RuPaul’s Drag Race UK Season 6 Celeb Guest Judges Announced
World of Wonder today announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is returning for season 6 to WOW Presents Plus in the US and select territories this Fall for another round of fabulosity, fierce fashion and fun. Queen of Queens, RuPaul, will once again preside over this fresh new set of highly competitive Glamazon queens – all of whom are ravenous for the crown.
RuPaul will be joined on the judging panel by her trusty sidekicks, Alan Carr, Graham Norton and Michelle Visage.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 6 celebrity judges are:
TV presenter AJ Odudu
Singer, songwriter, musician and record producer, Alison Goldfrapp
TV presenter, Amanda Holden
Singer, songwriter and actor Beverley Knight
Singer and Steps member, Claire Richards
Supermodel and London fashion icon, Kristen McMenamy
Singer, songwriter Mabel
Lead singer of eighties legends, Duran Duran, Simon Le Bon MBE
Actor and presenter, Derry Girls‘ Siobhán McSweeney
Singer-songwriter and Drag Race UK superfan Alexandra Burke returns as a vocal coach to the queens and acclaimed choreographer, Claudimar Neto, also returns for another series to help the queens level up their dance moves. Choreographer Aaron Renfree will join the highly talented directory of Drag Race UK experts brought in to give the queens a guiding hand.
Check out the excitement from the judges below.
After AJ’s enthusiastic turn as a Snatch Game player on a previous series, the former Strictly finalist, jumped at the chance to return: “I’m thrilled to be back on Drag Race UK but this time, on the Main Stage as a guest judge! I’m such a fan of the show and I had the best time!
This Derry girl actor is no stranger to competitive throwdown reality TV shows, and Siobhán is glowing with her praise for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. “To see the talent of the queens up close was a dream come true let alone being in the presence of the High Queen herself, Ru. Michelle and Alan were so kind and the experience makes me love the show even more.”
Let them know, in fact let everyone know, that Mabel is a HUGE Drag Race UK fan! “I love RuPaul’s Drag Race UK and what everything it represents so to be a part of the show as a guest judge was a dream come true!”
Claire is practically Drag Race UK family, having appeared previously as a vocal coach with some of the other members of the legendary Steps. This year, Claire steps up her hun status: “I had a ball being back with the Drag Race UK family but this time as a guest judge! It was a honour to be on the judging panel alongside RuPaul and see some incredible looks on the runway!”
Duran Duran fans around the world will be delighted when the eighties icon, lead singer Simon Le Bon, sashays onto the judging panel for the new series of Drag Race UK, and with these glowing words, Shantay, he stays: “I’ve been ever so slightly OBSESSED with Drag Race since 2009. I can’t tell you how special it was for me to be on the panel with Michelle, Alan and the extraordinary human being – RuPaul. And that’s before I even get to mention the QUEENS in competition. This was one of the biggest highlights in what has been a great year for me.”
After having left viewers gagged with her unfiltered commentary on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 5, Kristen is back by popular demand: “What an honour and thrill it is to be back again in the Drag Race UK judge’s seat. I had more fun and witnessed more fierceness than even the first time around. The Queens were on fire and some of their wardrobe should have been too!”
Beverley Knight’s excitement at joining the sisterhood is both soulful and palpable: “I am so, so, SO excited to be a guest judge on one of the best shows in TV history! Drag Race is iconic, RuPaul is legendary, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton are fabulous. Plus I’ll be entertained by utterly fierce Queens! It’s perfection! Serve me ALL the LEWKS!”
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK sason 6 will air this fall on WOW Presents Plus in the US and select territories, day and date with its local airing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in the UK. The lineup of breathtaking queens competing for the crown, as well as the premiere date will be revealed in Ru course.
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