Nehellenia is the stage name of Emanuele Aruta,[1] an Italian drag performer who competed on season 2 of Drag Race Italia will compete on the upcoming RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars
Nehellenia | |
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Born | Emanuele Aruta |
Occupations | |
Television | Drag Race Italia (season 2) RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars |
Career
editAruta is a drag performer, make-up artist, and hairdresser[2] who competed as Nehellenia on season 2 of Drag Race Italia.[3] She won the makeover challenge and placed in the top of the Rusical (musical theatre) challenge. She impersonated Elenoire Ferruzzi for the Snatch Game challenge.[4] Nehellenia never placed in the bottom, and was named Miss Congeniality of the season. She was a runner-up, placing second/third overall.[5]
Personal life
editNehellenia is the "drag sister" of Drag Race Italia runner-up Farida Kant.[6]
Filmography
editTelevision
editYear | Title | Role | Notes |
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2022 | Drag Race Italia | Herself | Contestant (Season 2) |
2024 | RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars | Contestant | |
2024 | Bring Back My Girls |
References
edit- ^ "Tutto su Drag Race Italia 2: il cast ufficiale, format e regolamento". gay.it (in Italian). Gay.it. Retrieved February 28, 2024.
- ^ a b "Meet the Queens of 'Drag Race Italia' Season 2". www.out.com. Archived from the original on 2022-12-10. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "Drag Race Italia 2, la finale: ecco chi ha vinto". Vanity Fair Italia (in Italian). 2022-12-08. Archived from the original on 2023-06-08. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ "A Elenoire Ferruzzi mostrano la sua imitazione e risponde a Nehellenia". Biccy.it (in Italian). 2022-11-20. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Wratten, Marcus (2023-10-27). "The rumoured Drag Race Global All Stars cast list is a gag-worthy extravaganza". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2024-02-21. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
- ^ Damshenas, Sam (2024-01-24). "Drag Race: This is the rumoured cast for Global All Stars". GAY TIMES. Archived from the original on 2024-02-04. Retrieved 2024-02-28.