The release
date of the highly anticipated Drag Race UK vs the World has finally been
confirmed by the BBC.
The series
will see queens from Drag Race UK go up against some of the best performers
from other global editions of the franchise, including the original US
version as well as Canada’s.
The series was
filmed in London and will feature the UK lineup of RuPaul, Michelle Visage,
Graham Norton and Alan Carr.
The show will
also include some very special guests as the franchise
looks to crown is very first Global Drag Race Superstar.
The cast will
be announced soon, but if you just can’t wait to see who is competing
then click
here for the rumoured queens set to sashay down the runway this time
around.
In an
announcement on 11 January, the BBC
confirmed that Drag Race UK vs the World will premiere on 1 February “as part
of the launch night extravaganza” celebrating BBC Three’s return to TV.
Drag Race has
launched numerous international versions of the shows in recent years, including
Drag Race Thailand, Drag Race Holland, Drag Race Down Under and Drag Race
España.
More recently, Drag
Race Italia launched in Italy, and a French version of the show has been
confirmed too.
It was
also recently
implied that a fourth season of the UK series is likely coming to our screens
sometime in 2022, as the BBC opened applications for hopeful queens wanting
to compete.
In a clip
shared to the BBC Three Twitter account last year, RuPaul announced that
casting was “now underway” and encouraged people to apply.
“If you think
you got what it takes to be the UK’s next drag superstar,” the Drag Race host
said, “well, I want to hear from you.”
Queens wanting
to try out for the show had a deadline of 10 November 2021 to register their
interest.
Drag Race UK
vs the World will air on BBC Three in the UK and WOW Presents Plus in other
territories.
SOURCE: GAY TIMES
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