Leo Loren, better known by the stage name Baga Chipz, is an English

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known for competing on the first series of ''

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'' (2019) and later the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022). Baga Chipz also appeared in the fifth series of the

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school drama series ''

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'' (2022).

Career

Baga Chipz is a part of "The Buffalo Girls", a drag troupe also featuring Lady Lloyd and Silver Summers. In 2014, Baga Chipz appeared in '' Drag Queens of London'', a series documenting the lives of drag queens over a three-month period, both on and off the stage. On 21 August 2019, Baga Chipz was announced as one of the ten queens to be competing in the first series of ''

''. Baga Chipz won three challenges and finished in third place. During November and December 2019, Baga Chipz and the cast of series one of ''RuPauls Drag Race UK'' embarked on a tour hosted by '' Drag Race'' alumna

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. In January 2020, Baga Chipz attended the first ever

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. In December 2019, Baga Chipz, alongside fellow ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' contestant

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, began starring in ''Morning T&T'' on

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. The show sees The Vivienne and Baga Chipz reprise their

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impersonations of

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and

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, respectively, to host fictional television news show, and consisted of six episodes as of January 2020. At DragCon UK in January 2020 an additional episode was filmed with The Vivienne and Baga Chipz appearing as themselves. Guests on the web series included fellow ''Drag Race UK'' alumni Sum Ting Wong as Queen Elizabeth II and Cheryl Hole as

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. In March 2020, Baga Chipz, once again alongside The Vivienne, started presenting the UK version of '' I Like to Watch'', a web series produced by

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in which they review Netflix programming. Baga Chipz is known for her

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impression. In July 2020, Baga Chipz appeared on ''Celebrity Masterchef''. On 8 July 2020, Baga Chipz was eliminated from the competition. In September 2020, Baga Chipz released her debut single titled "When The Sun Goes Down" in collaboration with

Saara Aalto Saara Sofia Aalto (born 2 May 1987) is a Finnish singer, songwriter, and voice actress. In 2012 she came second in the first season of '' The Voice of Finland''. In 2016 Aalto finished as the runner-up in the thirteenth series of ''The X Fac ...

. She also appeared on the ITV series ''Celebrity Karaoke Club'' which started on 23 September 2020. In 2021, she was cast in the

school drama series ''

''; she appeared in the fifth series in 2022.

Discography

Studio albums

Singles

As featured artist

Filmography

Television

Music videos

Web series

Theatre

References

External links

Baga Chipz
at the

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