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All season long, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans will be making their predictions at Gold Derby for who they think will win Season 16, and who will be eliminated next. After the ousters of Hershii LiqCour-Jeté in Episode 3 and Mirage in Episode 4, the third boot is expected to take place in Episode 5, airing Friday, February 2 on MTV. Based on our updated racetrack odds, which are derived from the predictions of “Drag Race” fans like you, Amanda Tori Meating is the queen most in danger of sashaying away in 12th place. Do you agree or disagree with your fellow viewers? There is still time to make your picks before the cut-off time on Friday night at 5:00 p.m. Pt.

Amanda is a 26-year-old drag queen from Los Angeles, CA. Here is her official MTV bio: “Calling all staff: there’s a mandatory meeting to discuss this funny queen! Ready to take...

British actor Laurence Fox has lost a libel case with two men he called pedophiles on social media after they had called the My Son Hunter star a racist.

On Monday, the High Court in the U.K. deemed that Fox had defamed Simon Blake, a former LGBT charity trustee, and Crystal, a drag artist and former RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant, on Twitter/X in October 2020, when he called them pedophiles over an escalating row over Black History Month.

The Guardian reports that the spat on X started, when Fox said he would boycott U.K. grocery store Sainsbury’s for supporting “racial segregation and discrimination” after the company said it would establish safe spaces for Black employees during Black History Month in October 2020. Blake and Crystal, whose real name is Colin Seymour, responded to Fox’s call for a boycott by calling him racist. Fox, in turn, replied...

“In the latest installment of “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race,” set to grace MTV screens at 9:30 Pm on Friday, February 2, 2024, viewers can expect a behind-the-scenes look at the aftermath of the dazzling Girl Group performances. Titled “Girl Groups,” this episode takes a closer peek into the dynamics among the queens as they bask in the glory of their show-stopping performances.

As the winning queens revel in the joy of their well-deserved victory, emotions run high backstage. With the glamour and glitter of the main stage left behind, the queens engage in candid conversations, sharing their triumphs, challenges, and personal reflections. “Untucked” promises an intimate and unfiltered glimpse into the lives of these fierce competitors, adding an extra layer of drama and excitement to the Drag Race experience.”

Release Date & Time: 9:30 Pm Friday 2 February 2024 on MTV

Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race Girl Groups Cast – Season 16 Episode 5 Main Cast RuPaul...

RuPaul’s Drag Race alum Alaska is making a claim about Lea Michele following an interaction that happened at the Grammys in 2017.

Alaska was asked about fellow former contestant Princess Poppy showing up at the Emmys as a green goblin and the impact behind the stunt. That led into a discussion about the Lea encounter.

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“I just love this Princess Poppy stunt. I’ve been to a few mainstream awards show in drag. I went to the Grammys one year, because [fellow All Stars 2 contestant] Katya and I were invited. Celebrities are mortified of drag queens, because we represent the sort of facade. We pull the curtain back of the facade of what Hollywood is. We make fun of it,” Alaska said on the latest episode of the Race Chaser podcast (via EW).

“We’re aware that this is fake because we take this off at night and become a different person.

[Warning: The following contains Major spoilers for RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 16 Episode 3.] No one wants to be the first queen eliminated from RuPaul’s Drag Race, but Hershii LiqCour-Jeté feels she put her “best foot forward” in her limited screen time. She also tells TV Insider that the new Rate-a-Queen system, which allows the competitors rank their favorite performances from the week but they don’t have to play fair, was not a welcome twist. “I hated it,” she says with a laugh. “I hated that the second [RuPaul] mentioned it.” The voting system is a new feature in Season 16, one that gives the drag queens the power to determine who ends up in the top and bottom two instead of host RuPaul. Mother Ru still decides who gets eliminated, but the results of the queens’ rankings determine who will lip-sync for their lives. Viewers saw Plane Jane take advantage of the system in a cutthroat way...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 8 winner Jimbo and runner up Kandy Muse will each be headlining their own Wow Presents Plus original series, producer World of Wonder has revealed.

“Jimbo Presents: It’s My Special Show!” marks the first Wow Presents Plus original series to be filmed in front of a live studio audience. The talk show will feature celebrity guests Nicole Byer, Charo, Dustin Milligan, Daniel Franzese, Heidi N Closet, Deja Skye, Pangina Heals, and Rock M Sakura.

“Inside the Producer’s Studio” will see Kandy Muse interview fellow “Drag Race” queens. Guests include Vanjie, Jimbo, Morgan McMichaels, Kerri Colby, Kimora Blac, Scarlet Envy, Aja and Gottmik.

Both shows premiere on Aug. 7 exclusively on drag speciality streamer Wow Presents Plus in the U.K.

