Graham Norton and Alan Carr to judge RuPaul’s Drag Race UK | Series heads to BBC Three

Graham Norton and Alan Carr to judge RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

Series heads to BBC Three

Graham Norton and Alan Carr are to become judges on the UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race, being made for BBC Three.

They join RuPaul and the previously announced Michelle Visage, RuPaul’s long-time collaborator who is also one of the judges on Ireland's Got Talent alongside Jason Byrne.

 Norton has previously already appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars in the US in 2016. While Carr met the drag diva on his Channel 4  chat show Alan Carr’s Chatty Man.

Norton said: ‘Becoming part of the drag race family makes me ridiculously happy! I can’t wait to see what the UK drag queens bring to the party, but they better weeeeerk!’

Carr, added: ‘Wow! To be sat next to Michelle Visage and Mama Ru as a guest judge on possibly one of my all-time favourite shows EVER is a dream come true. I can’t wait to see what the UK queens have got in store - it’s going to be sickening! *does death drop*"

RuPaul, says: ‘I was both shocked and delighted when Graham and Alan told me they’d be wearing tucking panties when sitting at the judges' table. I told them it was not necessary, but they insisted. Now that’s what I call dedication!’

The eight-part series is coming to BBC Three later this year.

Published: 14 Feb 2019

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