RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World
| RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Genre | Reality competition |
| Presented by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| Theme music composer | RuPaul |
| Opening theme | RuPaul's Drag Race theme |
| Ending theme | "Rock It (To the Moon)" |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producers |
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| Producer | Michelle Visage |
| Production location | |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60–70 minutes |
| Production company | World of Wonder |
| Distributor | World of Wonder |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three |
| Picture format | HDTV 1080i |
| Original release | 1 February – 8 March 2022 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | RuPaul's Drag Race UK |
RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World is a spin-off series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The series premiered on 1 February 2022.[1] RuPaul acts as both the host and main judge,[2] with Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr returning as supporting judges.[3]
The contestants for the first series were announced on 17 January 2022.[4]
The winner of the first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs the World was Northern Ireland's Blu Hydrangea, with Mo Heart of the USA as the runner-up.[5][6] Blu is the first Irish queen to win the title.
Production
On 21 December 2021, World of Wonder announced that RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World would premiere in February 2022, with the BBC adding that the series would coincide with the relaunch of BBC Three as a television channel.[7][8] The series features nine international queens who have competed in the Drag Race franchise around the world. The series was filmed in March 2021, in Manchester at the same location as the third series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[9][10]
This series the two best performing queens of the challenge "Lip Sync for the World", with the winner of the lip sync earning a gold "RuPeter Badge"[11] and choosing which one of the bottom queens to eliminate.[12]
Contestants
(Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.)
| Contestant[4] | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) |
Original placement(s) |
Outcome |
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| Blu Hydrangea | 25 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | UK series 1 | 5th Place | Winner |
| Mo Heart[a] | 34 | Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. | US season 10 | 8th Place | Runner-up |
| All Stars 4 | 3rd Place | ||||
| Jujubee | 36 | Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. | US season 2 | 3rd Place | 3rd Place |
| All Stars 1 | 3rd Place | ||||
| All Stars 5 | Runner-up | ||||
| Baga Chipz | 31 | East London, England, U.K. | UK series 1 | 3rd Place | |
| Janey Jacké | 29 | Volendam, Netherlands | Holland season 1 | Runner-up | 4th Place |
| Pangina Heals | 32 | Bangkok, Thailand | Drag Race Thailand | N/A[b] | 5th Place |
| Jimbo | 37 | Victoria, British Columbia, Canada | Canada season 1 | 4th Place | 6th Place |
| Cheryl Hole | 27 | Essex, England, U.K. | UK series 1 | 4th Place | 7th Place |
| Lemon | 25 | New York City, New York, U.S. | Canada season 1 | 5th Place | 8th Place |
Contestant progress
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||
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| 1[13] | 2[14] | 3[15] | 4[16] | 5[17] | 6[18] | |
| Blu Hydrangea | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | BTM | Winner |
| Mo Heart | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | TOP2 | Runner-up |
| Baga Chipz | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | BTM | Eliminated |
| Jujubee | SAFE | BTM | BTM | BTM | WIN | Eliminated |
| Janey Jacké | BTM | WIN | TOP2 | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
| Pangina Heals | WIN | SAFE | WIN | ELIM | Guest | |
| Jimbo | TOP2 | TOP2 | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Cheryl Hole | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Lemon | ELIM | Guest | ||||
Lip syncs
| Episode | Contestants (Pick for Elimination) |
Song | Winner | Up For Elimination | Eliminated | ||
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| 1 | Jimbo (Janey Jacké) |
vs. | Pangina Heals (Lemon) |
"Say You'll Be There" (Spice Girls) |
Pangina Heals | Janey Jacké Lemon |
Lemon |
| 2 | Janey Jacké (Cheryl Hole) |
vs. | Jimbo (Jujubee) |
"Supermodel (You Better Work) El Lay Toya Jam" (RuPaul) |
Janey Jacké | Cheryl Hole Jujubee |
Cheryl Hole |
| 3 | Janey Jacké (Jujubee) |
vs. | Pangina Heals (Jimbo) |
"We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" (Vengaboys) |
Pangina Heals | Jimbo Jujubee |
Jimbo |
| 4 | Baga Chipz (Pangina Heals) |
vs. | Blu Hydrangea (Pangina Heals) |
"Let It Go" (Alexandra Burke) |
Blu Hydrangea | Janey Jacké Jujubee Mo Heart Pangina Heals |
Pangina Heals |
| 5 | Jujubee (Janey Jacké) |
vs. | Mo Heart (Janey Jacké) |
"Toy" (Netta) |
Jujubee | Baga Chipz Blu Hydrangea Janey Jacké |
Janey Jacké |
| 6 | Baga Chipz | vs. | Mo Heart | "Domino" (Jessie J) |
Mo Heart | N/A | Baga Chipz |
| Blu Hydrangea | vs. | Jujubee | "The Reflex" (Duran Duran) |
Blu Hydrangea | Jujubee | ||
| Blu Hydrangea | vs. | Mo Heart | "Supernova" (Kylie Minogue) |
Blu Hydrangea | Mo Heart | ||
- The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.
