Sister Sister (drag queen)

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| birth_name = Philip Doran

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|9|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

| nationality = British

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| occupation = Drag queen

| years_active = 2012–present

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| television = RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 2)

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Philip Doran (born 2 September 1988), better known by the stage name Sister Sister, is a British drag queen from Liverpool, England{{Cite web|title=Who is Sister Sister? Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK star with absurd comedy timing|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/sister-sister-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant/|access-date=2021-04-21|website=Radio Times|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421195213/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/sister-sister-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant/|url-status=live}} who is best known for competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.{{Cite web|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK series two {{!}} Meet The Queens|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rpdr2-queens|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-29|website=BBC|archive-date=16 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201216115708/https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/mediapacks/rpdr2-queens}}

Career

Sister Sister started pursuing their career as a drag performer in 2012, and cites British comedians Dawn French, Jennifer Saunders and Victoria Wood as influences for their drag persona, as well as British drag queen Lily Savage.{{Cite web|date=2021-02-19|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Everything To Know About Sister Sister|url=https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-sister-sister-facts-trivia/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=ScreenRant|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423150059/https://screenrant.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-sister-sister-facts-trivia/|url-status=live}} She began her career in London.{{Cite web|date=2021-01-19|title=Liverpool Drag Race star Sister Sister on life before drag, the city's gay scene and what RuPaul's really like|url=https://theguideliverpool.com/liverpool-drag-race-star-sister-sister-on-life-before-drag-the-citys-gay-scene-and-what-rupauls-really-like/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=The Guide Liverpool|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423150152/https://theguideliverpool.com/liverpool-drag-race-star-sister-sister-on-life-before-drag-the-citys-gay-scene-and-what-rupauls-really-like/|url-status=live}} In December 2020, Sister Sister was announced as one of twelve contestants competing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, where they place sixth overall. In February 2022, Sister Sister embarked on RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour with the series 2 cast, in association with World of Wonder and promoter Voss Events.{{Cite web|title=RuPaul's Drag Race UK Tour|url=https://vossevents.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-tour/|access-date=2021-03-26|website=Voss Events|archive-date=1 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501032451/https://vossevents.com/rupauls-drag-race-uk-tour/|url-status=dead}} In May 2023, Sister Sister appeared in the trailer for the BBC coverage of the Eurovision Song Contest, which was being hosted that year in Liverpool.{{cite news|url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/05/10/eurovision-2023-paul-o-grady-intro-fans-reaction/|title=Paul O'Grady's posthumous Eurovision 2023 cameo moves fans to tears: 'We love and miss you, Paul'|last=Iftkhar|first=Asyia|date=10 May 2023|work=PinkNews|accessdate=10 May 2023}}

Personal life

Sister Sister currently resides in Liverpool, England.{{Cite web |date=2021-03-04 |title=Drag Race UK's Sister Sister responds to plagiarism accusations |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35726506/drag-race-uk-sister-sister-plagiarism-accusation/ |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB |archive-date=15 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220315164154/https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/reality-tv/a35726506/drag-race-uk-sister-sister-plagiarism-accusation/ |url-status=live }}

Sister Sister spoke out against online abuse she had received whilst appearing on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. In an essay for The Guardian in February 2021, the Liverpool-based entertainer said "Without going into too much detail, one [post] that came from a blank profile described in graphic detail how they would like to see me die” and mentioned that their mental health "reached rock bottom" during the peak of the online abuse she was receiving.{{Cite web|last=Sister|first=Sister|date=2021-02-22|title=Drag Race star Sister Sister: 'One troll described how he'd like to see me die'|url=http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/22/rupaul-drag-race-sister-sister-troll|url-status=live|access-date=2021-04-21|website=The Guardian|archive-date=7 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210507141136/https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2021/feb/22/rupaul-drag-race-sister-sister-troll}}{{Cite web|date=2021-02-26|title=Exclusive: Drag Race UK star Sister Sister discusses the 'change in temperature' following powerful essay|url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-drag-race-uk-sister-sister/|access-date=2021-04-23|website=Gay Times|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423145928/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-drag-race-uk-sister-sister/|url-status=live}} Discussing her experience on BBC Radio 5 Live in March 2021, Sister Sister urged people to be more considerate online - particularly given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. "The new normal is that we're all talking online, so we have to really consider... how does this sound?," she told host of the programme Naga Munchetty.{{Cite news|date=2021-03-01|title=Drag Race UK: Sister Sister reveals 'graphic' death threats|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56240613|access-date=2021-04-21|archive-date=21 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210421195207/https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-56240613|url-status=live}} She received support from a variety of Drag Race contestants including fellow series 2 contestants Bimini Bon-Boulash, Tayce and Asttina Mandella.

Filmography

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2021

|RuPaul's Drag Race UK

|Contestant

|Series 2

2022

|Celebrity Coach Trip

|Contestant

|Series 7

|{{Cite web|title=Who are Ginny Lemon and Sister Sister on Celebrity Coach trip?|url=https://www.realitytitbit.com/whats-on/celebrity-coach-trip-sister-sister-and-ginny-lemon|first=Disha|last=Kandpal|date=January 5, 2022|access-date=January 5, 2022|website=RealityTitBit|archive-date=5 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105192615/https://www.realitytitbit.com/whats-on/celebrity-coach-trip-sister-sister-and-ginny-lemon|url-status=live}}

Discography

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"UK Hun?"{{Citation|title=UK Hun? (Bananadrama Version) - Single by The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Season 2|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/uk-hun-bananadrama-version-single/1552817322|language=en-gb|access-date=15 February 2021|archive-date=11 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210211222838/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/uk-hun-bananadrama-version-single/1552817322|url-status=live}}

The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK (Bananadrama Version)

| 2021

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Stage

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2022 \|RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour \|Voss Events / World of Wonder \|Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport \|

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2022

|RuPaul's Drag Race UK: The Official Tour

|Voss Events / World of Wonder

|Ipswich, Oxford, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Newcastle, Nottingham, Bournemouth, Southend, Manchester, Sheffield, Blackpool, Llandudno, Birmingham, Cardiff, Liverpool, Basingstoke, Portsmouth, Plymouth, London, Derby, Bristol, Bradford, Aberdeen, Southampton, Stockton, Brighton and Newport