DeDeLicious

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DeDeLicious
Dedelicious July 2024.jpg
DeDeLicious at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Charlie Veysey-Smith [1] [2]

2002or2003(age 21–22) [3]
NationalityBritish
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)

DeDeLicious is the stage name of Charlie Veysey-Smith, 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 .

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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. [3] Previously, DeDeLicious was part of Krystal Versace's "drag family" [4] in the BBC reality series Keeping Up with Krystal Versace. [5] [6] During her time on Drag Race, DeDeLicious impersonated Lady Colin Campbell for the Snatch Game challenge. [7] She placed fourth overall in the competition.

Personal life

DeDeLicious is from Tunbridge Wells, Kent. [8] [9] She and Krystal Versace have been described as best friends and "drag sisters". [10] [11] DeDeLicious uses the pronouns he/him out of drag and she/her in drag. [12] Sam Damshenas of Gay Times has described her as a "sewing crackerjack" and a Nicki Minaj "stan". [13]

Discography

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)" [14]
(RuPaul featuring Tomara Thomas, Vicki Vivacious, Michael Marouli, & Cara Melle)
2023non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical" [15] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2023 Keeping Up with Krystal Versace HerselfGuest cast
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant [16]

References

  1. @dede_licious_ (August 30, 2021). "Dede's off duty at the moment so have a bit of Charlie 😘" via Instagram.
  2. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  3. 1 2 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 2023-09-27.
  4. "'Keeping Up With Krystal Versace' Exclusive Trailer & Premiere Date". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-07-18. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  5. Wratten, Marcus (2023-09-11). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Meet the queens of season five". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  6. "'The show is very much the drag housewives of London': Krystal Versace on her new show". BBC Three. 2023-06-30. Archived from the original on 2023-07-24. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  7. Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  8. Bruce, Sharon (2023-09-22). "Local queen to star on Drag Race UK". Tunbridge Wells Local News. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  9. "Kent contestant to star in this year's RuPaul's Drag Race UK". Kent Online. 2023-09-13. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  10. "Drag Race UK: Krystal Versace celebrates drag sister DeDeLicious: 'So proud of you'". uk.style.yahoo.com. 2023-09-11. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  11. "Drag Race UK's DeDeLicious on 'amazing' support from drag sister Krystal Versace". Yahoo News. 2023-09-26. Archived from the original on 2023-09-27. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  12. "Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  13. "'A marvellous mess': Drag Race UK cast talk "iconic" season 5". Gay Times . 2023-09-15. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2023-09-27.
  14. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  15. "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  16. 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.