RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has revealed the 12 queens competing on Season 8, alongside an expanded lineup of companion programming premiering on World of Wonder’s WOW Presents Plus.
Who is competing on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 8?
The cast includes 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.
What is ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 8 about?
Per the official description, “across ten weeks, the queens will compete in a variety of iconic challenges designed to test their drag skillsets to the max, from show-stopping performances to jaw-dropping runway looks. Each week’s winner will receive a coveted RuPeter badge, while the bottom queens must Lip Sync For Their Life — and risk elimination. Ultimately, one queen will snatch the crown, a £25,000 cash prize and the title of the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.”
RuPaul leads the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, with celebrity guest judges to be announced. The series is a World of Wonder original production for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer, executive produced by Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Bruce McCoy, Matt Green and Johnni Javier.
What other ‘Drag Race UK’ programming is coming to WOW Presents Plus?
World of Wonder is also rolling out a slate of companion shows around the new season. The UK Hun Tea with Raven Podcast has past crowned queens sitting down with Raven for candid conversations, starting Aug. 13, followed by RuPaul’s Drag Race UK: Rewind, hosted by Angeria Paris VanMichaels, which revisits highlights from seven seasons of the flagship series, starting Aug. 20.
Once Season 8 kicks off, Hey Boo catches eliminated queens right after they leave set, beginning Sept. 4. Days later, Lawrence Chaney joins Raven on Fashion Photo RuView to break down the season’s runway looks starting Sept. 8, and Kyran Thrax gives eliminated queens a post-elimination debrief on Goodbye Goodbye Goodbye starting Sept. 9.
World of Wonder co-founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato said, “The queens of Drag Race UK have given us eight seasons of unforgettable looks, laughs, lip syncs and moments that deserve to live on long after the runway lights go down. WOWPP’s new line-up guarantees to deliver, and extend the Drag Race experience.”
When does ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ Season 8 premiere?
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 8 premieres Sept. 3 on WOW Presents Plus.
Watch the Meet The Queens video below:
Featured image photo credit: Photo: World of Wonder / BBC Three
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