Rats: The Rusical

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"Rats: The Rusical" is the second episode of the second series of the British television show RuPaul's Drag Race UK . [1] [2] [3] [4] It originally aired on 21 January 2021 and sees contestants perform in a Rusical (musical theatre challenge). Sheridan Smith is a guest judge.

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Episode

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Sheridan Smith is a guest judge.

For the mini-challenge, the contestants elect a Drag Race cabinet in the categories Secretary of Shade, Trade Minister, Leader of the House of Loading It Up, and Baroness Basic. A'Whora, Tayce, Lawrence Chaney, and Tia Kofi win the mini-challenge, respectively. For the main challenge, the contestants perform in Rats: The Rusical. Following are the contestants and roles:

Sheridan Smith is a guest judge. The runway category is "Surprise, Surprise". Ellie Diamond, Tia Kofi, and Veronica Green receive positive critiques, and Veronica Green wins the challenge. Cherry Valentine, Lawrence Chaney, and Tayce receive negative critiques, and Lawrence Chaney is deemed safe. Cherry Valentine and Tayce face off in a lip-sync contest to "Memory" by Elaine Paige. Tayce wins the lip-sync and Cherry Valentine is eliminated from the competition.

Production

The episode originally aired on 21 January 2021.

References

  1. ↑ Moylan, Brian (2021-01-21). "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. Recap: Rats Off". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2022-12-25. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  2. ↑ "Drag Race UK's unhinged Rats: The Rusical sees underdogs rise up". Dazed. 2021-01-24. Archived from the original on 2023-09-23. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  3. ↑ "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 2, Episode 2 recap: Jellicle songs for Jellicle 'Rats'". Xtra Magazine . 2021-01-22. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
  4. ↑ Damshenas, Sam (2021-01-21). "Here's how RuPaul's Drag Race UK fans reacted to Rats: The Rusical". Gay Times . Retrieved 2025-11-05.
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