Co-founders of World of Wonder, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, said: “Summer just got hotter with Jimbo and Kandy Muse’s new Wow Presents Plus series.

Do you remember when Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza dated? Me neither. They met on the set of Scott Pilgrim vs the World and dated for a year and a half, but the pair almost took their relationship to the next level just for a gag.

Michael Cera told Rolling Stone that the couple considered getting married in Las Vegas while they were on a cross-country drive, all so they could get a quickie divorce and get to call each other ex-wife and ex-husband. “We were driving through Vegas, and we almost just spontaneously took a detour and got married,” Cera said. “I think the idea was to then get a divorce right away, so we could call each other ‘my ex-husband’ and ‘my ex-wife’ at like … 20.”

The gag marriage didn’t happen and Michael Cera and Aubrey Plaza ultimately split up, but they remain fond of one another. “We love each other,...

The Critics Choice Association unveiled the winners of the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards.

The awards recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality programming across broadcast, cable, and streaming platforms.

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef tied with two awards apiece.

If we look at network-by-network numbers, Bravo and Netflix tied for first place with four wins each.

Scroll down for the complete list of winners.

And, if you're looking for reactions from the winners. They will be available on Youtube later today.

Best Competition Series

The Amazing Race (CBS) -- Winner

Lego Masters (Fox)

RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV)

RuPaul's Drag Race All-Stars (Paramount+)

Survivor (CBS)

The Traitors (Peacock)

Best Competition Series: Talent/Variety

America's Got Talent (NBC)

America's Got Talent: All Stars (NBC)

Dancing with the Stars (Disney+)

The Masked Singer (Fox)

My Kind of Country (Apple TV+)

The Voice...

Welcome to Wrexham with Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney scored the Best Sports Show award and The Amazing Race came in first in the Best Competition Series category at the 2023 Critics Choice Real TV Awards. Critics Choice Association members spread the love around, with only RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi, and Top Chef earning two awards each.

Given the quantity and quality of reality programming, the Cca launched the Critics Choice Real TV Awards in 2019 to recognize the best in nonfiction, unscripted, and reality shows. In addition to the regular competition categories, this year the Cca honored Lisa Vanderpump with the Impact Award and Eugene Levy was named Star of the Year.

Critics Choice Real TV Awards Winners

Best Competition Series

Winner: The Amazing Race (CBS)

Lego Masters (Fox)

RuPaul’s Drag Race (MTV)

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Paramount+)

Survivor (CBS)

The Traitors (Peacock...

The Critics Choice Association revealed the winners of the fifth annual Critics Choice Real TV Awards, which recognize excellence in nonfiction, unscripted and reality programming.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi and Top Chef tied with two awards each. Drag Race won the award for best ensemble cast in an unscripted series, Taste the Nation won best structured series, and Top Chef won best culinary show. RuPaul and Lakshmi tied in the best show host category, which went to the three aforementioned shows. (The most recent season of Top Chef, which concluded June 8, is Lakshmi’s last after she announced she would not be returning as host ahead of the finale.)

Additionally, Lisa Vanderpump was honored with the Impact Award, while Eugene Levy — who hosts Apple TV+’s The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy, which won best travel/adventure show — won Star of the Year.

TikTok has become a thriving space for queer creators to showcase their talents.

For Pride 2023, we’re highlighting some of our favorite LGBTQ+ influencers on the platform, from Peter Nugget to Jojo Siwa. Get ready to be inspired by their authentic, informative and captivating content.

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Bomanizer

Boman Martinez-Reid, who goes by Bomanizer online, is a Toronto-based content creator whose hilarious videos take a stab at reality TV with parodies poking fun at the sometimes ridiculous scenarios.

As a member of the Lbgtq+ community, he’s served as an ambassador as part of TikTok’s LGBTQ...

Long before RuPaul’s Drag Race made Emmy history by getting men in glitzy dresses, colorful wigs and fierce heels to compete to become America’s Next Drag Superstar, World of Wonder founders and maverick filmmakers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato made bold, personal movies that broke through media representation barriers to queer representation and reshaped how America looks at its LGBTQ community.

“It’s become a mission for us,” Bailey tells The Hollywood Reporter about how, with swagger and success, he and long-time collaborator Barbato followed up films like Party Monster and The Eyes of Tammy Faye and championed self-expression and visibility for drag show performers crashing through to pop stardom.

For their art and activism, Barbato and Bailey will receive THR‘s Impact Award at the upcoming Banff World Media Festival, where they will also take part in a keynote conversation led by editorial director Nekesa Mumbi Moody.

