RuPaul’s Drag Race UK reveals queens for first season with Baga Chipz and Gothy Kendoll among line-up
The ten names competing to be crowned Drag Race Superstar have been announced
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Your support makes all the difference.The line-up for the first ever series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been announced, with Baga Chipz and Gothy Kendoll among the ten queens set to star.
After his show became a cult phenomenon in the US, RuPaul is launching a hotly-anticipated UK version of Drag Race on BBC Three in October.
The ten queens competing to be crowned Drag Race Superstar will be: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Crystal, Cheryl Hole, Divina De Campo, Gothy Kendoll, Sum Ting Wong, Scaredy Kat, The Vivienne and Vinegar Strokes.
RuPaul said: “Each of the UK queens is so unique, so courageous and so special. I can’t wait for the UK – and the world – to fall in love with them the same way I did.”
In the UK series, RuPaul will be joined by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton on the judging panel, while celebrity guest judges include Andrew Garfield and Maisie Williams.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will air on BBC Three in October
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