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RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Series 5
File:RuPaul's Drag Race Promo S5.jpg
Promotional poster for Series 5
Hosted byRuPaul
Judges
No. of contestants10
No. of episodes4
Release
Original networkBBC Three / BBC One (UK)
WOW Presents Plus (International)
Original release28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 4
Next →
Series 6
List of episodes

The fifth series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK begin airing on BBC Three on 28 September 2023. 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 fifth series. The series began filming in Manchester in January 2023.[1][2] The cast for the fifth series was announced on 11 September 2023 on social media.[3][4][5]

Production

On 2 September 2022, prior to the beginning of the fourth series, it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the fifth series was now open.[6][7] Applications remained open for two weeks until closing on 16 September 2022.[8]

The fifth series of the show began filming in January 2023.[9] Carol Vorderman was revealed to be the first guest judge for the fifth series of the show. A producer of the show said: "Everyone at Drag Race UK has wanted to have [Vorderman] on the panel for years, so they’re over the moon that they have finally made it happen. [She] is a household name and very popular with the public. And, crucially, she's a massive fan of the show and gets what it's all about."[9] Sophie Ellis-Bextor was subsequently spotted arriving to film the show.[9] Sinitta was previously reported to have been signed as a guest judge for the fifth series, with a source stating: "Sinitta is one of the most exciting signings in the show’s history. She’s a bona fide gay icon and loves outrageous outfits, so she's perfect for Drag Race".[10] Prior to the series, the show came under scrutiny for the contestants not receiving any cash prize compared to the other Drag Race franchises.[11] Willam, who was a contestant on the fourth season of the American version, commented: "They need to pay the girls a prize. That is thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds worth of outfits and hair. Some of these girls are coming out in the red."[11] Danny Beard, who won the previous series, said that they "could have bought a house", with the money spent preparing for RuPaul's Drag Race UK.[11] On 30 August 2023, the BBC revealed the line up of guest judges and special guests for the fifth series including: Vorderman, Ellis-Bextor, Yasmin Finney,[12] Suranne Jones,[13] Kristen McMenamy,[14] Karen Hauer,[15] Aisling Bea, who appeared as a special guest in the previous series,[16] Joel Dommett, Edward Enninful, Alexandra Burke, Cush Jumbo and Daphne Guinness who previously served as a guest judge on the seventh season of the American version spin-off RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars.[14]

On 12 September 2023 an aftershow, named The After Shave with Danny Beard, was announced. In this series, the equivalent version of the American Whatcha Packin', features series 4 winner Danny Beard and guest, typically a former contestant from British adaptation, discussing the recently aired episode, besides interviewing the most recently eliminated queen about their run on the show.[17]

It has been reported that an eleventh contestant, Crystal Lubrikant, was initially cast on the season, but was disqualified at some point during filming due to alleged misconduct. The contestant was later edited out of episodes prior to her disqualification, and she was not included in either the cast announcement or any other promotional material relating to the series.[18]

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 5 and their backgrounds[19]
Contestant Age Hometown Outcome
Banksie 23 Manchester, England TBA
Cara Melle 26 London, England
DeDeLicious 20 Royal Tunbridge Wells, England
Ginger Johnson 34 Lanchester, England
Kate Butch 26 Buxton, England
Michael Marouli 39 Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Tomara Thomas 25 Hartlepool, England
Vicki Vivacious 36 Redruth, England
Miss Naomi Carter 23 Doncaster, England 9th place
Alexis Saint-Pete 28 London, England 10th place

Contestant progress

Legend:

  Ginger Johnson won RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 5.
  Michael Marouli was the runner-up.
  WIN indicates that the contestant won the challenge.
  TOP2 indicates that the contestant was one of the two best performing in the challenge, but lost the lip sync to win it.
  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.
  Guest indicates that the contestant returned as a guest.
Progress of contestants including placements in each episode
Contestant Episode
1[20] 2[21] 3[22] 4[23] 5[24] 6[25] 7[26] 8[27] 9[28] 10[29]
Ginger Johnson SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE Winner
Michael Marouli SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE BTM WIN WIN Runner-up
Tomara Thomas SAFE SAFE TOP2 WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM Eliminated
DeDeLicious SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE BTM BTM SAFE BTM ELIM Guest
Kate Butch SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WIN ELIM Guest Guest
Cara Melle TOP2 SAFE WIN BTM SAFE SAFE ELIM
Vicki Vivacious WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Banksie SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Miss Naomi Carter SAFE BTM SAFE ELIM Guest Guest
Alexis Saint-Pete SAFE ELIM Guest Guest

Lip syncs

Legend:

  The contestant won the lip sync to win the challenge.
  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 Winner
1[20] Cara Melle vs. Vicki Vivacious "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit"
(Gina G) 		Vicki Vivacious
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
2[21] Alexis Saint-Pete vs. Miss Naomi Carter "Hot in It"
(Tiësto, Charli XCX) 		Alexis Saint-Pete
Episode Contestants Song Winner
3[22] Cara Melle vs. Tomara Thomas "Remember"
(Becky Hill, David Guetta) 		Cara Melle
Episode Contestants Song Eliminated
4[23] Cara Melle vs. Miss Naomi Carter "The Only Way Is Up"
(Yazz) 		Miss Naomi Carter

Guest judges

Listed in chronological order:

Special guests

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

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Upcoming

Episodes

See also: List of RuPaul's Drag Race UK episodes
No.
overall		No. in
series		TitleOriginal air date
391"Tickety-Boo"28 September 2023 (2023-09-28)
402"Purr-fect Looks"5 October 2023 (2023-10-05)
413"Club Bangers"12 October 2023 (2023-10-12)

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