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Cheddar Gorgeous is the stage name of Michael John Atkins, a British drag performer and academic who competed on series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
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Cheddar Gorgeous is a British drag performer and one of the contestants of the fourth season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Their drag name references the British landmark Cheddar Gorge, which she has visited many times.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 4
•"My drag name references the iconic British landmark Cheddar Gorge, and a lot like Cheddar Gorge I go on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever, and sometimes I'm damp." (Meet the Queens) •"Bzzzzzzz" (Meet the Queens) •"Intrigued? I think you will be." (entrance quote) •"I'm much more interested in being an alien deity than I am in being a pop princess." •"This is the first time I've ever competed for anything, because naturally I've always just seen myself as the winner." •"What's wrong with warm cheese, Cathy? Everybody likes a fondue from time to time." •"♪ Deity, alien Queen. Punk rock witch from a twisted dream. Queer your mind, embrace the hazy. I'll get those fluid going crazy! ♪" (Verse in Come Alive) •"♪ It's me, Cheddar Gorgeous. OG queen of versatility. Take me to your leader, I've got something to say. I've been down to change the world and things won't be the same. Leave your doubt behind you. Believe you can be more. Learn to love the alien. Throw the rule book out the door ♪" (verse in UK Grand Finale Megamix)
•In her Meet the Queens video, Cheddar says that she believes she is the first Drag Race contestant to hold a doctoral degree, possessing a PhD in Anthropology from the University of Manchester.
•She was followed by Drag Race México finalist Gala Varo, who possesses a PhD in Biomedicine from the University of Guadalajara.
•In September 2023 Cheddar began a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the University of Manchester based around the See Me; Hear Me project, which will explore "disability and the use of drag as a form of radical advocacy and collaborative self expression".
•This makes Cheddar the first Drag Race contestant to take on an academic position after competing on the show.
•However, Gala Varo was a Professor of Biomedicine, Biochemistry and Immunology at the University of Guadalajara prior to competing on Drag Race, so Cheddar is not the first to hold an academic position in general.
•On UK Season 4, Cheddar became...
251K Followers, 1,207 Following, 390 Posts - Dr. Cheddar Gorgeous (@cheddar_gorgeous) on Instagram: "Multidimensional Cultural Icon MGMT: @gallosgroup Patron of @georgehousetrust & @thisissurvivors Ambassador".
Cheddar Gorgeous is a unicorn and super-hero who disrupts gender conventions in UK drag. He is a founding member of Cha Cha Boudoir, a monthly home of the fabulous in Manchester, and a doctoral researcher on urban gay villages.
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Cheddar Gorgeous is a unicorn, alien, and idealist who performs drag shows and videos. Watch her lovely times, being a performer, and shorts playlists on her YouTube channel.
