RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6
RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
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Series 6 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
No. of episodes | 8 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | 26 September 2024 |
Series chronology | |
The sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK aired on BBC Three on 26 September 2024. RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and will again be joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective sixth series. The series began filming in January 2024.[1]
Production
[edit]On 22 September 2023, prior to the beginning of the fifth series it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the sixth series was now open.[2] Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 20 October 2023.[3]
The sixth series of the show began filming in January 2024.[1] On 23 August 2024, the first teaser for the series was revealed, which featured the caption "Confidental: For Your Eyelashes Only", followed by a brief visual depicting satellite footage of Earth, before zooming into a city landscape with a further caption stating "Prepare Your Engines".[1][4] On 27 August 2024, the BBC revealed the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul, as well as the list of guest judges, which included AJ Odudu, Alison Goldfrapp, Amanda Holden, Beverley Knight, Claire Richards, Mabel, Siobhán McSweeney and Simon Le Bon, as well as Kristen McMenamy, who served as a guest judge on the first episode of the previous series.[5][6] Alexandra Burke, Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series.[5]
This season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is notable for being the first in the franchise to feature a cash prize, with the winner receiving £25,000.
Contestants
[edit]Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Kyran Thrax | 26 | Chorley, England | TBA |
La Voix | 43 | Stockton-on-Tees, England | |
Lill | 36 | Manchester, England | |
Marmalade | 25 | Cardiff, Wales | |
Rileasa Slaves | 32 | London, England | |
Charra Tea | 23 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 6th place |
Actavia | 21 | Bala, Wales | 7th place |
Chanel O'Conor | 25 | Rothesay, Scotland | 8th place |
Kiki Snatch | 25 | London, England | 9th place |
Zahirah Zapanta | 28 | Nottingham, England | 10th place |
Dita Garbo | 48 | Folkestone, England | 11th place |
Saki Yew | 33 | Manchester, England | 12th place[a] |
- Notes
- ^ Saki Yew was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a knee injury.
Contestant progress
[edit]Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||||||||||
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1[8] | 2[9] | 3[10] | 4[11] | 5[12] | 6[13] | 7[14] | 8[15] | 9[16] | ||||||||||
Kyran Thrax | WIN | IMM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | TBA | |||||||||
La Voix | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | ||||||||||
Lill | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ||||||||||
Marmalade | SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | ||||||||||
Rileasa Slaves | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | ||||||||||
Charra Tea | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||
Actavia | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||
Chanel O'Conor | SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||||
Kiki Snatch | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||
Zahirah Zapanta | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | ||||||||||||||
Dita Garbo | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||||||||||||
Saki Yew | SAFE | WDR |
Lip syncs
[edit]Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1[8] | Kyran Thrax | vs. | La Voix | "Ooh La La" (Goldfrapp) | Kyran Thrax |
2[9] | Chanel O'Conor vs. Lill vs. Marmalade | "Tension" (Kylie Minogue) | Lill | ||
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
3[10] | Dita Garbo | vs. | Kiki Snatch | "Girls on Film" (Duran Duran) | Dita Garbo |
4[11] | Lill | vs. | Zahirah Zapanta | "Don't Call Me Up" (Mabel) | Zahirah Zapanta |
5[12] | Actavia | vs. | Kiki Snatch | "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) | Kiki Snatch |
6[13] | Chanel O'Conor | vs. | Rileasa Slaves | "Something Kinda Ooooh" (Girls Aloud) | Chanel O'Conor |
7[14] | Actavia | vs. | Lill | "Time Warp" (Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show) | Actavia |
8[15] | Charra Tea | vs. | Rileasa Slaves | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Rick Astley) | Charra Tea |
Guest judges
[edit]Listed in chronological order:
- Alison Goldfrapp, musician and record producer[5]
- Kristen McMenamy, model[5]
- Simon Le Bon, singer[5]
- Mabel, singer-songwriter[5]
- Claire Richards, singer[5]
- Amanda Holden, actress and television judge[5]
- Beverley Knight, singer and actress[5]
- AJ Odudu, television presenter[5]
- Siobhán McSweeney, actress[5]
Special guests
[edit]Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 4
- Alexandra Burke, singer-songwriter and actress[5]
- Ian Masterson, record producer and songwriter
Episode 5
- Raven, runner-up on both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1
Episode 6
- Jon Lee, singer and actor
- Rachel Stevens, singer and actress
Episode 7
- Aaron Renfree, dancer and choreographer[5]
- Claudimar Neto, dancer and choreographer[5]
- Jono McNeil, vocal coach
Episode 9
- Ella Vaday, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 3
- Michael Marouli, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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49 | 1 | "Cabaret Talent Show" | 26 September 2024 | |
Twelve new queens entered the werkroom. For the first maxi-challenge, the queens have to perform at the Cabaret Talent Show, which each act can only be at most 90 seconds. RuPaul also announced that the winner of this week's challenge will win immunity for the next week's challenge.
