Daniel Curtis (born 27 May 1992), known professionally as Danny Beard, is a British drag performer and singer, who appeared on Britain's Got Talent and Karaoke Club: Drag Edition and won the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Career In 2016, Danny Beard auditioned for the tenth series of Britain's Got Talent and reached the semi-finals. In 2021, they were a contestant on Karaoke Club: Drag Edition and finished in fourth place.
In 2022, Beard was announced as part of the cast of Series 4 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, becoming the sixth bearded queen in the Drag Race franchise and the first to appear on one judged by RuPaul. During their run, they won four main challenges, becoming the fourth contestant in the history of RuPaul's Drag Race UK to do so, and made it to the finale without ever being up for elimination. On 24 November 2022, Beard was announced as the winner of the season, becoming the first bearded winner of any Drag Race franchise.
In March 2023, Beard appeared in the Channel 4 soap opera, Hollyoaks. In January 2024, Beard appeared as a guest on BBC iPlayer / BBC Sounds The Traitors: Uncloaked.
On 8 March 2024, he joined BBC Radio 1 temporarily to present their own mid-morning show on each Friday and Saturday until July, replacing Katie Thistleton who went on to co-host Going Home with Vick Hope and Jamie Laing.
On 7 April 2025, Beard entered the Celebrity Big Brother house as a housemate on the 24th series finishing second.
On 1 September 2025, it was announced that Beard would appear in the 2025/26 Pantomime Season, playing Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton.
For his performance as Carabosse in Sleeping Beauty at the Grand Theatre, Wolverhampton, Beard was nominated as 'Best Villain' in the UK Pantomime Association, Pantomime Awards 2026. The production was also nominated for two further awards, 'Best Script' and 'Best Pantomime (over 900 seats)'. Although Beard did not win his award the production went on to win 'Best Pantomime (over 900 seats)'.
In February 2027, Beard will play Paul O'Grady/Lily Savage in a new play Savage by Jonathan Harvey based on O'Grady's life at the Curve, Leicester prior to a UK tour and West End run.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2016 Britain's Got Talent (Series 10) Contestant 2021 Karaoke Club: Drag Edition Contestant 2022RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Series 4) Contestant Winner (10 episodes) 2023Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Allocation Draw Themself Cameo Hollyoaks Themself Cameo The After Shave with Danny Beard Host 2024Bring Back My Girls Themself 1 episode 2025 Celebrity Big Brother (Series 24) Housemate Runner up
Touch-Ups with Raven (2025) Dear Viv (2025)
Discography +List of singles Title Year Album "Gypsy Woman (She's Homeless)"2022 +List of featured singles Title Year Album "Fabulous" 2018 Music for Clown Parties "Come Alive" 2022rowspan="3" "Lairy Poppins: The Rusical" "UK Grand Finale Megamix"
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