The Liverpudlian queen stormed to victory in the final episode. The Vivienne has been crowned the first ever winner in RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The 27-year-old beat the two other finalists, Baga Chipz and Divina De Campo to take the golden crown and top prize of the drag artist competition.
EW can exclusively reveal that RuPaul's Drag Race UK — the upcoming international spin-off of the Emmy-winning competition series RuPaul's Drag Race — will debut in the United States on Thursday, Oct. 3, at 3 p.m ET on the WOW Presents Plus streaming service.
The Vivienne was the first ever queen to be confirmed as a contestant on Drag Race UK. She was born in Colwyn Bay, Wales, and moved to Liverpool at 16. She started doing drag in 2007.
The winner of the eighth season of RuPaul's Drag Race was Bob the Drag Queen, with Kim Chi and Naomi Smalls being the runners-up, and Cynthia Lee Fontaine being crowned season 8's Miss Congeniality. Cynthia Lee Fontaine returned on the ninth season as a surprise contestant to compete with the other 13 drag queens.
Divina de Campo is the stage name of Owen Richard Farrow, who was born in Brighouse, but currently lives in Manchester, with their husband. They have featured on All Together Now in 2018, and were the first drag queen to perform on The Voice in 2016.
She was eliminated by Brooke Lynn Hytes in the penultimate week in episode twelve, and placed fifth.
VH1 ru-vealed on Friday that both “Drag Race's” reunion episode on May 22 and the Season 12 finale on May 29 have been shot virtually. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, the Season 12 finale was shot using “innovative technology that highlights the creatively of the queens,” according to a release.
Ru Paul's Drag Race: Sherry Pie disqualified after catfishing allegations. A contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race USA has been disqualified after being accused of catfishing. Five young actors say that Joey Gugliemelli, known by his drag persona Sherry Pie, asked them to do embarrassing things on camera.
Season 12 will be available to UK viewers via Netflix the day after each episode airs in the US, from 8.00am. The first episode will premiere on Friday 28 February on VH1 - and every Friday until the show's end.
The season 13 queen crowned "America's Next Drag Superstar" was Izanami, while biblegirl666 won the title of Miss Congeniality.
Scaredy Kat is the stage name of Alex Cubb, a British drag queen who placed 9th on Season 1 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
| RuPaul's Drag Race UK |
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| Production location(s) | 3 Mills Studios |
| Camera setup | Multiple |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | World of Wonder |
When will the new RuPaul's Drag Race air in the UK? Season 12 will be available to UK viewers via Netflix the day after each episode airs in the US, from 8.00am. The first episode will premiere on Friday 28 February on VH1 - and every Friday until the show's end.
