Bonnie Ann Clyde

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Bonnie Ann Clyde
Born
James Keogh

(1994-10-03) October 3, 1994 (age 31)
Dublin, Ireland
Alma mater Dublin City University
Occupation Drag performer
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 7)

Bonnie Ann Clyde is the stage name of James Keogh, [1] an Irish drag performer. Bonnie Ann Clyde is competing on the seventh series of the British television series RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Early life

Keogh was born in Dublin. [2] He studied communications at Dublin City University. [3]

Career

Bonnie Ann Clyde began performing in drag in the mid-2010s. [4] She appeared on RTÉ's web series My Best Sustainable Life in 2019, [5] and Virgin Media's reality TV show Eating With The Enemy in 2021. [6] Bonnie Ann Clyde is competing on the seventh series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [4] She is the show's first contestant from the Republic of Ireland. [7] She won the Snatch Game challenge (episode "Snatch Me Out!").

Personal life

Keogh is based in Manchester. He has also lived in Gran Canaria and San Francisco. [8] [9] His stage name pays tribute to his late cats, Bonnie and Clyde, whom he named after the American outlaw couple. [4]

Bonnie Ann Clyde organized a drag fundraiser for Chechnya in 2018. [10]

Filmography

Television

See also

References

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