Hello, hello, hello!
Previously on RuPaul's Drag Race UK...
You need to make us chuckle at this year's comedy roast.
CIRCUS MUSIC Wooo!
I know how old a drag queen is from the sound of her piss.
By the time, erm...
Oh, by the time I've finished this joke, God!
LAUGHTER
Remember to wash the soap-ay away!
LAUGHTER
Rileasa-leasa.
It wasn't really a roast. It was sort of like a light grill.
Lill!
You definitely could have taken it further.
La Voix!
Tonight, a star was born.
Condragulations, you are the winner of this week's challenge.
Wow.
Rileasa. Shantay, you stay.
Lill, sashay away.
This programme contains some strong language and adult humour
Let's talk about sex, baby.
Ten weeks ago...
..12 queens entered the Werk Room.
Take it all in.
There were looks, there were lip-syncs.
And queens were eliminated.
Ta-ra!
Now the time has come to crown our queen.
Kyran Thrax.
I came in a bin bag
and now I am going to win that crown.
La Voix.
It's been nerve-racking, it's been exhausting...
Bore off!
..but worth every step of that fight.
Iechyd da!
Marmalade.
I have worked my blooming socks off.
Look over there!
I am so ready to get out there and kill it.
Rileasa Slaves.
Sashay awayo!
This girl over here is a winner.
Chicken dinner.
Heyyy!
The UK's next Drag Race Superstar is...
CHEERING
Top four!
Oh, my God!
We're back in the Werk Room. Rileasa's just sent Lill home.
But do you know what?
I'm in the final! Yes!
Oh, Lill. Yeah.
Oh, my God! Lilly, Lilly!
Oh, I'm just going to miss Lill so much.
She's such an energy in that room.
But with, like, no energy.
It's such a weird paradox.
"Ha-ha, more choreo for you.
"Best of forever. Good luck, gals.
"All my love."
Oh, we love you, Lill. We love you.
She was so incredible.
What an absolute contender.
To see someone like her go home
really tells you how tough this competition is getting.
But if there is one thing I know about Lill,
it's that she's probably not arsed.
God, she was so creative.
That look, that lip-sync, it literally...
A gimp mask! I was terrified for her.
What a way to get eliminated, dressed as a gimpy Marilyn Monroe.
Who else but Lill?
But she really turned it out.
But that said, Rileasa, how do you feel?
You know, when you have, like, these flashing moments,
like people say when they're dying? I literally saw my sister's face.
I saw all the, like, points I'd made
through this competition. I was like, "I am not going home.
"I'm going to be in that final."
And you did it, you're here!
And at this point, honey,
there is nothing that Rileasa
cannot do.
Baby! Now, wipe that final message.
There have been people in this competition
who've seen the crown on their head from day dot.
I never thought about it until now.
Phew, OK. I need to get out of this. I am so sweaty.
I feel like I would be a really cute queen of the UK.
Honey, imagine if I was ruling this country.
Oh, my gosh, y'all would have some good fun.
First and foremost, La Voix, congratulations
on your fourth badge! Oh, my God!
I mean, it's going to be so exhausting
putting four on a morning.
I mean, Kyran, could you imagine?
Shut your mouth!
I'm thrilled.
Guess who's not thrilled?
You can't fit four on a beanie hat anyway.
You can take that fourth badge. I'm taking the crown.
Is it not about badges any more? Oh, hello!
Baby, we're in the finale now.
It's about cash prize, and it's about a crown.
Fine...
I remember that first week, I was sat on that arm there
with 12 bitches around these sofas.
And now there are four. Four. Four!
I could literally kiss you all.
I'm so, so happy.
It feels incredible to be sitting here with these girls.
They bring something so different to each other and so different to me
that it really is anyone's game.
THEY SQUEAL Should we take this off?
Let's take it off, please!
Let's take it off, baby!
Soon we'll be packing our bags...
Help me!
..but I've got that little space left for a crown, a sceptre
and a big wodge of cash.
Ooh! Ahh!
One more week and then I am crowned the winner, baby!
I need a message.
It's so nice having you so far, but honey, it's my time.
Y'all was sleeping on Rileasa.
Y'all ain't sleeping now.
I am serious competition.
ALL: Top four!
Bring on next week.
I'm going to prove I deserve to take that crown
all the way back to Cardiff.
And top one!
Yeah! No, Marmalade.
MARMALADE CACKLES
# RuPaul's Drag Race! #
The winner crowned the UK's next Drag Race Superstar
will receive a cash prize of £25,000.
Tonight, with Michelle Visage,
Graham Norton and Alan Carr.
# RuPaul's Drag Race!
# May the best drag queen win
# Best drag queen win! #
ALL: # Bring it to the runway!
# Runway! Run, run, run, runway!
# Bring it to the runway!
# Runway! Run, run, run, runway! #
It's a new day in the Werk Room and I have reached the finale.
Top four! Ahhhh!
I am going to drink in every last moment I have
in this pink fluorescent hellhole.
And it's such a strong four. It really is.
There have been many times where the person with four badges
or three badges has been beaten by someone else,
and that's what I plan on doing.
I have literally the last few cells of energy left. But, baby!
Baby, let's do this. I am ready for my crown.
