Blu Hydrangea is the stage name of Joshua Cargill (born 15 February 1996), a

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from

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who is known for competing on the first series of ''

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'' (2019) and later winning the first season of '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World'' (2022).

Career

Blu Hydrangea was announced as part of the cast of ''

'' on 21 September 2019 and subsequently finishing in fifth place on the series, being eliminated in the "Thirsty Work" episode, losing the lip sync to fellow contestant

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. Outside of ''Drag Race'', Blu Hydrangea is a well-known make-up queen, part of a band called the Frock Destroyers (with

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and Divina de Campo). They also host the BBC web series ''Strictly Frocked Up'', a weekly web series where they and another drag queen watch and review each episode of ''Strictly Come Dancing''. In January 2022, they were announced as one of the nine contestants on '' RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World''. On 8 March 2022, Blu Hydrangea was announced as the winner of the series, becoming the first Northern Irish queen to win across the franchise.

Personal life

Cargill grew up in

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but later moved to live in

. They confirmed in a March 2022 interview that they identify as

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Filmography

Television

Web

Music videos

Discography

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

With the Frock Destroyers

*'' Frock4Life'' (2020)

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Hydrangea, Blu 1996 births 21st-century LGBT people from Northern Ireland Living people Drag queens from Northern Ireland Drag Race (franchise) winners Musicians from Belfast Non-binary people from Northern Ireland Non-binary drag performers RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants