Lairy Poppins: The Rusical

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"Lairy Poppins: The Rusical" is the fifth episode of the fourth series of the British television show RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [1] [2] It originally aired on 20 October 2022 and sees contestants perform in a Rusical (musical theatre challenge). Hannah Waddingham is a guest judge.

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Episode

Hannah Waddingham is a guest judge. Hannah Waddingham-2795.jpg
Hannah Waddingham is a guest judge.

For the mini-challenge, the contestants "read" (or playfully insult) each other. Pixie Polite wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the contestants perform in Lairy Poppins: The Rusical. Following are the contestants and roles:

Hannah Waddingham is a guest judge. The runway category is "West End Wonders". Danny Beard, Jonbers Blonde, and Pixie Polite receive positive critiques, and Danny Beard wins the challenge. Baby, Dakota Schiffer, and Le Fil receive negative critiques, and Le Fil is deemed safe. Baby and Dakota Schiffer face off in a lip-sync contest to "No Way" by the cast of Six featuring Renée Lamb. After the lip-sync, Baby announces that she is leaving the competition because of mental health issues. [3] Dakota Schiffer is declared safe.

Production

The episode originally aired on 20 October 2022.

References

  1. Moylan, Brian (2022-10-20). "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. Recap: Stage Intervention". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2022-10-30. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 4, Episode 5 recap: West End winners". Xtra Magazine . 2022-10-21. Archived from the original on 2022-10-21. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  3. Duncan, Charlie (2022-10-21). "Drag Race UK's Baby opens up about emotional elimination: 'It wasn't easy'". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 2025-06-03. Retrieved 2025-11-05.