RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 7
Promotional poster for Series 7
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul Michelle Visage Alan Carr Graham Norton
No. of contestants	12
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	September 2025 (2025-09)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 6
List of episodes

The seventh series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is set to begin airing on BBC Three in September 2025. RuPaul is set to return 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 seventh series. The series began filming in January 2025.

Production

On 13 September 2024, prior to the beginning of the sixth series it was announced via social media that casting for the seventh series was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 11 October 2024. Filming for the series began in January 2025 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. ^{[1] [2]}

The first teaser trailer for the series aired on 11 August 2025, with various close up shots of the queens accompanied by the caption "Start Your Engines". ^{[3] [4]} The cast was subsequently revealed by the BBC on 22 August 2025, alongside the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Contestants

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7 and their backgrounds ^[8]

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Bones	25	London, England	TBA
Bonnie Ann Clyde	30	Dublin, Ireland
Catrin Feelings	26	Rhondda Valley, Wales
Chai T Grande	32	London, England
Elle Vosque	22	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nyongbella	25	London, England
Paige Three	28	Surrey, England
Pasty	30	Cornwall, England
Sally™ [a]	27	South Shields, England
Silllexa Diction	26	Leeds, England
Tayris Mongardi	27	Brighton, England
Viola [b]	22	Coventry, England

1. Sally Trademark is referred to as Sally™ on the show.
2. Viola Viagra is referred to as Viola on the show.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.

  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.

  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.

  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.

  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.

Contestants progress with placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1 [9]
Bones	TBA
Bonnie Ann Clyde
Catrin Feelings
Chai T Grande
Elle Vosque
Nyongbella
Paige Three
Pasty
Sally™
Silllexa Diction
Tayris Mongardi
Viola

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.

  The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.

  The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

Episode	Bottom contestants			Song	Eliminated
1 [9]	TBA	vs.	TBA	TBA	TBA

Guest judges

Listed in alphabetical order:

• Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, actress ^[10]
• Jane Horrocks, actress ^[10]
• Joel Dommett, comedian and television presenter ^[10]
• Mazz Murray, singer and actress ^[10]
• Michelle de Swarte, actress and comedian ^[10]
• Mutya Buena, singer and songwriter ^[10]
• Nadine Coyle, singer ^[10]
• Sophie Willan, actress, comedian and writer ^[10]
• Susan Wokoma, actress ^[10]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

TBA

• Claudimar Neto, choreographer ^[10]
• Jordan North, radio DJ and television presenter ^[10]

References

1. Damshenas, Sam (11 August 2025). "Drag Race UK: Here's when the season 7 cast will be announced". Gay Times . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
2. Wratten, Marcus (14 August 2025). "Every season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK ranked from worst to best". PinkNews . Archived from the original on 16 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
3. Wells, Callum (11 August 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK fans go wild as sparkly series seven teaser drops: 'I feel my powers restoring!'". Attitude . Retrieved 16 August 2025.
4. "'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' Season 7 Teases First Look Ahead of Full Cast Reveal". Gayety . 11 August 2025. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
5. Wratten, Marcus (2025-08-11). "First teaser for RuPaul's Drag Race UK season seven released: 'I'm ready'". PinkNews . Retrieved 2025-08-13.
6. Duncan, Charlie (2025-03-11). "RuPaul confirms production status of season 18, UK 7 and more". PinkNews. Archived from the original on 2025-08-21. Retrieved 2025-08-13.
7. Sugg, Aaron (22 August 2025). "RuPaul's Drag Race UK's 'tucktastic' series seven line-up revealed by BBC". Attitude . Archived from the original on 22 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
8. "Start your engines, Racers! Meet the 12 sensational Queens of the brand new series of RuPaul's Drag Race". BBC . Archived from the original on 24 August 2025. Retrieved 22 August 2025.
9. "tba". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 7. Episode 1. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
10. "RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7 celebrity guest judges revealed". BBC Media Centre. Retrieved 3 September 2025.