RuPaul's Drag Race UK (series 1)

*RuPaul's Drag Race UK*
RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 1
	Promotional poster for series one
Hosted by	RuPaul
Judges	RuPaul; Michelle Visage; Alan Carr; Graham Norton;
No. of contestants	10
Winner	The Vivienne
Runner-up	Divina de Campo
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	8
Release
Original network	BBC Three (UK); WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release	3 October –; 21 November 2019
Series chronology

The first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on 3 October 2019 on the BBC Three section of BBC iPlayer and WOW Presents Plus's WOW Presents Plus streaming service.[1] It ran for eight episodes.

The winner of first series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was The Vivienne, with Divina de Campo as the runner-up.[2][3]

The song "Break Up (Bye Bye)", which was featured in the fifth episode, was released as a single and reached number 35 on the UK Singles Chart.[4] It also peaked at number 44 on the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart in the US.[5]

Contestants

Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.

Contestants of *RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1* and their backgrounds[6]
Contestant	Age	Hometown	Outcome
The Vivienne	26	Liverpool, England	Winner
Divina de Campo	35	Brighouse, England	Runner-up
Baga Chipz	29	East London, England	3rd place
Cheryl Hole	25	Chelmsford, England	4th place
Blu Hydrangea	23	Belfast, Northern Ireland	5th place
Crystal	34	East London, England	6th place
Sum Ting Wong	30	Birmingham, England	7th place
Vinegar Strokes	34	North London, England	8th place
Scaredy Kat	19	Cricklade, England	9th place
Gothy Kendoll	21	Leicester, England	10th place

Future Appearances

Baga Chipz, Cheryl Hole, and Blu Hydrangea competed on UK vs the World.
The Vivienne competed on US All Stars 7.
Crystal appeared as a mentor in Call Me Mother seasons one and two.

Contestant progress

Legend:

The Vivienne won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1.

Divina de Campo was the runner-up.

WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge in that episode.

SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges in that episode.

BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant had to lip sync in that episode.

ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated in that episode.

Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest in that episode.

Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant	Episode
Contestant	1[7]	2[8]	3[9]	4[10]	5[11]	6[12]	7[13]	8[14]
The Vivienne	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	BTM	WIN	SAFE	Winner
Divina de Campo	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	Runner-up
Baga Chipz	SAFE	WIN	SAFE	WIN	WIN	SAFE	BTM	Eliminated
Cheryl Hole	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM	Guest
Blu Hydrangea	SAFE	BTM	SAFE	SAFE	WIN	ELIM		Guest
Crystal	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM			Guest
Sum Ting Wong	SAFE	SAFE	BTM	ELIM				Guest
Vinegar Strokes	BTM	SAFE	ELIM					Guest
Scaredy Kat	SAFE	ELIM						Guest
Gothy Kendoll	ELIM							Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

The contestant won the Lip Sync for the Crown and was declared the winner of the season.

The contestant was eliminated after their first time in the bottom.

The contestant was eliminated after their second time in the bottom.

Episode	Contestants			Song	Eliminated
1[7]	Gothy Kendoll	vs.	Vinegar Strokes	"New Rules" (Dua Lipa)	Gothy Kendoll
2[8]	Blu Hydrangea	vs.	Scaredy Kat	"Venus" (Bananarama)	Scaredy Kat
3[9]	Sum Ting Wong	vs.	Vinegar Strokes	"Would I Lie to You?" (Eurythmics)	Vinegar Strokes
4[10]	Crystal	vs.	Sum Ting Wong	"Spice Up Your Life" (Spice Girls)	Sum Ting Wong
5[11]	Crystal	vs.	The Vivienne	"Power" (Little Mix)	Crystal
6[12]	Blu Hydrangea	vs.	Cheryl Hole	"Call My Name (Wideboys Remix)" (Cheryl)	Blu Hydrangea
7[13]	Baga Chipz	vs.	Cheryl Hole	"Tears Dry on Their Own" (Amy Winehouse)	Cheryl Hole
Episode	Contestants			Song	Winner
8[14]	Divina de Campo	vs.	The Vivienne	"I'm Your Man" (Wham!)	The Vivienne

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Andrew Garfield, actor
Maisie Williams, actress
Twiggy, model and fashion designer
Geri Halliwell, singer
Jade Thirlwall, singer
Cheryl, singer, television personality and dancer[15]
Michaela Coel, actress[16]

Special guests

Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.

