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

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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Drag Race UK lines up British legends for makeover challenge

Six British icons have been announced as the guest stars for Drag Race UK’s annual makeover challenge. On 12 September, BBC Three confirmed Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church, Celebrity Big Brother winner David Potts, Tracy Beaker’s Dani Harmer, EastEnders legend Diane Parish, Pop Idol champion Michelle McManus and Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati as the makeover subjects for season seven. “Working with the amazingly talented queens was an absolute joy and privilege,” said Church. “My transformation into my inner goddess was a wonderful exploration for me. I have loved the show…

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

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

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 star Lill talks “surprising” fan response

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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“Just an absolute joy”: Fans praise Drag Race UK’s heartwarming makeover episode

This week’s heartwarming episode of Drag Race UK had fans (including us) bawling their eyes. Spoilers ahead. For this week’s maxi-challenge, the six remaining queens – Marmalade, Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Charra Tea, Rileasa Slaves, and Lill – were asked to team up with family for an epic drag makeover. “Queens, we all know that the unconditional love of family is a gift and now it’s your chance to return that love. For this week’s maxi-challenge, you need to glam your fam by turning your kinfolk into members of your…

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Drag Race UK: Who the eliminated season 6 queens planned for Snatch Game

Drag Race UK‘s eliminated queens, Saki Yew, Dita Garbo, Zahirah Zapanta and Kiki Snatch, reveal their brilliant impersonations for the iconic Snatch Game. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS With a plethora of Snatch Game champions going on to conquer their respective seasons of Drag Race, from Jinkx Monsoon to Envy Peru and Sharonne, the staple challenge is widely said to “separate” the drag queens from ‘[insert country here]’s Next Drag Superstar’. Often, Snatch Game occurs in the middle of the season, which means half of the queens don’t get the chance to flex…

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“Really, Ru?”: Drag Race UK star Kiki Snatch has thoughts on elimination

In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Kiki Snatch reflects on her Drag Race UK journey and severe lip-sync smackdown against Actavia, as well as her thoughts on the result. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC “Not to toot my own horn, but hello? Like, beep beep?” Kiki Snatch says of her *impeccable* lip-sync smackdown on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Although her battle against Actavia to David Bowie’s funk-rock classic ‘Let’s Dance’ has been widely lauded as one of the British franchise’s best, Kiki was sadly Marcia…

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Michael Marouli says it’s “about time” for Drag Race UK All Stars: “I’m coming for blood!”

Michael Marouli reveals that she will ‘come for blood’ on a potential season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK All Stars.  In an interview with GAY TIMES, the Northern entertainer correctly says it’s “about time” for the British franchise to receive an All Stars equivalent (UK vs the World doesn’t count…) because of the sheer “calibre of queens” that have been introduced over six seasons. “It would go off. I think it would be so successful, so huge. Can you imagine seeing all those personalities back together on our screen? Especially queens that didn’t get…

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Drag Race UK: Zahirah Zapanta on how she would’ve broken the “Asian curse” on Snatch Game

In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Drag Race UK star Zahirah Zapanta discusses her “traumatic” final episode and Oscar-worthy impersonation for the Snatch Game. Zahirah Zapanta may not be the UK’s Next Drag Superstar, but it’s fine. As the Filipino Goddess demurely (and correctly) tells GAY TIMES, “I’m so fierce it hurts. It hurts so much. It’s crazy being this fierce.” Girl groups made a return on this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, with the ten remaining queens writing ghoulish lyrics and recording chilling vocals in hopes of securing the UK’s Halloween…

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