RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World series 2
The second series of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World began airing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer on 9 February 2024.[1][2] RuPaul returned to his role of main host and head judge, and again was joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom are judges on RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
| RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World | |
|---|---|
| Series 2 | |
Promotional poster for Series 2 | |
| Hosted by | RuPaul |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 11 |
| Winner | Tia Kofi |
| Runner-up | Hannah Conda |
| Miss Congeniality | Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Three / BBC iPlayer (UK) WOW Presents Plus (International) |
| Original release | 9 February – 29 March 2024 |
| Series chronology | |
In addition to the previous series' prize it was confirmed that, for this series, a cash prize of £50,000 is up for grabs.[3]
The series concluded on 29 March 2024, in a finale that was won by Tia Kofi, who was previously a contestant on the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Production
In December 2023, the BBC announced that RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World would return for a second series.[1] Sinitta was announced to have been signed as a guest for the second series, with a source stating: "Sinitta is one of the most exciting signings in the show’s history. She’s a bona fide gay icon and loves outrageous outfits, so she's perfect for Drag Race". She will appear in the Snatch Game segment of the show alongside Jane McDonald.[4]
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Original season(s) | Original placement(s) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tia Kofi | 32 | South London, United Kingdom | UK series 2 | 7th place | Winner |
| Hannah Conda | 31 | Sydney, Australia | Down Under season 2 | Runner-up | Runner-up |
| La Grande Dame | 23 | Montpellier, France | France season 1 | Runner-up | 3rd place |
| Marina Summers | 26 | Makati, Philippines | Philippines season 1 | Runner-up | |
| Scarlet Envy | 31 | New York City, United States | US season 11 | 10th place | 5th place |
| All Stars 6 | 9th place | ||||
| Choriza May | 31 | Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom | UK series 3 | 6th place | 6th place |
| Gothy Kendoll | 25 | Leicester, United Kingdom | UK series 1 | 10th place | 7th place |
| Keta Minaj | 42 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Holland season 2 | 4th place | 8th place |
| Jonbers Blonde | 33 | Belfast, United Kingdom | UK series 4 | 3rd place | 9th place |
| Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha | 25 | Madrid, Spain | España season 1 | 7th place | 10th place[a] |
| Mayhem Miller | 41 | Riverside, United States | US season 10 | 10th place | 11th place |
| All Stars 5 | 7th place |
- Notes
- ^ Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha was voted Miss Congeniality.
Contestant progress
Legend:
| Contestant | Episode | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | 4[8] | 5[9] | 6[10] | 7[11] | 8[12] | |
| Tia Kofi | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | WIN | TOP2 | SAFE | TOP2 | Winner |
| Hannah Conda | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TOP2 | SAFE | TOP2 | WIN | Runner-up |
| La Grande Dame | TOP2 | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | Eliminated |
| Marina Summers | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | WIN | BTM | Eliminated |
| Scarlet Envy | SAFE | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest |
| Choriza May | SAFE | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |
| Gothy Kendoll | BTM | SAFE | SAFE | BTM | ELIM | Guest | ||
| Keta Minaj | SAFE | TOP2 | BTM | ELIM | Guest | |||
| Jonbers Blonde | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | Guest | ||||
| Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha | SAFE | ELIM | Miss C | |||||
| Mayhem Miller | ELIM | Guest | ||||||
Lip syncs
Legend:
| Episode | Contestants (Elimination) | Song | Winner | Bottom | Eliminated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[5] | La Grande Dame (Mayhem) | vs. | Marina Summers (Mayhem) | "Dreamer" (Livin' Joy) | Marina Summers | Gothy, Mayhem | Mayhem Miller |
| 2[6] | Keta Minaj (Choriza) | vs. | La Grande Dame (Arantxa) | "Everytime We Touch" (Cascada) | La Grande Dame | Arantxa, Choriza | Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha |
| 3[7] | Scarlet Envy (Jonbers) | vs. | Tia Kofi (Jonbers) | "Future Starts Now" (Kim Petras) | Scarlet Envy | Jonbers, Keta | Jonbers Blonde |
| 4[8] | Hannah Conda (Gothy) | vs. | Tia Kofi (Keta) | "Crying at the Discoteque" (Alcazar) | Tia Kofi | Gothy, Keta | Keta Minaj |
