Alexis Saint-Pete

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Alexis Saint-Pete
Born
Piotr Lorek [1]

Poland
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)
Website alexissaintpete.com

Alexis Saint-Pete is the stage name of Piotr Lorek, a Polish-British drag performer who competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [2]

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Early life

Lorek relocated to the United Kingdom at age 12, for dance school. [3]

Career

Alexis Saint-Pete competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . She was the first Polish contestant on any Drag Race franchise. [3] She was the first contestant eliminated, after placing in the bottom two of the design challenge and losing a lip-sync against Naomi Carter to Tiesto and Charli XCX's "Hot in It" (2022). [4] [5] [6] Alexis Saint-Pete's drag persona is inspired by early 2000s female pop artists. [7] She has described herself as the "Polish Billy Elliot" [8] and a "clown in a supermodel body". [9]

Personal life

Lorek is based in London. [8]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant [10]
2023 The After Shave with Danny Beard HerselfGuest [11]

References

  1. ↑ Netkowski, Oskar (9 November 2023). "Inni chłopcy w szkole go prześladowali. "Wiedziałam, że będą czyścić mi buty, a ja będę na scenie"". dziendobry.tvn.pl (in Polish). TVN S.A. Retrieved June 4, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Exclusive Interview - Alexis Saint Pete". Spill the Tea. 2021-10-20. Archived from the original on 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  3. 1 2 Wratten, Marcus (2023-09-28). "Drag Race UK's Alexis wants to raise awareness of Poland's anti-LGBTQ+ hostility". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  4. ↑ "Drag Race UK: Alexis Saint-Pete shares her elimination theory". Gay Times . 2023-10-06. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  5. ↑ "Drag Race UK's Alexis Saint-Pete: 'Cara and Tomara's fight went on for 20 minutes'". Yahoo News. 2023-10-07. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  6. ↑ "Drag Race UK airs first elimination of series 5". Digital Spy. 2023-10-05. Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  7. ↑ Bailey, Greg; Wood, Alice (2023-09-07). Dragtails: Fierce Cocktails Inspired by Drag Royalty. White Lion Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7112-8881-2. Archived from the original on 2023-10-10. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  8. 1 2 Hassan, Beril Naz (2023-09-29). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5: Who is in the cast?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  9. ↑ Spencer, Samuel (2023-09-11). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-08.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Samuel (September 11, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  11. ↑ SPOILER ALERT: The After Shave With Danny Beard: Episode 2 on YouTube
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