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RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is returning to BBC Three and BBC iPlayer this autumn*with a brand-new cast of 12 queens competing for the crown, a £25,000 cash prize and the title of The UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
Across ten weeks, the contestants will face the franchise’s signature mix of performance, comedy, fashion and lip-sync challenges. Each week’s winner will receive a coveted RuPeter Badge, while the bottom queens will battle in a Lip Sync For Their Life to avoid elimination.

RuPaul Charles returns as host and head judge alongside regular panellists Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, with a new line-up of celebrity guest judges set to be announced.
The Season 8 cast features Alik, Anita Piss, Coral-Hole Mandi, The Delta Quadrant, Flesh, KY Kelly, Lucky Roy Singh, ma_danni_x, Mocha, Naya Thorn, Paris Baby and Tequila Thirst.
Fans can already meet the new contestants in the 20-minute preview special Meet the Queens, available on BBC iPlayer and airing on BBC Three on August 11. The premiere date for the full season will be announced shortly.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is produced by World of Wonder for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer. Executive producers include Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Bruce McCoy, Matt Green and Johnni Javier, with Ruby Kuraishe serving as BBC Commissioning Editor.