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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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“I was mind-blown”: Drag Race UK star Actavia on RuPaul’s comments and “tricky” Rusical

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Welsh dragon Actavia reflects on her Drag Race UK experience, from her lauded lip-sync battles to her Geri Halliwell homage and status as RuPaul’s new favourite. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO JASMINE ALOMA AND SOFIE VAN DE GRAMPEL AT THE BBC With her addictive Welsh charm, frenetic energy and camp-as-tits sense-of-humour, Actavia rapidly sashayed into Drag Race UK‘s upper echelons of fan-faves. Although she didn’t leave the competition with a RuPeter Badge, she earned viral infamy with her barrister realness and lip-sync smackdowns, both of which are revered as two of the…

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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: 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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Barcelona is a major West End debut for Lily Collins and Alvaro Morte but does it deliver? – review

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There’s a lot of hype surrounding Barcelona and it’s easy to see why. Bringing together two well-known TV stars in Lily Collins (the titular Emily in hit series Emily in Paris) and Alvaro Morte (The Professor in Money Heist) in a major West End theatre, and with award-winning director Lynette Linton at the helm, expectations are understandably very high. So how does this play, from writer Bess Wohl, stack up? It starts promisingly – our pair make quite an entrance, stumbling into an apartment after a boozy night out, laughing, snogging…

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‘In defence of The Rocky Horror Picture Show: The chaotic, radical and freaky pinnacle of queer cinema’

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Amy Chiswell discusses The Rocky Horror Picture Show‘s impact on the LGBTQIA+ community, and why the iconic musical doesn’t deserve to be torn apart every Halloween. WORDS BY AMY CHISWELL Twice I have shown The Rocky Horror Picture Show to men and they’ve been reduced to tears. The soft wiping of eyes usually starts when Tim Curry sings ‘Don’t Dream It, Be It’. I cried the first time I saw it, too. I first watched Rocky Horror on the day after Halloween, feeling a bit fragile from the night before.…

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‘Black queer pop stars deserve your attention, too’

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Just Like Us ambassador Elliot Kwabena Akosa celebrates the artistries of three incredible Black LGBTQIA+ pop stars: Kwaye, Arlo Parks and Frank Ocean. Words by Elliot Kwabena Akosa  The current conversation surrounding queer pop is exhausting. Yet again, Black queer pop stars, who are creating incredible works, are being shelved. It is immensely frustrating to observe the current narrative – that certain white queer pop musicians are the only ones paving the way or making significant ripples in the industry. Pop, like many other popular music genres, has been and continues…

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

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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

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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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Jodie Whittaker stars in slightly muddled update of The Duchess (of Malfi) – review

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We didn’t know much about The Duchess (of Malfi) before going to check it out at the Trafalgar Theatre, other than this production, written and directed by Zinnie Harris, is an update of John Webster’s renowned Jacobean revenge tragedy from the early 17th century. This version is set in a more modern time – it’s not too clear exactly when, but a fairly recent past. It all starts reasonably promisingly – sure, there might be a little too much exposition, with characters setting out who they are and what their…

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