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CBB Breakdown: Who Is Courtney Act?

CBB Breakdown: Who Is Courtney Act?

Some of you may not know of Courtney Act (Shane J) outside of Celebrity Big Brother.

Courtney Act is well and truly becoming a household name but where did the drag queen start out?

Shane Gilberto Jenek, 35, is an Australian musician who first shot to fame when he auditioned for Australian Idol as Courtney Act.

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The queen wowed the judges with her angelic voice and her racy outfits and they were literally left lost for words. 

Shane's drag name, Courtney Act, is a play on words, said in an Australian accent it sounds like 'caught in the act'.


Following Austrailian Idol, Shane J made his way onto the extravaganza that is RuPaul's Drag Race season 6 where made it to the top three.

If you have never heard of Drag Race or have never seen it, start watching it ASAP and you can thank us later.

Plus, it's on Netflix so you have no excuse.

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RuPaul's Drag Race threw Shane into the spotlight where he teamed up with fellow past contestants, which lead to the formation of The AAA Girls, alongside Willam and Alaska Thunderfuck.

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The group also appeared in Little Mix's music video for song Power.

Now, that's impressive!

Most recently Shane appeared on the MTV show Single AF which is how she has ended up on our screen on Celebrity Big Brother.

Shane is proving himself as an intelligent, well-spoken and understanding housemate and we can't get enough of him.

We think he could be in with a chance of winning, but it is the year of the women after all...


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