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Anita Wigl'it
RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
  • Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World
    • Websiteanitawiglit.co.nz

    Nick Hall (formerly Kennedy-Hall, born 10 July 1989), better known by the

    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under in 2021.[3] She competed in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.[4]

    Early life

    Kennedy-Hall was born in

    third season of Drag Race Down Under. In August 2023, the couple announced that they had separated.[5]

    Career

    In 2018, Anita and Kita Mean were both judges on the New Zealand drag show House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo "Kita and Anita".[6] The duo are also partners in Caluzzi, a drag cabaret in downtown Auckland.[7]

    In March 2021, both Anita and Kita were announced as contestants to compete on the

    Queen Elizabeth II,[8] and was eliminated in episode 4 after losing a lip sync to Karen from Finance.[9]

    Unlike a regular season of the original U.S. RuPaul's Drag Race, no Miss Congeniality was crowned by RuPaul in the series; however, a poll of the eliminated queens in post-show interviews with the entertainment website

    PopBuzz saw Anita Wigl'it named as their choice for Miss Congeniality.[10]

    She currently co-hosts the Kita and Anita's Happy Hour podcast alongside Kita Mean.[11]

    She was one of nine queens to compete in the first season of "Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World". Despite winning Snatch Game in her original season, she was in the bottom 2 for her Snatch Game impression of Adele in episode 2.[12] She was eliminated in episode 3 by Silky Nutmeg Ganache.[13]

    Filmography

    Television

    Year Title Role Notes
    2018–2020 House of Drag Judge 2 seasons (17 episodes)
    2021
    RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
         		Contestant 8th place (4 episodes)
    2021 Breakfast Guest[14]
    2021 Have You Been Paying Attention? Guest Quiz Master Season 2, Episode 17
    2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Contestant 7th Place (3 episodes)

    Web series

    Year Title Role Notes Ref
    2021 Re: News Herself Guest with Kita Mean [15]
    2021 PopBuzz Meets Herself Guest with Art Simone [16]
    2021 BuzzFeed Oz! Herself Guest with Art Simone & Elektra Shock [17]
    2022 Meet the Queens Herself Stand-alone special [18]

    Discography

    Featured singles

    Title Year Album
    "Queens Down Under" (Outback Fake Hoes Version)
    (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, season 1     		2021 Non-album singles
    "Bonjour, Hi!" (Touché Version)
    (The cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World)     		2022

    Awards and nominations

    Year Award ceremony Category Work Results Ref.
    2021 New Zealand Television Awards Television Personality of the Year RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Nominated [19][20]

    References

    1. ^ a b c Gates, Charlie (9 August 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Star Brings Her Show to Christchurch". Stuff. Archived from the original on 12 August 2021. Retrieved 12 August 2021.
    2. ^ "Who's That Queen? Anita Wigl'it | Draglicious". 26 May 2022.
    3. ^ Nolfi, Joey (6 March 2021). "Say g'day to the Drag Race Down Under queens: Aussies kiki with Kiwis!". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
    4. ^ Nolfi, Joey (October 17, 2022). "See the 'Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World' cast of international all-stars". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
    5. ^ "DRAG RACE STARS: ANITA WIGL'IT ANNOUNCES SPLIT FROM IVANA DRINK". gayexpress.co.nz. YOUR EX magazine. 24 August 2023. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
    6. New Zealand Herald
      , November 20, 2018.
    7. New Zealand Herald
      , July 1, 2021.
    8. ^ Shaad D'Souza, "RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Recap: A Dingo Ate My Snitch Game" Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Vulture, May 8, 2021.
    9. ^ Sam Damshenas, "Exclusive: Drag Race Down Under’s Karen from Finance is taking ‘accountability’ for her past actions" Archived 2021-07-16 at the Wayback Machine. Gay Times, June 17, 2021.
    10. PopBuzz
      , June 21, 2021.
    11. ^ "Drag Race UK winner Krystal Versace dishes on taking the crown and behind-the-scenes gossip". NZ Herald. December 21, 2021. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
    12. ^ https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race-canada-vs-the-world-episode-2-recap-241211
    13. ^ https://xtramagazine.com/culture/canadas-drag-race-canada-vs-the-world-episode-3-recap-241610
    14. ^ Kiwi stars of RuPaul's Drag Race hope new series will boost support in New Zealand. www.1news.co.nz. March 8, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    15. ^ Caluzzi how two drag queens saved a business. Youtube.com. July 9, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    16. ^ Drag Race Down Under's Anita Wigl'it Reacts To Art Simone's Shock Return | PopBuzz Meets. Youtube.com. May 26, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    17. ^ Anita Wiglit Talks Diversity, Elektra Shock And Art Simone's Return | Drag Race Down Under. Youtube.com. May 24, 2021. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    18. ^ Meet The Queens | Anita Wigl’it - Canada's Drag Race Vs The World. Youtube.com. October 17, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
    19. ^ "NZ TV Awards Names 2021 TV Legend And TV Personality Of The Year Finalists". Scoop Media. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 26 January 2022.
    20. ^ "This year we had over 36,000 votes cast for the coveted New Zealand Television Personality of the Year 2021 award. The public has spoken and our winner is…Terei Tonight's Nix Adams!". Twitter. 1 March 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

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