The guest judges set to appear in the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been unveiled.
Drag Race UK will return to BBC Three in the autumn, with Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr once again helping RuPaul crown the UK’s next Drag Race superstar.
Joining them this time around will be TV personality Amanda Holden, musicians Beverley Knight, Mabel, Alison Goldfrapp, Simon LeBon and Claire Richards (of Steps fame) and Big Brother host AJ Odudu.
Completing the list of guest judges are model Kristen McMenamy (returning for a second stint on the panel) and Derry Girls favourite Siobhan McSweeney.
Alexandra Burke will also be returning to Drag Race UK, this time as a vocal coach to the queens during musical challenges, former S Club Junior star Aaron Renfree will be offering up his services as a dancer alongside choreographer Claudimar Neto.
The BBC has also unveiled a new portrait of RuPaul to coincide with the announcement, while the two star guests playing the Snatch Game this time around will be be announced “in due course”, as are the queens competing on the new series.
It’s been another big year for Drag Race, with former UK finalist Kitty Scott-Claus currently competing with queens from around the world on the first ever Global All Stars series.
Series one’s Cheryl (formerly known as Cheryl Hole) and series four’s Le Fil also represented the UK on the recent international season Canada vs. The World, which aired its finale on BBC Three over the weekend.