Blu Hydrangea

Blu Hydrangea is the stage name of Joshua Cargill (born 15 February 1996), a Northern Irish drag queen from Belfast who is known for competing on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (2019) and later winning the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World (2022).

Blu Hydrangea
Born
Joshua Cargill

(1996-02-15) 15 February 1996
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom[1]
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
Television

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World

Title

Queen of the World (RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs The World)

SuccessorBimini Bon-Boulash
Websitewww.bluhydrangea.com

Career

Blu was announced as part of the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK on 21 September 2019 and subsequently finishing in fifth place on the series, being eliminated in the "Thirsty Work" episode, losing the lipsync to fellow contestant Cheryl Hole.

Outside of Drag Race, Blu is a well-known make-up queen, part of a band called the Frock Destroyers (with Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo). She now also hosts the new BBC web series Strictly Frocked Up, a weekly web series where she and another drag queen watch and review each episode of Strictly Come Dancing.

In January 2022, she was announced as one of the nine contestants on RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World.[2] On 8 March 2022, she was announced as the winner of the series.[3]

Personal life

Cargill grew up in Royal Hillsborough but later moved to live in Belfast.[4][5] They confirmed in a March 2022 interview that they identify as non-binary.[6]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (5th Place); series 1
2021-22 Stitch, Please![7] Herself Host
2021 Be Here, Be Queer Herself Netflix special[8]
2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World Herself Winner

Web
Year Title Role Notes
2020 God Shave the Queens Herself Produced by World of Wonder[9]
2020 Strictly Frocked Up Herself (Host) BBC iPlayer
2022 Frockumentary Herself WOWPresents+ Original[10]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2020 "Always" Waze & Odyssey [11]
2020 "Her Majesty" Frock Destroyers (Herself, Baga Chipz & Divina de Campo) [12]
2021 "My House" Jodie Harsh [13]

Discography

As lead artist
Year Song Album
2022 "Champion (Ru x Blu)"
(with RuPaul)		 Non-album single
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[14]		 US
Elec.
[15]
"Break Up (Bye Bye)"[16]

(RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, season 1)

 2019 3545 Non-album single
"Living My Life in London" (Cast Version)
(RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World, season 1)[17]		 2022 ––

With the Frock Destroyers
Main article: Frock Destroyers § Discography

References
  1. "Who is Blu Hydrangea? Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK queen and make-up expert". Radio Times. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. Nolfi, Joey (17 January 2022). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus the World cast adds international all-stars to new competition". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  3. March 08, Joey Nolfi; EST, 2022 at 05:10 PM. "The winner of 'RuPaul's Drag Race UK Versus the World' is..." EW.com. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. "Watch: Belfast's Blu Hydrangea wears Harland & Wolff costume in Drag Race UK debut". Belfasttelegraph.
  5. "Belfast's Blu Hydrangea competing in RuPaul's Drag Race UK". 21 August 2019.
  6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XUDCJ8-nSw
  7. Darvill, Josh (25 June 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Blu Hydrangea to front a new BBC Three sewing show". Telly Mix. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  8. "Drag Race UK's The Vivienne, Tia Kofi and more discuss drag in the UK in new Netflix film". Attitude.co.uk. 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
  9. Barraclough, Leo. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Greenlight Two Docu-Series for SVOD (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  10. Anderton, Joe (14 March 2022). "New Drag Race spinoffs revealed in exclusive WOW Presents trailer". Digital Spy. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  11. George Michael (21 May 2020), Always (Drag Stars Official Video)), retrieved 21 May 2020
  12. Frock Destroyers (4 December 2020), Her Majesty, retrieved 4 December 2020
  13. Jodie Harsh (5 March 2021), Jodie Harsh - My House (Official Video), retrieved 21 March 2021
  14. "CAST OF RUPAUL's DRAG RACE UK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  15. "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart - November 16, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  16. "Drag Race UK's girl group episode was the best in years, including America". 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  17. Benutty, John (1 March 2022). "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World' episode 5 recap: Final 5 add hometown verses to 'Living My Life in London'". Gold Derby. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
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