Tag: <span>RuPaul’s Drag Race</span>

07 Nov

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK renewed for Season 2, Streaming on WOW Presents Plus in 2020

Shantay, you Stay. RuPaul’s Drag Race UK confirmed for second series on BBC Three

BBC Three and World of Wonder have today confirmed that a second-series of the UK version of the award-winning global hit RuPaul’s Drag Race will air in 2020.

Having brought RuPaul’s Drag Race UK to British screens for the first time to critical acclaim, BBC Three have opened applications to find another set of sickening queens to compete in the Olympics of drag. 

Series One has slayed audiences and is a runway success for BBC Three with 6.5 million total requests on iPlayer just over half way through the series.

Series one has seen the queens face a myriad of challenges designed to test their drag ability to the max, and they’ve served regal runway realness, formed two fierce girl bands, performed Downton Draggy and so much more. 

RuPaul says: “I want to thank the BBC and all our fans for their overwhelming support of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. This season’s queens proved that Britain’s Got Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent and I want to see more! Here’s to another season of love, laughter and light!”

Kate Phillips, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, says: “The response to the current UK series has been nothing short of dragulous; our viewers have really taken the show and the amazing queens to their hearts. So I’m delighted that Ru and the gang are going to shantay stay.  Let the search for the next group of queens begin!”

Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three, says: “I’m delighted that BBC Three will be the home for series two of Drag Race UK. I’ve loved getting to know every single queen; the amount of charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent radiating from them has been a true pleasure to watch. We’re very much looking forward to unleashing another series for our audience to tuck into!”

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, World of Wonder Co-Founders and Executive Producers, say: “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has legs and we could not be more thrilled. It all turned out so “much bettah” than we could have imagined, from working with BBC Three to the UK queens’ boundless talents. We can’t wait to see who shows up to flash their tuppence for season 2!”

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is an 8×60′ World of Wonder production for BBC Three. It was commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, BBC Entertainment. The Executive Producers are RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy, and the BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe.

The current series of Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK is continuing to wow BBC Three audiences on BBC iPlayer on Thursdays from 8pm.

A global phenomenon, the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise is available in 193 countries through network partners and World of Wonder’s streaming service WOW Presents Plus. The series has been nominated in the US for a record-breaking 29 Emmys with 13 wins. In 2018, Drag Race became the first series to win Best Reality-Competition Program and Host in the same year, and the show had a repeat victory at this years’ ceremony.

To apply for the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK sashay to https://get.rupaulsdragraceuk.com/casting/ And hurry, applications need to be in by Friday 15th November 2019

The current series finale airs at 8pm on November 21st exclusively in the UK on BBC iPlayer. 

26 Feb

Drag Race Unveils Untucked Moving To WOW Presents YouTube Channel

In yet another unexpected twist, World of Wonder dropped the bomb that the behind the scenes spin-off series to RuPaul’s Drag Race, Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race would be moved from airing on Logo immediately following Drag Race to its YouTube channel WOW Presents the morning after.

10941032_10152670174057828_4638529254836414034_nSome responses we’ve seen have been negative, others positive. The negative arguments, “I don’t want to wait until the next morning to watch online.” And while the scheduled release will be 9 PM EST, that means for the west coast viewers, who already have the 3 hour wait on Monday night, it evens the playing field. That is if you want to be up at 6 AM PST after you’ve probably been out watching the show with your favorite drag pals and dancing afterward at the club. Heck, maybe you’ll still be up from the turn up. While the west coast has to wake up early to get that worm, it means that those on the east coast who start work at 8 AM will have to sneak their online usage to watch the show. Or if you have the self control or don’t need to see Untucked as it “airs” one click and you can watch away.

The positive comments have been, “great because I don’t have Logo.” This gives the international and non-cable or “selective providers” that don’t have Logo as part of their lineup a chance to watch what happens without having to illegally obtain the feed. It also gives you the opportunity to hear what happens without any censors or commercials. “This is the viewer’s chance to see what really goes on behind-the-scenes at RuPaul’s Drag Race. It’s not just untucked – it’s uncensored, unhinged, and unapologetic, bitch. Just like Madonna,” said World of Wonder founders Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato⇑.

One thing is for sure, RuPaul and the World of Wonder folks are not going to miss one single opportunity to tease the hell out of this season. From the Snapchat clues of the cast, to the change in the scheduled release of the season premiere date, this season is definitely full of twists and turns and it hasn’t even started. But get this, by our calculations, the newly announced Drag Con, the first ever Drag Convention being held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on May 16-17, should be the weekend before the announcement of Season 7’s winner. If that’s not brilliant… it’s brilliant, the end.

Tune in Monday, March 2 at 9/8 CT on Logo to watch the next season of RuPaul’s Drag Race then check out WOW Presents on Tuesday morning at 9 EST for Untucked in a new format. Let us know what you think, there are so many changes so far, how do you like it?

25 Feb

10 Do’s And Don’t’s When Hanging Out With Drag Queens – By Ryan H.

With drag queens, there is a certain way you approach them and talk to them and act around them that can be deemed inappropriate or annoying. This article is to help you avoid that, granted all of these are subjective so the best way to know the inappropriate behavior is to ask the queen herself.

First: The Don’t’s

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  • Hugging: This is something that you have to approach at a kind of predator-prey situation, because some queens embrace hugging (see what I did there? Ok yea I’ll continue) and other queens hate it, because it messes up their wigs, or wrinkles their outfit or you squish their tuck, there could be so many reasons, so respect that.
  • Labels: As Drag Race has taught us, calling someone a pageant or comedy queen usually ends in a fierce nails-out reading session, or setting yourself up for failure when it comes to that particular label, right Alyssa?
  • Getting Handsy: This one applies to real life too, but sometimes, us fans/friends can be a little too “interactive” with a drag performance or queen, in which case it toddles on the line of pervy/sexual assault. Remember, drag queens are just fiercer humans so don’t do something to them in drag that you wouldn’t do to them out of drag.
  • Stealing A Queen’s Money: Besides this being illegal, it’s also being a horrible person, because queens work hard to earn that money and a lot of the time, that money you’re stealing is going on a cycle of buying drag supplies and necessities. So just say no, kids.
  • Insulting Another Queen: Yes every queen enjoys throwing shade, but when you end up insulting another queen, Drag Race or Hometown Hunty, a certain line has been crossed. Because you went from business to personal, especially with someone the queen works with. So, just stick to throwing shade and keep malicious comments to yourself.

Now it’s time for the do’s

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  • Tip the Queens: Especially with blossoming queens, earning tips is harder, so when you go to the bar or club or other listed venue, make sure to set aside some tip money for each performer even if it’s just a couple of dollars each, the queens need it.
  • Compliments: Always make it a point that whenever you’re talking to a queen to compliment them on their fishiness, outfit, giant head attached to their body, whatever, just make sure they know you appreciate what they’re doing.
  • Drinks: it gets hot on the stage so drinks are generally appreciated by the drag community, and sometimes the horrible pick-up lines that follow
  • Corrections: if you see a queen that has something broken, messed up, or just wrong, tell them after or before their performance in a polite, quiet way. Shouting out “YOUR KNEES LOOK LIKE MAYONNAISE” will not result in a “thank you” but rather a heel in the face,
  • Support: Finally, and probably the most cliché yet most important do, would be to give queens support. Sometimes queens fall down and struggle to get back up, but it’s up to the viewers and their friends and family to help them up.

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