RuPaul's Drag Race star Cherry Valentine dies aged 28

George Ward, known as Cherry Valentine (George Ward/PA)

Drag performer George Ward, known by his stage name Cherry Valentine, has died at the age of 28, his family have announced.

Ward, who died on Sunday, appeared on the second series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, before launching a TV career and fronting the BBC documentary Gypsy Queen And Proud.