Kevin Max Grogan, better known by the
stage name
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Veronica Green, is a British
drag performer most known for competing on the
second
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and
third series
Third or 3rd may refer to:
Numbers
* 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3
* , a fraction of one third
* 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system
Places
* 3rd Street (dis ...
of ''
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC and World of Wonder, premiered on 3 October 2019. T ...
''.
Career
Prior to appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Green appeared on
BBC One
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music reality television show ''
All Together Now'' and performed in front of fellow ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' contestant
Divina de Campo. In December 2020, Green was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the
second series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' and came ninth overall on the season after departing due to contracting COVID-19. She received an open invitation to appear on
the third series of the show, she lasted till week 3 of the competition where she was eliminated after losing a lip sync to Vanity Milan, placing ninth for a second time.
In May 2021, Green performed alongside series 1 winner
The Vivienne
James Lee Williams (12 April 1992 – 5 January 2025), known professionally as The Vivienne, was a British drag queen from Colwyn Bay, Wales, and winner of the RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1, first series of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' in 2019. T ...
, and fellow series 2 contestant
Tia Kofi
Lawrence John Bolton, better known by the stage name Tia Kofi, is a British drag queen and singer from Clapham, South London. They are best known for competing on the second series of '' RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' (2021), and winning the second se ...
at the
Vaudeville Theatre
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in ''Drag Queens of Pop'', which ran for three dates and was one of the first performances on the
West End after the third national
COVID-19 lockdown
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in
England
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.
In October 2021, she released a new single, "Nothing To Lose", in collaboration with
Myleene Klass
Myleene Angela Klass (born 6 April 1978) is an English musician, singer, television presenter and model. She was a member of the pop group Hear'Say, and later released two solo classical crossover albums in 2003 and 2007. More recently, Klass ...
.
She also appeared in a TV and online ad campaign by
Bailey's promote its Irish Cream, featuring three witches, played by Green, Tia Kofi and Asia Thorne. It was released in Australia, America as well as the UK.
In February 2022, Green embarked on ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour'' alongside the entire cast of series 2, in association with
World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.
Personal life
In October 2024, Grogan revealed that he had been diagnosed with
multiple sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease resulting in damage to myelinthe insulating covers of nerve cellsin the brain and spinal cord. As a demyelinating disease, MS disrupts the nervous system's ability to Action potential, transmit ...
three months prior.
Filmography
Television
Music videos
Discography
Stage
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Green, Veronica
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
21st-century English LGBTQ people
English drag queens
English gay entertainers
RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants
People from Rochdale
People with multiple sclerosis