RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6

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 will again be 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.^[1]

RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 6
Promotional poster for Series 6
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul Michelle Visage Alan Carr Graham Norton
No. of contestants	12
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC Three / BBC One (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	26 September 2024 (2024-09-26)
Series chronology
List of episodes

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.^[2] Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 20 October 2023.^[3]

The sixth series of the show began filming in January 2024.^[1] 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".^[1][4] 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.^[5][6] Alexandra Burke, Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series.^[5]

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 UK

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 6 and their backgrounds^[7]

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
Kyran Thrax	26	Chorley, England	TBA
La Voix	43	Stockton-on-Tees, England
Marmalade	25	Cardiff, Wales
Rileasa Slaves	32	Manchester, 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	12th place[a]

Notes

1. Saki Yew was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a knee injury.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  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.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode

Contestant	Episode
	1[8]	2[9]	3[10]	4[11]	5[12]	6[13]	7[14]	8[15]	9[16]	10[17]
Kyran Thrax	WIN	IMM	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TBA
La Voix	TOP2	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	WIN
Marmalade	SAFE	TOP3	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE
Rileasa Slaves	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	BTM	BTM
Lill	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	ELIM	Guest
Charra Tea	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	ELIM	Guest	Guest
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.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
1[8]	Kyran Thrax	vs.	La Voix	"Ooh La La" (Goldfrapp)	Kyran Thrax
2[9]	Chanel O'Conor vs. Lill vs. Marmalade			"Tension" (Kylie Minogue)	Lill
Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
3[10]	Dita Garbo	vs.	Kiki Snatch	"Girls on Film" (Duran Duran)	Dita Garbo
4[11]	Lill	vs.	Zahirah Zapanta	"Don't Call Me Up" (Mabel)	Zahirah Zapanta
5[12]	Actavia	vs.	Kiki Snatch	"Let's Dance" (David Bowie)	Kiki Snatch
6[13]	Chanel O'Conor	vs.	Rileasa Slaves	"Something Kinda Ooooh" (Girls Aloud)	Chanel O'Conor
7[14]	Actavia	vs.	Lill	"Time Warp" (Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show)	Actavia
8[15]	Charra Tea	vs.	Rileasa Slaves	"Never Gonna Give You Up" (Rick Astley)	Charra Tea
9[16]	Lill	vs.	Rileasa Slaves	"Crazy What Love Can Do" (David Guetta, Becky Hill, Ella Henderson)	Lill

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

• Alison Goldfrapp, musician and record producer^[5]
• Kristen McMenamy, model^[5]
• Simon Le Bon, singer^[5]
• Mabel, singer-songwriter^[5]
• Claire Richards, singer^[5]
• Amanda Holden, actress and television judge^[5]
• Beverley Knight, singer and actress^[5]
• AJ Odudu, television presenter^[5]
• Siobhán McSweeney, actress^[5]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 4

• Alexandra Burke, singer-songwriter and actress^[5]
• 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

• Aaron Renfree, dancer and choreographer^[5]
• Claudimar Neto, dancer and choreographer^[5]
• 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

