Michael Marouli

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Michael Marouli
Michael Marouli at DragCon 2024.jpg
Marouli at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2024
Born
Michael Clyde Marouli

NationalityBritish
Occupation Drag queen
Television RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)
Website michaelmarouli.co.uk

Michael Clyde Marouli [1] is a British drag performer who competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

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Career

Michael Marouli has been a drag performer for approximately 15 years. [2] She began doing drag at the age of 22 and has described her persona as "camp, daft, filth, fabulous, and iconic". [3] Marouli is also a cabaret performer in Gran Canaria, [4] and a winner of Drag Idol Newcastle. [5] She has appeared on The X Factor, [6] and competed on series 5 (2023) of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [7] For the girl group challenge on Drag Race, she was part of Fierce Force Five with Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Tomara Thomas, and Vicki Vivacious. [8] [9] Michael Marouli impersonated Catherine Tate for the Snatch Game challenge. [10] She was the runner-up to Ginger Johnson.

Michael Marouli performed at Lincoln Pride in 2024. [11]

Personal life

Michael Marouli is from Newcastle upon Tyne, and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag. [4]

Discography

TitleYearAlbum
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)" [12]
(RuPaul featuring Tomara Thomas, Vicki Vivacious, Cara Melle, & DeDeLicious)
2023non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical" [13] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesRef
2014 The X Factor UK HerselfArena Auditions Wk 2 [14]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK HerselfContestant [15]
2023 Lorraine HerselfGuest [16]

References

  1. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)". music.apple.com. Apple Inc. Retrieved December 26, 2024.
  2. "Drag Race UK: Who are the North East queens competing?". The Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 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 2023-10-14.
  4. 1 2 "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. Duke, Simon (2023-09-28). "Drag Race UK season five cast announced as BBC show returns". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. "Watch Sunday's X Factor video previews". Digital Spy. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  7. "DRUK's Vicki Vivacious & Michael Marouli On Being Besties Before The Show". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  8. ""Sorry, what?": Drag Race UK fans are saying the same thing about new episode". GAY TIMES. 2023-10-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. O’Keeffe, Kevin (2023-10-13). "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5, Episode 3 recap: Bop to the top". Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  10. Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  11. Maslin, Eleanor (2023-08-21). "Photos of Lincoln Pride 2023 as colourful crowds lined the streets". Lincolnshire Live. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  12. "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  13. "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  14. "Michael Marouli | Arena Auditions Wk 2 | The X Factor UK 2014". The X Factor UK. 20 September 2014. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  15. 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.
  16. "So lovely of @lorraine to join us on our show this morning. You're welcome to come back any time, pet! #DragRaceUK". Twitter.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.