RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is set to return for its sixth series, airing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer from Thursday, 26 September at 8:00 pm. The award-winning reality show will once again feature a diverse cast of talented drag queens competing to become the UK’s next Drag Race Superstar.
RuPaul will introduce a new group of charismatic queens ready to display their creativity and charisma. The competition will include a range of challenges inspired by British pop culture, testing the queens’ drag skills and awarding the coveted RuPeter badge to weekly winners.
Drag Race UK has become a global phenomenon, attracting a worldwide audience. The show’s impact is evident through its social media engagement, with 40 million global video views and 16 million engagements across its social channels for Series 5.
The series will feature RuPaul leading a panel of distinguished judges, including Michelle Visage, Alan Carr, and Graham Norton, along with celebrity guest judges. They will determine the fate of the queens, but RuPaul has the final say on who stays or leaves the competition.
The new series will premiere on BBC iPlayer on Thursday, September 26th at 8 pm, with weekly episodes released on Thursdays.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is a World of Wonder production commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller of BBC iPlayer and Youth Audiences, and Kalpna Patel-Knight, Head of Entertainment at the BBC. The executive producers for World of Wonder include Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, RuPaul Charles, Bruce McCoy, and Johnni Javier. Ruby Kuraishe serves as the BBC Commissioning Editor.
