Veronica Green | |
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 Veronica Green at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Kevin Max Grogan |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Drag queen |
| Years active | 2015–present |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK |
Kevin Max Grogan, better known by the stage name Veronica Green, is a British drag performer most known for competing on the second and third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [3]
Prior to appearing on RuPaul's Drag Race, Green appeared on BBC One music reality television show All Together Now and performed in front of fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Divina de Campo. [4] In December 2020, Green was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK and came ninth overall on the season after departing due to contracting COVID-19. [5] She received an open invitation to appear on the third series of the show, she lasted till week 3 of the competition where she was eliminated after losing a lip sync to Vanity Milan, placing ninth for a second time. [6]
In May 2021, Green performed alongside series 1 winner The Vivienne, and fellow series 2 contestant Tia Kofi at the Vaudeville Theatre in Drag Queens of Pop, which ran for three dates and was one of the first performances on the West End after the third national COVID-19 lockdown in England. [7]
In October 2021, she released a new single, "Nothing To Lose", in collaboration with Myleene Klass. [8] She also appeared in a TV and online ad campaign by Bailey's promote its Irish Cream, featuring three witches, played by Green, Tia Kofi and Asia Thorne. [9] It was released in Australia, America as well as the UK. [8]
In February 2022, Green embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour alongside the entire cast of series 2, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events. [10]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | All Together Now | Herself | Contestant Series 2 |
| 2021 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Herself | Contestant Series 2 (9th Place) and Series 3 (9th Place) |
| Celebrity Ghost Trip | Herself | Contestant (paired with Joe Black) | |
| Children in Need 2021 | Herself | Guest appearance | |
| 2022 | The Apprentice | Herself | Guest appearance (Series 16) |
| Question Team | Herself | Guest appearance |
| Year | Title | Artist | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "My House" | Jodie Harsh | [11] |
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | "Stars" | Veronica Green | Non-album Single | [12] |
| 2021 | "Nothing to Lose" | Veronica Green and Myleene Klass | Non-album Single | [8] |
| Year | Title | Promoter | Locations | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Drag Queens of Pop | Nimax Theatres | Vaudeville Theatre | [7] |
| 2022 | RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour | Voss Events / World of Wonder | Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport | [10] |
I Like to Watch is a 2019 American web series hosted by drag queens Trixie Mattel and Katya Zamolodchikova. The series was created by Netflix, and streams on the company's YouTube channel. I Like to Watch films its hosts as they view and react to various Netflix Original Programming and licensed films streaming on Netflix. The first season aired from November 21, 2019, to March 21, 2020. A second season, recorded in the duo's homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, premiered on May 23, 2020. The third season, still recorded from home but with the hosts together in person before moving to a new set, premiered on February 20, 2021. The series won a People's Voice Webby Award in 2022. In 2023 the series won a Bronze Anthem Award in the Awareness & Media categories for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC and World of Wonder, premiered on 3 October 2019. The show is the fourth installment of the Drag Race franchise, and the second fronted by RuPaul. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for "the United Kingdom's next drag superstar", the first series title dubbed "UK's First Drag Superstar". RuPaul plays several roles on the show including host, mentor and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show also employs a panel of judges: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, and Graham Norton.
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The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World began airing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on 9 February 2024. RuPaul returned to his role of main host and head judge, and again was joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom are judges on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
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