Episode 3

Raven, runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 1

Episode 4

Stacey Dooley, investigative journalist
Lorraine Kelly, television presenter

Episode 5

MNEK, singer and music producer

Episode 6

Katya, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 7 and runner-up of All Stars 2

Episode 8

AJ and Curtis Pritchard, ballroom dancers

Episodes

No. overall	No. in series	Title	Original air date
1	1	"The Royal Queens"	3 October 2019 (2019-10-03)
Ten new queens enter the workroom. For the first mini challenge, the queens must do an "off with your heads" photoshoot. Scaredy Kat wins the mini challenge. For the maxi challenge, the queens must show off two looks, a look explaining that they are the queen of their hometown and a look inspired by Queen Elizabeth II. On the runway, Baga Chipz, Sum Ting Wong and The Vivienne receive positive critiques, with Vivienne winning the challenge. Cheryl Hole, Gothy Kendoll and Vinegar Strokes receive negative critiques, with Cheryl being safe. Gothy and Vinegar then lip-sync to "New Rules" by Dua Lipa. Vinegar Strokes wins the lip sync and Gothy Kendoll sashays away. Guest judge: Andrew Garfield Alternating judge: Alan Carr Mini challenge: "Off with your heads" photoshoot Mini challenge winner: Scaredy Kat Maxi challenge: Serve two looks on the runway Runway themes: Queen of Your Hometown and a look inspired by Queen Elizabeth II Maxi challenge winner: The Vivienne Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Gothy Kendoll and Vinegar Strokes Lip sync song: "New Rules" by Dua Lipa Eliminated: Gothy Kendoll Farewell message: "I'm the UK's Porkchop! Love you, friends for life! x x x Gothy"
2	2	"Downton Draggy"	10 October 2019 (2019-10-10)
At the start of the episode, previous challenge winner The Vivienne was asked to rank the queens from top to bottom. Vivienne places herself first and Scaredy Kat last. They were both then declared team captains for the maxi challenge, which sees the queens star in a different drag film adaptions of Downton Abbey called "Downton Draggy". Scaredy Kat chooses Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole, Crystal and Divina De Campo. The Vivienne chooses Baga Chipz, Sum Ting Wong and Vinegar Strokes for her team. On the runway, category is Bond Girl Glamourama. Team The Vivienne is declared the winning team, with Baga Chipz winning the challenge. Team Scaredy Kat is the losing team. Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole and Scaredy Kat receive negative critiques, with Cheryl being safe. Blu and Scaredy then lip-sync to "Venus" by Bananarama. Blu Hydrangea wins the lip sync and Scaredy Kat sashays away. Guest judge: Maisie Williams Alternating judge: Graham Norton Maxi challenge: Perform in drag film adaptations of Downton Abbey, called "Downton Draggy" Runway theme: Bond Girl Glamourama Maxi challenge winner: Baga Chipz Mini challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Blu Hydrangea and Scaredy Kat Lip sync song: "Venus" by Bananarama Eliminated: Scaredy Kat Farewell message: "Scaredy the whole way. 19 now, what's gonna happen when I'm 35. :P Thanks girls. Cya later! Meowx"
3	3	"Posh on a Penny"	17 October 2019 (2019-10-17)
For this week's mini challenge, the queens do intriguing dance moves around a maypole. Cheryl Hole wins the mini challenge. For the maxi challenge, the queens must create a show-stopping outfit from junk found at a car boot sale. On the runway, Crystal, Divina De Campo and The Vivienne receive positive critiques, with Divina winning the challenge. Cheryl Hole, Sum Ting Wong and Vinegar Strokes receive negative critiques, with Cheryl being safe. Sum Ting and Vinegar then lip-sync to "Would I Lie to You?" by Eurythmics. Sum Ting Wong wins the lip sync and Vinegar Strokes sashays away. Guest judge: Twiggy Special guest: Raven Alternating judge: Graham Norton Mini challenge: Do some intriguing dance moves around a maypole Mini challenge winner: Cheryl Hole Maxi challenge: Create a show-stopping outfit from junk found at a car boot sale Maxi challenge winner: Divina De Campo Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Sum Ting Wong and Vinegar Strokes Lip sync song: "Would I Lie To You?" by Eurythmics Eliminated: Vinegar Strokes Farewell message: "Long live the OG RPDRUK SLAAAAGS! You're all amazing ♥️ Hodge Podge FOREVER! xxx"
