Episode
RuPaul's Drag Race UK: Episode 1
Overview
The queens enter the werk room for the first time and quickly take on their first challenge – a photo shoot with Ru. Then, in an added twist, the queens are asked to serve two looks on the Drag Race runway. Actress and fashion icon Elizabeth Hurley joins Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel as the first queen sashays away from the competition.
Details
- Series
- RuPaul's Drag Race UK
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2021-01-14
- Runtime
- 69 min
Episode context
Episode 1 is Episode 1 in Series 2 of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. It aired on 2021-01-14. The runtime is 69 min.
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