RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 4)

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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 4
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 poster.jpg
Promotional poster for series four
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Release
Original networkBBC Three / BBC One (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)[1]
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 3
List of episodes

The fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on BBC Three on 22 September 2022.[2][3][4] RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and was again joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective fourth series. The series was filmed in Manchester in February 2022.[5][6] The cast for the fourth series was revealed on 7 September 2022 on social media.[7][8] The cast also featured Dakota Schiffer, the first out trans woman to compete in the British version of the show.[9][10]

Production[]

On 27 October 2021, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the fourth series was now open.[11] Applications remained open for two weeks until closing on 10 November 2021.[11] Hannah Waddingham revealed herself to be first celebrity guest judge during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, hosted by RuPaul.[12] The fourth series will be the first regular series of the show to be broadcast on BBC Three following RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World earlier in the year, with the show's success being credited in the decision to bring back the previously defunct television channel.[13][14] On 30 August 2022, a ten-second teaser was released by the BBC to promote the series premiere with the caption "Bring it to the RUNW4Y".[15] The BBC released the list of celebrity guest judges the following day.[16][17][18][19]

Judge Graham Norton revealed in an interview with Gay Times that the competitors that appeared on the fourth series were "some of the best queens we've ever seen".[20] Norton said because the series was a post-COVID-19 season, the queens had a lot more freedom[20] and that it was, "very hard for the [season three] queens in COVID because they weren't making any money and lots of the dressmakers had stopped working. I think it was really hard during COVID, so this is definitely a post-COVID season and it's great. You can look forward to it. You don't need to worry!"[20] It is the second series of the show to be filmed at Granada Studios in Manchester, United Kingdom.[21] It was revealed that executives had recruited former The Jeremy Kyle Show bodyguard known as "Big Steve", to work on the show.[21] On 1 September 2022, the BBC announced the series would premiere on 22 September, to coincide with the conclusion of the third season of Canada's Drag Race and the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[3]

Contestants[]

See also: List of Drag Race contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 and their backgrounds[22]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Baby 25 South London, England TBA
Black Peppa 29 Birmingham, England
Cheddar Gorgeous 38 Manchester, England
Dakota Schiffer 22 West Sussex, England
Danny Beard 29 Liverpool, England
Jonbers Blonde 33 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Le Fil 36 West Yorkshire, England
Pixie Polite 29 Brighton, England
Sminty Drop 23 Lancashire, England 9th place
Copper Topp 38 Cheltenham, England 10th place
Starlet 23 Surrey, England 11th place
Just May 32 Essex, England 12th place

Contestant progress[]

Legend:

  WIN indicates the contestant won the challenge in that episode.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges in that episode.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant had to lip sync in that episode.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.
Progress of contestants including rank/position in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[23] 2[24] 3[25] 4[26] 5
Baby SAFE SAFE WIN BTM TBA
Black Peppa WIN SAFE BTM SAFE
Cheddar Gorgeous SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE
Dakota Schiffer BTM WIN WIN SAFE
Danny Beard SAFE WIN SAFE WIN
Jonbers Blonde SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE
Le Fil SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE
Pixie Polite SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE
Sminty Drop SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM
Copper Topp SAFE WIN ELIM
Starlet SAFE ELIM
Just May ELIM


Lip syncs[]

Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1 Dakota Schiffer vs. Just May "Let Them Know"
(Mabel) 		Just May
2 Jonbers Blonde vs. Starlet "About You Now"
(Sugababes) 		Starlet
3 Black Peppa vs. Copper Topp "This Is Real"
(Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson) 		Copper Topp
4 Baby vs. Sminty Drop "Respectable"
(Mel and Kim) 		Sminty Drop
  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

Guest judges[]

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests[]

Guests who will appear in episodes, but not judge on the main stage.

Episode 2

Episode 5

Upcoming episodes

Episodes[]

No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
291"ST4RT Your Engines"22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)

Twelve new queens enter the werkroom. For the first mini-challenge, they do a photo shoot inspired by the Spice Girls' Olympics performance. Black Peppa wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the competitors must present two looks on the runway: BBC Keeping It 100, a tribute to the BBC's hundredth anniversary, and Ru Are You?, a look showing off their personal style. For their BBC Keeping It 100 looks, the queens reference the following BBC shows and characters:

On the runway, Black Peppa, Sminty Fresh and Starlet receive positive critiques, with Black Peppa winning the challenge. Copper Topp, Dakota Schiffer and Just May receive negative critiques, with Copper Topp being safe. Dakota Schiffer and Just May lip-sync to "Let Them Know" by Mabel. Dakota Schiffer wins the lip-sync and Just May sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Dame Joanna Lumley
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Mini-Challenge: Spice Girls Olympic photoshoot
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Black Peppa
  • Main Challenge: Serve two looks on the Drag Race runway
  • Runway Themes: BBC Keeping It 100 and Ru Are You?
  • Challenge Winner: Black Peppa
  • Bottom Two: Dakota Schiffer and Just May
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Let Them Know" by Mabel
  • Eliminated: Just May
  • Farewell Message: It was gonna be MAY! Love you all x
302"Yass-tonbury Festival"29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)

For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Come Alive" for the Yass-tonbury Festival. Black Peppa and Dakota Schiffer, for winning last week's challenge and lip-sync, respectively, are team captains. Black Peppa chooses Baby, Jonbers Blonde, Sminty Drop and Starlet for her team, "The Triple Threats". Dakota Schiffer chooses Cheddar Gorgeous, Copper Topp, Danny Beard, Le Fil and Pixie Polite for her team, the "Queens of the Bone Age".

