Vanjie: 24 hours of love - Meet the suitors
Everyone’s favourite first eliminated queen (probably tied with Pork Chop) Miss Vanjie is looking for love and is getting a helping hand from World of Wonder (the award-winning media company). In the new non-heteronormative dating show VANJIE: 24 HOURS IN LOVE the Queen has just that, 24 hours to find love in a mansion filled with 18 men! Over eight episodes Vanjie puts her suitors to the test and eliminates the rest in order to find her one true love! You can expect compelling conversations about sex positivity and confront the often-unspoken subjects within the gay dating community!
But who are the suitors going after Vanjies heart I hear you ask? Well we have all their details below!
Anthony
Anthony goes for dominant daddies, often dating men a couple decades his senior, and he LOVES a BIG personality. He’s a graduate from the CAP21 Musical Theater program in NYC and a regular at Sunday Funday in West Hollywood.
Socials - Instagram
Blake
Blake moved to Venice Beach from Hawaii to start his own clothing brand. A free spirit, go with the flow kind of guy, he’s looking to date someone who makes him laugh and isn’t afraid to voice their opinion. He’d love a companion to dress up and go to parties with.
Socials - Instagram
Dakota
Dakota is an actor and director in the adult entertainment industry as well as a recording artist and drag queen known as Gemini Dai. Being a porn actor and drag queen can be impediments to finding the Hallmark romance he’s looking for but he’s still hopeful his prince is out there.
Derek
Derek is an independent writer, producer and director who also works in the adult entertainment industry behind-the-scenes. He came out late in life and detests dating apps, claiming they’re for losers.
Socials - Instagram
Ernesto
Deeply family oriented and a proud Latino, Ernesto wants to diversify the tech world and works as a recruiter for a university. He’s a self-proclaimed Hot Cheetos enthusiast looking for a serious relationship. He recently relocated to Los Angeles from San Francisco.
Socials - Instagram
Jarrett
Jarrett used to be a Disney Imagineer, and is now an experiential designer for theme parks. Recently out of a six-year relationship, Jarrett is eager to find his person and settle down. He loves to travel, is a foodie, and resides in West Hollywood.
Socials - Instagram
Javonte
Having been on his own since he was 16, Javonte has always been a survivor. He modeled as a teen, becoming known for his blue eyes. He’s currently an influencer, author, entrepreneur and founder of a nonprofit called IMHERE - an organization with an anti-bullying message. He still models for popular streetwear clothing brands. Socials - Instagram, Twitter, TikTok
Jozea
Kishan
Raised in Nashville, Kishan is the first generation of conservative Indian parents. He’s spent most of his life in the closet, only communicating with other gays through Grindr where, in the South, many profiles listed “white only.” When his parents began arranging a marriage for him, he came out and left Nashville. A self-proclaimed “gayby,” Kishan is excited to have his first real gay relationship. He works as an accountant and lives in Hollywood.
Socials - Instagram
Nick
Nick has always dreamed of getting married and having kids, but he’d be happy to just give his dog and cat a second dad! Nick craves the white picket fence life. He’s a Senior Branding and Social Media Producer at a wellness company. Years of dating has left him jaded but he still holds out hope to find true love.
Socials - Instagram
Noel
A former Cirque du Soleil performer, acrobat and dancer, he owns his own acrobatics school in Washington D.C.. Noel identifies as Gray-Sexual - a person that seeks non-physically sexual relationships. He recently moved back to L.A. in hopes of finding a non-traditional partner like himself that understands him and his alternative fashion sense.
Tommy
Tommy admits that his own insecurities have torn apart his past relationships where he was the villain. But he says he’s done a lot of personal work and is “dateable again!” He’s a creative Director in advertising and used to work for the Trevor Project, an organization that provides crisis support services to LGBTQIA+ young people. He’s obsessed with RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Ulisses
At 31 Ulisses has never had a boyfriend, and has yet to meet someone that can rise to that level in his eyes. He works as the Senior Director of Communications at a talent agency in Los Angeles. He wants to find love with someone who is sex-positive and ambitious about their career.
Zuri
Zuri is a self proclaimed DILF and father of three. After a long-term relationship with his former partner, with whom he shares three kids through surrogacy, he finds himself back on the market in mid-life. He works professionally as a corporate supplier.
Socials - Instagram
If revealing all those suitors wasn’t enough, check out the shows trailer below!
Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love will premiere weekly at 8pm BST from Thursday 9th June exclusively on the streamer of all things drag, WOW Presents Plus. Subscribe here!