On the runway, category is Queen of Your Hometown. Actavia, Kiki Snatch, Rileasa Slaves, Lill, La Voix and Kyran Thrax received positive critiques. It is announced that La Voix and Kyran Thrax are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. La Voix and Kyran Thrax lip-synced to "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Kyran Thrax is the winner.
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50 | 2 | "Stitch & Strut" | 3 October 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens, in teams, design and create a three-piece fashion collection from household materials inspired by four rooms of RuPaul's house: Team "House of Kard$" (Actavia, Kyran Thrax and Zahirah Zapanta), Team "House of Cellar McCartney" (Charra Tea, Kiki Snatch and La Voix), Team "Haus of Mirrors" (Dita Garbo, Rileasa Slaves and Saki Yew), and Team "Haus of Zen" (Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade). Prior to the main challenge Saki Yew informs the other queens that she will be leaving the competition due to injury. On the runway, categories are Cocktail Party, Lady Boss and Red Carpet. Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques. Actavia, Kiki Snatch and Zahirah Zapanta negative critiques. It is announced that, due to Saki's departure, there would be no further elimination, and instead, Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade are the top three queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade lip-synced to "Tension" by Kylie Minogue. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Lill is the winner.
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51 | 3 | "Brit-flicks" | 10 October 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens share their Dirty Laundry in the categories Perky: Giving The Best Vibe, Pants: The Weakest Competition, Basic: The Most Basic, Wet Blanket: The Girl Who Needs to Have More Fun, Stomping On The Competion: The Strongest Competitor and Big Headed: The Biggest Ego. Zahirah Zapanta, Charra Tea, Zahira Zapanta again, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix win the mini-challenge, respectively. For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in drag movie trailers adaptions of British rom-coms.
On the runway, category is New Romantics. Kyran Thrax, Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with Kyran Thrax winning the challenge. Dita Garbo, Kiki Snatch and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques, with Zahirah Zapanta being safe. Dita Garbo and Kiki Snatch lip-sync to "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran. Kiki Snatch wins the lip-sync and Dita Garbo is eliminated.
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52 | 4 | "Ghoul Power" | 17 October 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive" in two groups.
On the runway, category is Call Me Mother... Nature. Kiki Snatch, Kyran Thrax and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with Rileasa Slaves winning the challenge. Lill, Marmalade and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques, with Marmelade being safe. Lill and Zahirah Zapanta lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel. Lill wins the lip-sync and Zahirah Zapanta is eliminated.
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53 | 5 | "Sofa Showdown" | 24 October 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens try to make RuPaul and Raven laugh while sitting in a pink furry chair. Kiki Snatch wins the mini-challenge. For this week's main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show.
On the runway, category is How's Your Headpiece?. La Voix, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques, with La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Charra Tea and Kiki Snatch receive negative critiques, with Charra Tea being safe. Actavia and Kiki Snatch lip-sync to "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. Actavia wins the lip-sync and Kiki Snatch is eliminated.
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54 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | 31 October 2024 | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. La Voix wins the mini-challenge. For this week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of:
On the runway, category is Doctor Who Is She?. Charra Tea, Kyran Thrax and La Voix, receive positive critiques, with Kyran Thrax and La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, with Actavia being safe. Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves lip-sync to "Something Kinda Ooooh" by Girls Aloud. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Chanel O'Conor is eliminated.
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55 | 7 | "Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical" | 7 November 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical, honouring British pop icons.
On the runway, category is Night of a 1000 Princess Dianas. Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Charra Tea and Lill receive negative critiques, with Charra Tea being safe. Actavia and Lill lip-sync to "Time Warp" by the cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lill wins the lip-sync and Actavia is eliminated.
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56 | 8 | "All in the Drag Family" | 14 November 2024 | |
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References
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- ^ Wratten, Marcus (25 September 2023). "The werkroom is open! RuPaul's Drag Race UK is casting for season 6". PinkNews. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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- ^ a b "Cabaret Talent Show". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 1. September 26, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Stitch & Strut". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 2. October 3, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Brit-flicks". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 3. October 10, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Ghoul Power". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 4. October 17, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Sofa Showdown". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 5. October 24, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 6. October 31, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 7. November 7, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "All in the Drag Family". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 8. November 14, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ "TBA". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 9. November 21, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.