Black Peppa

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Black Peppa
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Black Peppa in 2024
Born
Akeem-Anthony Adams [1]

Sint Maarten
Education Coventry University (BS)
OccupationDrag performer
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

Black Peppa is the stage name of Akeem-Anthony Adams, [2] a Sint Maarten-born British drag performer most known for competing on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Early life

Adams was born in Sint Maarten. [2] They relocated to Birmingham in 2014. [2]

Career

Black Peppa competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . Their debut single "Why Is She Calling?" was released in November 2022. [3] [4]

Personal life

Black Peppa is Black and identifies as non-binary and queer. [5] Mo Heart is Black Peppa's "drag mother". [3] According to Entertainment Weekly , Black Peppa's drag name "was inspired by both the TV series Peppa Pig and her mother's spicy Caribbean dishes". [6]

Discography

Singles

Filmography

Television

References

  1. ↑ Card, Kirsty (18 October 2020). "Birmingham student a rising star of Gay Village - despite being told to 'stay in closet'". birminghammail.co.uk. Reach plc. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 Sollie, Jordan (2022-11-29). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Black Peppa's Age, Bio & Instagram". ScreenRant. Archived from the original on 2022-11-30. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  3. 1 2 Iftikhar, Asyia (2022-12-18). "Drag Race UK's Black Peppa throws down gauntlet to allies: 'Silence equals death'". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-01-19. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  4. ↑ "Black Peppa: 'I can be crazy, but I also have a great story to tell'". Dazed. 2022-11-18. Archived from the original on 2022-12-16. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  5. ↑ "Drag Race UK stars Black Peppa and Cheddar Gorgeous reflect on "super competitive" season 4". GAY TIMES. 2022-11-23. Archived from the original on 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  6. ↑ Nolfi, Joey (September 23, 2022). "See jaw-dropping Grace Jones-inspired 'Drag Race UK' face reveal that gagged Bob the Drag Queen". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 2023-01-31. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  7. ↑ "Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star Series 5: Episode 6". www.bbc.co.uk. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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