Blu Hydrangea

* UK vs The World
* UK Season 1

## Logo

**Blu Hydrangea** είναι το καλλιτεχνικό όνομα του **Joshua Cargill**, ένας drag performer και ένας από τους διαγωνιζόμενους της πρώτης σεζόν του *RuPaul's Drag Race UK*.

Το Blu ψηφίστηκε αργότερα ανεπίσημα Miss Congeniality από τους φάνς.

Η Blu επέστρεψε αργότερα για να αγωνιστεί στο *RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World* και στέφθηκε η πρώτη Queen of the Mothertucking World.

## Προέλευση του Drag Name

"Το όνομά μου προέρχεται από κάποιο θάμνο Blu Hydrangea που βρίσκεται στον κήπο μου. Η νάνα μου μου είπε ότι έπρεπε να το φυτέψουμε με ένα σκουριασμένο καρφί ώστε να γίνει μια όμορφη μπλε ορτανσία. Μου αρέσει αυτή η ιστορία του κάτι που προέρχεται από ένα σκουριασμένο βρώμικο παλιό καρφί σε κάτι όμορφο που μοιάζει με εμένα ως άτομο. Προέρχομαι από κάποιον που δεν είχε τόσο αυτοπεποίθηση και ήταν λίγο σπασίκλας σε αυτό το λαμπερό πολύχρωμο ον - το λατρεύω."

## Track Record(s)

Blu Hydrangea

## Αξιομνημόνευτα αποσπάσματα

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1

* "I'm ready to paint the town blue!" (entrance quote)
* "Oh, mummy!"
* "Oh, right. Scaredy Kat really does like the pussy"
* "Oh, I'm Cher's decapitated head, bitch."
* "Bottom Two Spice." (to Sum Ting Wong)
* "Despunk my balls!"
* ♪ "Get the frock out of my way! Hydrangea's in the game now, mug beat for the gods, working on my funny, beating all the odds. I can be the hero for the gays back home, bitches better watch out, now I send them home (home, home, home) (Pack your bags, you're going home! Oh dear, Blu's here! She's got the crown, she's breaking down)" ♪ (verse on Break Up (Bye Bye) by The Frock Destroyers.)
* "If we book you." (to Cheryl Hole before being eliminated)
* "Well ladies don't be feeling Blu, just follow her on Instagram!" (elimination quote)

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

* "Well, what's the craic?" (entrance quote)
* "I know, it's ruined me!"
* "I don't bloody know, Ru, there was only three films, baby." (As Mike Myers on Snatch Game)
* "I don't bloody know baby, I'm not the real Mike Myers, baby." (When asked how the the 4th film would be called)
* "I wrote Bangers & Mash Ru, because my Bangers & Mash have been rock hard since I've been here, baby." (As Mike Myers on Snatch Game)
* "Do I make you horny, baby? Do I make you Randy?" (As Mike Myers on Snatch Game)
* "That's freaking gross. You probably wish you had a time machine so you could take that back." (To Janey Jacké as James Charles on Snatch Game)
* "Well, actually, Ru, I have Graham Norton held hostage in my Amsterdam lair. Above a lake of hot smegma. And there's only one way to save him RuPaul, a Golden RuPeter Badge." (As Dr. Evil on Snatch Game)
* "But tonight I'm sending home... Pangina."
* "Sorry, Pangina." (To Jujubee's Cat Purse)
* "My first line has "eliminator" in it because I just eliminated the strongest queen in the competition."
* ♪ "Creator, eliminator, Belfast queen is a gender breaker. Queer is for life, but not without a fight. Gays getting married, the future is bright! Beat-maker, crown taker, Blu's gonna be the new Hall of Famer. Luck of the Irish, got my name in the stars. Got something to say? Who do you think you are?"♪ (verse on Living My Life in London)
* "It's ok, you'll be in the next All Stars, right? (To Jujubee after being eliminated)
* "Northern Ireland, I'm taking the crown home, home, home, home!" (Winner's Speech)

## Farewell Message

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1

"Not just a look Queen! BLU came, Blu slayed, Blu conquered for N.I. ♡ Love you ALL! BLU Hydrangea♡"

