La Voix (drag queen)

Dennis grew up in Stockton-on-Tees,^[3] where his parents ran a care home,^[4] and he attended Egglescliffe School.^[5] He moved to London at 18 to attend Brunel University of London where he studied drama^[6] before going on to train in musical theatre at Urdang Academy.^[7]

Early in his career, Dennis developed his abilities working as a makeup artist painting for celebrities, models and doing prosthetics.^[8][9] Under the La Voix name, Dennis now has a range of signature makeup.^[10]

He began performing in drag around 2004 as La Voix,^[11] toured numerous venues internationally including over 80 cruise ships, and regularly performed in pantomimes in Aylesbury and High Wycombe. La Voix is a former BBC Three Counties Radio presenter.^[12]

He auditioned for Britain's Got Talent in 2014 as part of The London Gay Big Band (a 17-piece orchestra) and reached the semi-finals.^[4]

In May 2015, La Voix was one of the finalists of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Ambassador, reaching the final round, where she placed as runner-up to The Vivienne.^[13] In September 2023, La Voix's tour van was stolen, with equipment, costumes and wigs inside. The van was later found with nothing having been taken.^[14]

In 2024, La Voix competed on the sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. She won four challenges, including the Snatch Game and the main challenge of the episode "Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical". She was the runner-up of the season.

In August 2025, La Voix was announced as a contestant on the twenty-third series of Strictly Come Dancing.^[15] On 22 November 2025, it was announced that she had withdrawn from the competition on medical advice following an injury, but she was still able to perform her Samba in Blackpool to "Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young as her farewell dance.^[16]

La Voix took on the role of Miss Hannigan in five stops of the 2026 UK Tour of the musical Annie.^[17]

In July 2026, La Voix appeared as herself at Walford's pride parade in an episode of the BBC One soap opera EastEnders. Most of her scenes were improvised, as the producers had asked her to "treat it like a comedy gig and just roast the audience" of characters who came to see her perform.^[18]

Dennis is gay and praises his parents for accepting his sexuality and career.^[19] He uses she/her pronouns in drag and he/him pronouns out of drag.^[20]