“Obviously, there’s a lot of parts of this country where people don’t feel safe so we have to band together to make people as safe as we can,” country music star Orville Peck told the audience at the WeHo Pride’s Outloud music festival on Saturday, referring to the wave of anti-trans and anti-drag legislation that is upending lives and spreading fear in states across the country, including Texas and Florida. But, noted Peck, a judge in Tennessee had just a day earlier ruled that the state’s recently passed law forbidding drag performances in public is unconstitutional, drawing cheers from the thousands in the crowd.

That scene, mixing politics, purpose and performance, was one of many similar ones that unfolded throughout the second annual WeHo Pride, held over the weekend of June 2-4 in West Hollywood, California.

On Sunday, at the WeHo Pride Parade, Melissa McCarthy topped...

Huzzah! Hulu’s sharp and satirical comedy “The Great” returned with its much anticipated third season on Friday. Some might say it’s great timing for the Tony McNamara-created show, while others might say that’s a terrible joke. But in all seriousness, all 10 episodes are now streaming, arriving on the platform just weeks before the Emmy eligibility window closes, meaning the comedy should be at the forefront of voters’ minds during the first phase of voting.

The new season sees Catherine (Best Comedy Actress nominee Elle Fanning) and Peter (Best Comedy Actor nominee Nicholas Hoult) attempt to make their wildly complicated marriage work after the former tried to murder the latter on top of imprisoning his best pals. But as Catherine’s star continues to rise, Peter won’t be faring quite as well, as he’s forced to face his own failures as Peter the Great’s (Jason Isaacs) son.

While the 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards weren't held live on May 7, some of Hollywood's biggest stars still got their moment during the prerecorded show. In the lead-up to Sunday, the ceremony planned for Barker Hangar in Los Angeles was scrapped amid the Writers Guild of America strike. Host Drew Barrymore stepped back from the gig in support of the striking writers, and the decision to do without a red carpet closely followed. Heading into the weekend, it was confirmed that the event would not be held in its original form.

Still, big names accepted their popcorn trophies through video clips, including Tom Cruise, who was piloting a plane while expressing his gratitude for his win for best performance in a movie for "Top Gun: Maverick."

Keep scrolling for the full list of 2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards winners.

Related: Jennifer Coolidge Supports Striking Writers While Accepting the 2023 MTV Comedic Genius...

Amazon Freevee will premiere a new celebrity competition series The Goat which will see unscripted TV stars battling it out for the title of “Greatest Reality Star of All Time.” Hosted by Tosh.0‘s Daniel Tosh, the likes of Tayshia Adams (The Bachelor), Joe Amabile (The Bachelorette), Kristen Doute (Vanderpump Rules), and more will compete. “The show will feature some of the buzziest names from the last 25 years of reality television, who will take up residence in Goat Manor, where they will face a series of mental, physical, and social challenges,” according to the streamer. “Fourteen will enter, but only one will win the cash prize and America’s respect as they claim the coveted Goat title.” Comedian Tosh is confirmed to host the series, which started production last month in Atlanta. Other celebrity competitors include Reza Farahan (Shahs of Sunset), Cj Franco (FBoy Island), Wendell Holland (Survivor), Teck Holmes...

You knew that Ncuti Gatwa's Doctor wouldn't be able to resist taking new companion Ruby (Millie Gibson) into the past, and from the looks of new images posted by the Beeb, the pair will be showing up in the 1960s and dressed appropriately.

Much of what will happen during Gatwa's first tenure in the Tardis is under wraps for now, though we've had a hint here and there. With Russell T. Davies returning to run the show, we'll first be seeing three special episodes featuring the return of David Tennant and Catherine Tate as Donna for the show's 60th anniversary.

One thing we do at least know of Gatwa's first episodes as the 15th Doctor (due around Christmas this year) is he'll be facing off against a villain played by RuPaul's Drag Race champ Jinkx Monsoon.

Her character is described as the most powerful enemy yet, so it...

The RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars Season 8 cast has been ru-vealed.

The new season of the veteran reality series premieres on Paramount+ on Friday, May 12, with a two-episode premiere.

New episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+

Check out the cast and bios below.

It's an excellent slate of returning stars!

Alexis Michelle (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 9)

Curtain up!

Light the lights! New York City’s Alexis Michelle is ready to take the stage – again!

This singing and dancing Broadway baby made it to the top five on season nine, and now she’s ready for her encore – and to claim her spot in the Drag Race Hall of Fame!

Darienne Lake (RuPaul's Drag Race Season 6)

It’s time to take another dip into the cool, refreshing waters of Darienne Lake!

This pretty and witty comedy queen made a big splash in season six,...

