5 things you DIDN’T KNOW about Drag Race star Adore Delano! Mon 24 December 2018 08:20 Helen Williams

Drag queen and former Celebrity Big Brother winner, Courtney Act, is back on a screen near you this festive season as she hosts her own Christmas Extravaganza!

Leona Lewis, Little Mix and Zara Larsson are set to guest star on the show as well as Paralympic gold medallist Jonnie Peacock.

Courtney is also joined by RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Adore Delano, Bianca Del Rio and Darienne Lake for an incredible night of entertainment.

Here are 5 things you didn’t know about Adore Delano!

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How Old is Adore?

Adore Delano is 29 years old.

She celebrates her birthday on September 29th, 1989.

Adore appeared on season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and was a runner-up to winner Bianca Del Rio.

Adore is Vegan

From snakes to rats to dogs, Adore is an animal lover.

So much so that Adore is a vegan.

Any of her 398k Twitter followers (@AdoreDelano) and 1.6m followers on Instagram (@adoredelano) will know from the many adorable animal and food posts that Adore does not mix the two.

Adore’s Birth Name

Adore Delano was born Daniel Anthony ‘Danny’ Noriega.

He was born in Azusa, Calfornia.

Now, Adore spends much of his time globetrotting across the world with ‘The Holy Trannity’ – Courtney Act, Bianca Del Rio and Darienne Lake.

Adore’s Sexuality

At 12 years old Adore came out as gay.

Now, Adore identifies as non-binary and said in 2017 that gender “isn’t a real thing”.

Adore is a Performer

Adore entered season 7 of American Idol in 2008 (then as Danny Noriega) and made it to the semi-finals.

She has three music albums ‘Till Death Do Us Party’ 2014,’After Party’ 2016, and ‘Whatever’ 2017.

Adore also won ‘Drag Queen of the Year’ in 2016.

WATCH COURTNEY ACT’S CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA ON CHANNEL 4, MONDAY DECEMBER 24TH.

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