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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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Drag Race UK finalists on season 6 praise, “savage” moments and “Actavia’s wigs”

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Ahead of the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season six finale, finalists Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves are reminiscing on the moments that made it the “best season ever”. From the werkroom interactions to the lip-sync smackdowns and the innovative runways, as well as the staple Snatch Game and Makeover – both of which have been lauded as new peaks for the franchise – season six has truly been one for the herstory books. Speaking with GAY TIMES ahead of the finale this Thursday (28 November), Kyran credits…

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Drag Race UK star Lill talks “surprising” fan response

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Drag Race UK star Lill discusses her “uncomfortable” final episode, fan-favourite status and why RuPaul *shouldn’t* let queens change for the lip-sync. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC “I’m dead important now,” jokes (?) Lill. Over the course of Drag Race UK’s sixth season, which has been lauded as one of the franchise’s best, the Manchester queen has accumulated a die-hard following thanks to her edgy aesthetic and dry sense-of-humour (as well as her word-for-word homage of Geri Halliwell’s…

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Drag Race UK star Charra Tea on makeover exit: ‘I waited for a Kandy Muse moment’

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Charra Tea discusses her final hour on Drag Race UK, RuPaul’s unnecessary decision to send a queen packin’ and why season six has been an all-timer for the franchise. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC “After that cabaret talent show I was like, ‘Get me my suitcases, let’s go!’” says Charra Tea. Fortunately for viewers, Drag Race UK’s garish icon persevered and delivered one of the franchise’s most unpredictable trajectories in the process, from safe-safe-safe-safe-to-waaaasp! Her bonkers Snatch Game performance of Nadine…

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Drag Race UK winner Ginger Johnson talks ‘bizarre, ridiculous and cartoony’ new series

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Ginger Johnson says her new BBC series is a perfect encapsulation of what resides in her “great big head”. Following her win on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK last year, the Northern comedian has unleashed a camp six-part series, Ginger’s House, in which she invites familiar faces over to kiki and – as an “incredibly lazy” person – assist her with household chores. Featuring appearances from queens such as Tia Kofi, Kate Butch, Cara Melle, Danny Beard and Miss Naomi Carter, Ginger describes the series as “half-sitcom, half-chat show” due to its hybrid scripted…

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Drag Race UK season 6: All 8 Snatch Game performances, ranked

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Major spoilers ahead for the sixth episode of Drag Race UK. For this week’s episode, the eight remaining contestants – Chanel O’Conor, Marmalade, Lill, Rileasa Slaves, Kyran Thrax, Lill, Actavia, and Charra Tea – flexed their best celebrity impersonations for the beloved Snatch Game challenge. “Now, ladykins, there are certain events that the UK just can’t get enough of. I’m talking about Eurovision, a royal wedding, and, of course, the Snatch Game,” Ru revealed. “Later today, you’ll play… with our celebrity contestants from S Club, Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens.”…

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Drag Race UK: Chanel O’Conor on werkroom spats, villain status and nearly ‘dying’ on the runway

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Drag Race UK star Chanel O’Conor reveals unaired drama from this week’s runway, Coco Peru’s ‘hysterical’ reaction to her Snatch Game and the queens she wants to cause “carnage” with on a villains’ season. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC “If you want to see me as a villain, then I shall be the villain,” says yacht-owner Chanel O’Conor. Over the past six weeks, the Scottish seamstress has been labelled as such by the Drag Race UK fandom for her wickedly entertaining sense-of-humour, squabbles with…

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