Cheddar Gorgeous is the stage name of Michael Atkins, a non-binary English drag performer who competed on the

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of '' RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', where they finished as the runner-up. They have previously appeared on ''Drag SOS''. Cheddar Gorgeous was born in Birmingham and now lives in Manchester. Their drag name comes from the landmark

Cheddar Gorge Cheddar Gorge is a limestone gorge in the Mendip Hills, near the village of Cheddar, Somerset, England. The gorge is the site of the Cheddar show caves, where Britain's oldest complete human skeleton, Cheddar Man, estimated to be 9,000 years ...

. Atkins holds a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Manchester. In 2023, Gorgeous was a guest celebrity in the episode 6 of Series 5 of '' Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star'' airing on BBC Three.

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* Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century English LGBT people English drag queens English non-binary people Non-binary drag performers People from Birmingham, West Midlands People from Manchester RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants Alumni of the University of Manchester {{UK-entertainer-stub