| 5[9] | Marina Summers (Gothy) | vs. | Tia Kofi (Gothy) | "Fucking Wizardry" (Self Esteem) | Marina Summers | Choriza, Gothy | Gothy Kendoll |
| 6[10] | Hannah Conda (Scarlet) | vs. | Marina Summers (Choriza) | "Release Me" (Agnes) | Marina Summers | Choriza, Scarlet | Choriza May |
| 7[11] | Hannah Conda (Scarlet) | vs. | Tia Kofi (Scarlet) | "Euphoria" (Loreen) | Hannah Conda | La Grande Dame, Marina, Scarlet | Scarlet Envy |
| Episode | Finalists | Song | Winner | ||||
| 8[12] | Hannah Conda | vs. | Marina Summers | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Hannah Conda | ||
| La Grande Dame | vs. | Tia Kofi | "Boogie 2nite" (Booty Luv) | Tia Kofi | |||
| Hannah Conda | vs. | Tia Kofi | "Your Disco Needs You" (Kylie Minogue) | Tia Kofi | |||
Guest judges
- Richard E. Grant, Swazi-English actor and presenter[13]
- Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model[13]
- Kim Petras, German singer and songwriter[13]
- Tom Daley, British diver and television personality[13]
- Self Esteem, British musician[13]
- Motsi Mabuse, South African dancer and television judge[13]
- Katherine Ryan, Canadian comedian, writer, presenter, actress and singer[13]
Special guests
Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1
- Raven, runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 1
Episode 4
- Jane McDonald, English singer and television presenter[13]
- Sinitta, British-American singer[13]
Episode 6
- Aljaž Škorjanec, Slovenian dancer and choreographer[13]
- Janette Manrara, Cuban-American television presenter, choreographer and professional dancer[13]
Episode 8
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in series | Title | Original air date | UK viewers (millions) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "The Queen's Variety Show" | 9 February 2024 | N/A | |
| Eleven queens from across the Drag Race franchise enter the competition. RuPaul informs them that for the main challenge, the queens must perform a talent show in front of the judges.
On the runway, category is "For Queen and Country". Choriza May, La Grande Dame and Marina Summers receive positive critiques, with La Grande Dame and Marina Summers being the Top 2 queens of the week. Gothy Kendoll, Mayhem Miller and Scarlet Envy receive negative critiques, with Gothy Kendoll and Mayhem Miller being the bottom two queens of the week. La Grande Dame and Marina Summers lip-sync to "Dreamer" by Livin' Joy. Marina Summers wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Mayhem Miller from the competition.
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| 8 | 2 | "The Happy Ending Ball" | 16 February 2024 | N/A | |
| The queens enter the workroom and La Grande Dame reveals she would have sent home Mayhem Miller from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini-challenge, the queens select "The Fairest", "The Shadiest", "The Mightiest" and "The Neediest" of the cast. Marina Summers, Hannah Conda, Marina Summers and Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha win the mini-challenge, respectively. For the main challenge, the queens walk the Happy Ending Ball, presenting two looks brought from home and one made in the work room. Categories are Lady Prince Charming, She-vil Queen and Drags to Riches Eleganza. On the runway, Keta Minaj, La Grande Dame and Marina Summers receive positive critiques, with Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame being the Top 2 queens of the week. Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha, Choriza May and Hannah Conda receive negative critiques, with Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha and Choriza May being the bottom two queens of the week. Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame lip-sync to "Everytime We Touch" by Cascada. La Grande Dame wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha from the competition.
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| 9 | 3 | "Drag Race World" | 23 February 2024 | N/A | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Keta Minaj reveals she would have sent home Choriza May from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens are tasked to write and film a promotional video for "Drag Race World" in groups of three. Choriza May, Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame are the team captains. Team Choriza:
Team Keta:
Team Grande Dame:
On the runway, category is "RuVeal Yourself". Gothy Kendoll, Scarlet Envy and Tia Kofi receive positive critiques, with Scarlet Envy and Tia Kofi being the Top 2 queens of the week. Jonbers Blonde, Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame receive negative critiques, with Jonbers Blonde and Keta Minaj being the bottom two queens of the week. Scarlet Envy and Tia Kofi lip-sync to "Future Starts Now" by Kim Petras. Scarlet Envy wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Jonbers Blonde from the competition.
