House of Drag ''House of Drag'' is a New Zealand reality competition television series produced by Warner Bros. International TV Production New Zealand for TVNZ OnDemand and OutTV. It debuted on 15 November 2018 on TVNZ OnDemand. It is hosted by New Zealand ...

'' from 2018 to 2020, and competing on the first season of ''

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'' in 2021. She competed in '' Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World'' in 2022.

Early life

Kennedy-Hall was born in

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and moved to

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at age 10. He completed a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music (Honours) in music performance (with first class honours) at

University of Auckland , mottoeng = By natural ability and hard work , established = 1883; years ago , endowment = NZD $293 million (31 December 2021) , budget = NZD $1.281 billion (31 December 2021) , chancellor = Cecilia Tarrant , vice_chancellor = Dawn F ...

and a Masters of Music degree at the University of British Columbia in

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, before returning to New Zealand and joining the Royal New Zealand Navy Band as a trumpet player.

Career

In 2018, Anita and

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were both judges on the New Zealand drag show ''

'' from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo "Kita and Anita". The duo are also partners in Caluzzi, a drag cabaret in downtown

. In March 2021, both Anita and Kita were announced as contestants to compete on the first season of ''

''. During the show, Anita won the

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in episode 2 for impersonating Queen Elizabeth II, and was eliminated in episode 4 after losing a lip sync to

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. Unlike a regular season of the original U.S. ''RuPaul's Drag Race'', no Miss Congeniality was crowned by RuPaul in the series; however, a poll of the eliminated queens in post-show interviews with the entertainment website ''

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'' saw Anita Wigl'it named as their choice for Miss Congeniality. She currently co-hosts the ''Kita and Anita's Happy Hour'' podcast alongside Kita Mean.

Filmography

Television

Web series

Discography

Featured singles

Awards and nominations

References

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