Pangina Heals, Cheddar Gorgeous and Cara Melle at RuPaul’s DragCon UK 2024. (Getty) The UK’s biggest ever celebration of drag is back! RuPaul’s DragCon UK has landed in London, featuring a host of international divas, sickening performances and, of course, stunning looks. On Saturday (13 January), almost 200 queens from across RuPaul’s international Drag Race
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Tia Kofi is coming to Hollyoaks. (Getty) Drag Race UK star Tia Kofi is moving from RuPaul’s runway to a famous little village in Chester after landing a role in E4’s Hollyoaks. We know Tia can dance, sing, and generally slay the house down, but now it’s time for her to put her acting chops
Drag Race UK’s eliminated queen DeDeLicious reveals why she was ‘living’ for Vicki Vivacious drama. (BBC) Drag Race UK season five queen DeDeLicious has explained why she wasn’t upset about being called out by Vicki Vivacious, but was instead “living” for the drama. In lThursday’s semi-final episode (23 November), DeDeLicious was eliminated in fourth place
Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday is going to make fitness fun … yes, really. (Getty Images) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Ella Vaday has unveiled a fitness project with a twist as her next career move, calling it unlike anything a drag queen has done before – “let alone someone from the LGBTQ+ community”. The
Michelle Visage is taking over Drag Race UK. (WOW) RuPaul won’t be on next week’s Drag Race UK – and Michelle Visage is taking over. Brooke Lynn Hytes did it. Nicky Doll did it. Pangina Heals (reverse) did it. Now, RuPaul’s long time bosom-buddy, Michelle Visage, is taking over the drag legend’s role as HBIC
Drag Race UK has been applauded after Cheddar Gorgeous, Dakota Schiffer and Pixie Polite unpacked the stigma surrounding HIV and educated viewers on PrEP and U=U. This week’s “Tickled Pink” runway theme led to a moving werk room conversation as frontrunner Cheddar Gorgeous explained her history-inspired look. Cheddar chose to embellish a black bodysuit with
Traveller Pride attributed “so much of the success and growth” of the support and campaign group in the past year to Drag Race UK’s Cherry Valentine. (BBC) Traveller Pride has paid an emotional tribute to Cherry Valentine, remembering the Drag Race UK star’s “buoyant and genuine love and care”. On Friday (23 September), it was announced that
Cherry Valentine. (BBC) RuPaul’s Drag Race UK star Cherry Valentine, real name George Ward, has died at just 28 years old. Ward, from Darlington, County Durham, became the first-ever queen of Romany descent to appear in the entire Drag Race franchise when they competed as Cherry Valentine in the second season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. They
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season four. (BBC/RuPaul’s Drag Race) The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season four opener was chaotic in the most iconic way as the queens brought the looks, the drama and the… Mr Blobbies? In Thursday’s (22 September) episode the queens were faced with a Spice Girls photoshoot as well as a BBC show inspired
Dakota Schiffer has explained that she wants to bring “trans joy” to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after making “herstory” as the British show’s first trans woman contestant. Speaking to the BBC in her first interview since being announced as part of the new cast, Schiffer said: “I am so excited to be a part of
Kitty Scott-Claus in Celebrity Masterchef. (BBC) Drag Race UK sensation turned Celebrity MasterChef hopeful Kitty Scott-Claus thinks bigots attacking drag shows need to “have a day off”. Since finishing as a runner-up on season three, Kitty Scott-Claus has been booked and busy. She’s led her first-ever West End show – the ‘Dragatha Christie’ sensation Death Drop, and is now
The three finalists of Drag Race UK season three. (BBC) Krystal Versace has been crowned the winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season three. The fashion queen battled Ella Vaday and Kitty Scott Claus in the final lip sync to “You Don’t Own Me” by Dusty Springfield. She ultimately won to be crowned Drag Race
Drag Race UK’s Vanity Milan. (BBC) This week’s Drag Race UK gave us one of the highlights of the series: the comedy challenge. Comedy legend Kathy Burke joined the judging panel as the final four put on a hilarious roast, in front of an audience of the eliminated season three queens. Some queens got more
River Medway as Amy Childs. (BBC) Just in time for Halloween, this week’s Drag Race UK was as scary as it gets. If you thought RuPaul was harsh last week, well, this week would prove to be even more controversial. For Snatch Game, the queens were joined by Girls Aloud singer Nadine Coyle and comedian
