Drag Race Roundup
Nicole Byer is back as guest judge as the queens prepare looks for the Bag Ball.
Also who went home on
Drag Race UK?
RUPAUL S DRAG RACE SEASON 13 EPISODE 5 PREVIEW
Let s get into these JUDGES lewks before our Season 13 divas turn 36 bagnificent lewks on the main stage! ⭐️
Extra-special guest judge @nicolebyer is bag, bag, bag again on an all-new #DragRace TOMORROW at 8/7c on @VH1! pic.twitter.com/gHrBwZTjO9 RuPaul s Drag Race (@RuPaulsDragRace) January 28, 2021
After the first elimination, tensions rise as the queens get ready for The Bag Ball! . Don’t miss a new #DragRace Friday at 8/7c on VH1!
I love your Rude! catchphrase. Can you tell me where it comes from?
It s just one of the nonsenses that comes out of my mouth on a daily basis. Everyone says, You re not really rude, but it s all in good form. You re so rude. you just made this dinner in like 20 minutes, you re rude. It s not right that you ve done that, but you ve done that, so well done, congratulations. That s what it is.
Every episode just keeps getting better and better. What sets this new season apart from other seasons of
Drag Race?
Honestly, I can t believe how amazing and powerful this season is. First of all, all the queens, including myself – we re on a different level for some reason. I don t know where it all comes from, it s crazy, but we just are!
Asttina Mandella’s Snatch Game character would’ve been one of the most controversial choices in herstory.
“I had a few plans, but I was either going to do Mel B – she’s from Leeds and so are my drag mother and dad – or Ricky Thompson,” Asttina revealed after her elimination.
“My third one, because I look like her and it would’ve been nice and controversial, was Azealia Banks.”
When Asttina made her audition tape for the series, she tried on Azealia’s classic ensemble from her 212 video – complete with pigtails and the striped jumper – and was shocked at the resemblance.
Third queen eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
RuPaul has told another Drag Race UK contestant to sashay away (PA)
Asttina Mandella has been eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK after a lip sync battle to Dua Lipa’s Don’t Start Now.
The 27-year-old, from London, became the third queen to leave series two after she faced Tia Kofi in the sudden death round.
Thursday’s episode featured catwalk star Jourdan Dunn on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and head judge RuPaul.
Following Mandella’s exit, RuPaul said: “Asttina, in the words of Nelson Mandela – ‘A winner is a dreamer who never gives up’. Now sashay away.”
The drag queen muses are set to appear as part of SketchSesh, the life drawing project founded by artists James Davison and Simon Gray in 2017. As venues shut down during the pandemic, the IRL event has been taken online, offering a limited number of spaces via Zoom.
Gigi Goode will appear in the first session on January 27 at 7pm GMT. “Gigi will be streaming looks and poses from LA to SketchSesh artists around the world!” reads an announcement via Instagram. Naomi Smalls, meanwhile, is set to take part February 3, with Bimini following the week after.
Spots in a SketchSesh session cost £10, and you can RSVP via sketchsesh@gmail.com. View more details in the post below.