RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
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Series 6 | |
Promotional poster for Series 6 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Kyran Thrax |
Runner-up | La Voix |
Miss Congeniality | Charra Tea |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | 26 September (2024-09-26) – 28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) |
Series chronology | |
← Previous Series 5 | |
List of episodes |
The sixth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK aired on BBC Three on 26 September 2024. RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and was again joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective sixth series. The series began filming in January 2024.
Production
On 22 September 2023, prior to the beginning of the fifth series it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the sixth series was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 20 October 2023.
The sixth series of the show began filming in January 2024. On 23 August 2024, the first teaser for the series was revealed, which featured the caption "Confidental: For Your Eyelashes Only", followed by a brief visual depicting satellite footage of Earth, before zooming into a city landscape with a further caption stating "Prepare Your Engines". On 27 August 2024, the BBC revealed the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul, as well as the list of guest judges, which included AJ Odudu, Alison Goldfrapp, Amanda Holden, Beverley Knight, Claire Richards, Mabel, Siobhán McSweeney and Simon Le Bon, as well as Kristen McMenamy, who served as a guest judge on the first episode of the previous series. Alexandra Burke, Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series.
This season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK is notable for being the first in the franchise to feature a cash prize, with the winner receiving £25,000.
Contestants
See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race UKAges, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Kyran Thrax | 26 | Chorley, England | Winner |
La Voix | 43 | Stockton-on-Tees, England | Runner-up |
Marmalade | 25 | Cardiff, Wales | 3rd place |
Rileasa Slaves | 32 | London, England | |
Lill | 36 | Manchester, England | 5th place |
Charra Tea | 23 | Belfast, Northern Ireland | 6th place |
Actavia | 21 | Bala, Wales | 7th place |
Chanel O'Conor | 25 | Rothesay, Scotland | 8th place |
Kiki Snatch | 25 | London, England | 9th place |
Zahirah Zapanta | 28 | Nottingham, England | 10th place |
Dita Garbo | 48 | Folkestone, England | 11th place |
Saki Yew | 33 | Manchester, England | Withdrew |
- Notes
- Charra Tea was voted Miss Congeniality by fellow contestants.
- Saki Yew was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a knee injury.
Contestant progress
Legend:
Kyran Thrax won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6. La Voix was the runner-up. Charra Tea was voted Miss Congeniality (Miss C) by fellow contestants. WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge. TOP2 and TOP3 indicate that the contestant was one of the best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it. SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges. IMM (Immunity) indicates that Kyran Thrax won the first challenge and was immune from elimination the following week. BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination. ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated. WDR (Withdraw) indicates that Saki Yew was removed from the competition due to injury. Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.Contestant | Episode | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
Kyran Thrax | WIN | IMM | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | Winner |
La Voix | TOP2 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | Runner-up |
Marmalade | SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | Eliminated |
Rileasa Slaves | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | BTM | BTM | Eliminated |
Lill | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest |
Charra Tea | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Miss C |
Actavia | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |
Chanel O'Conor | SAFE | TOP3 | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||
Kiki Snatch | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||
Zahirah Zapanta | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | ||||
Dita Garbo | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | Guest | |||||
Saki Yew | SAFE | WDR | Guest | Guest |
Lip syncs
Legend:
The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge. The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom. The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom. The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom. The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.Episode | Top contestants | Song | Winner | ||
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1 | Kyran Thrax | vs. | La Voix | "Ooh La La" (Goldfrapp) |
Kyran Thrax |
2 | Chanel O'Conor vs. Lill vs. Marmalade | "Tension" (Kylie Minogue) |
Lill | ||
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
3 | Dita Garbo | vs. | Kiki Snatch | "Girls on Film" (Duran Duran) |
Dita Garbo |
4 | Lill | vs. | Zahirah Zapanta | "Don't Call Me Up" (Mabel) |
Zahirah Zapanta |
5 | Actavia | vs. | Kiki Snatch | "Let's Dance" (David Bowie) |
Kiki Snatch |
6 | Chanel O'Conor | vs. | Rileasa Slaves | "Something Kinda Ooooh" (Girls Aloud) |
Chanel O'Conor |
7 | Actavia | vs. | Lill | "Time Warp" (Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show) |
Actavia |
8 | Charra Tea | vs. | Rileasa Slaves | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Rick Astley) |
Charra Tea |
9 | Lill | vs. | Rileasa Slaves | "Crazy What Love Can Do" (David Guetta, Becky Hill, Ella Henderson) |
Lill |
Episode | Final contestants | Song | Winner | ||
10 | Kyran Thrax | vs. | La Voix | "Don't Stop Me Now" (Queen) |
Kyran Thrax |
Guest judges
Listed in chronological order:
- Alison Goldfrapp, musician and record producer
- Kristen McMenamy, model
- Simon Le Bon, singer
- Mabel, singer-songwriter
- Claire Richards, singer
- Amanda Holden, actress and television judge
- Beverley Knight, singer and actress
- AJ Odudu, television presenter
- Siobhán McSweeney, actress
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 4
- Alexandra Burke, singer-songwriter and actress
- Ian Masterson, record producer and songwriter
Episode 5
- Raven, runner-up on both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars Season 1
Episode 6
- Jon Lee, singer and actor
- Rachel Stevens, singer and actress
Episode 7
- Claudimar Neto, dancer and choreographer
- Jono McNeil, vocal coach
Episode 9
- Ella Vaday, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 3
- Michael Marouli, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 5
Episode 10
- Aaron Renfree, dancer and choreographer
- Ginger Johnson, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 5
Episodes
See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodesNo. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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49 | 1 | "Cabaret Talent Show" | 26 September 2024 (2024-09-26) | |
Twelve new queens enter the werkroom. For the first main challenge, the queens will perform a talent show in the Tickety Boo Cabaret Club.
On the runway, category is Queen of Your Hometown. Actavia, Kiki Snatch, Rileasa Slaves, Lill, La Voix and Kyran Thrax receive positive critiques. It is announced that Kyran Thrax and La Voix are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. They lip-sync to "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. After the lip sync, Kyran Thrax is announced as the winner of the challenge. RuPaul then announces that no one is going home.
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50 | 2 | "Stitch & Strut" | 3 October 2024 (2024-10-03) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens team up to create a three-piece fashion collection using household materials. Before the runway begins, Saki Yew announces to the group that she will be leaving the competition due to a knee injury.
On the runway, categories are Cocktail Party, Lady Boss and Red Carpet. Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques. Actavia, Kiki Snatch and Zahirah Zapanta negative critiques. It is announced that, due to Saki's departure, there would be no further elimination, and instead, Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade are the top three queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade lip-synced to "Tension" by Kylie Minogue. After the lip-sync, Lill is announced as the winner of the challenge.
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51 | 3 | "Brit-flicks" | 10 October 2024 (2024-10-10) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens share their Dirty Laundry in the categories Perky: Giving The Best Vibe, Pants: The Weakest Competition, Basic: The Most Basic, Wet Blanket: The Girl Who Needs to Have More Fun, Stomping On The Competion: The Strongest Competitor and Big Headed: The Biggest Ego. Zahirah Zapanta, Charra Tea, Zahira Zapanta, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix win each category, respectively. For the main challenge, the queens act in British movie trailer rom-coms.
On the runway, category is New Romantics. Kyran Thrax, Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with Kyran Thrax winning the challenge. Dita Garbo, Kiki Snatch and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques, with Zahirah Zapanta being safe. Dita Garbo and Kiki Snatch lip-sync to "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran. Kiki Snatch wins the lip-sync and Dita Garbo is the first queen to sashay away.
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52 | 4 | "Ghoul Power" | 17 October 2024 (2024-10-17) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive".
On the runway, category is Call Me Mother Nature. Kiki Snatch, Kyran Thrax and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with Rileasa Slaves winning the challenge. Lill, Marmalade and Zahirah Zapanta receive negative critiques, with Marmalade being safe. Lill and Zahirah Zapanta lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel. Lill wins the lip-sync and Zahirah Zapanta sashays away.
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53 | 5 | "Sofa Showdown" | 24 October 2024 (2024-10-24) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens try to make RuPaul and Raven laugh while sitting in a pink furry chair. Kiki Snatch wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show.
On the runway, category is How's Your Headpiece? La Voix, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques, with La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Charra Tea and Kiki Snatch receive negative critiques, with Charra Tea being safe. Actavia and Kiki Snatch lip-sync to "Let's Dance" by David Bowie. Actavia wins the lip-sync and Kiki Snatch sashays away.
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54 | 6 | "Snatch Game" | 31 October 2024 (2024-10-31) | |
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens read each other to filth. La Voix wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consisted of:
On the runway, category is Doctor Who Is She? Charra Tea, Kyran Thrax and La Voix, receive positive critiques, with Kyran Thrax and La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, with Actavia being safe. Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves lip-sync to "Something Kinda Ooooh" by Girls Aloud. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Chanel O'Conor sashays away.
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55 | 7 | "Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical" | 7 November 2024 (2024-11-07) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical.
On the runway, category is Night of a Thousand Princess Dianas. Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves receive positive critiques, with La Voix winning the challenge. Actavia, Charra Tea and Lill receive negative critiques, with Charra Tea being safe. Actavia and Lill lip-sync to "Time Warp" by the cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. Lill wins the lip-sync and Actavia sashays away.
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56 | 8 | "All in the Drag Family" | 14 November 2024 (2024-11-14) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens makeover their loved ones. On the runway, category is Drag Family Resemblance. Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Lill and Marmalade receive positive critiques, with Marmalade winning the challenge. Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Charra Tea sashays away.
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57 | 9 | "Send in the Clowns" | 21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens will perform a roast of the judges and the eliminated queens of Series 6 while dressed as clowns. On the runway, category is Semi-Final Vinyl. La Voix wins the challenge. Lill and Rileasa Slaves receive negative critiques, and are announced as the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Crazy What Love Can Do" by David Guetta, Becky Hill and Ella Henderson. Rileasa Slaves wins the lip-sync and Lill sashays away.
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58 | 10 | "Grand Finale" | 28 November 2024 (2024-11-28) | |
For the final challenge of the season, the queens write, record and perform their own verses to the original song, "A Different Winner's Story". On the runway, category is Grand Finale Eleganza. The eliminated queens all return to the runway, where it is announced that Charra Tea is this season's Miss Congeniality. Marmalade and Rileasa Slaves are eliminated, leaving Kyran Thrax and La Voix as the top two queens of the season. They lip-sync to "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen. It is announced that Kyran Thrax is the winner, leaving La Voix as the runner-up.
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