Celebrity guest judges are revealed for the next series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UKIntroducing you to three new squirrel friends: Oti Mabuse, Matt Lucas and Kathy BurkeOFFICIAL PRESS RELEASENEWS PROVIDED BY BBC Three Following on from the feverish excitement of last week’s cast announcement, we’re pleased to ru-veal details of three of the nine guest judges, who will appear on the third series of the BBC Three phenomenon RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, coming to BBC iPlayer in Autumn 2021. The third series of RuPaul’s Drag Race returns to BBC Three in September, and the extra special guest judges will join RuPaul alongside Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr as Ru looks for the UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar. Two-time champion of Strictly Come Dancing, Oti Mabuse brings her Strictly sparkle to the Drag Race runway, lending her extensive dance expertise to the 12 new queens. Actor, comedian and presenter Matt Lucas brings a playful addition to proceedings as he take up his position on the opening episode. And finally, actress and comedian Kathy Burke brings her Gimme Gimme Gimme realness to the judging panel. The RuPaul's Drag Race franchise, including RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, is produced by World Of Wonder. Drag Race UK is commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, BBC Entertainment. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe, and the Executive Producers are RuPaul, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy. OTI MABUSE How did it feel to be on set of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK? Do you have one word to describe your time on set? What do you think of the Queens this year? MATT LUCAS What was it like to be a part of the show? How would you describe yourself as a judge? What do you love about Drag Race? KATHY BURKE What would be your drag name? Describe your time on the show in one word…?
Source BBC Three
August 23, 2021 4:16am ET by BBC Three |