Station:
BBC iPlayer (GB)
Status:
Running
Start:
2019-09-30
Rating:
10/10 from 1 users
Mama Ru presides as fabulous queens aim to be the UK's next Drag Race superstar. Who will dazzle the celeb judges and the amazing Michelle Visage? Join the party, squirrel friends!
Next Episode is 'Episode 10' (Season 8 Episode 10) and airs on 05 Nov 2026 12:00 (CDT).
S8E7 - Episode 7
The search for the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar continues.
The queens' over-acting skills are put to the test as they star in Ghost Hunties – a spooky, campy spoof of the UK's favourite paranormal TV shows.
Star of stage and screen, Slow Horses' Kadiff Kirwan, swerves into the Drag Race lane as the extra special guest judge alongside Michelle Visage and Graham Norton while the queens once again fight for their survival.
Air Date: 15 Oct 2026 12:00 (CDT)
S8E8 - Episode 8
RuPaul's search for the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar continues with makeover week!
RuPaul tasks the remaining queens with giving some very special guests a drag makeover - members of their own family. Emotions are high as the queens work against the clock to transform their family members into drag beauties. The question remains: between the tears and laughter, which queen will impress Ru the most?
Singer-songwriter Cat Burns joins her fellow Celebrity Traitor Alan Carr on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage as Mama Ru decides the fate of another queen.
Air Date: 22 Oct 2026 12:00 (CDT)
S8E9 - Episode 9
It's the semi finals! As we reach the penultimate week, RuPaul's search for the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar is nearly over.
The remaining queens must take to the mic, writing their own material for an awards show-themed stand-up comedy challenge. But who will take the accolades and secure their place in the grand finale?
Comedian, actor and Drag Race UK fan favourite Michelle de Swarte pops by to offer the queens stand-up tips before joining RuPaul as the extra special guest judge alongside Michelle Visage and Alan Carr as another queen is asked to sashay away.
Air Date: 29 Oct 2026 13:00 (CDT)
S8E10 - Episode 10
It's the grand finale! The time has come for the competition to conclude as the queens compete in their final challenge - an all-singing, all-dancing extravaganza to fight for the crown.
Choreographer Claudimar Neto coaches the queens as they perform a megamix of Drag Race UK's most iconic girl group songs.
As ever, it's a family lineup for the finale, with Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton forming the judging panel, while last year's winner and reigning champion Bones drops by along with this season's eliminated queens. Everyone's back to witness RuPaul crown the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar.
Air Date: 05 Nov 2026 12:00 (CDT)