Ella Vaday
Ella Vaday | |
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| File:DragCon 2023 @ DVSROSS Photgraphy -123 (crop).jpg Ella Vaday at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2023 | |
| Born | Nick Collier 23 September 1988 |
| Television | RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 3) |
| Website | ellavadayofficial |
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Nick Collier[1] (born 23 September 1988),[2][3] better known as Ella Vaday, is an English drag queen, actor and dancer who competed on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Early life and education
[edit | edit source]Collier was based in Dagenham, East London as a child. A fan of singing and dancing as a child, he attended Bird College, a performing arts school in Sidcup, South East London.[4]
Career
[edit | edit source]Collier first worked as a backup dancer for Olly Murs and Eoghan Quigg on The X Factor. Theatre credits include Book of Mormon, Cats, Fame, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Peter Pan, and Wicked. He has also operated a dog walking business. Collier competed under his drag name, Ella Vaday, on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[4] He impersonated Nigella Lawson during the Snatch Game challenge.[5][6] Conor Clark of Gay Times called the impersonation "iconic".[7] Collier was one of the three finalists, competing against Krystal Versace and Kitty Scott-Claus in the final lip-sync to "You Don’t Own Me" by Dusty Springfield.[8]
Collier also appeared as Ella Vaday in Sumotherhood, the feature film follow-up for Adam Deacon, released in November 2023.[9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ella Vaday's social media following increased from 6,000 to 30,000 followers.[4]
Discography
[edit | edit source]Singles
[edit | edit source]As featured artist
[edit | edit source]- Tainted Love (LEONTAS feat. Ella Vaday) (2020)[10]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]Television
[edit | edit source]- RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2021)
- Bring Back My Girls (2024)
Awards and nominations
[edit | edit source]| Year | Award-giving body | Category | Work | Results | Ref. |
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| 2022 | The Queerties | Future All-Star | Herself | Nominated | [11] |
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- 1988 births
- 21st-century English LGBTQ people
- Actors from the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
- Alumni of Bird College
- Drag performers from London
- English dancers
- English drag queens
- English gay actors
- English male stage actors
- LGBTQ people from London
- Living people
- Male actors from London
- People from Dagenham
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants