{"id":7847,"date":"2021-11-25T22:00:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T21:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1518112"},"modified":"2021-11-25T22:22:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T21:22:09","slug":"drag-race-uk-season-4-release-date-rumours-will-the-reality-show-be-back","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/drag-race-uk-season-4-release-date-rumours-will-the-reality-show-be-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Drag Race UK season 4 release date rumours: Will the reality show be back?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lauren Morris\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/talent-shows\/drag-race-uk-series-3-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK<\/a> season three has now come to an end, with the BBC Three competition crowning the UK\u2019s Next Drag Superstar.<\/p>\n<p>In the last instalment of the reality show, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/ella-vaday-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Ella Vaday<\/a>, <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/kitty-scott-claus-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Kitty Scott-Claus<\/a> and <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/krystal-versace-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Krystal Versace<\/a> battled it out for the Drag Race crown by walking their very last runway and performing in their final all-singing, all-dancing challenge \u2013 but what\u2019s next for the franchise?<\/p>\n<p>For those fretting over when the UK spin-off will be returning to our screens, then we have some good news \u2013 the BBC announced in October that Drag Race UK will be back for a fourth season.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s everything we know so far about RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK season four.<\/p> <h2>Will Drag Race UK be back for season 4?<\/h2>\n<p>Yes! BBC Three announced at the end of October that casting for season four had begun, with RuPaul telling fans: \u201cIf you think you got what it takes to be the UK\u2019s next drag superstar \u2013 well, I want to hear from you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Casting for the next season closed on the 10th November, so hopefully filming on season four will begin soon.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Calling all UK queens, casting for <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DragRaceUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DragRaceUK<\/a> Series 4 is now open! <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/t.co\/tMB2ijeev2&quot;\">pic.twitter.com\/tMB2ijeev2<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC Three (@bbcthree) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcthree\/status\/1453285087404040193?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">October 27, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><h2>Drag Race UK season 4 release date rumours<\/h2>\n<p>While the BBC has not yet announced when RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK will return to our screens, we can take an educated guess.<\/p>\n<p>While season two took 15 months to arrive on our screens after the show first premiered on BBC Three, that was mainly due to the coronavirus pandemic placing delays on filming.<\/p>\n<p>Season three premiered in September 2021, just six months after season two ended \u2013 and so, we can expect season four to arrive in <strong>May 2022<\/strong> at the earliest.<\/p>\n<h2>Drag Race UK season 4 cast<\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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title=\"&quot;drag-race-uk-victoria-scone-leaves-competition-injury-newsupdate&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div> <div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"> <span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>BBC<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<p>Season three has only just come to an end and so the line-up for RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK season four has not yet been announced.<\/p>\n<p>However, we\u2019re very likely to see 12 drag queens from across the UK take part next year, one of which could be <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/reality-tv\/victoria-scone-rupauls-drag-race-uk-contestant\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Victoria Scone<\/a> \u2013 the franchise\u2019s very first female cisgender drag queen.<\/p>\n<p>The Cardiff-based queen\u2019s Drag Race journey was cut short in Week Three, when she injured her knee and had to pull out of the competition \u2013 and while RuPaul did not give her an open invitation to return to the show in the episode, it\u2019s possible that she could be back.<\/p>\n<h2>Drag Race UK season 4 judges<\/h2>\n<p>While RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK is yet to confirm its guest judges for season four, we\u2019re likely to see the current panellists return for another year.<\/p>\n<p>The judging line-up at the moment consists of RuPaul and Michelle Visage, with Graham Norton and Alan Carr alternating every week to make room for a guest judge and we\u2019d be very surprised if that were to change in season four.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK seasons 1-3 are available to stream on BBC iPlayer. <span lang=\"&quot;EN-US&quot;\">If you\u2019re looking for more to watch check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener\" noreferrer=\"\" 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