Gender has become a hot political topic, and drag shows have become the battleground for a conservative war against self-expression. Fire-and-brimstone-spewing lawmakers are creating legislation to shut down drag shows and penalize anyone who performs drag around children. The biggest point of contention seems to be drag events at libraries, where performers read age-appropriate books to children. While it's entirely possible that some parents are just afraid that their children will learn to read and think for themselves, they claim that drag queens are "indoctrinating" children.

There's just one massive flaw in that logic: drag performers have been around forever and have been a huge part of pop culture for decades, so why are they only a concern now?

Drag has existed for centuries but had a boom in mainstream popularity in the 1990s, popularized by Madonna's "Vogue," which brought the drag culture of New York City ballrooms into people's living rooms via MTV.

The biggest season of RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming to a close April 14 on MTV. After beginning with a record-setting 16 drag queens, only four remain. Sasha Colby, Anetra, Luxx Noir London, and Mistress Isabelle Brooks will go head-to-head in the RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 finale on April 14. Before the winner is crowned, the 12 eliminated queens will return to the runway for the Season 15 reunion episode on Friday, April 7. It’s been a fierce season of competition that featured a star-studded list of guest judges like Ariana Grande, Janelle Monáe, Ali Wong, Hayley Kiyoko, Harvey Guillén, Maren Morris, Julia Garner, Amandla Stenberg, Megan Stalter, and Orville Peck. With them on the judges panel were the fabulous series mainstays, queen of drag RuPaul, Seduction and S.O.U.L. S.Y.S.T.E.M. alum Michelle Visage, Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star Carson Kressley, and popular TV and media personalities Ross Mathews and Ts Madison.

There’s no room for transphobia in country music, according to Kelsea Ballerini. During Sunday’s CMT Awards, the show’s host took the stage to sing her hit “If You Go Down (I’m Goin’ Down Too),” joined by a crew of drag queens from RuPaul’s Drag Race. The performance comes in light of a recent uptick in anti-trans legislation across the US.

Along with Ballerini, queens Jan Sport, Olivia Lux, Manila Luzon, and Kennedy Davenport sported sky-high hair and retro dresses, as they all proclaimed the song’s playfully hell-raising chorus: “If it all blows up and we end up on the news/ If you go down, I’m goin’ down too!” As the song neared its end, Ballerini took off her guitar and strutted down the catwalk with all the queens by her side, confetti billowing into the air.

Notably, the 2023 CMT Awards went down in Austin,...

We've made it, Drag Race fans! The last round of the competition is here before the grand finale.

The Top 4 queens had one final chance on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 14 to prove why they should have a spot in the grand finale.

Sure, RuPaul said only three would make it to the finale. But this is Drag Race; eliminations never truly go as planned.

"Blame It On The Edit" was an emotional yet expected round of Drag Race.

Between the music video, the choreography, and the rap verses, we knew what was in store for the queens for their video vixen moment. But even with a routine flow of events, the show still found a way to tug at all the tears.

I love a good music video challenge. Sure, it's been done to death, all the way back to the early years of RuPaul's Drag Race.

However,...

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A new Build-a-Bear just sashayed into the building, and it’s none other than Mama Ru herself.

The stuffed animal brand has just released a teddy bear styled after RuPaul, complete with the Queen of Drag’s signature wig, gold sequin dress, and matching removable gold heels. On the bear’s paw, fans will also spot the RuPaul logo. “‘Cover Bear! Put the fur in your walk. Head to paw,...

Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, the Emmy-winning producers behind “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and co-founders of World of Wonder, have responded to the wave of anti-drag legislation being introduced by GOP lawmakers, calling it “un-American.”

Speaking with Variety over Zoom, Barbato said the bills — which are working their way through at least 11 state legislatures and threatening to restrict or prohibit drag show performances — are all part of an “insidious” campaign.

“It’s been going on and it’s orchestrated by a minority,” Barbato said. “They have been successful in these hideous laws. That same minority is threatening the civil rights of the LGBTQ+ community. They are a threat and we must take them seriously.”

In response to attempts from conservative legislators around the country to ban children from drag performances, bar drag shows from occurring in public places and brand them as adult-oriented businesses, World of Wonder partnered with the ACLU...

RuPaul’s Drag Race has effectively become the biggest drag pageant in the world, as competitors from across the US and in their respective countries vie for the title of Drag Superstar. Season 15 frontrunner Sasha Colby is a former winner of Miss Continental, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious pageants on the planet. But Colby isn’t the only Continental winner to sashay onto the Drag Race stage.

