Michelle Visage has been confirmed as a judge on RuPaulās Drag Race UK.
Already a judge on the original US version, Visage will join RuPaul who has been confirmed to host the new BBC Three series. Visage has been a judge on eight seasons of RuPaulās Drag Race and four seasons of RuPaulās Drag Race All-Stars in the US.
āWe’ve been working tirelessly to bring the magic of RuPaul’s Drag Race to my favourite city in the world: LONDON!ā said Visage. āI KNOW the UK has a wealth of talent to offer and I’m thrilled beyond belief to see these queens battle it out on the main stage, UK style! GOD SAVE THE QUEENS!ā
RuPaulās Drag Race UK will search for the best and brightest drag queens the UK has to offer. Through a series of challenges that will test the queenās comedy, modelling, and acting skills, host RuPaul will crown the UK’s Next Drag Superstar.
āMichelle has worked tirelessly to help bring Drag Race to the UK, we are grateful she is part of our family,ā said Emmy Award-winning Executive Producers and World of Wonder co-founders Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. āShe is a quadruple threat; she sings, she dances, she acts, and boy, can she judge! Queens beware!ā
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is an 8-part series from World of Wonder production for BBC Three.