Drag queen The Vivienne has insisted her work with RuPaul will not give her an advantage in the all-new series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
The star, real name James Williams, was previously handpicked by the show’s host to be a drag ambassador in 2016.
The Vivienne was even presented with her own crown and sceptre when she landed the role, which coincided with the US version of Drag Race airing on UK channel TruTV.
Ahead of the launch of the first ever British version, The Vivienne has insisted she wasn’t given preferential treatment.
“I had to audition like everyone else, I didn’t get approached for the show,” she said (via HuffPost UK).
“I saw the [Drag Race UK casting announcement] go up on Facebook, and that day I went, ‘right, let’s get a camera together, let’s film an audition’.
“You’ll see in the first episode, we kind of make a thing and say ‘listen, let’s snap that crown, and try and get another one’.”
The UK version has been a long time in the making and the eight episode run will see RuPaul and Michelle Visage in their usual seats on the panel.
Alan Carr and Graham Norton will serve as rotating judges while a fourth celebrity will complete the judging line-up each week.
Meet the Queens taking part in the new series here.
RuPaul's Drag Race UK arrives on BBC Three at 8pm on Thursday, October 3.