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| 10 | 4 | "Snatch Game" | 1 March 2024 | N/A | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Tia Kofi reveals she would have sent home Jonbers Blonde from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge, the queens will play the Snatch Game. As a twist, the queens will be playing in families, captained by Jane McDonald and Sinitta. The cast consisted of: Team Jane McDonald:
Team Sinitta:
On the runway, category is "Gone Cruising: Nautical Looks". Hannah Conda, Scarlet Envy and Tia Kofi receive positive critiques, with Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi being the Top 2 queens of the week. Gothy Kendoll, Keta Minaj and La Grande Dame receive negative critiques, with Gothy Kendoll and Keta Minaj being the bottom two queens of the week. Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi lip-sync to "Crying at the Discoteque" by Alcazar. Tia Kofi wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Keta Minaj from the competition.
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| 11 | 5 | "Seven!: The Rusical" | 8 March 2024 | N/A | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Hannah Conda reveals she would have sent home Gothy Kendoll from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini challenge, the queens must read each other to filth. Tia Kofi wins the mini challenge. For the main challenge, the queens must write verses and perform in the rusical Seven!: Confessions of a Drag Queen, inspired by the musical Six. On the runway, category is "When I Glow Up". Marina Summers and Tia Kofi receive positive critiques and are declared the Top 2 queens of the week. Hannah Conda, La Grande Dame and Scarlet Envy receive largely positive critiques and are declared safe. Choriza May and Gothy Kendoll receive negative critiques and are the bottom two queens of the week. Marina Summers and Tia Kofi lip-sync to "Fucking Wizardry" by Self Esteem. Marina Summers wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Gothy Kendoll from the competition.
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| 12 | 6 | "Strictly Come Prancing" | 15 March 2024 | TBD | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Tia Kofi reveals she would have sent home Gothy Kendoll from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's main challenge the queens must dance in pairs to different dance styles while in "half and half" drag:
On the runway, category is "Business in the Front, Party in the Back". Hannah Conda and Marina Summers receive positive critiques and are declared the Top 2 queens of the week. La Grande Dame and Tia Kofi receive mixed critiques and are declared safe. Choriza May and Scarlet Envy receive negative critiques and are the bottom two queens of the week. Hannah Conda and Marina Summers lip-sync to "Release Me" by Agnes. Marina Summers wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Choriza May from the competition.
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| 13 | 7 | "Haters Wedding Roast" | 22 March 2024 | TBD | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Hannah Conda reveals she would have sent home Scarlet Envy from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. For this week's mini challenge, the queens participate in a hen party dance off. Hannah Conda wins the mini challenge. For this week's main challenge the queens must write and deliver a comedy roast for the wedding of Michelle Visage and Graham Norton. On the runway, category is "Take Me Up the Aisle". Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi receive positive critiques and are declared the Top 2 queens of the week. The three remaining queens are all up for elimination. Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi lip-sync to "Euphoria" by Loreen. Hannah Conda wins the lip-sync and decides to eliminate Scarlet Envy from the competition.
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| 14 | 8 | "Grand Finale" | 29 March 2024 | TBD | |
| The queens enter the workroom and Tia Kofi reveals she would have sent home Scarlet Envy from the competition, had she won the lip-sync. The eliminated queens all return to discuss everything that went down during the series and Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha is voted as Miss Congeniality. The queens walk the runway one last time in their Finale Eleganza Extravaganza. After the runway the lip-sync smackdown for the crown begins. The first lip-sync is between Hannah Conda and Marina Summers. They lip-sync to "I'm Outta Love" by Anastacia. Hannah Conda wins the lip-sync and Marina Summers is eliminated. The second lip-sync is between La Grande Dame and Tia Kofi. They lip-sync to "Boogie 2nite" by Booty Luv. Tia Kofi wins the lip-sync and La Grande Dame is eliminated. The final lip-sync is between Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi. They lip-sync to "Your Disco Needs You" by Kylie Minogue. It is announced that Tia Kofi is the winner, leaving Hannah Conda as the runner-up.
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References
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- ^ a b "The Queens' Variety Show". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 1. February 9, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "The Happy Ending Ball". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 2. February 16, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Drag Race World". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 3. February 23, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 4. March 1, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Seven!: The Rusical". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 5. March 8, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Strictly Come Prancing". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 6. March 15, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Haters Wedding Roast". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 7. March 22, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs. the World. Season 2. Episode 8. March 29, 2024. BBC Three / WOW Presents Plus.
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