Ella Vaday

Collier was based in Dagenham, East London as a child. A fan of singing and dancing as a child, he attended Bird College, a performing arts school in Sidcup, South East London.^[4]

Collier first worked as a backup dancer for Olly Murs and Eoghan Quigg on The X Factor. Theatre credits include Book of Mormon, Cats, Fame, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat, Peter Pan, and Wicked. He has also operated a dog walking business. Collier competed under his drag name, Ella Vaday, on the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.^[4] He impersonated Nigella Lawson during the Snatch Game challenge.^[5][6] Conor Clark of Gay Times called the impersonation "iconic".^[7] Collier was one of the three finalists, competing against Krystal Versace and Kitty Scott-Claus in the final lip-sync to "You Don’t Own Me" by Dusty Springfield.^[8]

Collier also appeared as Ella Vaday in Sumotherhood, the feature film follow-up for Adam Deacon, released in November 2023.^[9]

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Ella Vaday's social media following increased from 6,000 to 30,000 followers.^[4]