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Tributes have started pouring in for Ru Paul's Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine after their family revealed that they had died aged 28.
The drag performer, whose real name is George Ward, starred in series two of the UK version of the hit competition. Their family said their 'lives will never be the same' following their death.
In a statement, they said: "It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George - Cherry Valentine - has tragically passed away. This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced.
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"As his family, we are still processing his death and our lives will never be the same. We understand how much he is loved and how many lives he has inspired and touched.
"All we ask is for your patience and your prayers in this time. We love you Georgie. 30 November 1993 - 18 September 2022."
Some of Cherry's co-stars have now been paying tribute to them on social media. A'Whora, who competed on the same series as Cherry, said they had 'lost a sister'
On Instagram, A'Whora said: "I cannot even begin to process todays news. I honestly have never been so heartbroken and in a state of shock so much!
"I've lost not only a sister but someone who for the last 7 months had become my best friend who I would call and text about everything and anything. We had so much planned and you had so much greatness ahead, and I know your legacy and talent will forever live on.
"I love you beyond words will ever understand! I will never stop being inspired by you and will continue to fight for your voice to be heard. I love you. RIP."
Winner of Ru Paul's Drag UK series two
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Born and raised as George Ward in the Traveller community in Darlington, drag performer Cherry Valentine thought their life was mapped out for them. "I was going to get a job as a mechanic, get married, have kids and that would be it," the Drag Race UK star, who has died aged 28, said in an interview with the Manchester Evening News earlier this year.
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RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine has died aged 28.
star, whose real name was George Ward, died on Sept. 18, according to a statement from his parents, which was released through his PR firm on Instagram. He was 28.«It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George — Cherry Valentine — has tragically passed away,» the statement reads.
Drag performer George Ward, who competed in BBC reality competition “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” under the name Cherry Valentine, has died at age 28.
On the Box Talent.“Our love and thoughts are with his parents who have issued the following statement: ‘It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George – Cherry Valentine – has tragically passed away.“This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced,’” the statement concluded. Cherry Valentine was born in Darlington, England, in the Northeast of the country, and grew up in a travelers community.He qualified as a mental health nurse in 2015, and worked for the U.K.’s NHS, helping with the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.Cherry Valentine was the first queen eliminated during Season 2 of “Drag Race.” A documentary about his life — “Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud” — was released earlier this year in the U.K.
Cherry Valentine has unfortunately passed away.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Ellie Diamond has led the tributes to Cherry Valentine after it was announced they had tragically died aged 28. Cherry's, whose real name is George Ward and passed away on Sunday, family said in a statement: "It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George - Cherry Valentine - has tragically passed away. "This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced.
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Cherry Valentine, a beloved member of the RuPaul’s Drag Race family, has sadly died.
BBC documentary Gypsy Queen And Proud. A statement from his family said: “It is with the most heart-wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George – Cherry Valentine – has tragically passed away. “This will come as a profound shock to most people and we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced.
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Manori Ravindran International Editor “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.” contestant George Ward, who performed as Cherry Valentine, has died at the age of 28. A cause of death is still unknown. Ward, who also worked as a mental health nurse, starred in Season 2 of the British “Drag Race” adaptation in 2021. Ward’s agent Emma Bunning confirmed the news of his death, on Sept. 18, to Variety and shared a statement from the actor’s family: “It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George – Cherry Valentine – has tragically passed away,” reads the statement. “This will come as a profound shock to most people [and] we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced.