RuPaul's Drag Race UK's third series is edging ever closer. Following the announcement of who this year's cast is, now we're finding out which guest judges will be sitting alongside RuPaul and Michelle Visage.
Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse will be appearing to lend a hand with her dance experience.
"I've watched every episode since season 1 in the States, Canada, Down Under and I was excited to be on the UK one and meet the queens and work with them," she said.
"I adore them. They're so funny, so talented but even more than that they are real and it's beautiful to see them really come out of their shell."
Joining for the panel for the opening episode is Great British Bake Off host Matt Lucas.
Saying it was on his bucket list, the former Little Britain star added: "But my years of wearing tights are behind me, so I was both relieved and delighted to be asked to be on the panel!
"I was hugely impressed by the brilliance and invention on the show, and it was one of the most entertaining days I've ever had. It's a celebration of something which is all too rarely celebrated elsewhere, so it has become pioneering, definitive, iconic television."
Also joining for a stint on the panel is comedy legend and Gimme Gimme Gimme star Kathy Burke.
"I'm a big Drag Race fan, so it was absolutely brilliant to meet RuPaul and Michelle Visage – and I loved the very-kind-to-old-ladies lighting," she joked.
This year's cast makes history with the first ever cisgender woman joining the show.
Victoria Scone said of competing: "It feels right. I definitely didn't invent the art of drag for women. I am not the first and I certainly won't be the last. But I feel very capable and proud to have made it through the application process and be the first on Drag Race UK."
Veronica Green is also returning after having to pull out of season 2 after testing positive for covid-19. Ella Vaday, Scarlett Harlett, Choriza May, Elektra Fence, Krystal Versace, Charity Kase, River Medway, Kitty Scott-Claus, Vanity Milan and Anubis complete the line-up.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 3 will stream on BBC Three (via iPlayer) in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus in the US.
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