Sasha Colby | Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Victoria ‘Porkchop’ Parker won Miss Continental Plus in 2003

Back in 2003, Victoria “Porkchop” Parker took home the crown at Miss Continental Plus, a separate pageant for plus-sized queens. When season 1 of RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered in 2009, Porkchop was the first queen ever eliminated from the show, earning her a hallowed place in the Drag Race universe.

Roxxxy Andrews won Miss Continental Plus in 2010

Roxxxy Andrews, another beloved Drag Race alum, also won Miss Continental Plus...

RuPaul’s Drag Race is all about inside and running jokes that carry over the course of a season. Sometimes, they even carry from one season to the next. On season 15, Mistress Isabelle Brooks admitted to stealing a RuPaul book from the set, thinking that it was only a prop. However, she apologized when she discovered that it was a producer’s personal copy. In true RuPaul fashion, he always has a comeback for everything.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 Episode 12 featured the Rusical L-r: Mistress Isabelle Brooks and RuPaul | Santiago Felipe/Getty Images, Jerod Harris/WireImage

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 Episode 12 featured the long-awaited Rusical challenge that many audiences look forward to all season long. This year, it’s titled “Wigloose: The Rusical!,” playing on the title and plot of 1984’s Footloose, starring Kevin Bacon.

The premise for “Wigloose” is set in the 1980s in a small fictional town where drag...

Lingo is on the move.

CBS has pushed the final four episodes of the RuPaul Charles-hosted quiz show’s first season to the 2023/24 season.

The show was renewed for a second season last month and those four episodes will now air as part of that run.

Lingo aired on Wednesdays at 9pm and has been replaced by repeats of FBI: Most Wanted, FBI, FBI: International and CSI: Vegas over the next four weeks.

Survivor and True Lies remain part of the Wednesday lineup.

The game sees teams of two contestants face off in fast-paced puzzle rounds to guess letters that reveal seemingly simple words. At the end of each one-hour episode, the two winning teams will make it through to a final showdown where one will walk away with an additional big cash prize.

The series, which was created by Ralph Andrews, has previously aired three versions in the U.

Italy has become the latest territory to jump on the RuPaul’s Drag Race hype.

Paramount+ has greenlit a version in the West European nation shortly after the unveiling of editions of the World of Wonder smash in Brazil, Germany and Mexico plus a Global Drag Race All Stars. The show will launch on Paramount+ in Italy before being rolled out to the U.S. and Latin America.

“Drag Race has become a global phenomenon and we were honored to be there from the beginning with the incredibly talented team of RuPaul and World of Wonder,” said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime, MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.

“As we expand Paramount+’s global footprint, it was important to recapture Drag Race in key international markets and also build an interconnected competition series – with a new Global Drag Race All Stars – it’s like a global Super Bowl for Drag.

Lingo is Lingone — but only for the time being.

CBS has announced that the RuPaul Charles-hosted game show will be replaced on Wednesday nights at 9/8c with drama series reruns, starting with FBI: Most Wanted on March 22.

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Sometimes it’s “just family” on the RuPaul’s Drag Race judge’s panel. Even if Michelle Visage and RuPaul are often commenting on the queen’s charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent, the other judges on this reality series are sometimes missing — including Santino Rice, who left after a cameo on season 7.

Who is the former ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ judge Santino Rice? Manila Luzon, Santino Rice, and Kylie Sonique Love attend ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 3 Premiere Party | Jesse Grant/WireImage via Getty Images

Known for his role in the second season of Project Runway, Rice was a fashion designer and former judge at the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant. The celebrity joined RuPaul’s Drag Race in its first season, judging the contestants on their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent.

Rice remained on the judges’ panel through season 6, specifically commenting on each queen’s runway outfits. He returned with a guest appearance on season...

“The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” offered ideas for several significant Walt Disney World upgrades Tuesday after Ron DeSantis signed a law that put the governance of the park’s district in the hands of Florida.

The cunning minds behind the show’s fake news alert segments rolled out a number of upgrades park visitors can expect now, including the ability for guests to hunt on the grounds — with fully scoped rifles and camouflage gear given the A-ok.

The segment began with a news reader tackling the news du jour, that DeSantis had put his pen where his mouth was and stripped Disney of its control of the Reedy Creek Improvement District that oversaw the land, infrastructure and public services in, under and around Walt Disney World.

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Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race contained a few “firsts”, including the first biological siblings to compete on the show. TikTok-famous twins Sugar and Spice sashayed into the werkroom together, and after a few weeks, Spice was left on her own to fend for herself in the competition. When she landed in the bottom two against Salina EsTitties, Spice had a hard time getting her words out.

