Baga Chipz

Baga Chipz is a British drag queen best known for competing on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Baga Chipz
Born
London, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019)

Career

Chipz is a part of "The Buffalo Girls", a drag troupe also featuring Lady Lloyd and Silver Summers.[1]

In 2014, Chipz appeared in Drag Queens of London, a series documenting the lives of drag queens over a three-month period, both on and off the stage.[2]

On 21 August 2019, Chipz was announced as one of the ten queens to be competing in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[3] Baga won three challenges and finished in third place. During November–December 2019, Chipz and the cast of series one of RuPauls Drag Race UK embarked on a tour hosted by Drag Race alum Alyssa Edwards.[4] In January 2020, Chipz attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK.[5]

In December 2019 Chipz, alongside fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant The Vivienne, began starring in Morning T&T on WOW Presents Plus.[6] The show sees The Vivienne and Chipz reprise their Snatch Game impersonations of Donald Trump and Margaret Thatcher, respectively, to host fictional television news show, and consisted of six episodes as of January 2020.[7] At DragCon UK in January 2020 an additional episode was filmed with The Vivienne and Baga appearing as themselves.[8] Guests on the web series included fellow Drag Race UK alumni Sum Ting Wong as Queen Elizabeth II and Cheryl Hole as Gemma Collins.[9][10]

In March 2020 Chipz, once again alongside The Vivienne, started presenting the UK version of I Like to Watch, a web series produced by Netflix in which they review Netflix programming.[11]

Chipz is known for her Amy Winehouse impression.[12]

In July 2020, Baga appeared on Celebrity Masterchef.[13] On 8 July 2020, Baga was eliminated from the competition.

Discography

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"Break Up (Bye Bye)" (Frock Destroyers Version)[14]

(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)

 2019 Non-album single
"To the Moon" (Cast Version)[15]

(RuPaul featuring The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 Drag Queens of London Himself Main Cast [2]
2015-2017 London Calling Himself Guest [16]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Himself Contestant (3rd Place); Series 1
2019 X Factor: Celebrity Himself Guest [17]
2019 Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night Himself Guest [18]
2019 The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Himself 2019 Edition [19]
2020 CelebAbility Himself Guest
2020 Roast Battle UK Himself Guest [20]
2020 Pointless Celebrities Himself Guest [21]
2020 Celebrity MasterChef Himself Contestant [22]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2014 "Don't Rescue Me" Buffalo Girls [23]
2015 "You're There" Jeff Kristian [16]
2020 "Mask, Glove, Soap, Scrubs" Todrick Hall [24]
2020 "Always" Waze & Odyssey [25]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019-2020 Morning T&T Margaret Thatcher World of Wonder original [26]
2020 I Like to Watch UK Himself Netflix UK web series [27]
2020 God Save the Queens Himself World of Wonder docu-series [28]

Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre Ref.
2019 Cinderella Baroness Baga Trafalgar Studios [29]

References
  1. H., Ali (14 April 2014). "MEET THE CAST: THE DRAG QUEENS OF LONDON". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Drag Queens of London: New promo for London Live's new series". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. Smith, Reiss. "The RuPaul's Drag Race UK queens are finally here". PinkNews.co.uk.
  4. Crossley, Becki. "Stars of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to tour in December, tickets on sale now". List.
  5. Damshenas, Sam (22 January 2020). "Check out all the sickening lewks from the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK". Gaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. Lusky, Bridget (25 November 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' spinoff 'Morning T&T' coming super soon". Film Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. "Morning T&T". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. "Morning T&T at RuPaul's DragCon UK 2020! - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. "REAL News and Graceful Brexits - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Cancelled?!? - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. "The Vivienne and Baga Chipz host new Netflix series 'I Like to Watch UK'". Attitude.co.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. Greig, Finley (21 November 2019). "Baga Chipz: who is the Drag Race UK finalist made famous by his Amy Winehouse performance?". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. "Celebrity MasterChef 2020 full line-up revealed". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  14. "Drag Race UK's girl group episode was the best in years, including America". 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  15. "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. Finale Recap: The Queen of England". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  16. "'You're There' charity single by Jeff Kristian". CancerIsADrag.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  17. Maurice, Emma (1 December 2019). "Drag Race's The Vivienne slams X Factor for appearing to pay all performers except the drag queens". PinkNews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  18. "Channel 4 adds raft of comedians and top TV talent to line-up for Alternative Election Night". Channel4.com. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  19. Yeates, Cydney. "The Vivienne hits back as she's criticised for using word 'fishy' on Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019". Metro. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  20. Brown, Steve (21 January 2020). "BAGA CHIPZ AND THE VIVIENNE BRING THE SHADE ON 'ROAST BATTLE UK' - WATCH". Attitude. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  21. Williams, Isla (25 April 2020). "Baga Chipz and Gyles Brandreth hailed as 'pairing TV was invented for' in Pointless Celebrities". Metro. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  22. Bray, Abbie (25 May 2020). "Celebrity Masterchef line-up 2020 includes first blind contestant Amar Latif and Drag Race's Baga Chipz". Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  23. "'DRAG QUEENS' GROUP BUFFALO GIRLS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO". Attitude. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  24. Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs (Official Video). Todrick Hall. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  25. George Michael (21 May 2020). "Always (Drag Stars Official Video)" (YouTube video). Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  26. "The Vivienne and Baga Chipz Serve "Morning T&T" in New Digital Series". NewNowNext.com. 22 November 2019.
  27. Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React To Sex Education | I Like To Watch UK. YouTube. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  28. Barraclough, Leo. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Greenlight Two Docu-Series for SVOD (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  29. Perks, Daniel. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Baga Chipz to star in Cinderella in the West End". Variety.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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