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Drag Race UK: Miss Naomi Carter reveals genius Snatch Game character

“AY UP!” it’s GAY TIMES’ elimination interview with Miss Naomi Carter. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS HEADER BY YOSEF PHELAN SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AT THE BBC From her unhinged “freaknik”-esque ensemble to her knee-slapping “see you in a bit dog shit!” exit phrase, both of which saw RuPaul unleash her signature cackle, Miss Naomi Carter has fast become one of the most championed contestants to ever sashay into the Drag Race UK werkroom. “She’s gonna go so far after this, so f**king lovable,” one viewer tweeted after her elimination, while another correctly described her as an…

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“Sorry, what?”: Drag Race UK fans are saying the same thing about new episode

Spoilers ahead. Social media is brimming with praise for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’s annual girl group challenge. However, one aspect of the episode has been met with confusion. This week, the season five cast were split into two teams and were tasked with writing, recording and performing verses to an original track, titled ‘Don’t Ick My Yum’. (Grammy for ‘Record of the Year’ incoming.) Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Michael Marouli, Tomara Thomas and Vicki Vivacious formed ‘Team Fierce Force Five’, while the so-called “leftovers” consisted of Banksie, Ginger Johnson, Kate Butch…

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“I’m that woman”: Cara Melle on making Black trans history on Drag Race UK

Cara Melle says it is “really gratifying” yet “surreal” to be making herstory on this season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. As revealed in Cara’s recent digital cover interview with GAY TIMES, the 26-year-old becomes the UK’s first-ever Black trans competitor, something that “didn’t really register at first.” Because of the inevitable impact she will have on her respective communities, Cara rightfully says she is “that woman”: “I can’t wait to show people who are like me how to be powerful in our Blackness, transness and womanhood.” The significance of…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will return for season 6

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been renewed for a sixth season. On Friday (22 September), the official social media accounts for the BBC Three series confirmed the news by announcing that applications are now open, “officially!” In a short video, RuPaul calls “all UK queens” to submit their tapes before the deadline, which is 20 October 2023. Drag Race UK’s renewal doesn’t come as much of a gag; BBC recently revealed that the first four seasons have been streamed over 67 million times, making it one of the network’s most…

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Drag Race UK star Miss Naomi Carter reflects on viral video

Miss Naomi Carter has taken us behind the scenes of her hilarious viral video. In 2021, the Doncaster queen shared a video on TikTok in which she can be seeing racing a heterosexual pedestrian in full drag, before the aforementioned man “stacks it” and Naomi loses a heel. The clip attracted over half a million views on the platform and was hailed as “iconic” for “dismantling the patriarchy”. In Naomi’s recent digital cover interview with GAY TIMES, the star revealed that she originally asked another man called Chase to “give us a race”,…

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‘A marvellous mess’: Drag Race UK cast talk “iconic” season 5

The post ‘A marvellous mess’: Drag Race UK cast talk “iconic” season 5 appeared first on GAY TIMES. Go to Source Author: Sam Damshenas

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 5 “taster” confirms release date

The release date for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been confirmed. According to a “taster”, which includes various clips on the runway in the werkroom, season five in the acclaimed British franchise will sashay back onto BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on Thursday 28 September. Season five will see the return of RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr as regular panellists. Aisling Bea, Alexandra Burke, Cush Jumbo, Daphne Guinness, Joel Dommett, Kristen McMenamy, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Suranne Jones and Yasmin Finney will guest judge, with additional cameos from Edward Enninful OBE,…

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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Meet the cast of season 5

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has finally unleashed its line-up for season five. On 11 September, BBC Three announced that 10 queens – as opposed to 12 – are in the running for ‘Britain’s Next Drag Superstar’: Alexis Saint-Pete, Banksie, Cara Melle, DeDeLicious, Ginger Johnson, Kate Butch, Michael Marouli, Miss Naomi Carter, Tomara Thomas and Vicki Vivacious. Season five premieres “soon” on BBC Three and iPlayer and sees the return of RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr as regular panellists. It’s another star-studded season, with guest judges as follows:…

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Man pleads guilty to attacking Drag Race star The Vivienne in McDonald’s

A man has pleaded guilty to assaulting RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne. Content warning: This story includes topics that could make some readers feel uncomfortable and/or upset. Alan Whitfield, 50, of Tom Mann Close in Everton, punched the star in the face in McDonald’s on Edge Lane, Liverpool, on 16 June before running away, according to Merseyside Police. He admitted to assault by beating at Liverpool Magistrates’ Court on 5 September, but denied the prosecution’s claims that it was fuelled by “homophobic hatred” – instead claiming that the…

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