Spice | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images Spice joined ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ with her twin Sugar

Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race welcomed its first Connecticut queens to the show with Amethyst, Robin Fierce, and Loosey Laduca, as well as its first Native Hawaiian competitor with Sasha Colby. When Sugar and Spice trotted into the werkroom together, they made herstory as the first siblings to compete on a Drag Race franchise.

Sugar and Spice were best known prior to Drag Race for their joint TikTok page chronicling their drag looks.

Alan Carr has landed his first primetime quiz show for the BBC, a picture format in which contestants correctly identify images.

The RuPaul’s Drag Race UK judge is hosting Picture Slam from Ben Shephard and Ed De Burgh’s Triple Brew Media and Omg Scotland.

Teams will be presented with a board full of images that they need to correctly identify against the clock. If they clear a full board with correct answers for a ‘Picture Slam’ they’ll receive a cash bonus. Only the team who makes it to the final will take home any of their banked cash and, if they can find all the required pictures, they’ll take home the jackpot of up to £10,000.

Filming begins at the new Pacific Quay Studios in Glasgow later this year.

Carr has never hosted a BBC Saturday quiz before and the news will throw doubts over the future...

RuPaul’s Drag Race acting challenges were a significant part of the reality television competition show’s early days. They continue to hold an important place on the show, allowing the drag queen contestants to demonstrate their performance skills in a unique way. But, some longtime fans wonder if they have the opportunity to watch the finished acting challenge before critiques.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ acting challenges aren’t always scripted L-r: Anetra, Spice, Loosey Laduca, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, Robin Fierce, Irene Dubois, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Helen Buford, Aura Mayari, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby, Amethyst, Sugar, and Princess Poppy | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Paramount+

The first RuPaul’s Drag Race acting challenge started in season 2 episode 3, called “Country Queens.” The 2010 episode followed the queens eating Southern cooking for the mini-challenge before filming a commercial campaign featuring home goods for the maxi challenge. Season 2 winner Tyra Sanchez won the challenge,...

The Daytona Wind has rolled in, smelling like a sitcom.

The acting challenge separated the comedians from the casualties on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 7. Acting challenges are hit or miss because it all depends on the script's strength and which roles the queens get.

And in true Drag Race fashion, some queens benefited from their starring roles while others struggled to shine. It's just another day on the soap opera set!

"The Daytona Wind 2" was a cheeky round full of canned jokes and tense drama.

Even with the joy of having the hilarious acting challenge return, much of the focus stuck on "Metalgate." The drama overshadowed everything until it could have its natural ending, which happened pretty quickly and easily.

The most heated moment started at the top of the episode during the regroup couches. Like it was fresh on their minds, so they had to vent and get it out there.

Short episodes, sashay away! On Thursday, MTV announced that RuPaul’s Drag Race will be returning to its original 90-minute episodes after fans complained that one hour was not enough to showcase each drag queen’s talent. Now, episodes will return to an hour and a half, starting March 10.

“Get ready, racers. #DragRace returns to 90-minutes starting Friday March 10 at 8/7c on @MTV,” read the statement from MTV on Thursday. With the change, the next four episodes will continue in its 60-minute format, before switching to 90 minutes, as was the case for the last five seasons.

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 queen Aura Mayari is one of 16 contestants to sashay into the Werk Room. Despite some of the show’s personal moments, not every personality will mesh well while filming and in the time beyond. Aura opened up about two of her fellow queens, who she admitted she doesn’t keep in touch with beyond the group chat.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant Aura Mayari drag name meaning Aura Mayari | Santiago Felipe/Getty Images

The Phillipiness-born Aura comes to RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 15 from Nashville, Tennessee, but Chicago, Illinois, is her hometown. During the Meet the Queens, she opened up about the meaning behind her drag name. “Aura” is Filipino slang for a person who’s overly confident or at the center of attention. Aura connected with the meaning and decided to make it a part of her drag persona.

Meanwhile, the second part of her...

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Maeve Reilly is bringing her minimalist, menswear-inspired aesthetic to eveningwear. Known for dressing up clients such as Megan Fox, Priyanka Chopra, Winnie Harlow, Hailey Bieber and many other stars, the Hollywood stylist has teamed with BCBGMaxAzria on a 16-piece collection of tailored separates and dresses.

Priced from 198 to 428 and exclusively available online, the BCBGMaxAzria x Maeve Reilly collaboration comprises oversized blazers with open lace-up backs, cropped jackets, bandeau tops, asymmetrical bodysuits, corset mini dresses, ruched midi dresses, shoulderless evening gowns, robe-like trench coats and wide-leg trousers in white, black, eye-popping pink and bright green.

Other soirée-ready silhouettes include a floor-length sequin gown with waist and back cut-outs, a satin slip dress overlayed with silver sequin mesh, and a ruched bodycon shoulderless Lbd with long sleeves.

