ITV Takes On ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ With Celebrity Drag FormatITV has greenlit a Lorraine Kelly-hosted drag format to rival RuPaul’s Drag Race UK with celebrities set to compete to be crowned the winning queen.
Spice Girl Mel C, comedian Rob Beckett and drag superstar Courtney Act will form the judging panel for one-off 90-minute primetime special Queens for the Night from Lego Masters producer Tuesday’s Child.
The celebrities, including UK daytime TV icon Mr Motivator and Love Island star Chris Hughes, will be mentored by well-known drag stars such as RuPaul favorites Blu Hydrangea and Kitty Scott-Claus, as they undergo a drag makeover and compete.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has comfortably been BBC Three’s most successful and noisy show of the past three years and the move represents ITV’s entry into the space.
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