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The popular reality television is show is set to return to the BBC this week. That’s right, the popular reality show is all set for a third season on British shores as Mama Ru looks to see
who could be the UK’s next Drag superstar. The show, hosted by RuPaul Charles, has received huge critical acclaim, picking up several award nominations, and has seen tracks featured on the
show, such as ‘Bing Bang Bong’, hit number one on iTunes UK chart. Series one of RuPaul's Drag Race UK saw as many as 15.6 million requests on iPlayer so far, making the show a huge
success for BBC Three. Originally airing in the United States in 2009 the show has dubbed the ‘Olympics of drag’, with the franchise branched out across the world in countries such as Spain
and Australia. Read More RuPaul's Drag Race US: Greenock born drag act Rosé looking to be crowned Queen o... WHEN IS RUPAUL UK SEASON 3 AND WHERE CAN I WATCH IT? A teaser video from the
official RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Twitter page confirmed a return to the screens back in the autumn. However, the BBC has since confirmed that the show will be returning to our screens this
week, with a date of Thursday September 23 pencilled in for the opening episode scheduled to start 7pm on BBC iPlayer. WHO ARE THE GUEST JUDGES ON RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE SEASON 3? Kathy Burke,
Emma Burton, Alesha Dixon, Judi Love, Nicola Coughlan, Lulu, Nadine Coyle and Little Mix’s Leigh-Anne Pinnock are the judges who have been confirmed for season three so far, whilst regular
guest judges Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Graham Carr are also set to return to the show. WHO ARE THE QUEEN’S IN THIS YEAR’S RUPAUL DRAG RACE UK SEASON 3? RuPaul and BBC Three revealed
which queens would be sashaying their way down the runway in season three on August 17. One queen will familiar to UK viewers, with season two’s Veronica Green returning to the show after
being forced to withdraw last year when she caught Covid-19. The show will challenge each Drag Race competitor of the prowess each week with a set of specially designed challenges as they
battle it out for the title of the UK’s next Drag Race superstar. This year’s queens are (in no particular order): - Veronica Green, 35, from Rochdale, returning after catching Covid in
series 2 - Victoria Scone, 27, from Cardiff - Vanity Milan, 29, South London - Scarlett Harlett, 26, East London - River Medway, 22, Kent - Krystal Versace, 19, Kent - Kitty Scott-Claus, 29,
Birmingham - Ella Vaday, 32, Dagenham - Elektra Fence, 29, Burnley - Charity Kase, 24, Lancashire - Choriza May, 30, Newcastle - Anubis, 19, Brighton Victoria Scone will be the first
cisgender female contestant to take part in the franchise. In BBC Three’s Meet the Queens series on Instagram, she said: ‘Some people want to put a label on it and call me an AFAB drag
queen, which stands for assigned female at birth ‘But I am just a drag queen. Drag is for everyone and I’m here to show you how.’ _A MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR:_ _THANK YOU FOR READING THIS
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