DeDeLicious explained

DeDeLicious
Birth Name:Charlie[1]
Birth Place:Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England
Nationality:British
Occupation:Drag queen
Television:RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

DeDeLicious (real first name Charlie) is a British drag performer who has appeared on the BBC reality series Keeping Up with Krystal Versace and competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Career

DeDeLicious is a drag queen competing on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She designed some of the outfits worn on the show by Krystal Versace, the winner of series 3, and other contestants.[2] Previously, DeDeLicious was part of Krystal Versace's "drag family"[3] in the BBC reality series Keeping Up with Krystal Versace.[4] [5] During her time on Drag Race, DeDeLicious impersonated Lady Colin Campbell for the Snatch Game challenge.[6] She placed fourth overall in the competition.

Personal life

DeDeLicious is from Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[7] [8] She and Krystal Versace have been described as best friends and "drag sisters".[9] [10] DeDeLicious uses the pronouns he/him out of drag and she/her in drag.[11] Sam Damshenas of Gay Times has described her as a "sewing crackerjack" and a Nicki Minaj "stan".[12]

Discography

Featured singles

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[13]
(RuPaul featuring Tomara Thomas, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & Cara Melle)
2023
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[14] 2023Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
2023Keeping Up with Krystal VersaceHerselfGuest cast
2023RuPaul's Drag Race UKHerselfContestant[15]

Notes and References

  1. dede_licious_ . CTNNwChKUIe . Dede’s off duty at the moment so have a bit of Charlie . August 30, 2021.
  2. Web site: Spencer . Samuel . 2023-09-11 . RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown . 2023-09-27 . BBC Three . en-GB . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6 . live .
  3. Web site: 'Keeping Up With Krystal Versace' Exclusive Trailer & Premiere Date . 2023-09-27 . www.pride.com . en . 2023-07-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230718205032/https://www.pride.com/drag-queens/drag-race-krystal-versace-show-trailer-premiere . live .
  4. Web site: Wratten . Marcus . 2023-09-11 . RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Meet the queens of season five . 2023-09-27 . . en-US . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925172601/https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/09/11/rupauls-drag-race-uk-meet-the-queens-of-season-five/ . live .
  5. Web site: 2023-06-30 . ‘The show is very much the drag housewives of London’: Krystal Versace on her new show . 2023-09-27 . BBC Three . en-GB . 2023-07-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230724113217/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/96b663b6-dd03-4141-8c30-4cc66beb914c . live .
  6. Web site: Wratten . Marcus . 2023-11-03 . Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging' . 2023-11-04 . PinkNews . en-US.
  7. Web site: Bruce . Sharon . 2023-09-22 . Local queen to star on Drag Race UK . 2023-09-27 . Tunbridge Wells Local News . en-US . 2023-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927003615/https://www.timeslocalnews.co.uk/local-news/local-queen-to-star-on-drag-race-uk/ . live .
  8. Web site: 2023-09-13 . Kent contestant to star in this year’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK . 2023-09-27 . Kent Online . en . 2023-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927003731/https://www.kentonline.co.uk/tunbridge-wells/news/kent-contestant-to-star-in-this-year-s-rupaul-s-drag-race-uk-293374/ . live .
  9. Web site: 2023-09-11 . Drag Race UK: Krystal Versace celebrates drag sister DeDeLicious: ‘So proud of you’ . 2023-09-27 . uk.style.yahoo.com . en-GB . 2023-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927003654/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_99746f52-22f4-43bf-9f14-4428183600d7 . live .
  10. Web site: 2023-09-26 . Drag Race UK’s DeDeLicious on ‘amazing’ support from drag sister Krystal Versace . 2023-09-27 . Yahoo News . en-GB . 2023-09-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230927003617/https://consent.yahoo.com/v2/collectConsent?sessionId=2_cc-session_8d278c8c-8f32-44d7-bf89-9eb48cbe2a8f . live .
  11. Web site: Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens . 2023-09-27 . www.bbc.co.uk . en . 2023-09-25 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230925175518/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/meet-the-queens-ru-pauls-drag-race-uk-series-5 . live .
  12. Web site: 2023-09-15 . 'A marvellous mess': Drag Race UK cast talk "iconic" season 5 . 2023-09-27 . . en-GB . 2023-09-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230923213522/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/originals/drag-race-uk-season-five-cast-interview/ . live .
  13. Web site: Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single. music.apple.com.
  14. Web site: Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical. music.apple.com.
  15. Web site: RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown. Samuel. Spencer. September 11, 2023. BBC Three. September 30, 2023. September 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230925132618/https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcthree/article/7e067af1-455f-4ad7-85d8-8d56679e45c6. live.