4	4	"Snatch Game"	24 October 2019 (2019-10-24)
For the maxi challenge, the queens play the Snatch Game. Lorraine Kelly and Stacey Dooley star as guest judges. The cast consisted of: Baga Chipz as Margaret Thatcher Blu Hydrangea as Mary Berry Cheryl Hole as Gemma Collins Crystal as Rue McClanahan Divina De Campo as Julia Child Sum Ting Wong as Sir David Attenborough The Vivienne as Donald Trump On the runway, category is Weird Science. Baga Chipz and The Vivienne receive positive critiques and both are declared the winners of the challenge. Crystal, Divina De Campo and Sum Ting Wong receive negative critiques, with Divina being safe. Crystal and Sum Ting then lip-sync to "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls. Crystal wins the lip sync and Sum Ting Wong sashays away. Guest judge: Geri Horner Snatch Game guests: Lorraine Kelly and Stacey Dooley Alternating judge: Alan Carr Maxi challenge: Snatch Game Runway theme: Weird Science Maxi challenge winners: Baga Chipz and The Vivienne Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Crystal and Sum Ting Wong Lip sync song: "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls Eliminated: Sum Ting Wong Farewell message: "Love you ALL! Believe in yourselves more than I believe in me you've got in the bag ♥️ Love you long time xoxo STW"
5	5	"Girl Groups Battle Royale"	31 October 2019 (2019-10-31)
For this week's mini challenge, the queens read each other. Crystal wins the mini challenge. For the maxi challenge, the queens team up and write original lyrics and perform them to "Break Up (Bye Bye)". Team 1 consists of Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Divina De Campo and they form "The Frock Destroyers". Team 2 consists of Cheryl Hole, Crystal and The Vivienne and they form "Filth Harmony". On the runway, category is Day at the Races. Team "The Frock Destroyers" is declared the winning team, with Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Divina De Campo all winning the challenge. Team "Filth Harmony" is the losing team. Cheryl Hole is declared safe, with Crystal and The Vivienne landing in the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Power" by Little Mix. The Vivienne wins the lip sync and Crystal sashays away. Guest judge: Jade Thirlwall Alternating judge: Graham Norton Mini challenge: Reading Is Fundamental Mini challenge winner: Crystal Maxi challenge: Write original lyrics and perform them to "Break Up (Bye Bye)" Runway theme: Day at the Races Maxi challenge winners: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, and Divina De Campo Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Crystal and The Vivienne Lip sync song: "Power" by Little Mix Eliminated: Crystal Farewell message: "YOU'RE A BUNCH OF UGLY, TALENTLESS LITTLE WITCHES – I'M GOING TO MISS YOU!! X"
6	6	"Thirsty Werk"	7 November 2019 (2019-11-07)
For this week's mini challenge, the queens play Boxers, Briefs or Commando with the pit crew. Divina De Campo wins the mini challenge. For the maxi challenge, the queens will campaign, market and design their own brand of bottled water. On the runway, category is Rainy Day Eleganza. Divina De Campo and The Vivienne receive positive critiques, with Vivienne winning the challenge. Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea and Cheryl Hole receive negative critiques, with Baga being safe. Blu and Cheryl then lip-sync to "Call My Name (Wideboys Remix)" by Cheryl. Cheryl Hole wins the lip sync and Blu Hydrangea sashays away. Guest judge: Cheryl Special Guest: Katya Zamolodchikova Alternating judge: Graham Norton Mini challenge: Boxers, Briefs or Commando Mini challenge winner: Divina De Campo Mini challenge prize: A video call and insider advice from RuPaul's Drag Race Royalty Katya Maxi challenge: Campaign, market and design one's own brand of bottled water Runway theme: Rainy Day Eleganza Maxi challenge winner: The Vivienne Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Blu Hydrangea and Cheryl Hole Lip sync song: "Call My Name (Wideboys Remix)" by Cheryl Eliminated: Blu Hydrangea Farewell message: "Not just a look Queen! BLU came, BLU slayed, BLU conquered for N.I.♥️ Love you ALL! BLU Hydrangea ♥️"
