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Drag Race UK star Chai T Grande: ‘Fading into the background will not be my narrative’

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In her Gay Times exit interview, Chai T Grande addresses the contrast between how the judges received her and how fans embraced her, and her plans to reclaim her narrative with her upcoming music. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC “I didn’t fade into the background. If anything, I stole the spotlight,” says Chai T Grande. The queen, who made history as Drag Race UK’s first Thai contestant, is referring to her season seven girl-group number, ‘She Ate That’ — a performance that earned rave reviews from…

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Drag Race UK: Joel Dommett strips off for the season 7 premiere

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is back for season seven — and Joel Dommett is baring all (quite literally) for the occasion. In a teaser for the upcoming episode, RuPaul welcomes the comedian and presenter “back by popular demand”, only for viewers to discover him on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage and Alan Carr wearing – well, absolutely nothing. “Joel, what is going on here?” Ru asks, to which Dommett replies: “Uhh, Alan told me it was the naked episode. I’m livid! I look like an idiot.” Without missing a…

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Drag Race UK season 7 cast on why queer joy and visibility are more vital than ever

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK cast interview! Round 7!  WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS DESIGN BY JACK ROWE SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND JO SEAR AT THE BBC If your engines aren’t started, consider this your ignition: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK roars back on the BBC tomorrow with Girls Aloud icon Nadine Coyle “fearing for her life,” legendary Brits like Tracy Beaker, Charlotte Church, and Denise from EastEnders fully transformed in drag, and a “ridonkulously gag-worthy” lineup of queens, runways — and, blimey, this part is just so unexpected — twists! and! turns!…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 7 premiere date revealed!

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FINALLY: BBC Three has confirmed the premiere date for the seventh season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. On 10 September, the series’ social media channels announced that our “wish has been granted” and “fairy godMOTHER Ru has spoken,” before ruvealing that the show returns on Thursday 25 September. “Dust off your heels – you’re going to the ball!” they added. The Instagram post sparked a flurry of excitement from fans and franchise alumni, with UK vs the World winner Blu Hydrangea writing: “As one supreme rises, Kyran Thrax fades.” “Wait…

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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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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 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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Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne dies, aged 32

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Tributes have poured in following the sudden and tragic death of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK champion The Vivienne. On 5 January, The Vivienne’s publicist Simon Jones announced “with immense sadness” that the legendary drag performer, birth name James Lee Williams, “passed this weekend” at the age of 32. “James was an incredibly loved, warm-hearted and amazing person,” Jones said in a statement. “Their family are heartbroken at the loss of their son, brother and uncle. They are so proud of the wonderful things James achieved in their life and career.…

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Drag Race UK champion Kyran Thrax on All Winners 2: “Let’s go!”

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Kyran Thrax, the UK’s Next Drag Superstar, reflects on her triumphant Drag Race experience and her plans for “world domination, baby!” WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC Although she’s just been crowned the UK’s Next Drag Superstar and has her claws full as 1) the world’s supreme Hugh Grant impersonator and 2) Suzy’s ma(w)ma, Kyran Thrax is already vying for “world domination, baby!”: “I’m not just going to make an impact on the winners’ circle. I’m going to make an impact on the world. My ambitions are…

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