The line-up for the second series of RuPaul s Drag Race UK has been unveiled
Leading the contestants are the likes of Tayce, 26, Lawrence Chaney, 23, and Tia Kofi, 30
BBC confirmed the popular show will start from January 14 at 7PM, available to watch on iPlayer
The programme will see judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr crown one contestant a UK Drag Race Superstar
The first series of had a collection of A-lister celebrity judges, including Little Mix s Jade Thirlwall, Cheryl and Spice Girl s Geri Horner
BBC Three announces RuPaul s Drag Race UK 2021 drag queen cast
Series two of Drag Race will begin next month with twelve British queens competing for the crown
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The 12 contestants in RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series two have been unveiled.
The competing queens are: Tayce, Joe Black, A’Whora, Tia Kofi, Ellie Diamond, Sister Sister, Veronica Green, Bimini Bon Boulash, Ginny Lemon, Asttina Mandella, Cherry Valentine and Lawrence Cheney.
Judges RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr are all making a return for season two, which will last for 10 weeks.
Cherry Valentine will take part in the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race in the UK (World of Wonder – Photographer: Ray Burmiston).
Norton and Carr will join RuPaul and Visage on a rotational basis, alongside a celebrity guest judge.
Sister Sister, a 32-year-old queen from Liverpool will also be hoping to snatch the crown, and Welsh contestant Tayce, 26, is a self-confessed fashion queen.
Finally, 30-year-old Tia Kofi hopes to “keep old school drag alive”, while Lancashire-born Veronica Green will pull on her experience as an actor and opera singer.
The first series of
Drag Race UK saw The Vivienne take the crown, with Baga Chipz and Divina de Campo also reaching the final. The season also launched the Frock Destroyers – a girl band consisting of Divina De Campo, Baga Chipz, and Blu Hydrangea – whose debut album
Frock4Life was released last week.
Yep, the time has
finally come for us to announce: the cast of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season two are – in the words of Jasmine Masters – here, H-E-R-E, here!
BBC and World of Wonder have unveiled the 12 fierce competitors that will sashay into the werkroom for the long-(we repeat,
long)
–awaited sophomore season, which was put on hold in March due to COVID.
Just like its debut, which saw The Vivienne triumph as the UK’s First Drag Superstar, the season will include a diverse array of entertainters – expect comedy, glam, old school drag and even some horror.