Victoria Scone. (BBC) Since Drag Race UK launched in 2019, the world has fallen even more in love with British drag than it was before. But it’s not just about the vulgar humour, hun culture references and British guest judges – as hilarious as they are. This year, the show broke boundaries by including the
Veronica Green. (BBC) This week, the queens of Drag Race UK truly looked camping right in the eye, creating iconic looks from a pile of camping materials. The sewing challenge always produces high drama: some queens create wearable art, while others struggle without being able to rely on a pre-made costume or flawless makeup. The
Forget Joseph and his technicolour dream coat, it’s all about Drag Race UK queen Choriza May and her big, juicy, abstract jacket. What else did you think we meant. The Spanish-born queen has already given us some iconic moments during series three. From her unforgettable “hate me because I’m an immigrant” entrance line to her
Victoria Scone was given a ‘Star Buy’ sticker by Krystal Versace, who went on to make a ‘fat shaming’ joke. (BBC) Drag Race UK star Victoria Scone – the first afab (assigned female at birth) queen ever to appear on the series – has been praised after sharing her battle with an eating disorder. At
Drag Race UK season three has landed, and several viewers shared their thirst for Dagenham’s Ella Vaday on Twitter. (BBC/World of Wonder) Drag Race UK season three has landed and the internet has found a new obsession: thirsting over the queens. On Thursday night (23 September), fans were introduced to the 12 queens fighting for
Charity Kase showing that even the spookiest among us can end up needing a hug (BBC) Unlike Christmas and people in long-term relationships, Drag Race UK comes more than once a year. After a delay due to the pandemic, the second season only hit our screens at the start of 2021, now it’s back and
A’Whora on Drag Race UK. (BBC) Drag Race UK star A’Whora has apologised after she broke self-isolation rules despite having tested positive for COVID-19. A’Whora told followers on Friday (20 August) in a since-deleted tweet: “Miss COVID got me good today.” But after it was alleged on social media that she’d been seen in public, A’Whora
Divina de Campo spoke out against the graffiti on Instagram. (Instagram) Divina De Campo explained exactly why we still need Pride after a mural of them in Manchester’s Gay Village was vandalised with the word “dirty”. Manchester’s LGBT+ community was left in shock over the weekend when murals of Alan Turing, Divina De Campo and
Bimini Bon Boulash. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash has made an impassioned call for people to protect the “vulnerable” trans community from the heartbreaking “hate and stigma attached to them”. Bimini, who is a fan favourite from the second series of Drag Race UK, has been praised by fans for their LGBT+ advocacy and non-binary representation.
The tea towel design celebrates British drag. (CardsbyOMLL) An amazing and unique tea towel that celebrates British drag has been created to raise money for an AIDS memorial. The unusual design, which sees popular drag artists from across the country reimagined with ‘potato heads’, is being sold on Etsy by an independent artist. The quirky
Nicola Coughlan gave a stirring rendition of UK Hun. (Twitter/BBC) Bridgerton star and Drag Race superfan Nicola Coughlan shared an incredible rendition of “UK Hun?” with a Shakespearian twist. The song “UK Hun?” has lived rent-free in the minds of Drag Race UK fans since it debuted in RuPaul’s RuRuVision spectacular – and Derry Girls
Bimini Bon Boulash reveals what was supposed to happen on Drag Race UK episode 2. (Twitter/BiminiBabes) Bimini Bon Boulash tried and failed to cover their white corset in paint on this week’s RuPaul’s Drag Race UK (21 January) – but they’ve now revealed they intended to coat themselves in the colour of the trans Pride
The first episode sees Elizabeth Hurley join RuPaul, Michelle and Graham. (BBC) Wondering what time Drag Race UK season two is out? Want to know how to watch it from the US? Well, racers, start your engines, because the wait is almost over. After leaks, delays and the small matter of a global pandemic, RuPaul
The first episode sees Elizabeth Hurley join RuPaul, Michelle and Graham. (BBC) We’ve seen the Drag Race UK season two opener and believe us – it couldn’t come at a better time. You don’t need us to tell you 2021 has, so far, been every bit as horrific as the-year-that-shall-not-be-named. And, frankly, a new season
Divina De Campo did a drag make-up tutorial as part of the PinkNews Pride for All Drag Race UK icon Divina de Campo gives a masterclass in drag eleganza and a powerful statement on gender identity as she helps PinkNews celebrate Pride for All. If you’ve always wanted to do drag but haven’t taken the plunge,