Anita Wigl'it

Nick Kennedy-Hall, better known by the stage name Anita Wigl'it, is an English-New Zealand drag performer best known for hosting House of Drag and competing on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[1]

Anita Wigl'it
Born
Nick Kennedy-Hall
OccupationDrag queen
Known for

Early life

Kennedy-Hall was born in England and moved to Auckland at age 10.[2] He completed a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music (Honours) in music performance (with first class honours) at University of Auckland and a Masters of Music degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, before returning to New Zealand and joining the Royal New Zealand Navy Band as a trumpet player.[2]

Career

In 2018, Anita and Kita Mean were both judges on the New Zealand drag show House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo "Kita and Anita".[3] The duo are also partners in Caluzzi, a drag cabaret in downtown Auckland.[4]

In March 2021, both Anita and Kita were announced as contestants to compete on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. During the show, Anita won the Snatch Game in episode 2 for impersonating Queen Elizabeth II,[5] and was eliminated in episode 4 after losing a lip sync to Karen from Finance.[6]

Unlike a regular season of the original U.S. RuPaul's Drag Race, no Miss Congeniality was crowned by RuPaul in the series; however, a poll of the eliminated queens in post-show interviews with the entertainment website PopBuzz saw Anita Wigl'it named as their choice for Miss Congeniality.[7]

She currently co-hosts the Kita and Anita's Happy Hour podcast alongside Kita Mean.[8]

Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes
2018-20 House of Drag Judge 2 seasons (17 episodes)
2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Contestant Eliminated (4 episodes)

Awards and nominations
Year Award ceremony Category Work Results Ref.
2022 New Zealand Television Awards Television Personality of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Pending [9]

References
  1. Nolfi, Joey (6 March 2021). "Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis!". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. Gates, Charlie (9 August 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Star Brings Her Show to Christchurch". Stuff. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
  3. Anna Murray, "The reality show dragging TVNZ into the future". New Zealand Herald, November 20, 2018.
  4. Lillie Rohan, "Love Languages: Drag Race Down Under star Anita Wigl'it on pursuing her passions". New Zealand Herald, July 1, 2021.
  5. Shaad D'Souza, "RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Recap: A Dingo Ate My Snitch Game". Vulture, May 8, 2021.
  6. Sam Damshenas, "Exclusive: Drag Race Down Under’s Karen from Finance is taking ‘accountability’ for her past actions". Gay Times, June 17, 2021.
  7. Woodrow White, "Drag Race Down Under's Anita Wigl'it crowned Miss Congeniality". PopBuzz, June 21, 2021.
  8. "Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip". NZ Herald. December 21, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  9. "NZ TV Awards Names 2021 TV Legend And TV Personality Of The Year Finalists". Scoop Media. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
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