On the runway, category is Neon Nights. Team "Queens of the Bone Age" are the winning team, with Cheddar Gorgeous, Copper Topp, Dakota Schiffer, Danny Beard, Le Fil and Pixie Polite all winning the challenge. Team "The Triple Threats" are the losing team. Jonbers Blonde, Sminty Drop and Starlet receive negative critiques, with Sminty Drop being safe. Jonbers Blonde and Starlet lip-sync to "About You Now" by Sugababes. Jonbers Blonde wins the lip-sync and Starlet sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: FKA Twigs
  • Alternating Judge: Graham Norton
  • Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to "Come Alive"
  • Runway Theme: Neon Nights
  • Challenge Winners: Cheddar Gorgeous, Copper Topp, Dakota Schiffer, Danny Beard, Le Fil and Pixie Polite
  • Bottom Two: Jonbers Blonde and Starlet
  • Lip-Sync Song: "About You Now" by Sugababes
  • Eliminated: Starlet
  • Farewell Message: Every fairytale has an ending, but this is only the beginning. xxx ⭐️
313"Naff-ta Awards"6 October 2022 (2022-10-06)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will vote for a random queen at the Naff-ta Awards, with categories being: Beast in Show, Best Background Actress in a Non-speaking Role, Best Scene Stealing Attention Grabbing Camera Hog, Best Actress Resting on Pretty and Best Hot Mess. Black Peppa, Copper Topp, Danny Beard, Baby and Sminty Drop, win each category, respectively. For the main challenge, the queens will get randomly paired up, and create a look with the same colors and fabrics.

  • Black - Baby and Dakota Schiffer
  • Blue - Le Fil and Sminty Drop
  • Green - Black Peppa and Jonbers Blonde
  • Gold - Cheddar Gorgeous and Copper Topp
  • Purple - Danny Beard and Pixie Polite

On the runway, category is Bingo She Better Don't! Baby & Dakota Schiffer and Le Fil & Sminty Drop receive positive critiques, with Baby and Dakota Schiffer winning the challenge. Black Peppa & Jonbers Blonde and Cheddar Gorgeous & Copper Topp receive negative critiques, with Cheddar Gorgeous and Jonbers Blonde being safe. Black Peppa and Copper Topp lip-sync to "This Is Real" by Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson. Black Peppa wins the lip-sync and Copper Topp sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Leomie Anderson
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Mini-Challenge: Naff-ta Awards
  • Mini-Challenge Winners: Baby, Black Peppa, Copper Topp, Danny Beard and Sminty Drop
  • Main Challenge: In pairs, create a look with the same colors and fabrics
  • Runway Theme: Bingo She Better Don't!
  • Challenge Winners: Baby and Dakota Schiffer
  • Bottom Two: Black Peppa and Copper Topp
  • Lip-Sync Song: "This Is Real" by Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson
  • Eliminated: Copper Topp
  • Farewell Message: Love you all so much! Count your lucky stars you won't be playing me at SNATCH GAME ♥️ Love Old Maiden xxx
324"Catty Man"13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)

For this week's mini-challenge, the queens will play a game of musical chairs, called "Line of Booty Duty". Pixie Polite wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will work in teams and improv on Alan Carr's show "Catty Man". For winning the mini-challenge, Pixie Polite gets to choose the teams.

  • Curiosity Killed the Katrina - Cheddar Gorgous, Danny Beard and Pixie Polite
  • Kats Got My Tongue - Baby, Dakota Schiffer and Le Fil
  • The Catfish is Out of the Bag - Black Peppa, Jonbers Blonde and Sminty Drop

On the runway, category is The Mane Event - "Love Your Hair, Hope You Win". Cheddar Gorgeous, Danny Beard and Pixie Polite receive positive critiques, with Danny Beard winning the challenge. Baby, Le Fil and Sminty Drop receive negative critiques, with Le Fil being safe. Baby and Sminty Drop lip-sync to "Respectable" by Mel and Kim. Baby wins the lip-sync and Sminty Drop sashays away.

  • Guest Judge: Alison Hammond
  • Alternating Judge: Alan Carr
  • Mini-Challenge: Line of Booty Duty (Musical Chairs)
  • Mini-Challenge Winner: Pixie Polite
  • Main Challenge: Improv on Alan Carr's show "Catty Man"
  • Runway Theme: The Mane Event - "Love Your Hair, Hope You Win"
  • Challenge Winner: Danny Beard
  • Bottom Two: Baby and Sminty Drop
  • Lip-Sync Song: "Respectable" by Mel and Kim
  • Eliminated: Sminty Drop
  • Farewell Message: The Manchester Manneqin started panicing, but this is NOT the last runway you'll see me on ♡ Sminty ♡

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