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'''Sum Ting Wong''' is the stage name of '''Bo Zeng''', a [[drag queen]] from [[Birmingham]]. She is best known for her appearance on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|first series]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''.
'''Sum Ting Wong''' is the stage name of '''Bo Zeng''', a [[drag queen]] from [[Birmingham]], [[England]]. She is best known for her appearance on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|first series]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Bo Zeng was born in Birmingham and is of East Asian (Chinese and Vietnamese) heritage.<ref name="Ling">{{cite news |last1=Ling |first1=Thomas |title=Who is Sum Ting Wong? Meet the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK singing queen |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-sum-ting-wong-meet-the-rupauls-drag-race-uk-singing-queen/ |work=Radio Times |date=21 November 2019 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226135444/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-sum-ting-wong-meet-the-rupauls-drag-race-uk-singing-queen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Burke">{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Darren |title=RuPaul's Drag Race star set to appear at Doncaster's newest LGBTQIA+ bar |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/rupauls-drag-race-star-to-appear-at-doncasters-newest-lgbtqia-bar-3165869 |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328215243/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/rupauls-drag-race-star-to-appear-at-doncasters-newest-lgbtqia-bar-3165869 |url-status=live }}</ref>
Bo Zeng was born in Birmingham to Vietnamese immigrant parents of Chinese descent.<ref name="Ling">{{cite news |last1=Ling |first1=Thomas |title=Who is Sum Ting Wong? Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK singing queen |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-sum-ting-wong-meet-the-rupauls-drag-race-uk-singing-queen/ |work=Radio Times |date=21 November 2019 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=26 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226135444/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-sum-ting-wong-meet-the-rupauls-drag-race-uk-singing-queen/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="Burke">{{cite news |last1=Burke |first1=Darren |title=RuPaul's Drag Race star set to appear at Doncaster's newest LGBTQIA+ bar |url=https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/rupauls-drag-race-star-to-appear-at-doncasters-newest-lgbtqia-bar-3165869 |work=Doncaster Free Press |date=15 March 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=28 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210328215243/https://www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk/news/people/rupauls-drag-race-star-to-appear-at-doncasters-newest-lgbtqia-bar-3165869 |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==
Sum Ting Wong's name comes from an incident in 2013, when [[KTVU]] in [[San Francisco]] aired stereotypical Chinese-sounding [[gag name]]s of the [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]] pilots including "Sum Ting Wong" (something wrong), "Wi Tu Lo" (we [are] too low) and "Ho Lee Fuk" (holy fuck). Wong has said she chose to [[Reappropriation|reappropriate]] the name for herself to reflect her British Vietnamese heritage.<ref name="Ling" /><ref name="Burke" /> She competed on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|first series]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''.
Sum Ting Wong's name comes from an incident in 2013, when [[KTVU]] in [[San Francisco]] aired stereotypical Chinese-sounding [[gag name]]s of the [[Asiana Airlines Flight 214]] pilots including "Sum Ting Wong" (something wrong), "Wi Tu Lo" (we [are] too low), "Ho Lee Fuk" (holy fuck), and "Bang Ding Ow" (onomatopoeias of sounds made when crash landing). Wong has said she chose to [[Reappropriation|reappropriate]] the name for herself to reflect her British Vietnamese heritage.<ref name="Ling" /><ref name="Burke" /> She competed on the [[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|first series]] of ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]''.


Outside of ''Drag Race'', she is a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nightingale |first1=Ed |title=8 Drag Race queens you didn't know were on Twitch, from Detox to Crystal Methyd |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/ |work=PinkNews |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141948/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and musician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baska |first1=Maggie |title=Drag Race UK's Sum Ting Wong on pressures to stay relevant and doing All Stars |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/22/drag-race-uk-sum-ting-wong-rupaul-all-stars-new-single-hypnotise/ |work=PinkNews |date=22 April 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423140504/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/22/drag-race-uk-sum-ting-wong-rupaul-all-stars-new-single-hypnotise/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
Outside of ''Drag Race'', she is a [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]] streamer<ref>{{cite news |last1=Nightingale |first1=Ed |title=8 Drag Race queens you didn't know were on Twitch, from Detox to Crystal Methyd |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/ |work=PinkNews |date=16 April 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=29 May 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529141948/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/16/rupauls-drag-race-queens-twitch-streamers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and musician.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Baska |first1=Maggie |title=Drag Race UK's Sum Ting Wong on pressures to stay relevant and doing All Stars |url=https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/22/drag-race-uk-sum-ting-wong-rupaul-all-stars-new-single-hypnotise/ |work=PinkNews |date=22 April 2021 |access-date=14 October 2021 |archive-date=23 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423140504/https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2021/04/22/drag-race-uk-sum-ting-wong-rupaul-all-stars-new-single-hypnotise/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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===Television===
===Television===
* ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|series 1]])
* ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race UK]]'' ([[RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)|series 1]])

===Web series===
* ''[[Bring Back My Girls]]'' (2022)


==References==
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 26 December 2024

Sum Ting Wong
Sum Ting Wong at RuPaul's DragCon LA, 2022
Born
Bo Zeng

Birmingham, England, U.K.
NationalityBritish
OccupationDrag queen
TelevisionRuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)
Websitesumtingwong.co.uk

Sum Ting Wong is the stage name of Bo Zeng, a drag queen from Birmingham, England. She is best known for her appearance on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Early life

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Bo Zeng was born in Birmingham to Vietnamese immigrant parents of Chinese descent.[1][2]

Career

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Sum Ting Wong's name comes from an incident in 2013, when KTVU in San Francisco aired stereotypical Chinese-sounding gag names of the Asiana Airlines Flight 214 pilots including "Sum Ting Wong" (something wrong), "Wi Tu Lo" (we [are] too low), "Ho Lee Fuk" (holy fuck), and "Bang Ding Ow" (onomatopoeias of sounds made when crash landing). Wong has said she chose to reappropriate the name for herself to reflect her British Vietnamese heritage.[1][2] She competed on the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.

Outside of Drag Race, she is a Twitch streamer[3] and musician.[4]

Filmography

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Television

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Web series

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References

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  1. ^ a b Ling, Thomas (21 November 2019). "Who is Sum Ting Wong? Meet the RuPaul's Drag Race UK singing queen". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Burke, Darren (15 March 2021). "RuPaul's Drag Race star set to appear at Doncaster's newest LGBTQIA+ bar". Doncaster Free Press. Archived from the original on 28 March 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  3. ^ Nightingale, Ed (16 April 2021). "8 Drag Race queens you didn't know were on Twitch, from Detox to Crystal Methyd". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
  4. ^ Baska, Maggie (22 April 2021). "Drag Race UK's Sum Ting Wong on pressures to stay relevant and doing All Stars". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
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