Michael Marouli
Born
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, England
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 5)
Websitemichaelmarouli.co.uk

Michael Marouli is a British drag performer who competed on series 5 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Career

Michael Marouli has been a drag performer for approximately 15 years.[1] She began doing drag at the age of 22 and has described her persona as "camp, daft, filth, fabulous, and iconic".[2] Michael Marouli is also a cabaret performer in Gran Canaria,[3] and a winner of Drag Idol Newcastle.[4] She has appeared on The X Factor,[5] and competed on series 5 (2023) of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[6] For the girl group challenge on Drag Race, she was part of Fierce Force Five with Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Tomara Thomas, and Vicki Vivacious.[7][8] Michael Marouli impersonated Catherine Tate for the Snatch Game challenge.[9] She was the runner-up to Ginger Johnson.

Michael Marouli performed at Lincoln Pride in 2023.[10]

Personal life

Michael Marouli is from Newcastle upon Tyne, and uses the pronouns she/her in drag and he/him out of drag.[3]

Discography

Title Year Album
"Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version)"[11]
(RuPaul featuring Tomara Thomas, Vicki Vivacious, Cara Melle, & DeDeLicious)		 2023 non-album single
"Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical"[12] 2023 Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical Album

Filmography

Television

Year Title Role Notes Ref
2014 The X Factor UK Herself Arena Auditions Wk 2 [13]
2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant [14]
2023 Lorraine Herself Guest [15]

References

  1. ↑ "Drag Race UK: Who are the North East queens competing?". The Shields Gazette. Archived from the original on 2023-10-06. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. ↑ Hassan, Beril Naz (2023-09-29). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 5: Who is in the cast?". Evening Standard. Archived from the original on 2023-10-07. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 1 2 "Meet RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 Queens". www.bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ↑ Duke, Simon (2023-09-28). "Drag Race UK season five cast announced as BBC show returns". Chronicle Live. Archived from the original on 2023-09-25. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. ↑ "Watch Sunday's X Factor video previews". Digital Spy. 2014-09-21. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ↑ "DRUK's Vicki Vivacious & Michael Marouli On Being Besties Before The Show". www.pride.com. Archived from the original on 2023-10-01. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  7. ↑ ""Sorry, what?": Drag Race UK fans are saying the same thing about new episode". GAY TIMES. 2023-10-13. Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  8. ↑ O’Keeffe, Kevin (2023-10-13). "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 5, Episode 3 recap: Bop to the top". Archived from the original on 2023-10-13. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  9. ↑ Wratten, Marcus (2023-11-03). "Drag Race UK fans divided over Snatch Game winner: 'They are rigging'". PinkNews. Retrieved 2023-11-04.
  10. ↑ Maslin, Eleanor (2023-08-21). "Photos of Lincoln Pride 2023 as colourful crowds lined the streets". Lincolnshire Live. Archived from the original on 2023-08-26. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Don't Ick My Yum (Fierce Force Five Version) - Single". music.apple.com.
  12. ↑ "Pant-Oh She Better Don't: The Rusical". music.apple.com.
  13. ↑ "Michael Marouli | Arena Auditions Wk 2 | The X Factor UK 2014". The X Factor UK. Retrieved 2023-10-15.
  14. ↑ Spencer, Samuel (September 11, 2023). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5 cast: Meet the queens battling it out for the crown". BBC Three. Archived from the original on September 25, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
  15. ↑ "So lovely of @lorraine to join us on our show this morning. You're welcome to come back any time, pet! #DragRaceUK". Twitter.com. November 29, 2023. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
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