Baga Chipz

Baga Chipz (born Leo Loren) is a British drag queen known for competing on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Baga Chipz
Baga performing at Troxy, London in February 2020
Born
Leo Loren
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (season 1) (2019)

Career

Chipz is a part of "The Buffalo Girls", a drag troupe also featuring Lady Lloyd and Silver Summers.[1]

In 2014, Chipz appeared in Drag Queens of London, a series documenting the lives of drag queens over a three-month period, both on and off the stage.[2]

On 21 August 2019, Chipz was announced as one of the ten queens to be competing in the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[3] Baga won three challenges and finished in third place. During November–December 2019, Chipz and the cast of series one of RuPauls Drag Race UK embarked on a tour hosted by Drag Race alumna Alyssa Edwards.[4] In January 2020, Chipz attended the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK.[5]

In December 2019 Chipz, alongside fellow RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant The Vivienne, began starring in Morning T&T on WOW Presents Plus.[6] The show sees The Vivienne and Chipz reprise their Snatch Game impersonations of Donald Trump and Margaret Thatcher, respectively, to host fictional television news show, and consisted of six episodes as of January 2020.[7] At DragCon UK in January 2020 an additional episode was filmed with The Vivienne and Baga appearing as themselves.[8] Guests on the web series included fellow Drag Race UK alumni Sum Ting Wong as Queen Elizabeth II and Cheryl Hole as Gemma Collins.[9][10]

In March 2020 Chipz, once again alongside The Vivienne, started presenting the UK version of I Like to Watch, a web series produced by Netflix in which they review Netflix programming.[11]

Chipz is known for her Amy Winehouse impression.[12]

In July 2020, Baga appeared on Celebrity Masterchef.[13] On 8 July 2020, Baga was eliminated from the competition.

In September 2020, Baga released her debut single titled "When The Sun Goes Down" in collaboration with Saara Aalto.[14] She also appeared on the ITV series Celebrity Karaoke Club which started on 23 September 2020.[15]

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
Frock4Life

(with Frock Destroyers)

Singles
Title Year Album
"When the Sun Goes Down"[14]
(with Saara Aalto)		 2020 Non-album single
"Her Majesty" (with Frock Destroyers) FROCK4LIFE
"Big Ben" (with Frock Destroyers)
"A Very Harsh Christmas"
(with Kelly Peakman)		 Non-album single
"Read" 2021
"Drag City"
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[16]		 US
Elec.
[17]
"Break Up (Bye Bye)"[18]

(The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)

 2019 3545 Non-album single
"To the Moon" (Cast Version)[19]

(RuPaul ft. The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK)

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Filmography

Television
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 Drag Queens of London Herself Main Cast [2]
2015-2017 London Calling Herself Guest [20]
2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (3rd Place); Series 1
X Factor: Celebrity Herself Guest [21]
Channel 4’s Alternative Election Night Herself Guest [22]
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year Herself 2019 Edition (Guest) [23]
2020 CelebAbility Herself Guest
Roast Battle UK Herself Guest [24]
Pointless Celebrities Herself Guest [25]
Celebrity MasterChef Herself Contestant [26]
Celebrity Karaoke Club Herself Contestant [15]
2021 The Celebrity Circle Herself Contestant [27]

Music videos
Year Title Artist Ref.
2014 "Don't Rescue Me" Buffalo Girls [28]
2015 "You're There" Jeff Kristian [20]
2020 "Mask, Glove, Soap, Scrubs" Todrick Hall [29]
"Always" Waze & Odyssey [30]

Web series
Year Title Role Notes Ref
2019-2020 Morning T&T Margaret Thatcher World of Wonder original [31]
2020 I Like to Watch UK Herself Netflix UK web series [32]
God Shave the Queens Herself World of Wonder docu-series [33]
Slag Wars Herself Men.com web reality series

Theatre
Year Title Role Theatre Ref.
2019 Cinderella Baroness Baga Trafalgar Studios [34]

