#Drag race season 12 wiki series
#Drag race season 12 wiki tv

#Drag race season 12 wiki series

A year later in 2015, Ross and Price assisted RuPaul in a one-off search of the 'UK Drag Race Ambassador', which Series 1 winner, The Vivienne won in 2015. However, production took a halt in April 2014, due to Ross having to work on family issues. Where he had stated that he was working on the version with UK drag queen, Jodie Harsh, along with Katie Price as one of the judges.

In 2014, it was speculated that Jonathan Ross was in talks to host a UK version of Drag Race. Whereas Fenton Bailey has stated that: Everyone can relate to the feeling of being an outsider'. RuPaul has stated that the show looks for an entertainer who can stand out from the rest. The show's aim is to find the next 'Drag Superstar', with the winner occupying the traits of 'charisma', 'uniqueness', 'nerve' and 'talent'.

RuPaul's Drag Race originated in the United States, where it was devised as a replacement for Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World (2007–2009), and has been adapted in various countries. The show's success also resulted in the BBC purchasing broadcasting rights for both Canada's Drag Race and RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under. The show also produced spin-off series God Shave the Queens, which follows the Drag Race contestants on tour together after the completion of the show. A number of contestants from the show have also signed major modelling contracts. Bimini Bon-Boulash who was a member of the latter group, was the first drag queen from any Drag Race franchise to sign a major mainstream record deal, signing a joint deal with Relentless Records and Sony Music in July 2022. The show's success has also paved way for contestants to break into the music industry, as well as creating drag pop groups: Frock Destroyers and United Kingdolls, with both groups charting on the Official UK Charts. The show is now recognised as one of the BBC's most popular non-scripted shows. The return proved successful, with the show securing five times more viewers than any other show broadcasting during the programme's time slot. Spin-off show RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World relaunched the television channel in February 2022. The show's success is credited for being the driving force behind the BBC bringing back the defunct television channel BBC Three. The show was critically acclaimed in the UK, with 15.6 million streams during the first season.

#Drag race season 12 wiki tv

After the first series aired, the show received numerous award nominations from the twenty-fifth National Television Awards including: 'The Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award' and 'Best TV Judge' with both Visage and RuPaul receiving a nomination. The show was renewed for a third (2021), fourth (2022) and fifth (2023) series. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021. Production of the second series resumed later in the year, with filming concluding in late 2020. The show was renewed for a second series in 2019 however, production was suspended in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The show also employs a panel of judges: RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton. RuPaul plays several roles on the show including host, mentor and head judge for the series, as the contestants are given different challenges to participate in each week. The show documents RuPaul and a panel of judges' search for 'the United Kingdom's next drag superstar', the first series title dubbed 'UK's First Drag Superstar'. The show is the fourth installment of the Drag Race franchise, and the second fronted by RuPaul. The television series, a collaboration between the BBC, World of Wonder and Gallowgate Productions, premiered on 3 October 2019. RuPaul's Drag Race UK is a British reality competition television series based on the American television series of the same name.