The Vivienne's grieving ex-husband David Ludford puts on a brace face as he's seen for the first time since the Drag Race star's shock death that left his 'heart shattered'
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The Vivienne's ex-husband David Ludford put on a brave face as he was seen for the first time since the Drag Race UK star's shock death aged 32 earlier this month. David, 34, was married to the entertainer from 2019 until 2023, and paid tribute following the devastating news, stepped out in Manchester on Saturday evening.
![[David (R) was married to the entertainer (L) from 2019 until 2023, and paid tribute following the devastating news, stepped out in Manchester on Saturday evening]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/20/94248097-14300429-image-m-43_1737233252589.jpg)
He cut a stylish figure in a sheer DIOR shirt top and black trousers which he teamed with chunky boots and silver jewellery. David was joined his first public outing to the city's BLVD Bar alongside pal and MAFS UK star Holly Ditchfield. David and his ex The Vivienne, real name James Lee Williams, ex shared a love for drag, as he owns of a company which makes and sells wigs for drag queens, named Drag Helmet.
![[David was joined his first public outing to the city's BLVD Bar alongside pal and MAFS UK star Holly Ditchfield]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/20/94248373-14300429-image-a-59_1737233998432.jpg)
The performer rose to prominence on the first series of the UK version of Ru Paul's Drag Race in 2019 and went on to make numerous TV appearances in the years that followed, including competing on Dancing On Ice. The Vivienne 's ex-husband David Ludford, 34, put on a brave face as he was seen for the first time since the Drag Race UK star's shock death aged 32 earlier this month.
![[The pair sparked their romance in 2017 before tying the knot in 2019 in a lavish flower-filled ceremony at G-A-Y's Heaven nightclub in London]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/18/21/94248099-14300429-image-a-60_1737234037258.jpg)
David (R) was married to the entertainer (L) from 2019 until 2023, and paid tribute following the devastating news, stepped out in Manchester on Saturday evening. But just weeks after coming third on the skating show in 2023, The Vivienne went through a major life change when they separated from husband David.
The pair sparked their romance in 2017 before tying the knot in 2019 in a lavish flower-filled ceremony at G-A-Y's Heaven nightclub in London - and were the first couple to tie the knot at the the venue after it was granted permission to host weddings that same year.
