RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 6
Promotional poster for Series 6
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerKyran Thrax
Runner-upLa Voix
Miss CongenialityCharra Tea
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkBBC Three / BBC One (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release26 September (2024-09-26) –
28 November 2024 (2024-11-28)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 5
List of episodes

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 was again 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

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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

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See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race UK

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6 and their backgrounds[7]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Kyran Thrax 26 Chorley, England Winner
La Voix 43 Stockton-on-Tees, England Runner-up
Marmalade 25 Cardiff, Wales 3rd place
Rileasa Slaves 32 London, England
Lill 36 Manchester, England 5th place
Charra Tea 23 Belfast, Northern Ireland 6th place[a]
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 Withdrew[b]
Notes
  1. ^ Charra Tea was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
  2. ^ Saki Yew was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a knee injury.

Contestant progress

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Legend:

  Kyran Thrax won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6.
  La Voix was the runner-up.
  Charra Tea was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 and TOP3 indicate that the contestant was one of the best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  IMM (Immunity) indicates that Kyran Thrax won the first challenge and was immune from elimination the following week.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  WDR (Withdraw) indicates that Saki Yew was removed from the competition due to injury.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[8] 2[9] 3[10] 4[11] 5[12] 6[13] 7[14] 8[15] 9[16] 10[17]
Kyran Thrax WIN IMM WIN SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner
La Voix TOP2 SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN Runner-up
Marmalade SAFE TOP3 SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE Eliminated
Rileasa Slaves SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE BTM SAFE BTM BTM Eliminated
Lill SAFE WIN SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest
Charra Tea SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Miss C
Actavia SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Chanel O'Conor SAFE TOP3 SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Kiki Snatch SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Zahirah Zapanta SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Dita Garbo SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Saki Yew SAFE WDR Guest Guest

Lip syncs

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Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.
Episode Top contestants Song Winner
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
9[16] Lill vs. Rileasa Slaves "Crazy What Love Can Do"
(David Guetta, Becky Hill, Ella Henderson) 		Lill
Episode Final contestants Song Winner
10[17] Kyran Thrax vs. La Voix "Don't Stop Me Now"
(Queen) 		Kyran Thrax

Guest judges

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Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

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Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 7

  • Claudimar Neto, dancer and choreographer[5]
  • Jono McNeil, vocal coach

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episodes

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See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
491"Cabaret Talent Show"26 September 2024 (2024-09-26)

Twelve new queens enter the werkroom. For the first main challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in the Tickety Boo Cabaret Club.

  • Actavia – Original song
  • Chanel O'Conor – Live singing and comedy
  • Charra Tea – Comedy performance
  • Dita Garbo – Original song
  • Kiki Snatch – Live singing
  • Kyran Thrax – Original song
  • La Voix – Live singing
  • Lill – Comedy routine
  • Marmalade – Monologue performance
  • Rileasa Slaves – Original song
  • Saki Yew – Burlesque
  • Zahirah Zapanta – Original song

On the runway, category is Queen of Your Hometown. Actavia, Kiki Snatch, Rileasa Slaves, Lill, La Voix and Kyran Thrax receive positive critiques. It is announced that Kyran Thrax and La Voix are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. After the lip sync, Kyran Thrax is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then announces that no one is going home.

  • Guest Judge: Alison Goldfrapp
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: Perform a talent show in the Tickety Boo Cabaret Club
  • Runway Theme: Queen of Your Hometown
  • Top Two: Kyran Thrax and La Voix
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp
  • Challenge Winner: Kyran Thrax
  • Main challenge prize: Immunity for next week's challenge
  • Eliminated: None
502"Stitch & Strut"3 October 2024 (2024-10-03)

For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to create a three-piece fashion collection using household materials. Before the runway begins, Saki Yew announces to the group that she will be leaving the competition due to a knee injury.

  • Haus of Mirrors (Disco Room): Dita Garbo (Lady Boss), Rileasa Slaves (Red Carpet) and Saki Yew (Cocktail Party)
  • The House of Kard$ (Game Room): Actavia (Red Carpet), Kyran Thrax (Lady Boss) and Zahirah Zapanta (Cocktail Party)
  • The House of Cellar McCartney (Michelle's Room): Charra Tea (Cocktail Party), Kiki Snatch (Red Carpet) and La Voix (Lady Boss)
  • Haus of Zen (Spa Room): Chanel O'Conor (Cocktail Party), Lill (Lady Boss) and Marmalade (Red Carpet)

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, Lill is announced as the winner of the challenge.

  • Guest Judge: Kristen McMenamy
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Withdrew: Saki Yew
  • Main Challenge: In teams, create a three-piece fashion collection using household materials
  • Runway Themes: Cocktail Party, Lady Boss and Red Carpet
  • Top Three: Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Tension" by Kylie Minogue
  • Challenge Winner: Lill
  • Eliminated: None
513"Brit-flicks"10 October 2024 (2024-10-10)

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, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix win each category, respectively. For the main challenge, the queens act in British movie trailer 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 the first queen to sashay away.

