RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 2
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The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 14 January 2021 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer and 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.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK | |
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Series 2 | |
Hosted by | RuPaul |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Lawrence Chaney |
Runners-up | |
No. of episodes | 10 |
Release | |
Original network | BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
Original release | 14 January (2021-01-14) – 18 March 2021 (2021-03-18) |
Series chronology | |
List of episodes |
The winner of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was Lawrence Chaney, with Bimini Bon-Boulash and Tayce as the runners-up.[5]
The United Kingdolls version of "UK Hun?", which featured in the fifth episode of the series, reached number 27 in the Official UK Charts.[6]
Cherry Valentine died on 18 September 2022 at the age of 28. Their cause of death was originally undisclosed but a coroner's inquest ruled it a suicide in February 2023.[7] They are the first contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race UK to pass away.[8]