Or RUvealed.
Whichever you prefer.
In a few months time, the eagerly anticipated RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will be gracing our TV screens.
Excited? You should be.
The global drag phenomenon has been delighting audience all the way back since 2009, when the lighting was poor and the hairlines were questionable.
Drag Race has come a long way since then, spanning a Thai off-shoot, DragCon, and millions off fans who tune in religiously each week, desperate to see who will stay – and who will sashay away.
And now RuPaul’s Drag Race is about to get even more popular as a whole new host of queens are set to compete for the crown of Britain’s next drag superstar.
Because RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is coming – and yes, you are now permitted to get hyped.
The cast of season one of the UK show have just been revealed too, so you can get to know the queens before the show even starts.
And in true British fashion, there’s a queen called Baga Chipz.
And one called Cheryl Hole – because of course there is.
Of course.
Here’s Baga, and all the rest of the cast.
Enjoy.
Baga Chipz, 29, London
“My style is more cabaret, old school, sequin frocks, Shirley Bassey, Danny La Rue, Lily Savage kind of drag.”
Cheryl Hole, 25, Essex
“I think my degree in dance will give me an edge because there are several challenges that are thrown at you where you have to use your body.”
Vinegar Strokes, 35, London
“Drag is the new black.”
Crystal, 34, London
“I do aerial circus, I can crack a whip, put cigarettes out on my tongue – it’s a freak show.”
Gothy Kendoll, 21, Leicester
“I first did drag on New Year’s Eve 2016 and it was a mess. I was in a leotard with no wig on but I was living my life, having the best night ever.”
Divina De Campo, 35, West Yorkshire
“As a kid I was dressing up in dresses all the time, but the first time I went out, I went out as Christina Aguilera from the Moulin Rouge video.”
Sum Ting Wong, 30, Birmingham
“I am a Chinese male who’s overweight and losing his hair.
“When I started doing drag five years ago, I wanted a name that was cheeky but also reflected my British Vietnamese heritage.”
The Vivienne, 27, Liverpool
“Comedy is definitely my trump card. My favourite trick in drag is my vocal impersonations so I do everyone from Kim Woodburn and Cilla Black to Donald Trump.”
Scaredy Kat, 20, Wiltshire
“I really haven’t done it that long. It was probably about a year ago. I was with my girlfriend trying to have a laugh. It was quite embarrassing but it went quite well for a first try.”
Blu Hydrangea, 23, Belfast
“I’ve built a big social media profile, and I now have a platform that allows me to talk about what it’s like to be gay and a queen in Belfast.”
