Ella Vaday

## Logo

**Ella Vaday** είναι το καλλιτεχνικό όνομα του **Nicholas Collier**, ένας drag performer και ένας από τους διαγωνιζόμενους της τρίτης σεζόν του *RuPaul's Drag Race UK*.

## Προέλευση του Drag Name

"Όταν δούλευα στο Γουέστ Εντ, διατηρούσα επίσης τη δική μου επιχείρηση βόλτας με σκύλους, οπότε έτρεχα όλη μέρα, και μετά όταν πήγαινα στη δουλειά έλεγα: «Ήταν μια μέρα κόλαση (it’s been a hell of a day!)! ” Είμαι πολύ εγώ - πολύ Βρετανός και λίγο στεναχωρημένος. Συνήθιζα να αποκαλώ τον εαυτό μου Ella Vanass, αλλά όλοι νόμιζαν ότι έλεγα Elephant Ass, οπότε το απέρριψα!"

## Track Record(s)

Vanity Milan

## Αξιομνημόνευτα αποσπάσματα

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3

* "Oh, my gosh. It looks like you're about to have one Ella Vaday." (entrance quote)
* "What an absolute BITCH."
* "Dirty, dirty, dirty." (as Nigella Lawson in Snatch Game)
* "Ru-Pa-ool." (as Nigella Lawson in Snatch Game)
* "Meecrowavé." (as Nigella Lawson in Snatch Game)
* "Pum-pum potatoes." (as Nigella Lawson in Snatch Game)
* "So I said, Radiant, Rampant, Rich and Relatable Reverse Cowgirl." (as Nigella Lawson in Snatch Game)
* "It's fine, it's fugly, you can wear your lettuce again."
* "I'm asking for it. I'm DYING for it."
* "On-your-bus. Which is what you were in week one." (To Anubis)
* "If I ever need a brain transplant, I'm picking yours because it has not been used yet." (To Krystal during the roast)
* "♪ Drag beast from the East, she's had Ella Vaday. Got B.D.E and I'm here to slay. Live singing assassin, I keep you gaggin', keep you guessin' baby! Never keep your feelings deep inside. Embrace yourself and show your pride. You're stronger than you know, make every day Ella Vaday! ♪" (Verse in B.D.E)
* "♪ Ding-a-ling dong, come jingle my bells. Pat, pat my padded ass, I promise I won't tell. Aha, I'm on the naughty list. But I'm a top three queen if you catch my drift. Hey, we're under the mistletoe. Came to prove myself to you, ho, ho, hoes! Come on and jump on my sleigh. Have Ella of a Christmas with Ella Vaday! ♪" (Verse in Hey Sis, It's Christmas)

## Trivia

* Ella's name is a pun on the expression "hell of a day".
* Ella, along with Kitty Scott-Claus, is the first RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant to reach the finale without ever receiving generally negative critiques from the judges.
	+ This was also accomplished by Bianca Del Rio on Season 6 of RuPaul's Drag Race, Scarlett Bobo on Season 1 of Canada's Drag Race and Envy Peru on Season 1 of Drag Race Holland.
* Ella is the second RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant to win four Maxi Challenges, after Bimini Bon-Boulash in Season 2.
	+ Coincidentally, Ella won the exact same challenges as Bimini: the Girl Group challenge, the Snatch Game, an Acting Challenge and the Stand-Up Challenge
	+ Additionally, both Ella and Bimini had won one lip sync before the finale, except Bimini's was a Bottom 2, while Ella's was a Top 2 lip sync.
	+ They both also ended up as runners-up (2nd/3rd place) to someone with fewer challenge wins than them.
* Ella is now the fourth queen in the drag race franchise to win four challenges and not win their respective season, after Shea Couleé, Gigi Goode and Bimini Bon-Boulash.

## Gallery

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3

Mini PromoMini PromoPromo BannerPromo PosterPromo PosterAlternate PromoMini Trailer#TeamElla Promo#TeamElla Promo#TeamElla Poster#TeamElla Promo#TeamElla Promo
#### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3 Looks

Promo LookPremiere LookConfessional LookEntrance LookQueen of Your Hometown Look – DagenhamMy Favourite Thing Look – Pride Progress FlagRed Carpet Showstoppers LookHappy Campers in the Great Outdoors LookCampfire Couture LookNight of a Thousand Spice Girls Look – Sporty SpiceExpenny, Henny LookSnatch Game Look – Nigella LawsonFeeling Fruity LookFugly Swimwear LookCharity Shop Chic LookFugly But Fashionable LookScene Stealers Look – Oompa-LoompaOh My Goddess LookFinal Three Eleganza Extraganza Look

## Filmography

### **TV**

* RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 3, as contestant, placed 2nd/3rd. (2021)

## External Links

* Cameo
* Facebook
* Instagram
* Twitter
* Website

## References

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Profile of Nicholas Collier | London Theatre Direct
2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 2,2 2,3 2,4 2,5 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Meet the Queens of series three | BBC Media Centre — August 18, 2021
3. ↑ Tweet by EllaVaday | Twitter — September 7, 2021