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For those queens who make it to RuPaul’s Drag Race and don’t win, it seems there’s always a hope that they can come back for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars and try again. There’s almost always a hope, that is.There have now been nearly 200 contestants who have walked into the werk room, and a handful of them are sure to never do so again.

Can’t get enough of all things Drag Race? You’re in luck, as the most popular aftershow is making a comeback right alongside the standard series…and one of the best who’s ever played the game has returning to host.Bianca Del Rio, winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race season 6, is back to host the weekly recap series “The Pit Stop” for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8. She returns after taking over hosting duties from Monét X Change, who was the most recent leader in a long line of queens who have helmed the program.

It’s time to dust off your wigs and put on your highest heels, because RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars is back with a new season! A group of beloved drag queens from previous seasons are ready to battle it out for a spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame, and fans can rejoice as the wait is finally over.Can’t wait for RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8? Neither can we! Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming season, including who’s in the cast and when and where you can catch the premiere. When Does RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 Premiere?RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 8 premiered on May 12, 2023 with not one, but two episodes.

2 min read A new Instagram account named @RuPublicans is raising awareness of the increasing number of anti-LGBTQ+ bills in the USA by combining well-known Republican politicians and the iconic RuPaul, to create parodies of Republican figures dressed in drag.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans can sashay to Build-A-Bear for a plush version of “The Queen of Drag” herself.The 62-year-old legend announced her collaboration with the retailer Wednesday in an Instagram video that showed her unboxing the “gorgeous” pre-stuffed brown bear dressed in a gold one-shoulder sequined gown. “I feel like a proud parent,” RuPaul exclaimed at the sight of her collectible.The bear rocks gold eye shadow, winged eyeliner and red lipstick.

BBC series This Is Going to Hurt and The Responder lead the nominations at the Bafta television and craft awards with six each.The broadcaster was the clear leader ahead of the ceremony in April with a total of 81 nominations across both TV and craft categories, while Channel 4 was second with 33, Netflix has 24 and ITV 19.This year’s categories also included first-time nominations for acting heavyweights Cillian Murphy, Gary Oldman, Daniel Radcliffe and Taron Egerton. Dark medical comedy This Is Going To Hurt, based on the best-selling book of the same name by Adam Kay, has among its nominations Ben Whishaw for leading actor and a nod for best mini-series.

For those born in the 90s, Teletubbies was the show to watch as a toddler. It followed the brightly coloured creatures, Tinky-Winky, Dipsy, Laa Laa, and Po (chances are you just read that in the tune of the theme song), as they danced, played, laughed and sang in Teletubbyland.

Former Hollyoaks actress Carley Stenson has been announced as the next Dancing On Ice 2023 contestant.The actress and West End star shared her excitement at the news ahead of her appearance on the show next year. Carley said: "I'm so excited that I get to learn how to dance... on ice! I'm terrified but can’t wait - I just want to make the most of this whole experience." The actress, who has also appeared in Holby City and in the West End, will join RuPaul's Drag Race UK 2019 winner The Vivienne, EastEnders' Patsy Palmer, John Fashanu, comedian Darren Harriott, Corrie's Mollie Gallagher, Olympic Gymnast Nile Wilson and Love Island winner Ekin-Su Cülcüloğlu.

Stop what you’re doing immediately because RuPaul – yes, that very RuPaul from RuPaul’s Drag Race – has just launched a debut makeup collection in the UK, and it’s as stunning as you might imagine. Launching exclusively into Superdrug stores and online from today, the range features ten different makeup essentials – and non-essentials but wants – from just £10.

AJ McLean is indeed feeling “Larger Than Life.”And the 44-year-old boy-bander has “RuPaul’s Secret Celebrity Drag Race” to thank for it.“I am a completely different person, and it really all started with this show,” McLean told People ahead of competing in the Friday finale of the VH1 reality spinoff from the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” juggernaut.In addition to transforming into Poppy Love on “Celebrity Drag Race,” McLean has undergone a major makeover of his own this year. He’s lost over 30 pounds, had plastic surgery to tighten up his jawline — and, most importantly, celebrated a year of sobriety on Monday.The star credits “Celebrity Drag Race” for helping him to — in the immortal words of Mother Ru — “love myself.”“Hands down the biggest thing I took away from this amazing experience was to love the body that you’re in,” said McLean.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK star Ellie Diamond has led the tributes to Cherry Valentine after it was announced they had tragically died aged 28. Cherry's, whose real name is George Ward and passed away on Sunday, family said in a statement: "It is with the most heart wrenching and deepest sadness to inform you that our George - Cherry Valentine - has tragically passed away. "This will come as a profound shock to most people & we understand there is no easy way for this to be announced.

