RuPaul s Drag Race UK series 2 lineup includes Darlington queen Cherry Valentine
Darlington drag queen Cherry Valentine is in the cast for series 2 of hit BBC show RuPaul s Drag Race UK
17:05, 16 DEC 2020
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By John Boone World of Wonder
And you thought back-to-back seasons of
RuPaul s Drag Race was a lot. In 2021, we re double fisting, with season 13 of the flagship series debuting New Year s Day followed by a new season of
Drag Race UK on Jan. 14. Two
Races at the same time.
On Wednesday, World of Wonder unveiled the 12 queens competing for the title of UK s Next Drag Superstar on
RuPaul s Drag Race UK season 2. This year s crop of dolls includes a former
X-Factor contestant, a COVID-19 frontline nurse and a nonbinary drag troll, for good measure.
DRUK s inaugural season saw judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr crown The Vivienne. As for her successor? Get to know the season 2 queens below.
Published:
11:07 AM December 16, 2020
Updated:
11:13 AM December 16, 2020
Bimini Bon Boulash from Norfolk is a contestant on Ru Paul s Drag Race UK series 2 (C) World of Wonder - Photographer: Ray Burmiston
- Credit: BBC/World of Wonder/Ray Burmiston
A drag queen who grew up in Norfolk is set to star in the second series of RuPaul s Drag Race UK on BBC iPlayer.
Bimini Bon Boulash has been announced as one of the 12 contestants and all will compete for the coveted title of The UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
The cast of Ru Paul s Drag Race UK series 2 - (L-R) Tayce, A Whora, Ellie Diamond, Asttina Mandella, Joe Black, Cherry Valentine, Tia Kofi, Ginny Lemon, Veronica Green, Sister Sister, Bimini Bon Boulash, Lawrence Chaney (C) World of Wonder - Photographer: Ray Burmiston
Queen Elizabeth found quaking in a ditch!
RuPaul s Drag Race UK season 2 has unveiled the cast of 12 queens that will compete for Britain s second most coveted crown when the beloved series returns to BBC iPlayer in Britain and WOW Presents Plus in the United States at the top of 2021.
Among the dozen ladies vying for the title across the 10-week second season are comedy queens, runway beauties, a cabaret diva, a vegan journalist, a former
X-Factor contestant, a nurse, and eclectic oddballs representing the best of the United Kingdom s queer scene. Early in 2021, season 2 will arrive with all the hope, joy, laughter, and glitter you ve come to expect from our brilliant queens, RuPaul said of the season in a press release earlier this year, further confirming that the World of Wonder-produced series is currently casting season 3 with the best and brightest Great Britain has to offer.