The Vivienne
British drag queen
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| 2025 | Posthumous appearance in G'wed Season 2, Episode 1 |
| March 17 2025 | Cause of death officially announced as cardiac arrest associated with a ketamine overdose. |
| March 17 2025 | It was officially announced that Williams died from a cardiac arrest associated with a ketamine overdose. |
| January 27 2025 | Williams' funeral took place at St. Margaret's Church in Bodelwyddan, North Wales, attended by British celebrities, with the coffin arriving by horse-drawn carriage. |
| January 5 2025 | Williams died suddenly at the age of 32 at an address in Chorlton-by-Backford, with initial reports indicating the death was not suspicious. |
| January 5 2025 | Passed away. |
| 2024 | The Vivienne performed in the UK tour of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, taking on the role of The Childcatcher |
| 2024 | Performed as the Wicked Witch of the West in the UK tour of The Wizard of Oz. |
| December 26 2024 | Guest on Blankety Blank Boxing Day special |
| January 5 2024 | Whitfield was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison with an 18-month suspended sentence for the homophobic assault. |
| 2023 | The Vivienne began performing in The Wizard of Oz UK tour, playing the roles of The Wicked Witch of the West and Ms Gulch |
| December 2023 | Alan Whitfield was found guilty of assault motivated by homophobia against Williams. |
| August 4 2023 | Appeared as a guest on This Morning |
| June 2023 | Williams was the victim of a homophobic attack at a McDonald's restaurant in Liverpool, where they were punched in the face by Alan Whitfield. |
| June 2023 | Presented the Scene of the Year award at the 2023 British Soap Awards. |
| April 2023 | Williams and David Ludford confirmed their separation while remaining mutual friends. |
| March 12 2023 | Finished in third place on Dancing on Ice. |
| 2022 | Made guest appearances on multiple shows including Around the Table (Entertainment Weekly), BuzzFeed Celeb, Friendship Test (Glamour), and Drip or Drop? (Cosmopolitan) |
| 2022 | Appeared in Bring Back My Girls (World of Wonder, Season 1, Episode 4) |
| 2022 | Released single 'We Werk Together' collaborating with Ant & Dec, Lawrence Chaney, and Krystal Versace |
| 2022 | As part of The Other Girls, The Vivienne released the single '2gether 4eva' |
| 2022 | Competed in the seventh season of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars. |
| October 2022 | Announced as the first drag artist to compete in the fifteenth series of ITV's Dancing on Ice. |
| July 22 2022 | Released the extended play 'Bitch on Heels' through Intention label as a digital download and streaming release. |
| January 2022 | Starred in Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted charity event for Stand Up to Cancer. |
| 2021 | Released singles 'Bitch on Heels' and 'Jingle Bell Rock' (Slim Tim remix with Tia Kofi) |
| November 19 2021 | Released a cover of 'Jingle Bell Rock' alongside fellow drag performer Tia Kofi. |
| June 2021 | Made a guest appearance as themself on the soap opera Emmerdale. |
| March 25 2021 | Released the single 'Bitch on Heels', written by Diane Warren and produced by Tannergard. |
| 2020 | Hosted 17 episodes of I Like to Watch UK on Netflix UK |
| 2020 | The Vivienne appeared as a guest on The WOW Report |
| 2020 | Participated in God Shave the Queens across 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Continued portraying Donald Trump in Trump Learns Things across 4 episodes |
| 2020 | Appeared on The Pit Stop (VH1, Season 5, Episode 3) |
| 2020 | Performed as Donald Trump in RuPaul's Drag Race and appeared in a BBC Three special 'Trump in Tweets' |
| 2020 | Released singles 'Tonight' and 'You Spin Me Round' (Initial Talk remix) from the album 'Bitch on Heels' |
| October 21 2020 | Released a cover of 'You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)' as a tribute to late vocalist Pete Burns. |
| May 20 2020 | Released debut music single 'Tonight', a dance-pop song described as a 'banger'. |
| April 9 2020 | Premiered 'The Vivienne Takes on Hollywood', a six-part series on BBC Three and WOW Presents Plus, featuring a music video production journey in Los Angeles. |
| 2019 | The Vivienne appeared on Jag Race (Attitude, Season 1, Episode 3) |
| 2019 | The Vivienne began performing in Morning T&T, portraying Donald Trump for World of Wonder across 7 episodes |
| 2019 | The Vivienne featured on RuPaul's collaborative single 'To the Moon' alongside Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo |
| 2019 | The Vivienne was part of Filth Harmony, releasing the single 'Break Up (Bye Bye)' |
| December 2019 | Appeared as a guest on The Big Fat Quiz of the Year |
| December 2019 | The Vivienne (James Williams) married David Ludford in a ceremony at the gay nightclub Heaven. |
| November 21 2019 | Won the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, becoming 'The UK's First Drag Race Superstar' after winning three challenges, including a notable Snatch Game performance impersonating Donald Trump. |
| May 28 2015 | Competed in a one-day drag event judged by RuPaul, Katie Price, and Jonathan Ross at Café de Paris, London, where they were crowned the 'UK Drag Ambassador for RuPaul's Drag Race'. |
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