Singer John Legend appeared on ITV Good Morning Britain to discuss the happy news of the announcement he is expecting his fourth child with wife Chrissy Teigen – and couldn't resist mentioning his relationship with Kanye West too. Appearing on Friday's show, John said: "Whenever you lose a pregnancy it's always cautious optimism, because you never know what could happen when you've experienced the tragedy of losing a pregnancy." He added: "Everything's been great so far.The kids are excited.

Courtney Act has said she still loves watching RuPaul's Drag Race despite claiming there is "hypocrisy" on the show and lifting the lid on her feud with the show's creator RuPaul.The 40 year old – whose real name is Shane Jenek – has written her first memoir, Caught In The Act, saying in the book she "didn't feel a human connection" with 61 year old RuPaul when filming the show. Courtney was a runner-up on the US version of the reality show alongside Adore Delano, being beaten to the crown by Bianca Del Rio.

Courtney Act is busy signing copies of her memoir, Caught In The Act, when she picks up the phone to OK!. She tells us she has just personalised one to send to former Tory MP Ann Widdecombe, who she famously clashed with on Celebrity Big Brother in 2018.

Queen of Hearts, but about sashaying down New York City’s grandest runway for the Pride Parade.“I’m going to look fabulous on the Queen of Hearts float,” she coos over Zoom. “There’s going to be a hundred people surrounding me, there’s going to be a DJ.

is back for season 2, and this time around, the secrets — and the wigs — are bigger and more fabulous than ever!VH1 announced the season 2 of the reality competition show on Monday, sharing the new twist that this season's star-studded cast of nine celeb contestants will have their identities kept secret throughout the competition — -style -- only being «ru-vealed» when they are eliminated from the competition and are asked to sashay away!Each week, the secret stars will undergo an epic drag transformation and compete in a lip-sync showdown before a live studio audience — until one competitor is crowned “America’s Next Celeb Drag Superstar” and awarded $100,000 for their favorite charity. «People have always known who I am — I can't hide,» one secret star says in the season 2 trailer. «This is a new discovery for me.»Check out the full trailer below:Season 2's Queen Supreme mentors include Brooke Lynn Heights, Jujubee and Monét X Change, with special appearances by faves like Eureka, Gottmik, Katya, Morgan McMichaels, Silky Nutmeg Ganache and Violet Chachki.

“RuPaul’s Drag Race,” she changed the life of legendary New York club director Steve Adelman.Adelman had booked RuPaul to perform at a club in Boston and she had such a good time that she went back to NYC and recommended him to the assistant of the owner of the Roxy, just as the West 18th Street club was opening up.“But I think she highly over-exaggerated my credentials,” said Adelman, whose new memoir “Nocturnal Admissions: Behind the Scenes at Tunnel, Limelight, Avalon, and Other Legendary Nightclubs,” was released this week. “So I appear at the Roxy with a hockey duffel bag, and I’m anointed director.”That twist — or, make that twirl — of fate in 1989 led to Adelman suddenly being a professional partymeister overseeing the dance-floor revelry and debauchery of New York nightlife’s glory days in the ’90s.

the 2022 Tony Awards were announced, and as always, the roundup includes many predicted possible winners, a few snubs, and some surprises.Most people only look at a simple roster of the shows and actors and move on, but for those who want to dig in and do the research, there are some interesting tidbits to be uncovered, hidden within the nominations.Here are five tidbits and facts you may have missed in the roundup of nominees for the 2022 Tony Awards.Already one of the most successful people in the television industry, RuPaul Charles has now started what could be his takeover of the theater world as well.The Drag Race host earned his first Tony nomination as a credited producer on the musical A Strange Loop, which ended up as the most-nominated show of the season.RuPaul is already the winningest Black talent in Emmy history, with 11 trophies (out of 16 nods), and he surely has more coming his way.L Morgan Lee made history when her name was called out as one of the six potential winners in the Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical field, as she’s up for her work in A Strange Loop.Lee became the first openly trans performer to be nominated in an acting category, and it appears she is just the second trans or non-binary talent to be up for any Tony. In 2019, Taylor Mac earned a chance to win for writing the play Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus.After the nominations were unveiled, Lee took to Twitter to share a very short and powerful message: “I can’t stop crying.”Alongside RuPaul, singer and actor Jennifer Hudson is also nominated for Best Musical for her part in producing A Strange Loop.