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That’s Grammy Award-winning pop princess, to you. Kim Petras made history at the 2023 Grammys, becoming the first openly transgender woman to win the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance. Here’s why her “Unholy” win and performance is so important.

Sam Smith and Kim Petras won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance Kim Petras and Sam Smith accept the Best Pop Duo/Group Performance award for ‘Unholy’ during the 65th Grammy Awards | Timothy Norris/FilmMagic via Getty Images

The 2023 Grammy Awards had historic moments and wins. Sam Smith and Kim Petras won the Grammy Award for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance for their original “Unholy.” After walking onstage, Petras spoke on behalf of both artists.

“Sam graciously wanted me to accept this award because I’m the first transgender woman to win this award,” Petras said. “I just want to thank all the incredible transgender legends before...

A background queen stepped her game up on Friday’s Drag Race, throwing down a heavy metal gauntlet as a legitimate contender for the crown.

No, we’re not talking about guest judge Meg Stalter, though we definitely wanted to spend more time with the Hacks scene stealer. (If only this show were, I don’t know, 90 minutes long? What a concept.)

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RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15 promises twists and gags — and they don’t involve chocolate bars, according to one cast member. Here’s what Robin Fierce and Mistress Isabelle Brooks said about RuPaul’s reality competition series.

‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ season 15 premiered on MTV in 2023 Anetra, Spice, Loosey Laduca, Mistress Isabelle Brooks, Salina EsTitties, Robin Fierce, Irene Dubois, Marcia Marcia Marcia, Aura Mayari, Malaysia Babydoll Foxx, Luxx Noir London, Sasha Colby, Amethyst, Sugar, and Princess Poppy of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ Season 15 | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Paramount+

A new set of queens sashayed into the Werk Room, ready to highlight their charisma, uniqueness, nerve, and talent. Season 15 of RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered in January 2023.

As with most seasons of this Emmy Award-winning reality series, there are plenty of gags from RuPaul. The Season 15 contestants confirmed surprises are on the way, as well as shocking eliminations.

“It’s the Game of Thrones of Drag Race seasons.

TikTok-famous drag twins Sugar and Spice left their mark on RuPaul’s Drag Race‘s Season 15 Snatch Game, with Sugar portraying Trisha Paytas and Spice playing Miley Cyrus. Sugar’s Trisha Paytas impersonation caught the attention of Paytas herself, but Sugar almost played another character for the beloved fake game show instead.

Sugar | Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for Paramount+ Sugar impersonated Trisha Paytas on Snatch Game

In addition to YouTube star Trisha Paytas, Sugar was joined in her Snatch Game by other “celebrities” including Joan Rivers (played by Loosey Laduca), Jan Crouch (played by Sasha Colby), and even the Mona Lisa (played by Jax).

When Paytas learned that she had finally been portrayed on Snatch Game, she couldn’t contain her excitement. “I mean I’m a little insulted it took 15 seasons to be impersonated on ‘Snatch Game’ but I suppose it had to be done by the prettiest, snatchiest...

Fashion is the name of the game on RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 5.

Style and construction challenges have taken down even the most seasoned of queens. If they don't have a keen eye for fashion or the skills to create a look, they could be next walking off the main stage.

During a team challenge like this, it became clear who brought the marvel and the mess.

"House of Fashion" was an easy and breezy round that worked better with the faster 1-hour pacing.

Compared to RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 Episode 4, which felt too rushed, the momentum slowed down a touch better. We were able to engage with the queens and get more scenes of them preparing for the runway.

Part of this tone could be from the Maxi Challenge being only a construction runway.

In past episodes where this happened, the plot felt much more focused. No filler or...

New York Congressman George Santos has been a lightning rod of controversy since his election in November 2022, as many of his claims about his education and work history have been proven to be false. Santos’ repeated lies have earned him criticism as well as parody, as actors impersonate the New York congressman on various TV shows. Santos, for his part, wasn’t happy about the impersonations, and when RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars winner Trixie Mattel attempted to poke fun at the congressman, Santos responded with shade of his own.

Trixie Mattel | Santiago Felipe/Getty Images Congressman George Santos has been impersonated on ‘SNL’ and ‘The Tonight Show’

George Santos made history with his election as the first openly gay non-incumbent Republican to be elected to Congress. But once his purported résumé began being revealed as filled with lies, Santos became the object of ridicule on shows such as...

Each week on “The Pit Stop,” Bianca Del Rio recaps the latest episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 15 alongside a guest host. Following Friday’s fourth episode, Adore Delano reconvenes with Bianca almost 10 years after they sat next to each other during “Snatch Game” on season 6. They sprinkle some of their own memories from that challenge while assessing how the new queens did in their own edition. Watch the full episode above via the official RuPaul’s Drag Race channel on YouTube.