  • Guest Judge: Simon Le Bon
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Mini-Challenge: Dirty Laundry
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Zahirah Zapanta, Charra Tea, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix
  • Main Challenge: Act in British movie trailer rom-coms
  • Runway Theme: New Romantics
  • Challenge Winner: Kyran Thrax
  • Bottom Two: Dita Garbo and Kiki Snatch
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran
  • Eliminated: Dita Garbo
  • Farewell Message: "Dita Dita Da-Da-Da-Dita Season 6 scary love you all Dita x"
524"Ghoul Power"17 October 2024 (2024-10-17)

For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive".

  • Team The Things: Charra Tea, Kiki Snatch, La Voix, Lill and Rileasa Slaves
  • Team Dracula's Child: Actavia, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax, Marmalade and Zahirah Zapanta

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 Marmalade being safe. Lill and Zahirah Zapanta lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel. Lill wins the lip-sync and Zahirah Zapanta sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Mabel
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive"
  • Runway Theme: Call Me Mother Nature
  • Challenge Winner: Rileasa Slaves
  • Bottom Two: Lill and Zahirah Zapanta
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel
  • Eliminated: Zahirah Zapanta
  • Farewell Message: "Enter the void with me! Zahirah xoxo"
535"Sofa Showdown"24 October 2024 (2024-10-24)

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 the main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show.

  • Team 1: Kiki Snatch, Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Lill and Marmalade
  • Team 2: Actavia, Chanel O'Conor, Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves

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 sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Claire Richards
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Mini-Challenge: Pink Furry Chair: Make RuPaul and Raven laugh
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Kiki Snatch
  • Main Challenge: In teams, improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show
  • Runway Theme: How's Your Headpiece?
  • Challenge Winner: La Voix
  • Bottom Two: Actavia and Kiki Snatch
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie
  • Eliminated: Kiki Snatch
  • Farewell Message: "Love having y'all as my season 6 siters. Stay Fierce, Stay Fabulous and Stay Snatched! x x"
546"Snatch Game"31 October 2024 (2024-10-31)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. La Voix wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted 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 sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Amanda Holden
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: La Voix
  • Main Challenge: Snatch Game
  • Runway Theme: Doctor Who Is She?
  • Challenge Winners: Kyran Thrax and La Voix
  • Bottom Two: Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Something Kinda Ooooh" by Girls Aloud
  • Eliminated: Chanel O'Conor
  • Farewell Message: "In the beginning, I was born on a dirt farm in my motherland of Scotland with only straw to keep me warm... Point of the story is I love you all to Austria and back. See you soon. Big love, Chanel O'Conor xxx"
557"Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical"7 November 2024 (2024-11-07)

For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical.

On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand 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 sashays away.

568"All in the Drag Family"14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)

For this week's main challenge, the queens makeover their loved ones.

On the runway, category is Drag Family Resemblance. Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques, with Marmalade winning the challenge. Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Charra Tea sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: AJ Odudu
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: Makeover a loved one
  • Runway Theme: Drag Family Resemblance
  • Challenge Winner: Marmalade
  • Bottom Two: Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley
  • Eliminated: Charra Tea
  • Farewell Message: "Red, Yellow, Blue, I will miss you (all) 🐝 WASP! Love y'all so much!"
579"Send in the Clowns"21 November 2024 (2024-11-21)

For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform a roast of the judges and the eliminated queens of Series 6 while dressed as clowns.

On the runway, category is Semi-Final Vinyl. La Voix wins the challenge. Lill and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Crazy What Love Can Do" by David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Lill sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Siobhán McSweeney
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Main Challenge: Perform a roast of the judges and the eliminated queens of Series 6
  • Runway Theme: Semi-Final Vinyl
  • Challenge Winner: La Voix
  • Bottom Two: Lill and Rileasa Slaves
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Crazy What Love Can Do" by David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson
  • Eliminated: Lill
  • Farewell Message: "HAR HAR more choreo for you! Best top 4 ever! Good luck gals. All my love, Lill x"
5810"Grand Finale"28 November 2024 (2024-11-28)

For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to the original song, "A Different Winner's Story".

On the runway, category is Grand Finale Eleganza. The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Charra Tea is this season's Miss Congeniality. Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves are eliminated, leaving Kyran Thrax and La Voix as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. It is announced that Kyran Thrax is the winner, leaving La Voix as the runner-up.

  • Alternating Judges: Alan Carr and Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Write, record and perform their own verses to the original song "A Different Winner's Story"
  • Runway Theme: Grand Finale Eleganza
  • Miss Congeniality: Charra Tea
  • Eliminated: Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves
  • Final Two: Kyran Thrax and La Voix
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
  • Runner-up: La Voix
  • Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series Six: Kyran Thrax

References

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  9. ^ a b "Stitch & Strut". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 2. October 3, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  10. ^ a b "Brit-flicks". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 3. October 10, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  11. ^ a b "Ghoul Power". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 4. October 17, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
  12. ^ a b "Sofa Showdown". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 6. Episode 5. October 24, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
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