- The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom two.
- The contestant was eliminated after the first round of the finale lip-sync smackdown for the crown.
- The contestant was eliminated after the second round of the finale lip-sync smackdown for the crown.
Guest judges
- Melanie C, singer
- Daisy May Cooper, actress
- Jonathan Bailey, actor
- Clara Amfo, radio presenter
- Michelle Keegan, actress
- Jade Thirlwall, singer
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
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Episode 3
Episode 4
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Episode 6
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Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) [19] | |
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| 1 | "Global Glamazons" | 1 February 2022 | 0.93 | |
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Nine queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. RuPaul informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is I'm a Winner, Baby. Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Jimbo and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques, with Jimbo and Pangina Heals being the top two queens of the week. Janey Jacké and Lemon receive negative critiques and are the bottom two of the week. Jimbo and Pangina Heals lip-sync to "Say You'll Be There" by Spice Girls. Pangina Heals wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Lemon from the competition.
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| 2 | "RuPaul Ball" | 8 February 2022 | 0.77 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Jimbo reveals she would have sent home Janey Jacké from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For the main challenge, the queens will design three looks for the RuPaul Ball, with categories being Kitty Girl, Butch Queen and U Wear It Well, an outfit that would make RuPaul want to wear it. On the runway, Janey Jacké, Jimbo, Mo Heart and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques, with Janey Jacké and Jimbo being the top two queens of the week. Cheryl Hole and Jujubee receive negative critiques and are the bottom two queens of the week. Janey Jacké and Jimbo lip-sync to "Supermodel (You Better Work) El Lay Toya Jam" by RuPaul. Janey Jacké wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Cheryl Hole from the competition.
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| 3 | "West End Wendys" | 15 February 2022 | 0.69 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Jimbo reveals she would have sent home Jujubee from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. Jujubee wins the mini-challenge and gets to assign the roles for the main challenge. For the main challenge, the queens performed in "West End Wendys - The Rusical".
On the runway, category is Dot Dot Dot. Janey Jacké and Pangina Heals receive positive critiques and are the top two queens of the week. Jimbo, Jujubee and Mo Heart receive negative critiques, with Jimbo and Jujubee being the bottom two queens of the week. Janey Jacké and Pangina Heals lip-sync to "We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)" by Vengaboys. Pangina Heals wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Jimbo from the competition.
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| 4 | "Snatch Game - UK vs The World Season 1" | 22 February 2022 | 0.75 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Janey Jacké reveals she would have sent home Jujubee from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. As a twist, the queens will be playing in families, captained by Michelle Visage and Katie Price. The cast consisted of: Team Katie Price:
Team Michelle Visage:
On the runway, category is Luck Be A Lady. Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea are announced the top 2 queens of the week. RuPaul then announces from here on out, if you are not the top 2 queens of the week, you are in the bottom and are at risk of getting eliminated. Janey Jacké, Jujubee, Mo Heart and Pangina Heals are the bottom four queens of the week. Baga Chipz and Blu Hydrangea lip-sync to "Let It Go" by Alexandra Burke. Blu Hydrangea wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Pangina Heals from the competition.
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| 5 | "Semifinals - UK vs The World Season 1" | 1 March 2022 | 0.78 | |
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The queens enter the workroom and Baga Chipz reveals she would have sent home Pangina Heals from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will write, record and perform their own versus to RuPaul's song "London". On the runway, category is Werk of Art. Jujubee and Mo Heart are announced as the top 2 queens of the week. Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Janey Jacké are the bottom three queens of the week. Jujubee and Mo Heart lip-sync to "Toy" by Netta. Jujubee wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Janey Jacké from the competition.
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