In their recap of episode 4, Bianca and Adore are themselves gagged that RuPaul Charles surprised the cast with “Snatch Game” so early in the season. Adore posits that it’s an exciting twist because we get to see what characters some of the girls that would have otherwise been an early out planned to do. For the most part, Adore thought that most of the character choices were smart...

GLAAD, the world’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, yesterday announced the nominees for the 34th Annual GLAAD Media Awards.

Current RuPaul’s Drag Race stars Salina EsTitties and Sasha Colby announced nominees in select GLAAD Media Awards categories in a ‘GLAAD Drag Story Time’ video that just debuted on GLAAD’s YouTube.

Watch the announcement here.

In the video, Sasha Colby commented on recent attacks on drag performers across the country: “Performers like us are being threatened with anti-lgbtq bills, nasty protests, and even violence. You know what’s scary? People with guns, not queens with books!” In 2022, GLAAD found over 140 incidents of anti-lgbtq protests and threats targeting drag events, including events run by the organization Drag Story Hour.

The GLAAD Media Awards honor media for fair, accurate, and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues. Since 1990, the GLAAD Media Awards have grown...

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, some of Friday’s 9 (September) TV scheduling has been changed.

The 96 year old monarch died “peacefully” at Balmoral on Thursday afternoon (8 September), according to Buckingham Palace, having spent 70 years as head of state, outlasting her predecessors and overseeing monumental changes in social and political life.

The Queen was Britain’s longest-serving monarch, and her son Charles will be succeeding her as the nation’s new king.

It has been revealed that many channels around the country have changed their schedules following the Her Majesty’s death.

Here’s what we know.

ITV to air Queen Elizabeth II – The Longest Reign at 8.30pm

This tribute will be presented by British presenter Jonathan Dimbleby, charting Her Majesty’s historic 70-year reign. The feature-length documentary will show the role that the Queen played in all areas of her life.

Channel 4 to air Hobby Man at 8pm

In today’s episode,...

Exclusive: Former ICM Partners agent Justin Ongert has joined APA as SVP, Alternative & Factual Programming. He will be the department’s key liaison with the talent, comedy, and music departments, reporting to Kyle Loftus, Head of Content Development and Hayden Meyer head of Alternative and Factual Programming at APA.

Ongert is the 10th agent/executive and 8th SVP to join APA from ICM Partners amid and following the agency’s acquisition by CAA. That is more than ICM hires by other agencies combined as APA has been the most aggressive pursuing ICM agents and executives who became available because of the acquisition.

At ICM, Justin represented Wanda Sykes and her production company Push It with his longtime producer/director client and Push It co-founder Page Hurwitz, as well as talent including Laverne Cox, Kristin Chenoweth, Bobby Berk, Keltie Knight, Soleil Moon Frye and Elizabeth Chambers, along with production companies and...

HBO’s “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus,” as well as Netflix’s “Stranger Things,” lead the early Emmy tally heading toward TV’s big night: All three series landed five trophies during the Creative Arts Emmys, dispensed on two consecutive nights over Labor Day weekend, and are in the hunt for more high-profile prizes Sept. 12 when the 74th annual Primetime Emmy ceremony gets underway on NBC.

Variety special “Adele: One Night Only” and docuseries “The Beatles: Get Back” also scored five trophies, though they won’t figure in the Primetime Emmy ceremony. Those wins, along with the Super Bowl Lvi Halftime Show’s victory for variety special (live), led some to quip that the Creative Arts Emmys felt more like the Grammys.

Also notable: Former president Barack Obama landed his first Emmy win, as narrator (for “Our Great National Parks”), while Netflix became the first streamer to take the animated program Emmy,...

The Creative Arts Emmys 2022 had a distinctive group of celebrities and creators that make up some of the best in television. They all gathered at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles to celebrate everyone involved in the creative process.

On Day 1, the cast of Netflix’s Selling Sunset showed up in colorful outfits with Chrishell Stause, Mary Fitzgerald, Chelsea Lazkani and Emma Hernan showing off the best in fashion. Jonathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Antoni Porowski, Tan France and Karamo Brown from Queer Eye were close behind in bringing some of the favorite looks of the night.

Creative Arts Emmys Night 1 Winners List: ‘The Beatles: Get Back’ & ‘Adele: One Night Only’ Lead Field

Chip and Joanna Gaines, the founders of Warner Bros. Discovery’s Magnolia Network were also in attendance at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Other stars that made an appearance in the press room after accepting their award included RuPaul,...