RuPaul's Drag Race UK is finally returning and we can't wait to meet a brand new set of slaying Queens.
International Drag Legend RuPaul is bringing back the beloved UK instalment as 12 new Queens battle it out for the crown or sashay away back home.
Season four will also make history by featuring the series's first Trans contestant.
As always, there will be several famous faces appearing as celebrity judges this season including Graham Norton and Dame Joanna Lumley.
Here's everything you need to know from what time it is on TV to who the judges will be.
Tonight is the night! ✨
— RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) September 22, 2022
Watch #DragRaceUK tonight at 9pm on @bbcthree and @bbciplayer.
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When is RuPaul's Drag Race UK on TV?
Series four of Drag Race begins on Thursday, September 22.
The latest season will air on the newly returned channel BBC Three from 9 pm.
It has a run time of one hour and 15 minutes.
Viewers will also be able to catch up on any episodes they miss on BBC iPlayer.
Take a look at these new shots of the series four promo looks! 😍
— RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) September 21, 2022
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What happens in the first episode of RuPaul's Drag Race UK?
Ru Paul will welcome the new Queens to the hallowed workroom for the first time and prepare them for their first challenge as performers
Week one's challenge involves an Olympic-sized photo shoot and will have to impress some of the biggest names in showbiz including Joanna Lumley, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel.
The Queens will then serve two looks on the runway before RuPaul, alongside this week's celebrity judges decide who will 'Shantay, you stay' and who failed to bring the realness.
Meet the RuPaul's Drag UK's Series 4 Drag Queen cast
Here are the Queens hoping to slay and compete for the 2022 crown:
- Cheddar Gorgeous
- Dakota
- Just May
- Danny Beard
- Baby
- Jonbers Blonde
- Starlet
- Sminty Drop
- Black Peppa
- Pixie Polite
- Le Fil
- Copper Top
Who are the Ru Paul's Drag UK's Series 4 Celebrity Judges?
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— RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) August 31, 2022
Here are the famous faces appearing as celebrity judges this series:
- Dame Joanna Lumley
- Alison Hammond
- Hannah Waddingham
- Boy George
- Lorraine Pascale
- Mel B
- Leomie Anderson
- Olly Alexander
- FKA Twigs
- Tess Daly
- AJ Odudu
- Aisling Bea
- Olly Alexander
RuPaul's Drag Race UK starts at 9 pm on Thursday, September 22 on BBC Three.
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