7	7	"Family That Drags Together"	14 November 2019 (2019-11-14)
For this week's mini-challenge, the queens have a bitchfest with puppets. Divina De Campo wins the mini-challenge. For the main challenge, the queens will give a member of their family a drag makeover. On the runway, Divina De Campo and The Vivienne receive positive critiques, with Divina winning the challenge. Baga Chipz and Cheryl Hole receive negative critiques and are in the bottom two. They lip-sync to "Tears Dry on Their Own" by Amy Winehouse. Baga Chipz wins the lip sync and Cheryl Hole sashays away. Guest judge: Michaela Coel Alternating judge: Alan Carr Mini challenge: Everybody Loves Puppets Mini challenge winner: Divina De Campo Maxi challenge: Give a member of your family a drag makeover Maxi challenge winner: Divina De Campo Maxi challenge prize: RuPeter Badge Bottom two: Baga Chipz and Cheryl Hole Lip sync song: "Tears Dry on Their Own” by Amy Winehouse Eliminated: Cheryl Hole Farewell message: "I'm all gamed out! You're finally get rid of me! Kill it top 3 – So Proud! May the best GIRL win XOXO Cheryl Hole ♥"
8	8	"Grand Finale"	21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
For the final challenge of the season, the queens will write, record and perform their own verses to RuPaul's song "Rock It (To The Moon)". The queens walk the runway one last time. All the previously eliminated queens make an appearance. RuPaul then tells Baga Chipz that she has been eliminated, leaving Divina De Campo and The Vivienne as the final two. They lip-sync to "I'm Your Man" by Wham!. The Vivienne is crowned the winner, leaving Divina De Campo as the runner-up. Alternating judges: Alan Carr & Graham Norton Maxi challenge: Write, record and perform your own verse to RuPaul's song "Rock It (To The Moon)" Runway theme: Final Three Eleganza Extravaganza Eliminated: Baga Chipz Final two: Divina De Campo and The Vivienne Lip sync song: "I'm Your Man" by Wham! Runner-up: Divina De Campo Winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 1: The Vivienne

Reception

The series received very positive reviews from critics, with The Guardian describing the series as having "saved RuPaul's Drag Race" as the recent seasons have had a less than positive reception.[17] In their review of the series, iNews awarded the series "five stars" and described it as a "roaring success", despite criticising its omission of a stand-up comedy challenge.[18]

In a more critical review, Vulture stated in its review of the finale that although the season "may have hit some true highs... it couldn’t save Drag Race from its worst impulses".[19]

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[episode2-8] "Downton Draggy". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 2. 10 October 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode3-9] "Posh on a Penny". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 3. 17 October 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode4-10] "Snatch Game". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 4. 24 October 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode5-11] "Girl Groups Battle Royale". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 5. 31 October 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode6-12] "Thirsty Werk". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 6. 7 November 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode7-13] "The Family That Slays Together". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 7. 14 November 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

[episode8-14] "Grand Finale". RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Season 1. Episode 8. 21 November 2019. BBC iPlayer / WOW Presents Plus.

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[Episode_7-16] "Episode 7". BBC. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 5 November 2019.

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[19] Curto, Justin (21 November 2019). "RuPaul's Drag Race U.K. Finale Recap: The Queen of England". Vulture. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.