## Trivia

* Blu Hydrangea was the most followed queen of the cast before the show aired.
* Blu Hydrangea is the first contestant...
	+ ...from Northern Ireland to compete on the *Drag Race* franchise.
	+ ...to get a match in the Snatch Game on *RuPaul's Drag Race UK*.
	+ ...to win a challenge on *RuPaul's Drag Race UK* and not reach the finale.
	+ ...to win both a Regular and Golden RuPeter Badge.
	+ ...to be both an Unofficial Miss Congeniality and win a season.
		- She is the second Miss Congeniality to go on to win their second run, the first being Monét X Change.
* As a member of The Frock Destroyers, she was part of the first shared win between three contestants in *Drag Race* history, along with Baga Chipz and Divina De Campo.
* Blu Hydrangea is the only member of the Frock Destroyers not to reach the finale on the first season of *RuPaul's Drag Race UK*.
* Blu Hydrangea can be seen in the audience with her boyfriend in the Semi-Finals round of *Queen of the Universe*.
* Blu Hydrangea was crowned as the unofficial Miss Congeniality of *RuPaul's Drag Race UK* Season 1 by the fans via a voting made on Bob The Drag Queen's Twitter, making her the first Miss Congeniality of *RuPaul's Drag Race UK*.
	+ This makes her the second Miss Congeniality to be crowned unofficially after Tynomi Banks.
	+ She has had the shortest reign of any Miss Congeniality due to being crowned long after the season had finished airing.
* Blu Hydrangea's promo look for *RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World* was made by Crimsyn, also known as Matt, winner of Season 1 of *Painted with Raven*.
* Blu Hydrangea is the fifth queen to win Snatch Game portraying a male celebrity, following Kennedy Davenport on the seventh season of *RuPaul's Drag Race*, BenDeLaCreme on the third season of *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars*, The Vivienne on the first season of *RuPaul's Drag Race UK* and Shea Couleé on the fifth season of *RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars*.
	+ She is also the second queen to win Snatch Game playing two different characters in the same game, along with Bob The Drag Queen (Season 8).
* Blu is the fifth winner in the franchise to win one maxi challenge in her season, following Yvie Oddly (Season 11), Kita Mean (Down Under Season 1), Kylie Sonique Love (All Stars 6) and Vanessa Van Cartier (Drag Race Holland Season 2).
* Blu Hydrangea was the only queen to make the final of UK vs The World who wasn't also a finalist on her original season.

## Gallery

### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1

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#### RuPaul's Drag Race UK Season 1 Looks

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### RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World

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#### RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Looks

Promo LookConfessional LookEntrance LookTalent Show LookI'm A Winner Baby LookKitty Girl LookButch Queen LookYou Wear It Well LookWest End Wendys: The Comeback Look – Mariah Gon TrappyDot Dot Dot LookSnatch Game Look – Mike Myers (as Austin Powers/Dr. Evil from "Austin Powers")Luck Be A Lady LookEpisode 4 LSFTW LookWerk of Art LookGrand Finale Eleganza Extravaganza LookLSFTC Round 1 LookLSFTC Round 2 Look

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## References

1. ↑ 1,0 1,1 Belfast drag queen Blu Hydrangea: Same-sex marriage laws mean Northern Ireland lives in 'black and white' | The Belfast Telegraph — October 11, 2019
2. ↑ RuPaul Drag Race UK star Blu Hydrangea to host show in Portsmouth | The News — February 4, 2020
3. ↑ Drag Race UK vs The World winner: 'Drag Race helped me find my queerness' | BBC Three — March 9, 2022
4. ↑ You've made Northern Ireland very proud: Blu Hydrangea sashays out of Drag Race UK | Belfast Telegraph — November 8, 2019
5. ↑ Tweet by BluHydrangea\_ | Twitter — February 15, 2020
6. ↑ RuPaul Drag Race stars share their advice on age gaps in relationships: “There is something quite hot about a daddy vibe” | Yahoo — October 17, 2020
7. ↑ Drag Race's Blu Hydrangea Defends Baga Chipz On UK vs The World | YouTube — March 5, 2022
8. ↑ 8,0 8,1 Tweet by BluHydrangea\_ | Twitter — February 8, 2022
9. ↑ 9,0 9,1 Blu Hydrangea | BBC Media Centre — August 21, 2019
10. ↑ Post by BluHydrangea\_ | Twitter — December 24, 2021
11. ↑ Tweet by thatonequeen | Twitter — September 8, 2020
12. ↑ Tweet by thatonequeen | Twitter — September 8, 2020
13. ↑ Post by bluhydrangea\_ | Instagram — January 17, 2022
14. ↑ RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Versus The World: Meet The Queens | BBC Media Centre — January 17, 2022