RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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Television series
Original title RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Country of production United Kingdom
year 2019
Production
company		 World of Wonder
Episodes 8 in 1 season
genre Reality show , talent show
production Michelle Visage
Moderation RuPaul
First broadcast October 3, 2019 on BBC Three (Online)

RuPaul's Drag Race UK is the British offshoot of the US reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race by and with RuPaul , in which British drag queens compete for victory since 2019 . In addition to RuPaul and Michelle Visage from the American original, Alan Carr and Graham Norton sit on the jury in the British version .

The first season of the show was from 3 October to 21 November 2019 the UK online on BBC Three on the BBC iPlayer and internationally on the WOW presents Plus - streaming service the production company World of Wonder broadcast. The Vivienne is the first winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK .

On November 7th, the show was renewed for a second season.

format

Jury and guests

As in the original, RuPaul also takes on the role of moderator and chairman of the jury in the British version and is supplemented by Michelle Visage on the jury . In addition, Alan Carr and Graham Norton are alternating chief judges , who will take on the role of Ross Matthews and Carson Kressley in the American show. Guest jurors were Andrew Garfield , Maisie Williams , Twiggy , Geri Horner , Jade Thirlwall , Cheryl and Michaela Coel in each episode . The former participants of the American show, Raven and Katya , also appeared as guests .

Prices

Unlike in the American original, there are no cash prizes or material prizes from commercial partners for successful participants. The season winner will appear in Hollywood on her own web series produced by World of Wonder. At the end of an episode, winners of challenges receive a "Ru Peter Badge", a pin with the Union Jack as a motif, which is named after the "Blue Peter Badge". That no cash prizes will be paid out, is that the transmitter BBC on sponsor funding and support for companies waived.

Participants

Participant Age Hometown placement
The Vivienne 26th Liverpool winner
Divina De Campo 35 West Yorkshire 2nd place
Baga Chipz 29 London 3rd place
Cheryl Hole 25th Essex 4th Place
Blu hydrangea 23 Belfast 5th place
Crystal 34 London 6th place
Sum Ting Wong 30th Birmingham 7th place
Vinegar Strokes 34 London 8th place
Scaredy cat 19th Wiltshire 9th place
Gothy Kendoll 21st Leicester 10th place

music

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Break Up (Bye Bye)
  UK 35 11/14/2019 (2 weeks)

In the fifth episode of the season on October 31, 2019, the remaining candidates should perform the song Break Up (Bye Bye) as girl groups supplemented with their own verses. Both of the resulting versions were offered for download. The version of the victorious group Frock Destroyers, consisting of the candidates Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Divina De Campo, reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart . On Change.org one was petition to the BBC studios started that Frock Destroyers the United Kingdom at the Euro Vision Song Contest 2020 should represent. This was signed by over 10,000 users. On November 6th, the three candidates announced a joint, three-day tour in November as the Frock Destroyers, during which they also performed the song Break Up (Bye Bye) in addition to individual performances .

reception

RuPaul's Drag Race UK reached 6.5 million views on BBC iPlayer by the middle of season one.

The season received very positive reviews: The Guardian's Kathryn Bromwich says she saved RuPaul's Drag Race and brought it from the edge of the abyss. Emily Baker from iNews awards 5 stars and describes them as outstanding and great success, but also sees room for improvement and criticizes a lack of diversity in the selection of candidates. The LGBT online magazine PinkNews finds it an absolute triumph and the best season of a drag race show so far . Specifically, the Snatch Game (a challenge in which the candidates have to imitate celebrities), which The Vivienne as Donald Trump and Baga Chipz as Margaret Thatcher won together, as well as the girl group Challenge, which the Frock Destroyers produced, are considered to be the best implementations of the challenges and the best episodes of Drag Race .

Nominations

At the 25th British National Television Awards , which were presented on January 28, 2020, the series was nominated for the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award and RuPaul in the TV Judge category.

Spinoff web series

Following the finale, a teaser announced that World of Wonder presents Plus in December would see the Morning T&T web series , a breakfast television parody starring The Vivenne and Baga Chipz as their snatch game roles Donald Trump and Margaret Thatcher becomes. The six-part web series The Vivienne Takes Hollywood , which documents the winner's trip to Hollywood as a prize, was released on April 3, 2020.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Emma Powell: Shantay, you stay! Ru Paul's Drag Race UK renewed for second series . In: Radio Times . November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  2. ↑ This Is Why RuPaul's Drag Race UK Isn't Giving Away Money or Trips . In: Out Magazine . October 3, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. ↑ Cast of RuPaul's Drag Race UK in the UK charts
  4. ↑ Daniel Megarry: Here's where the Frock Destroyers landed on the Official UK Singles Chart . In: Gay Times . November 8, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ↑ Josh Milton: Drag Race UK's Frock Destroyers are set to break the top 20 as fans petition for them to compete in Eurovision . In: Pink News . November 5, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  6. ^ Wolfgang Ludwig: Frock Destroyers to Represent UK at Eurovision 2020 . In: Change.org .
  7. ↑ Daniel Megarry: RuPaul's Drag Race UK girl group Frock Destroyers are going on tour . In: Gay Times . November 6, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  8. ↑ RuPaul's Drag Race UK: BBC to make season 2 . In: BBC . November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  9. ↑ Kathryn Bromwich: Fierce competition: how a Brit makeover saved RuPaul's Drag Race . In: The Guardian . November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  10. ↑ Emily Baker: RuPaul's Drag Race UK's first series was outstanding - all thanks to the queens . In: iNews . November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  11. ↑ Reiss Smith: 10 moments that prove Drag Race UK was the best season yet . In: PinkNews . November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.}
  12. ^ Charlie Jones: We have just witnessed the best episode of RuPaul's Drag Race in herstory. Yes, really . In: PinkNews . October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  13. ↑ Dean Arcuri: The best Snatch Game of all time? Drag Race UK Ep 4 . In: Star Observer . October 27, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  14. ↑ Shon Faye: Drag Race UK's girl group episode was the best in years, including America . In: Dazed Digital . November 1, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  15. ↑ Patrick Cremona: National Television Awards 2020: all the categories and nominations . In: Radio Times . January 28, 2020. Accessed February 2, 2020.
  16. ^ Justin Harp: RuPaul's Drag Race UK gets spin-off with The Vivienne and Baga Chipz . In: Digital Spy . November 22, 2019. Retrieved November 24, 2019.
  17. ↑ Sam Damshenas: Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne to slay Hollywood in brand new series . In: Gay Times . March 24, 2020. Accessed March 25, 2020.