RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Tayce is one of the celebrities taking to the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom as it is transformed into a winter wonderland for this year's Christmas special. Amazingly, she is the first drag artist to be taking part in the hit BBC show. She will be dancing with professional Kai Widdrington in a bid to be crowned the Strictly Christmas Champion 2024.
Tayce will be competing alongside comedian Josh Widdicome, podcaster Vogue Williams, Gladiator and Olympian Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, EastEnders actress Tamzin Outhwaite and racing driver and TV presenter Billy Monger. While the Newport-born drag queen is most famous for her stint on Drag Race, where she made it all the way to the final in 2021, you may also recognise her from a surprising TV role that has been on our screens in recent months. Tayce voices Gnicky gnome, who has a big blonde wig and a sparkly pink dress in the Asda Christmas advert.
She says. "Oh, that's absolutely lush!" as the other gnomes move a mannequin displaying a sequin dress. Who is Tayce? Tayce is a 30-year-old drag artist, model and presenter from Newport in South Wales.
She is often dubbed the "Naomi Campbell of Drag" and has modelled for some of the biggest fashion houses all over the world. She has also presented on BBC Radio 1, MTV and Sky . She made it all the way to the final in series two of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
While she is most known for her fashion and lipsync skills, she also showed her comedic side when she first en.
