{"id":9916,"date":"2022-01-13T18:23:03","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:23:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1548477"},"modified":"2022-01-13T18:49:08","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T17:49:08","slug":"rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-release-date-queens-judges-and-latest-news","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-release-date-queens-judges-and-latest-news\/","title":{"rendered":"RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World: release date, queens, judges and latest news"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lauren Morris\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 13 January 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Just when you thought the Drag Race franchise<\/a> couldn\u2019t get any bigger, RuPaul returns to our screens with a brand new spin-off \u2013 Drag Race UK Versus the World.<\/p>\n

This brand new show will make its debut on BBC Three<\/a> when it returns as a linear channel in February, with queens from the UK series taking on contestants from the show\u2019s international series.<\/p>\n

From Down Under to Thailand, the UK alumni will be taking on some fierce competitors from across the globe, while guest judges like Mel C, Katie Price, Jonathan Bailey and Jade Thirlwall stop by to hand out their critiques.<\/p>\n

Read on for everything you need to know about RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World.<\/p>

RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World will be making its television debut at 7pm on BBC Three on Tuesday 1st February.<\/p>\n

The spin-off show will be the first programme BBC Three airs as a broadcast channel, with it set to our TV guides on February 1st after six years of being digital online.<\/p>\n

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The upcoming spin-off series will see alumni from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK return to the main stage to take on queens from other series of the Drag Race franchise.<\/p>\n

While it hasn\u2019t been confirmed exactly which international contestants will be taking part in this global version of All Stars, filming began back in March 2021 in Manchester.<\/p>\n

RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World contestants<\/strong><\/h2>\n

BBC Three has not yet confirmed which queens will be returning to the runway for UK Versus the World, the broadcaster has announced that there will be nine contestants taking part<\/a> in the upcoming series.<\/p>\n

Aside from RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK, the other contestants could be from any of a number of Drag Race spin-offs, including Canada\u2019s Drag Race, Drag Race Holland, Down Under, Thailand, Espa\u00f1a and more.<\/p>\n

RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race UK Versus The World judges<\/strong><\/h2>\n

RuPaul will be joined once again by Drag Race UK judges Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton on the panel as regulars.<\/p>\n

As for guest judges, the line-up for UK vs the World is set to be a star-studded one, with Spice Girls star Melanie C, Our Girl\u2019s Michelle Keegan, TV personality Katie Price, Strictly Come Dancing\u2019s Johannes Radebe, BBC Radio 1 DJ Clara Amfo, Our Country\u2019s Daisy May Cooper, Bridgerton\u2019s Jonathan Bailey and Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall stopping by.<\/p>\n

You didn\u2019t think we were done, did you? ????We\u2019re ru-vealing the #DragRaceUK<\/a> vs The World extra special guest stars, you\u2019re in for a treat. \u2728 pic.twitter.com\/GWtrJBgEwy<\/a><\/p>\u2014 RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World (@dragraceukbbc) January 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>