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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World: Meet the cast of season 2

January 14, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

With a mix of finalists, fan-favourites and lip-sync assassins, the cast for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World season two is absolutely stacked. On 13 January, BBC Three announced the 11 queens competing for the coveted title of ‘Queen of the Mothertucking World’, where – for the first time in the UK franchise’s history – the winner will receive a cash prize (the specific amount is yet to be unveiled). Consisting of queens from the American, British, Spanish, Dutch, French, Filipino and Australasian franchises, the series was filmed in…

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The Traitors: The best reactions and memes from the season 2 premiere

January 5, 2024 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

‘Wild and chaotic’ is how British viewers are describing the long-awaited season two premiere of The Traitors. (Minor spoilers ahead.) Hosted by Claudia Winkleman, the BBC One series follows 22 strangers as they arrive at a castle in the Scottish Highlands to play “the ultimate game of detection, backstabbing and trust” in the hope of winning up to £120,000. Amongst them are “Traitors”, a group of contestants selected by Winkleman whose job is to “murder” their remaining players – the “Faithfuls” – while remaining undetected to steal the final prize…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World: BBC Three confirms second season

December 29, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Start your engines, Drag Race fans! On 28 December, BBC Three announced that Drag Race UK vs the World is set to return to our screens for a highly anticipated second season. Like its first entry, the new batch of episodes will see queens from the UK series go up against some of the best performers from other global editions of the franchise, including the original US version as well as Canada’s. However, this time around, the lucky winner who secures the title of ‘Queen of the Mothertucking World’ will also…

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“So camp”: Fans react to Doctor Who’s 2023 Christmas special starring Ncuti Gatwa

December 27, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Ncuti Gatwa’s first solo adventure as the Time Lord has arrived, and it’s a huge hit with Doctor Who fans. Spoilers ahead On 25 December, fans were finally treated to Doctor Who‘s highly anticipated Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road. At the start of the episode, a hooded figure is shown dropping off a baby outside a church in 2004. Nineteen years later, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), who is revealed to be the aforementioned baby, is on a journey to try and find her birth parents. Unfortunately, the DNA…

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Ncuti Gatwa explains why Doctor Who resonates with the LGBTQ+ community

December 25, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Ncuti Gatwa has opened up about the “huge connection” between Doctor Who and the LGBTQIA+ community. On 25 December, fans will be treated to the show’s highly anticipated Christmas special, The Church on Ruby Road – which will be the first adventure for Gatwa’s iteration of the time lord. The new episode will also introduce the Doctor’s new companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson), a young woman who grew up in foster care. “Long ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, stolen babies,…

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Doctor Who Christmas special: BBC releases action-packed trailer starring Ncuti Gatwa

December 10, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Doctor Who fans rejoice! The BBC has released the first trailer for the show’s 2023 Christmas special starring Ncuti Gatwa. Back in May 2022, the Sex Education star was announced as the new Time Lord for the long-running series’ 14th season. “There aren’t quite the words to describe how I’m feeling. A mix of deeply honoured, beyond excited, and of course a little bit scared,” Gatwa shared in a statement. “This role and show means so much to so many around the world, including myself, and each one of my…

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Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson: ‘Now, nothing’s stopping me from taking over the world’

December 2, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

The latest inductee into Drag Race UK’s circle of champions reflects on the acclaimed finale, whether she’ll appear on the next winners’ season and her upcoming line of shoplifting coats – available soon on the Dark Web. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC With her signature “silly sausage woman” brand, Ginger Johnson steamrolled the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. After winning the disaster class with her fellow Northerners (and finalists) Tomara Thomas and Michael Marouli, the County Durham comedian conquered the series’ first-ever panto…

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Drag Race UK: Ginger Johnson’s favourite season 5 moment was cut

November 30, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Ginger Johnson has revealed her most memorable moment from the fifth season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. However, it did not even make it past the edit room onto screens. In an exclusive interview with GAY TIMES, Johnson and fellow Drag Race UK finalists Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas reflected on their favourite – and most shocking – moments from the series. “The devil just got in us in Untucked and we could not stop laughing. We were constantly doing these impressions of Cilla Black and that’s where that started,”…

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‘B***h, be ready’: Drag Race UK finalists on unseen moments and ‘herstoric finale’

November 29, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas reflect on their Drag Race UK experience, including an “intoxicating” unaired moment in Untucked, werkroom crushes and why they deserve to win the crown. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC As the top three queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, Ginger Johnson, Michael Marouli and Tomara Thomas have proved that the key to conquering this year’s competition is to “evoke the true Geordie party girl spirit” – uhh-huh, ergh-huh. All three fan-favourite entertainers smashed this season, which makes herstory in…

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Drag Race UK: DeDeLicious says she and Krystal Versace would “fight” on best friend edition

November 27, 2023 admingay, lgbt, lgbt articles, lgbt news, lgbtq

Drag Race UK star DeDeLicious has shared her thoughts on potentially starring in an All Stars spinoff with Krystal Versace Spoilers ahead On 23 November, DeDe’s time in the UK-based competition came to an end during the show’s ninth episode. For this week’s maxi-challenge, the queens flexed their comedic muscles for a Gladiators-inspired roast of the judges’ panel – which was also performed in front of the eliminated queens. While Ginger Johnson and Michael Marouli delivered hilarious and consistent jokes about our favourite Drag Race officials, DeDe struggled to keep…

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