Cheryl Hole (born 18 October 1993) is the stage name of Luke Underwood-Bleach, an English

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from

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in Essex who is known for being one of the first contestants on ''

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'' (2019) and later the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022). Cheryl's act is based on former

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singer

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Career

On 3 April 2019 Cheryl Hole and her fiancé Haydn took part in the

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show ''

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'' hosted by

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and

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. On 21 August 2019, Hole was announced as one of the 10 queens to be competing in the first series of ''

''. In episode 6, she

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hed to Cheryl's " Call My Name" in front of guest judge Cheryl, sending Blu Hydrangea home. She was eliminated in episode 7 (the penultimate episode) after losing a lip sync to

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. Hole reached fourth place in the contest. On 28 November 2019, Hole, alongside the cast of series one of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'', embarked on a 12-gig UK tour, hosted by ''

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'' alum

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. December 2019 Cheryl Hole was unveiled as

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's Christmas 'fairy gift mother' for their Christmas campaign giving gift and surprises to Virgin Media customers. In July 2020 Cheryl started her new podcast called ''Girl Group Gossip'' produced by World of Wonder, where Cheryl is joined by a co-host and a special guest related to the topic of that episode. November 2020 Cheryl Hole joined ''Drag Race UK'' series 1 winner

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on the UK version of the

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series ''

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'' for three consecutive episodes. On the 24th September 2021 Cheryl Hole and her partner Haydn tied the knot, their last names were then double barrelled to Underwood-Bleach. In January 2022, she was announced as one of the nine contestants on '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World''. After falling into the bottom for her performance in the ball challenge she was eliminated by

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who won the lipsync for the world against

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. She was the second queen eliminated in the competition, ultimately placing eighth overall, and released her debut single "Need the Power" on 11 February 2022 after her elimination. The single was co-written by Cheryl alongside the creative team behind fellow ''

'' star

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's '' Taste Test'' EP. She released the song's music video the same day, featuring numerous guests including fellow ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' stars

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, River Medway and Elektra Fence. In March 2022 Cheryl was announced to have been voted by her ''RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' castmates as the season's Miss Congeniality, sharing the title with Janey Jacké and Jujubee, with

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and Blu Hydrangea casting their vote for Cheryl. In 2022 she made her West End debut in the play

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Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Guest appearances

Filmography

Television

Web

Podcasts

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hole, Cheryl 1993 births Living people 21st-century English LGBT people English gay men English drag queens English expatriates in the United States Gay entertainers People from Essex Cheryl Hole