For a franchise defined by ever-more dramatic twists, turns and gags, this RuPaul’s Drag Race UK walk-off may join the ranks of the show’s most startling moments.
The Sun reports that in the new season of the popular Drag Race spin-off series, a competing queen eliminates herself during an on-set “meltdown” that involves cursing at host RuPaul.
Supposedly, after receiving criticism in a challenge and facing elimination, the contestant refuses to lip sync, instead telling the judges to “f**k off” and storming off the set.
An insider told the paper: “During filming for one episode, RuPaul announced which of the contestants were at risk of going home.
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“One of them did not take it well at all. They completely lost it. They swore at RuPaul and said they weren’t going to do the lip sync.
“Then they stormed off. No-one could believe what they were seeing. It was incredibly disrespectful.”
Things ended very badly with this contestant. It is all very bitter indeed. It’s a shame.”
It’s also thought that the same contestant refused to take part in a reunion episode after filming ended.
Season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK premiered in the UK on January 14 and is available to stream in the US on WOW Presents Plus.
Imjustsaying
‘No-one could believe what they were seeing. It was incredibly disrespectful.”
Oh my, it was absolutely the worst thing to happen in the history of worst things!
whatsaywhat
A UK Drag Race contestant in the middle of Covid 19?
Nobody would have remembered (or cared about) this person anyway so they really had nothing to lose.
Catholicslutbox
Aren’t they filming another season right now?
I’m not surprised. Rupaul is known to be a massive B. We only see the fun loving ru and not the real ru the queens see.
Cam
A show about Drag, frankly I’m surprised stuff like this doesn’t happen more often.
QJ201
Surprised it has not happened already.
The judging is inconsistent and all over place in every edition of RPDR.
fishpaw13
Every season there is a favorite of the judges and if you aren’t one of them then no matter what you do, it’s not good enough. I guess with all the money these queens are being paid one should not walk off but stand there and just move your mouth. RuPaul you are getting old and your super star days are over too, I don’t care how many Emmy’s for some reason you have won. Time to go and take that Visage with you.
valentino888
Agreed.
Caine
But uh hey – thanks for the spoiler David Grant…
Leash
I dont see any names?
ShiningSex
If they can’t take the heat and criticism then why in the f*ck are they on there. Just big babies. The show MAKES your career. No matter how cheesy the show is, it is the makers of successful drag queens. So f*ck that one who whined and bitched.
i don’t get why anyone likes Phi Phi O’Hara, Roxxxy Andrews, Carmen, Tyra Sanchez, Brita, Kimora, Miz Cracker, Pearl, and Delta. They are all bitches and can’t stand their attitude.
whatsaywhat
Don’t forget Milk. Total c*nt.
But Brita was like, the most important person ever to grace New York City with her presence.
Cam
Great list!
Roxxxy seemed better when she came back, even though Detox and Alaska kept her there too long.
Milk was just delusional, like he’d never been told anything ever in his life that wasn’t a compliment.
Brita…..ugh. Really? You’re from New York?
But Phi Phi, I mean, she learned from being on the first time, and then comes back and is a bitch again! WTF?!?!?
Catholicslutbox
Editing is a thing, as are “producers.”
davegun2
For the record. RuPaul is not a massive B. He came up from the streets, his team of imagine-rs come up with ideas that you or I can not even come close too. He’s built a world wide following. That shit don’t come easy. And from the successful people I have met, they all are not like us. There not better, but they are different.
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Fname Optional Lname
It’s so popular right now to trash Ru and everything she does yet without Ru we wouldn’t have the show, 100’s queens would not have had the opportunity to elevate their careers and make some serious coin. Ru is a human being, flawed and fabulous. We tend to ignore that she is not the only creative mind behind the show, there are hundreds of others involved in every detail. After this show ends we will look back at Ru’s career and deem her an LGBTQ pioneer. Think about what she and World of Wonder were able to accomplish – they managed to bring drag queens in to living rooms across the world! They found a way to get a very important message to those nerdy gay kids who thought they were all alone and were able to let them know that not only were they not alone – they were also pretty fabulous!