RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
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Series 6 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | 26 September 2024 |
Series chronology | |
The sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK aired on BBC Three on 26 September 2024. RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and will again be joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective sixth series. The series began filming in January 2024. [1]
On 22 September 2023, prior to the beginning of the fifth series it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the sixth series was now open. [2] Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 20 October 2023. [3]
The sixth series of the show began filming in January 2024. [1] On 23 August 2024, the first teaser for the series was revealed, which featured the caption "Confidental: For Your Eyelashes Only", followed by a brief visual depicting satellite footage of Earth, before zooming into a city landscape with a further caption stating "Prepare Your Engines". [1] [4] On 27 August 2024, the BBC revealed the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul, as well as the list of guest judges, which included Alison Goldfrapp, Amanda Holden, Beverley Knight, Claire Richards, Mabel, Siobhán McSweeney and Simon Le Bon, as well as Kristen McMenamy, who served as a guest judge on the first episode of the previous series. [5] [6] Alexandra Burke, Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series. [5]
This season of Drag Race UK is notable for being the first in the franchise to feature a cash prize, with the winner receiving £25,000.
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Actavia | 21 | Bala, Wales | TBA |
Chanel O'Conor | 25 | Isle of Bute, Scotland | |
Charra Tea | 23 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
Dita Garbo | 48 | Folkestone, England | |
Kiki Snatch | 25 | London, England | |
Kyran Thrax | 26 | Chorley, England | |
La Voix | 43 | Stockton-on-Tees, England | |
Lill | 35 | Manchester, England | |
Marmalade | 25 | Cardiff, Wales | |
Rileasa Slaves | 32 | London, England | |
Zahirah Zapanta | 28 | Nottingham, England | |
Saki Yew | 33 | Manchester, England | 12th place [lower-alpha 1] |
Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1 [8] | 2 [9] | 3 | ||||||||
Actavia | SAFE | BTM | TBA | |||||||
Chanel O'Conor | SAFE | TOP | ||||||||
Charra Tea | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||||
Dita Garbo | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||||
Kiki Snatch | SAFE | BTM | ||||||||
Kyran Thrax | WIN | SAFE | ||||||||
La Voix | TOP | SAFE | ||||||||
Lill | SAFE | WIN | ||||||||
Marmalade | SAFE | TOP | ||||||||
Rileasa Slaves | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||||
Zahirah Zapanta | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||||
Saki Yew | SAFE | WDR |
Legend:
Episode | Top contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1 [8] | Kyran Thrax | vs. | La Voix | "Ooh La La" (Goldfrapp) | Kyran Thrax |
2 [9] | Chanel O'Conor vs. Lill vs. Marmalade | "Tension" (Kylie Minogue) | Lill |
Listed in alphabetical order:
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date |
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49 | 1 | "Cabaret Talent Show" | 26 September 2024 |
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