George Ward, better known by the stage name Cherry Valentine passed away on September 18, 2022. She was 28.
Cherry was born on November 30, 1993, in Darlington, United Kingdom to Nino Lagotto and Clive Greensmith.
Cherry Valentine was brought up in the traveler community, where she began doing drag as a child.
Valentine competed in the second series of RuPaul’s Drag Race Uk.
She appeared in six episodes of the show, which is broadcast on BBC Three, in 2020-2021. In Valentine’s introductory video, she described her alter ego Cherry Valentine as “everything,” saying: “She is glamor, she’s club kid, she’s dark, she’s gothic.”
Prior to appearing on “Drag Race,” Ward worked as a mental health nurse. During the Covid-19 pandemic, he worked in vaccination units.
In early 2022, Valentine appeared in a BBC documentary, “Cherry Valentine: Gypsy Queen and Proud,” in which she spoke about leaving the traveler community after being rejected for coming out as gay at age 18.
Cherry Valentine’s funeral arrangements are yet to be announced by the family.