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George Ward (1993–2022), “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.” star  

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George Ward, also known as Cherry Valentine, was a star on the TV show “RuPaul’s Drag Race U.K.”

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George Ward, whose stage name was Cherry Valentine, was brought up in the traveler community in England. He worked as a mental health nurse. Ward starred in season 2 of the British version of “RuPaul’s Drag Race," a reality TV competition. He was the subject of the 2022 BBC documentary “Gypsy Queen and Proud.”

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“Being LGBT or being something different from the norm in the community, I think it’s so unlucky because it comes from such a traditional place. I say ‘traditional’ but it’s more binary. It’s just very binary 00 mdash; that’s the word. The men are the men and the women are the women and there’s no in between. But we know there’s a lot in between and a lot either side.” - Ward said in the 2022 BBC documentary “Gypsy Queen and Proud”

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Full Obituary: The Hollywood Reporter

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