RuPaul's Drag Race UK | Series 7 Preview (BBC Three)

Rest Easy. Mama’s back! The International drag icon, RuPaul, returns to BBC Three and BBC iPlayer this Autumn for series seven of the smash hit series RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. Twelve fierce and fabulous drag queens are raring to go in their bid to snatch the crown and become The UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.

Over ten weeks, the award-winning cult series sees twelve hopeful queens compete in a variety of spicy challenges and iconic games designed to test their drag skills, with the winner of the week being awarded a much-coveted RuPeter badge, and the bottoms of the week facing a Lip Sync For Their Life and the risk of elimination.

RuPaul, affectionately revered as Mama Ru, leads an esteemed judging panel that includes regular judges Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, as well as a host of special celebrity guest judges. Together they deliberate the fate of the queens, but it is Mama Ru, queen of queens, who has the final word on who stays or sashays away from the competition.

The time has come for RuPaul to unleash the eagerly awaited new queens from across the UK and beyond. Snatch a glimpse of their showstopping charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, as they share their dreams and fears for the forthcoming competition. May the best Drag Queen win!

The special guest judges on the upcoming series include: Actor and star of Derry Girls, Jamie-Lee O’Donnell; Actor and Ab-Fab legend, Jane Horrocks; TV presenter and comedian, Joel Dommett; Singer, actor, and West End maestro, Mazz Murray; Actor and comedian, Michelle de Swarte; Singer, songwriter, and Sugababe, Mutya Buena; Singer and Girls Aloud icon, Nadine Coyle; Comedian, actor, and writer, Sophie Willan; Actor and star of Chewing Gum, Susan Wokoma.

In addition, radio host and podcaster, Jordan North, will be appearing as a super special guest, and acclaimed choreographer, Claudimar Neto, returns to whip the queens into shape when they slip into their dancing heels.

MEET THE QUEENS

Catrin Feelings

26, Rhondda Valley

Bonnie Ann Clyde

30, Dublin

Elle Vosque

22, Belfast

Viola

22, Coventry

Tayris Mongardi

27, Brighton 

Sally TM

27, South Shields

Chai T Grande

32, London

Paige Three

28, London/Surrey

Nyonggbella

25, London

Bones

25, London

Silllexa Diction

26, Leeds

Pasty

30, Cornwall

RuPaul's Drag Race UK returns Thursday 25th September on BBC Three.