References
  1. H., Ali (14 April 2014). "MEET THE CAST: THE DRAG QUEENS OF LONDON". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  2. "Drag Queens of London: New promo for London Live's new series". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. 22 April 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  3. Smith, Reiss. "The RuPaul's Drag Race UK queens are finally here". PinkNews.co.uk.
  4. Crossley, Becki. "Stars of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to tour in December, tickets on sale now". List.
  5. Damshenas, Sam (22 January 2020). "Check out all the sickening lewks from the first ever RuPaul's DragCon UK". Gaytimes.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  6. Lusky, Bridget (25 November 2019). "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' spinoff 'Morning T&T' coming super soon". Film Daily. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  7. "Morning T&T". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  8. "Morning T&T at RuPaul's DragCon UK 2020! - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  9. "REAL News and Graceful Brexits - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  10. "Cancelled?!? - Season 1". WOW Presents Plus. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  11. "The Vivienne and Baga Chipz host new Netflix series 'I Like to Watch UK'". Attitude.co.uk. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
  12. Greig, Finley (21 November 2019). "Baga Chipz: who is the Drag Race UK finalist made famous by his Amy Winehouse performance?". Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  13. "Celebrity MasterChef 2020 full line-up revealed". Retrieved 8 July 2020.
  14. Currinn, Jonathan (13 September 2020). "Saara Aalto Teams-Up With Baga Chipz For Awesome New Single "When The Sun Goes Down"". CelebMix. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  15. Currinn, Jonathan (13 August 2020). "ITV Announces Line-Up For Celebrity Karaoke Club For ITV2 Including Stars Of Love Island, The X Factor And RuPaul's Drag Race". CelebMix. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  16. "CAST OF RUPAUL's DRAG RACE UK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company".
  17. "EDM Music & Dance Songs Chart - November 16, 2019". Billboard. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  18. "Drag Race UK's girl group episode was the best in years, including America". 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  19. "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. Finale Recap: The Queen of England". 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
  20. "'You're There' charity single by Jeff Kristian". CancerIsADrag.com. 6 December 2015. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  21. Maurice, Emma (1 December 2019). "Drag Race's The Vivienne slams X Factor for appearing to pay all performers except the drag queens". PinkNews.co.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  22. "Channel 4 adds raft of comedians and top TV talent to line-up for Alternative Election Night". Channel4.com. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  23. Yeates, Cydney. "The Vivienne hits back as she's criticised for using word 'fishy' on Big Fat Quiz Of The Year 2019". Metro. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  24. Brown, Steve (21 January 2020). "BAGA CHIPZ AND THE VIVIENNE BRING THE SHADE ON 'ROAST BATTLE UK' - WATCH". Attitude. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  25. Williams, Isla (25 April 2020). "Baga Chipz and Gyles Brandreth hailed as 'pairing TV was invented for' in Pointless Celebrities". Metro. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
  26. Bray, Abbie (25 May 2020). "Celebrity Masterchef line-up 2020 includes first blind contestant Amar Latif and Drag Race's Baga Chipz". Metro. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  27. "Famous names confirmed to play celebrity edition of The Circle for Stand Up To Cancer". Channel 4. 15 December 2020.
  28. "'DRAG QUEENS' GROUP BUFFALO GIRLS PREMIERE NEW VIDEO". Attitude. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
  29. Mask, Gloves, Soap, Scrubs (Official Video). Todrick Hall. 29 April 2020. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  30. George Michael (21 May 2020). "Always (Drag Stars Official Video)" (YouTube video). Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 21 May 2020.
  31. "The Vivienne and Baga Chipz Serve "Morning T&T" in New Digital Series". NewNowNext.com. 22 November 2019.
  32. Drag Queens Baga Chipz and The Vivienne React To Sex Education | I Like To Watch UK. YouTube. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2020.
  33. Barraclough, Leo. "'RuPaul's Drag Race' Producers Greenlight Two Docu-Series for SVOD (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.com. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
  34. Perks, Daniel. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestant Baga Chipz to star in Cinderella in the West End". Variety.com. Retrieved 10 April 2020.

See also
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