The BAFTAs have announced the shortlist for their 2022 TV awards.This Morning star Alison Hammond has received a nomination in the entertainment performance category, alongside the likes of Graham Norton and Joe Lycett. Sharing her excitement at her nomination on Wednesday morning, Alison posted a photo of her clutching a BAFTA and looking shocked while she joked that she’d love to win the award so it could prop her kitchen door open.The 47 year old wrote: “I mean a @bafta Nomination was not the first thing I thought today was going to bring , I am absolutely BUZZING ! “Our worth should not be measured with awards and trophies , however I have felt how heavy a Bafta is and would really love it to keep my kitchen door open”.

Being in one of the world’s biggest girl bands, Little Mix star Jade Thirlwall is no stranger to getting glammed up. So it’s no surprise that the singer served up a beauty look worthy of the runway when she appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs The World. While Wednesday night’s episode dished out plenty of iconic TV moments, we couldn’t take our eyes off Jade’s incredible hairstyle.The 29 year old ensured all eyes were on her with a chunky braid that started at the top of her head, finishing all the way down beside her waist.The bold hairstyle also saw Jade’s brunette locks slicked back, with two strands left out at the front to frame her face, while her braid appeared to be made up of multiple braids intertwined together to create one thick plait.

Chloe Sims showed off her enviable figure alongside her sister Demi Sims, 25, as they posed in bold outfits for the RuPaul's Drag Race tour.The 40 year old TOWIE star opted for a black leather minidress with a lacy trim and tiny straps. Sporting a glowing tan, the mum-of-one, who recently sparked fresh rumours she's fallen out with Pete Wicks after unfollowing him on Instagram, went braless for the event in Mayfair, London.The star then went one step further in her daring ensemble with a pair of thigh-high matching black boots, flashing just a glimpse of skin next to the hem of her dress.

Ant and Dec proved they can do anything they set their minds to as they gave a fierce performance as their drag personas Lady Antionette and Miss Donna Lee on Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.The TV legends, both 46, slayed as they performed their new charity single We Werk Together alongside Ru Paul's Drag Race UK winners The Vivienne, Lawrence Chaney and Krystal Versace for the End of the Show Show. Geordie presenters Ant and Dec were flooded with praise following the epic performance, after they were given makeovers by a Drag Race legend and Glow Up winner.

Voluminous, extravagant hairstyles are always on the cards for RuPaul’s Drag Race contestants, but Michelle Keegan is giving our Drag Race UK Versus The World queens a run for their money with her guest judge look – well, if running were possible in 8-inch heels. The actress transformed her lengths with the help of hairspray and secrets (likely in the form of backcombing and extensions) to get ready for her one-off panel appearance.The full episode is yet to air, but we have been treated to an advance teaser where Michelle is shown looking nothing short of fierce with a voluminous updo.

Since she got to the final of Love Island in 2018 – snogging and pieing off with glee – Megan Barton-Hanson has carried on bravely living her love life in public. Megan has rarely shied away from sharing romance details in public either, receiving an alleged DM from Scott Disick, sharing a flirtation with Eyal Booker, and expressing her interest in women on Celebs Go Dating. Now, the reality star is set to let us in on how she feels about her exes as she joins MTV’s Ex On The Beach.

dropped in 2002 and 2011 on the channel.The new adaption of “Lingo” will have two-person teams attempting to guess words on a grid after being given the first letter. Wordle, which uses a similar format, was recently purchased by the New York Times for a reported seven figures.

Melanie C left fans in hysterics on Tuesday night as she made her debut as a guest judge on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Vs The World.The 48 year old joined RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel as the best drag queens across the globe united to fight for the crown. And Sporty Spice couldn't help but throw some shade at her fellow bandmates – namely Victoria Beckham and Geri Horner – as she critiqued the queens.

Even if you’re the type to break out Mariah Carey on November 1st, you very likely have a song that every year around the holidays makes you grimace. Often created in a slapdash rush to hit the year’s busiest shopping season, holiday music is rarely a labor of love for the artists making it.

RuPaul in a Candyland-themed promo that deliciously shows off who's ready to play. returns with a two-part premiere on Friday, Jan.

starring RuPaul; “Let’s Get Merried,” in which women at a bachelorette party talk graphically about sex; and “Miracles Across 125th Street,” starring Nick Cannon (more on that later).“We wanted to break the mold in a loud way,” Nina L. Diaz, president of content for MTV Entertainment Group, told the Los Angeles Times.