RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
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Series 2 | |
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Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | 14 January 2021 present | –
Series chronology | |
The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 14 January 2021 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer and World of Wonder's WOW Presents Plus streaming service.[1] The series was confirmed and casting was closed on 15 November 2019.[2] Production was suspended mid 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic but resumed late 2020. The cast of 12 new queens was announced on 16 December 2020 and the series premiered on 14 January 2021.[3] It was also announced a special episode RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Queens on Lockdown would air, following the queens during the first lockdown.[4] This special episode was released on 12 February.
The United Kingdolls version of "UK Hun", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.[5]
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