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Drag Race UK season 7: BBC reveals star-studded guest judges

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Girl band icons, comedians, and an Absolutely Fabulous star have been confirmed for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season seven. On 3 September, BBC Three announced the stars joining RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton on the panel to judge the charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent of the new batch of queens. The lineup includes actors Jamie-Lee O’Donnell (Derry Girls), Jane Horrocks (Absolutely Fabulous), Michelle de Swarte (Spent), Sophie Willan (Alma’s Not Normal), and Susan Wokoma (Chewing Gum), comedian Joel Dommett, West End star Mazz Murray and radio host…

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Drag Race UK season 7 to feature the drag daughter of US winner Sasha Colby

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The new season of Drag Race UK is set to include the drag daughter of the iconic Sasha Colby. In the coming weeks, fans will finally be treated to the seventh season of the beloved UK-based spin-off. Like past entries, 12 talented and fierce queens will compete across an array of sickening challenges – such as the Snatch Game and Rusical – and showcase their sickening runway ensembles for a chance to secure a coveted RuPeter Badge. The queen crowned the ‘UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar’ will join The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney, Krystal Versace, Danny Beard, Ginger…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Meet the fierce queens of season 7

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It’s that time again (finally) – the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season seven has been unveiled! Following the widely-acclaimed sixth season, which saw Kyran Thrax snatch the crown over La Voix in one of the franchise’s tightest finales, a new batch of queens is ready to enter the werkroom and compete for the title of the ‘UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar’. Over 10 weeks, 12 queens will battle it out in a variety of challenges: designing their own runway looks, delivering Oscar-worthy performances in acting skits, and, of…

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Drag Race’s Pixie Polite subjected to violent ‘homophobic attack’ that left her ‘hospitalised’

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Pixie Polite has revealed that she was the victim of a homophobic attack. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers uncomfortable. The talented performer, who rose to fame as a contestant on the fourth season of Drag Race UK, opened up about the harrowing experience in a series of Instagram stories on 28 July. “Punched in the back of the neck/head. Sick of this sh*t,” she wrote. In a follow-up story, Pixie assured her followers that she was okay while also giving insight into the aftermath…

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“It’s what Diana would want!” – Kitty Scott-Claus and Divina De Campo on new drag musical The Diana Mixtape

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Diana is, of course, already a queer icon – but if you needed a reminder of why she is so adored by the LGBTQ+ community, we have a quintet of queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race telling her story in what promises to be a fabulous new musical event this summer. Starring drag royalty Courtney Act, Priyanka, Kitty Scott-Claus, Divina De Campo and Rosé (yes, all five are playing Diana) – alongside Keala Settle as Queen Elizabeth II – and set to a high-camp soundtrack of all your faves (think Britney,…

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10 Drag Race UK queens that need to return for All Stars

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Silence! Bring back our girls, or we’ll be asking the casting department, UK hun? WORDS BY KATIE BASKERVILLE Listen, we already know that the Drag Race UK alumni are worthy of an All Stars all their own (as opposed to another iteration of UK vs the World!). And, with the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars already underway on Paramount+, what better time to put forward our UK faves? Ella Vaday (season 3) Ella Vaday had an ‘ellova time’ on her season. There’s no denying that the “beast from…

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Drag Race UK: AJ Bediako, ‘Brit Crew’ member, reportedly dies

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AJ Bediako, a former Brit Crew member on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has reportedly passed away. On May 28, a statement from his teammates at the London Knights Basketball Club shared their heartbreak over the death of their “teammate, friend and much loved member of our family”. The club, which is the UK’s first gay and inclusive basketball team, praised Bediako as a “core part of the London Knights” whose “uplifting energy, constant support and beaming smile lit up every room he walked into”. “In his role as club secretary,…

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RuPaul confirms fate of Drag Race US and UK

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RuPaul has commented on the future of his Emmy Award-winning series Drag Race, as well as its British counterpart. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, in which the drag icon discussed his new memoir The House of Hidden Meanings, he revealed that he has “just finished” filming “a couple seasons” of Drag Race UK “last week”. RuPaul, who presumably referred to season seven of Drag Race UK and season three of UK vs the World, continued: “And then, in a couple of weeks, I start [filming] season 18 in the…

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“I need to break it”: Drag Race UK’s Bimini gets candid about their battle with addiction

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Drag superstar Bimini Bon Boulash has opened up about their struggles with addiction. Back in 2021, the beloved talent first made waves with Drag Race fans after sashaying into the workroom for the second season of the UK-based series. During their time in the competition, Bimini wowed viewers with their stunning runway ensembles, comedic talent, and lovable personality. Since their show-stopping debut in the Drag Race sphere, Bimini’s star has continued to rise within the entertainment industry. However, the 31-year-old’s journey to megastardom has been far from easy. In a…

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Drag Race queens on why the world needs UK All Stars – and who should compete

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The queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK say it’s “time for a UK-only All Stars”. At DragCon UK (10 January), nine legendary contestants from across the British series correctly told GAY TIMES that Drag Race UK is long overdue, and named the queens that should sashay into the werkroom for a second – and in some cases, third – shot at the crown. “There’s been so many of us, we’re ready,” said Divina De Campo, who memorably placed runner-up on the show’s first-ever season. “Look, they’ve gotta ask me. If…

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