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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 4
Promotional poster for Series 4
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerDanny Beard
Runner-upCheddar Gorgeous
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkBBC Three / BBC One (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release22 September (2022-09-22) –
24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 3
Next →
Series 5
List of episodes

The fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK began airing on BBC Three on 22 September 2022.[1][2][3] RuPaul returned to his role as main host and head judge, and was again joined on the judging panel by Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton, all of whom returned for their respective fourth series. The series was filmed in Manchester in February 2022.[4][5] The cast for the fourth series was revealed on 7 September 2022 on social media.[6][7] The cast also featured Dakota Schiffer, the first out trans woman to compete in the British version of the show.[8][9]

The winner of the fourth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK was Danny Beard, with Cheddar Gorgeous as the runner-up.

Production

On 27 October 2021, it was announced via the shows official Instagram page, that casting for the fourth series was now open.[10] Applications remained open for two weeks until closing on 10 November 2021.[10] Hannah Waddingham revealed herself to be first celebrity guest judge during an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live, hosted by RuPaul.[11] The fourth series will be the first regular series of the show to be broadcast on BBC Three following RuPaul's Drag Race: UK vs the World earlier in the year, with the show's success being credited in the decision to bring back the previously defunct television channel.[12][13] On 30 August 2022, a ten-second teaser was released by the BBC to promote the series premiere with the caption "Bring it to the RUNW4Y".[14] The BBC released the list of celebrity guest judges the following day.[15][16][17][18]

Judge Graham Norton revealed in an interview with Gay Times that the competitors that appeared on the fourth series were "some of the best queens we've ever seen".[19] Norton said because the series was a post-COVID-19 season, the queens had a lot more freedom[19] and that it was, "very hard for the [season three] queens in COVID because they weren't making any money and lots of the dressmakers had stopped working. I think it was really hard during COVID, so this is definitely a post-COVID season and it's great. You can look forward to it. You don't need to worry!"[19] It was revealed that executives had recruited former The Jeremy Kyle Show bodyguard known as "Big Steve", to work on the show.[20] On 1 September 2022, the BBC announced the series would premiere on 22 September, to coincide with the conclusion of the third season of Canada's Drag Race and the second season of RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under.[2]

In September 2022, the BBC reported that Series 2 contestant, Cherry Valentine, had died at the age of 28.[21][22][23] Subsequently, the second episode from Series 4 was dedicated to Cherry Valentine in their memory on 29 September 2022.[24] RuPaul missed filming during Episode 7, therefore Visage took over as main judge and host, whilst Raven took Visage's spot on the judging panel.[25][26] It subsequently made it the first episode RuPaul has missed from across all Drag Race franchises hosted by RuPaul himself.[27] Coincidentally, it made Raven the first former Drag Race contestant to judge on a RuPaul fronted franchise.[28]

Contestants

See also: List of Drag Race contestants § RuPaul's Drag Race UK

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

Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4 and their backgrounds[29]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Danny Beard 29 Liverpool, England Winner
Cheddar Gorgeous 38 Manchester, England Runner-up
Black Peppa 29 Birmingham, England 3rd place
Jonbers Blonde 33 Belfast, Northern Ireland
Pixie Polite 29 Brighton, England 5th place
Dakota Schiffer 22 Horsham, England 6th place
Le Fil 36 Brighouse, England 7th place
Baby 25 South London, England 8th place[a]
Sminty Drop 23 Clitheroe, England 9th place
Copper Topp 38 Cheltenham, England 10th place
Starlet 23 Surrey, England 11th place
Just May 32 Essex, England 12th place

Notes:

  1. ^ Baby quit the competition after the lip-sync.

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Danny Beard won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 4.
  Cheddar Gorgeous was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  SAFE indicates that the contestant was declared safe by the judges.
  BTM (Bottom) indicates that the contestant was up for elimination.
  ELIM (Eliminated) indicates that the contestant was eliminated.
  QUIT indicates that Baby quit the competition.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[30] 2[31] 3[32] 4[33] 5[34] 6[35] 7[36] 8[37] 9[38] 10[39]
Danny Beard SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN Winner
Cheddar Gorgeous SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE Runner-up
Black Peppa WIN SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE BTM BTM Eliminated
Jonbers Blonde SAFE BTM SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE Eliminated
Pixie Polite SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest
Dakota Schiffer BTM WIN WIN SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Le Fil SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Baby SAFE SAFE WIN BTM QUIT
Sminty Drop SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Copper Topp SAFE WIN ELIM Guest Guest
Starlet SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Just May ELIM Guest 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.
  The contestant was eliminated after their third time in the bottom.
  The contestant was in the bottom two and quit the competition following the lip-sync.
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
1[30] Dakota Schiffer vs. Just May "Let Them Know"
(Mabel) 		Just May
2[31] Jonbers Blonde vs. Starlet "About You Now"
(Sugababes) 		Starlet
3[32] Black Peppa vs. Copper Topp "This Is Real"
(Jax Jones ft. Ella Henderson) 		Copper Topp
4[33] Baby vs. Sminty Drop "Respectable"
(Mel and Kim) 		Sminty Drop
5[34] Baby vs. Dakota Schiffer "No Way"
(The Cast of Six ft. Renée Lamb) 		Baby
6[35] Black Peppa vs. Le Fil "Stop"
(Spice Girls) 		Le Fil
7[36] Dakota Schiffer vs. Pixie Polite "Miss Me Blind"
(Culture Club) 		Dakota Schiffer
8[37] Black Peppa vs. Jonbers Blonde "Some Kinda Rush"
(Booty Luv) 		None
9[38] Black Peppa vs. Pixie Polite "Another One Bites the Dust"
(Queen) 		Pixie Polite
Episode Contestants Song Winner
10[39] Cheddar Gorgeous vs. Danny Beard "This Is My Life"
(Shirley Bassey) 		Danny Beard

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

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

Episode 1

  • Guy Levy, photographer

Episode 2

Episode 5

Episode 6

Episode 9

Episode 10

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
291"ST4RT Your Engines"22 September 2022 (2022-09-22)
302"Yass-tonbury Festival"29 September 2022 (2022-09-29)
313"Naff-ta Awards"6 October 2022 (2022-10-06)
324"Catty Man"13 October 2022 (2022-10-13)
335"Lairy Poppins: The Rusical"20 October 2022 (2022-10-20)
346"Strictly Come Snatch Game"27 October 2022 (2022-10-27)
357"Queen Team Makeovers"3 November 2022 (2022-11-03)
368"The Squirrel Games"10 November 2022 (2022-11-10)
379"The General Erection Roast"17 November 2022 (2022-11-17)
3810"Grand Finale"24 November 2022 (2022-11-24)

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