Cheddar Gorgeous is the stage name of Michael John Atkins, a British drag performer and academic who competed on

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of ''

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''.

Career

Atkins competed as Cheddar Gorgeous on the fourth series of ''

'', where she finished as the runner-up. She had previously appeared on ''Drag SOS''. In 2023, Cheddar Gorgeous was a guest celebrity on series 5 of '' Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star'' airing on

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. She won ''

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'' in 2023. Formerly known as "Sisters Gorgeous" with her "drag sister" Anna Phylactic, the two formed "The Family Gorgeous", a drag house akin to the drag family model seen in the United States. Other members of this house include fellow ''Drag Race UK'' contestants

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and Lill.

Personal life

Atkins was born in Birmingham and now lives in Manchester. His 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

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from the

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. In September 2023, Atkins began a

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at the University of Manchester.

Discography

Filmography

Film and television

Music videos

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cheddar Gorgeous Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century English LGBTQ people Academics of the University of Manchester Alumni of the University of Manchester Drag performers from Birmingham, West Midlands Drag performers from Manchester English drag queens English non-binary entertainers Non-binary drag performers RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants