Drag Race season eight winner Bob the Drag Queen told
Vice she “did not spend a lot of money”, in her opinion. She said she “realistically” splashed “maybe $3,000” [$2,171] on
Drag Race, and an additional $3,000 on her two finale looks.
“If I went back on
Drag Race now, I’d probably be spending $20–40,000,” she said. That’s up to (approximately) £30,000.
The winner stands to make this back and then some. In recent years, US queens have competed for a one-year supply of Anastasia Beverly Hills cosmetics, a $100,000 cash prize and a crown and a sceptre from Fierce Drag Jewels. Recent seasons have also introduced cash tips of $5,000 ($10,000 on
Ru Pauls Drag Race comes to Mayflower Theatre in 2022 The UK’s biggest ever Drag Race tour is travelling to Southampton. The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series Two Tour is at the Mayflower Theatre on Sunday, April 3, 2022. The tour is set to feature UK season 2 winner Lawrence Chaney alongside A’Whora, Asttina Mandella, Bimini Bon-Boulash, Cherry Valentine, Ellie Diamond, Ginny Lemon, Joe Black, Sister Sister, Tayce, Tia Kofi and Veronica Green. However, the cast is subject to change. The Official RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Series Two Tour is presented by Werq The World producers Voss Events and creators of Drag Race World of Wonder, in cooperation with Live Nation and Cuffe and Taylor.
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She continued: Sometimes people just don t work perfectly together and that s OK. We rushed into living together without knowing if our personalities and daily life meshed well together. I wish we could have had a few days to emotionally cope with this in private but we chose to share our entire relationship with you guys which is why I m posting this now.
Eagle-eyed fans noticed the former couple had stopped following each other on social media.
Happier times: The reality star, 22, embarked on a whirlwind romance with the Too Hot To Handle beauty, 27, who confirmed they have separated on Wednesday
Clearly, Ru isn t going easy on the queens because it s the first season of a new version, quite the opposite in fact. In fact, between this, the H&M rant and regional , it looks like Ru is getting harsher in general (Michelle Visage has admitted that she herself is). Could we see another major outburst? World of Wonder
RuPaul s Drag Race Down Under is set to premiere, well, down under and in the US on May 1.
RuPaul s Drag Race UK
is available to watch on BBC Three (on iPlayer).
In the US, you can watch the show on WOW Presents Plus.
2021 nominees revealed
Man Like Mobeen is up for two gongs at this year’s Broadcast Awards.
Guz Khan’s BBC Three sitcom is shortlisted for best comedy as well as best multichannel programme, for all shows not originally made for terrestrial TV.
Also up for best comedy programme are Mae Martin’s show Feel Good, Friday Night Dinner, Ghosts, Inside No. 9, and This Country.
While its rivals in the multichannel category are fellow BBC Three sitcom The Young Offenders, plus Big Zuu’s Big Eats for Dave, Climategate: Science Of A Scandal for BBC Four, Don’t Hate The Playaz for ITV2, RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, also for BBC Three