Exclusive: Ella Vaday says she has “evolved” since Drag Race UK: “I’m all about doing things the hard way”
Ella Vaday spoke to GAY TIMES about the “exciting” things she has been up to since Drag Race UK and how she has “changed” since competing.
The self-proclaimed “drag beast from the East” dominated the UK’s third instalment, becoming only the fourth queen in the franchise’s herstory to win four challenges in a single season.
Since her time on the show came to an end, Ella says she has been “a busy, busy girl” and working on lots of “exciting stuff” that will be announced in the coming months. “I’ve been working my socks off and it’s been so nice to meet everyone around the country who has appreciated what I did and my journey on the show,” she tells GAY TIMES. “That has been the best bit about it.” She is currently touring with season three sisters Vanity Milan, Choriza May and River Medway as part of their Pick ‘N’ Mix tour based on the “Big Drag Energy” performance challenge. “It’s just nice to work together because when you finish Drag Race, you’re then off doing your own thing,” she explains. “We saw each other a bit during the show run and then we’re all just working and I don’t get to see really anyone, especially on my touring, my excursions around the country, I don’t see anyone, I’m just by myself.” The queens are visiting 10 different cities across the UK throughout March, roughly a year since they filmed the third season of Drag Race UK. “So at least now, I’m going to have three other girls and it’s nice to sort of recap the whole ‘Big Drag Energy’ thing which was so, it must have been this time last year, and it’s nice to think that a year later, we’re actually touring around and people are coming to see us,” Ella continues.
