If the Ru-niverse continues expanding at its current breakneck pace, soon drag queens will be the only creatures left sashaying across the Earth’s surface. And we shall gladly bow to our sickening new overlords.
On the heels of the RuPaul’s Drag Race season 14 premiere earlier this month — in which two openly trans queens made franchise herstory — a new international series is already set to premiere in mere days.
Drag Race U.K. vs. The World, which will feature contestants from around the globe competing in an All Stars-style smackdown, is slated to air February 1 on BB3 and will be available to stream on WOW Presents Plus. We would say we can’t handle this much extravaganza all at once, but the ceaseless stream of Drag Race content over the past two years has really done away with our gag reflex.
RuPaul will host the series, accompanied by longtime judge Michelle Visage (of course), alongside usual suspects from the Drag Race U.K. panel, Graham Norton and Alan Carr.
Guest judges for the series were also ru-vealed, including Mel C (neé Scary Spice), Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, and Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall. British media personality Katie Price has also bravely agreed to play the Snatch Game. Price was famously impersonated by Drag Race U.K. season two’s Bimini Bon Boulash, who hit viewers with the indelible truth that “nipples are the eyes of the face.”
The cast of nine queens has not yet been announced, but eagle-eyed fans have already started speculating about who might join the fray based on social media absences during the filming dates. All Stars alums Jujubee and Monique Heart are among those rumored, as are Baga Chipz from U.K. season 1 and Janey Jacké from Holland’s first season.
We won’t have to wait long for answers with the premiere only two weeks away. In the spirit of true global domination, the international competition is set to rotate among host countries in subsequent seasons, so the U.K. doesn’t hoard all the fun.
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