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
49	1	"Cabaret Talent Show"	26 September 2024 (2024-09-26)
Twelve new queens entered the werkroom. For the first maxi-challenge, the queens have to perform at the Cabaret Talent Show, which each act can only be at most 90 seconds. RuPaul also announced that the winner of this week's challenge will win immunity for the next week's challenge. Actavia – Original song Chanel O'Conor – Live singing and comedy Charra Tea – Comedy performance Dita Garbo – Original song Kiki Snatch – Live singing Kyran Thrax – Original song La Voix – Live singing Lill – Comedy routine Marmalade – Monologue performance Rileasa Slaves – Original song Saki Yew – Burlesque Zahirah Zapanta – Original song On the runway, category is Queen of Your Hometown. Actavia, Kiki Snatch, Rileasa Slaves, Lill, La Voix and Kyran Thrax received positive critiques. It is announced that La Voix and Kyran Thrax are the top two queens of the week and will lip-sync for the win. La Voix and Kyran Thrax lip-synced to "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp. After the lip-sync, it is announced that Kyran Thrax is the winner. Guest Judge: Alison Goldfrapp Alternating Judge: Alan Carr Main Challenge: Perform a talent in the Tickety Boo Cabaret Club Runway Theme: Queen of Your Hometown Top Two: Kyran Thrax and La Voix Lip-Sync Song: "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp Challenge Winner: Kyran Thrax Main challenge prize: Immunity for next week's challenge Eliminated: None
50	2	"Stitch & Strut"	3 October 2024 (2024-10-03)
For this week's main challenge, the queens, in teams, design and create a three-piece fashion collection from household materials inspired by four rooms of RuPaul's house: Team "House of Kard$" (Actavia, Kyran Thrax and Zahirah Zapanta), Team "House of Cellar McCartney" (Charra Tea, Kiki Snatch and La Voix), Team "Haus of Mirrors" (Dita Garbo, Rileasa Slaves and Saki Yew), and Team "Haus of Zen" (Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade). Prior to the main challenge Saki Yew informs the other queens that she will be leaving the competition due to 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, it is announced that Lill is the winner. Guest Judge: Kristen McMenamy Alternating Judge: Graham Norton Withdrew: Saki Yew Main Challenge: In groups of three, create a three-piece fashion collection using household materials Runway Themes: Cocktail Party, Lady Boss and Red Carpet Top Three: Chanel O'Conor, Lill and Marmalade Lip-Sync Song: "Tension" by Kylie Minogue Challenge Winner: Lill Eliminated: None
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 again, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix win the mini-challenge, respectively. For this week's main challenge, the queens perform in drag movie trailers adaptions of British rom-coms. Hate Actually – Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Lill, Rileasa Slaves and Zahirah Zapanta Forty Funerals and a Wedding – Actavia, Charra Tea, Dita Garbo, Kiki Snatch and Marmalade 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 eliminated. Guest Judge: Simon Le Bon Alternating Judge: Alan Carr Mini-Challenge: Dirty Laundry Mini-Challenge Winner: Zahirah Zapanta, Charra Tea, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax and La Voix Main Challenge: Act in movie trailers parodying British rom-coms Runway Theme: New Romantics Challenge Winner: Kyran Thrax Bottom Two: Dita Garbo and Kiki Snatch Lip-Sync Song: "Girls on Film" by Duran Duran Eliminated: Dita Garbo Farewell Message: "Dita Dita Da-Da-Da-Dita Season 6 scary love you all Dita x"
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" in two groups. Team The Things – Charra Tea, Kiki Snatch, La Voix, Lill and Rileasa Slaves Team Dracula's Child – Actavia, Chanel O'Conor, Kyran Thrax, Marmalade and Zahirah Zapanta 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 Marmelade being safe. Lill and Zahirah Zapanta lip-sync to "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel. Lill wins the lip-sync and Zahirah Zapanta is eliminated. Guest Judge: Mabel Alternating Judge: Graham Norton Main Challenge: Write, record, and perform verses to "Dead or Alive" Runway Theme: Call Me Mother... Nature Challenge Winner: Rileasa Slaves Bottom Two: Lill and Zahirah Zapanta Lip-Sync Song: "Don't Call Me Up" by Mabel Eliminated: Zahirah Zapanta Farewell Message: "Enter the void with me! Zahirah xoxo"
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 this week's main challenge, the queens team up and improvise in a live episode of The Graham Norton Show. Team #1 – Kiki Snatch, Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Lill and Marmalade Team #2 – Actavia, Chanel O'Conor, Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves 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 is eliminated. Guest Judge: Claire Richards Alternating Judge: Graham Norton Mini-Challenge: Pink Furry Chair: Make RuPaul and Raven laugh Mini-Challenge Winner: Kiki Snatch Main Challenge: In teams, improvise in a live version of The Graham Norton Show Runway Theme: How's Your Headpiece? Challenge Winner: La Voix Bottom Two: Actavia and Kiki Snatch Lip-Sync Song: "Let's Dance" by David Bowie Eliminated: Kiki Snatch Farewell Message: "Love having y'all as my season 6 siters. Stay Fierce, Stay Fabulous and Stay Snatched! x x"
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 this week's main challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Jon Lee and Rachel Stevens star as the celebrity contestants. The cast consists of: Actavia as the Welsh Dragon (credited as the Welsh Drag-On) Chanel O' Conor as Miss Coco Peru Charra Tea as Nadine Coyle (as Mary Poppins from the musical of the same name) Kyran Thrax as Elvis Presley La Voix as Liza Minnelli Lill as Queen Victoria Marmalade as Marie Antoinette Rileasa Slaves as Rihanna (as Sami from Hate Actually) 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 is eliminated. Guest Judge: Amanda Holden Alternating Judge: Alan Carr Mini-Challenge: Reading is Fundamental Mini-Challenge Winner: La Voix Main Challenge: Snatch Game Runway Theme: Doctor Who Is She? Challenge Winners: Kyran Thrax and La Voix Bottom Two: Chanel O'Conor and Rileasa Slaves Lip-Sync Song: "Something Kinda Ooooh" by Girls Aloud Eliminated: Chanel O'Conor Farewell Message: "In the beginning, I was born on a dirt farm in my motherland of Scotland with only straw to keep me warm... Point of the story is I love you all to Austria and back. See you soon. Big love, Chanel O'Conor xxx"
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, honouring British pop icons. Actavia plays Geri Halliwell Charra Tea as Kylie Minogue Kyran Thrax as George Michael La Voix as Dame Shirley Bassey Lill as Cilla Black Marmalade as Sir Elton John Rileasa Slaves as Adele On the runway, category is Night of a 1000 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 is eliminated. Guest Judge: Beverley Knight Alternating Judge: Graham Norton Main Challenge: Pop of the Tops - Live: The Rusical Runway Theme: Night of a 1000 Princess Dianas Challenge Winner: La Voix Bottom Two: Actavia and Lill Lip-Sync Song: "Time Warp" by the Cast of The Rocky Horror Picture Show Eliminated: Actavia Farewell Message: TBA
56	8	"All in the Drag Family"	14 November 2024 (2024-11-14)
Guest Judge: AJ Odudu Alternating Judge: Alan Carr Main Challenge: Makeover a family member Runway Theme: Drag Family Resemblance Challenge Winner: Marmalade Bottom Two: Charra Tea and Rileasa Slaves Lip-Sync Song: "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley Eliminated: Charra Tea Farewell Message: TBA

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