Blu Hydrangea (born 15 February 1996) is the stage name of Joshua Cargill, a Northern Irish drag queen from Belfast who competed the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in 2019, and won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World in 2022.
Career Blu Hydrangea was announced as part of the cast of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK on 21 September 2019 and subsequently finished in fifth place on the series, losing the lip sync to fellow contestant Cheryl Hole.
Outside of Drag Race, Blu Hydrangea is a make-up queen and a part of a group called the Frock Destroyers (with Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo). She also hosted the 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 the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. On 8 March 2022, Blu Hydrangea was announced as the winner of the series, becoming the first Northern Irish queen to win across the franchise. In December 2023, she was announced as competing on the seventh season of the Irish version of Dancing with the Stars, premiering in January 2024, where she finished as runner-up. She broke the record of receiving the most perfect scores in any series, with 5, and the most 10s of any contestant (along with Aoibhín Garrihy and Nina Carberry), with 18.
Personal life Cargill grew up in Royal Hillsborough but later moved to live in Belfast. He has dated Johnson Orr since 2014, becoming engaged in December 2023.
Filmography
Television Year Title Role Notes 2019 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Contestant (5th Place); Series 1 2021–2022 Stitch, Please! Herself Host2021Be Here, Be Queer Herself Netflix special2022 RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World Herself Contestant (Winner); Series 1 Queens for the Night Mentor One-off special 2023 RuPaul's Drag Race UK Herself Special guest; Series 5 2023 Mwy Na Daffs a Taffs Herself Episode 62024 Dancing with the Stars Herself Contestant (Runner-up); Series 7WreakDrag Queen Celeb Cooking School Herself Contestant (Winner)RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the WorldHerselfSpecial guest; Series 22026Dancing with the StarsHerselfAll-Star mentor; Series 9
Web Year Title Role Notes2020 God Shave the Queens Herself Produced by World of Wonder Strictly Frocked Up Herself (Host) BBC iPlayerThe X Change RateHerselfProduced by BUILD SeriesStrictly Frocked Up!HerselfProduced by BBC ThreeCosmo Queens UKHerselfProduced by Cosmopolitan UK2021I Like to Watch UKHerselfProduced by Netflix2022FrockumentaryHerselfWOWPresents+ OriginalEW News FlashHerselfProduced by Entertainment WeeklyDrag Us WeeklyHerselfProduced by Us WeeklyBestie TestHerselfWith Cheryl Hole, Produced by Glamour Magazine UKBring Back My Girls HerselfProduced by World of Wonder2023Binge Queens: UK5Herself (Host)With Cheryl Hole, Produced by World of Wonder Tongue Thai'd (2024)
Music videos Year Title ArtistRef.2020"Always"Waze & Odyssey 2020"Her Majesty" Frock Destroyers (Herself, Baga Chipz & Divina de Campo) 2021"My House"Jodie Harsh
Discography Singles As lead artist + Year Song Album2022"Champion (Ru x Blu)"
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK USElec. "Break Up (Bye Bye)" (RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, season 1) 2019 35 45 rowspan=2 "Living My Life in London" (Cast Version)(RuPaul featuring the cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs. The World, season 1) 2022 – –
With the Frock Destroyers
Frock4Life (2020)
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