Nick Hall (formerly Kennedy-Hall), better known by the stage name Anita Wigl'it, is a British-New Zealand based drag performer best known for hosting House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, and competing on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under in 2021. She competed in Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World in 2022.
Early life Kennedy-Hall was born in Yeovil, England and moved to Auckland at age 10. He completed a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Music (Honours) in music performance (with first class honours) at University of Auckland and a Masters of Music degree at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia, before returning to New Zealand and joining the Royal New Zealand Navy Band as a trumpet player. His husband Shameel Kennedy, under the name Ivanna Drink, competed on the third season of Drag Race Down Under. In August 2023, the couple announced that they had separated.
Career In 2018, Anita and Kita Mean were both judges on the New Zealand drag show House of Drag from 2018 to 2020, where they became known as the duo "Kita and Anita".Anna Murray, "The reality show dragging TVNZ into the future" . New Zealand Herald, November 20, 2018. The duo are also partners in Caluzzi, a drag cabaret in downtown Auckland.Lillie Rohan, "Love Languages: Drag Race Down Under star Anita Wigl'it on pursuing her passions" . New Zealand Herald, July 1, 2021.
In March 2021, both Anita and Kita were announced as contestants to compete on the first season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. During the show, Anita won the Snatch Game in episode 2 for impersonating Queen Elizabeth II,Shaad D'Souza, "RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under Recap: A Dingo Ate My Snitch Game" . Vulture, May 8, 2021. and was eliminated in episode 4 after losing a lip sync to Karen from Finance.Sam Damshenas, "Exclusive: Drag Race Down Under’s Karen from Finance is taking ‘accountability’ for her past actions" . Gay Times, June 17, 2021.
Unlike a regular season of the original U.S. RuPaul's Drag Race, no Miss Congeniality was crowned by RuPaul in the series; however, a poll of the eliminated queens in post-show interviews with the entertainment website PopBuzz saw Anita Wigl'it named as their choice for Miss Congeniality.Woodrow White, "Drag Race Down Under's Anita Wigl'it crowned Miss Congeniality" . PopBuzz, June 21, 2021.
She currently co-hosts the Kita and Anita's Happy Hour podcast alongside Kita Mean.
She was one of nine queens to compete in the first season of "Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World". Despite winning Snatch Game in her original season, she was in the bottom 2 for her Snatch Game impression of Adele in episode 2. She was eliminated in episode 3 by Silky Nutmeg Ganache.
Filmography Television Year Title Role Notes 2018–2020 House of Drag Judge 2 seasons (17 episodes) 2021 RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under Contestant 8th place (4 episodes) Breakfast Guest Have You Been Paying Attention? Guest Quiz Master Season 2, Episode 17 2022 Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World Contestant 7th Place (4 episodes) Bring Back My Girls (2024)
Web series Year Title Role Notes 2021Re: NewsHerselfGuest with Kita MeanPopBuzz MeetsGuest with Art SimoneBuzzFeed Oz!Guest with Art Simone & Elektra Shock2022Meet the QueensStand-alone special
Discography Featured singles Title Year Album "Queens Down Under" (Outback Fake Hoes Version) (with The Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under, season 1 2021 rowspan="2" "Bonjour, Hi!" (Touché Version) (The cast of Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs The World) 2022
Awards and nominations Year Award ceremony Category Work Results Ref.2021New Zealand Television AwardsTelevision Personality of the YearRuPaul's Drag Race Down Under
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