If you get the crown, none of us will ever hear the end of it.
I'm taking the crown for world peace.
I think I'm just going to take it while you two fight about it.
KLAXON, ALL SCREAM
Her Majesty did already done had herses.
My top queens.
ALL: Yes!
You know, the British have an expression for everything.
Yeah.
But leave it to this humble American to say just this.
You made it.
And I am so proud of each of you.
Oh, my God! Oh, my God!
Hello, hello, hello. ALL: Hi!
So dashing! Thank you, darling.
My top four queens.
Condragulations.
Thank you.
Now, your charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent
has led you to a moment like this.
And that's something to sing about.
For your final challenge, you need to take the piss
out of a grand finale song worthy of Leona Lewis,
Alexandra Burke
and Michelle McManus.
Yes! OK.
Now, you'll write and record your own winning verses,
and later you'll perfect your moves with choreographer Aaron Renfree.
ALL SCREAM
And when you're not busy being drag pop idols,
you'll each sit down and spill the tea with Michelle Visage and me.
Yay!
Remember, Mamaru believes in you,
so don't fuck it up.
Racers, start your engines,
and may the best drag queen win.
THEY IMITATE ENGINES
Oh, my gosh.
I love that it's a spoof, a comedy spoof. Yes!
"A Different Winner's Story." Mm.
Shall we have a listen? Oh, let's listen to it. Shall we? Let's do it.
Oh, my God. From the first chord.
I feel like Louis Walsh has just thrown up all over this.
You're joking.
This song is...
# Cheese. #
You know, it's like,
# I was a drag queen and now I'm crying for the crown. #
But it's catchy, though.
It's a vibe.
Oh, my God. Girls!
That is the campest thing I've ever listened to. Ah!
Got to write a verse each.
How do we write to that?
We should think about, like, all the challenges we've done
and try and incorporate some of the funny runway looks,
things that have happened. Yeah, referencing.
So for my lyrics, I'm channelling some of
my iconic moments here. It's really hard to pick
because there's been so many.
I'm going into this quite level-headed, but the pressure
is on a little bit because it's an original song,
it's never been done before and we need it to be show-stopping.
So I always think La Voix is incredibly deluded.
She always thinks she's this huge star.
So I think I'm going to channel this like, you know, Vaseline-lensed
smoky studio, but like, everything goes wrong.
I want the wind machine to go in my face and stick to my lip gloss.
Yeah!
I want to stay true to me in the lyrics.
I want it to be comedy and just something that sums up
the whole competition for me, in two words,
because that's all we've got, really.
Ha-ha!
I've got a few ideas.
I definitely want to take that little rap section, I think.
No way! Marmalade? No! Marmalade? Yes.
Yo, Marmalade is gonna rap.
OK, Eminem.
Come through.
And already from this I've got a few ideas,
so I can't wait to lay down my track.
Oh, is that Marmalade rapping? Yeah.
DJ Marmalade! Yeah.
I love writing poetry, soliloquies,
so I can't wait to put down on paper
why I deserve this.
And for it to rhyme.
I feel I'll reference the fact that now I'm a seamstress...
Yeah. ..I'm a singer, I'm a comedian. All your new skills.
Like this feels like more like a celebration than a challenge. Yeah.
Off of the back of the Girl Group and the Rusical,
I feel seasoned with, like, my new-found singing skills.
So I'm coming for these girls.
She's an assassin.
Three, two, one, season six, let's go!
THEY CHEER
Hello.
Hello, Marmalade. Hi.
Marmalade, my goodness.
I got to tell you, in your audition, I had no idea
that you would be as amazing as you are.
I love that. I've got here and I've, like, discovered so much.
How important was it that you presented your looks?
My day job, I make clothes for other people.
But I was finding myself getting stuck
in making other people's dreams come true.
So a lot of it was for me to have that moment to say,
"No, I can do that, too."
And there were so many times where I thought,
"Well, I'm wasting my time.
"They're not going to see this little detail that I'm putting in."
And the fact that you appreciated every bit,
I felt so...validated.
Now throughout this competition, when you look back,
what makes you laugh the most?
It was you saying my mum's name. Aw. And she walked up and she went,
"I'm waxed head to toe. I'm ready."
THEY LAUGH
And I was like, "That's my mum."
And it was amazing because I was waiting for a badge
for quite a while, and I was like getting my first badge
with my mum watching... Aw. ..that's the win.
And you're Welsh? I am Welsh indeed.
Proud to represent Wales in this competition? Very proud.
When I walked in and I saw Actavia I was like,
"I wanted to be the only Welsh one. How dare you!
"How very dare you!"
But no, I love Actavia. Because I'm South Wales, she's North Wales.
Culturally, very different places.
I'm glad that both are being represented.
So then, my darling, what would it mean to you to be crowned
the UK's next Drag Race Superstar?
I really do feel I represent such a wide breadth of British drag.
I think I represent Cardiff and Wales amazingly, and to bring
that crown into the Prince of Wales pub in Cardiff, get a round
with it on my head and then fall down the stairs pissed
would be just sensational.
THEY LAUGH
Well, thank you so much... Thank you.
..for giving us so much beauty, so much grace.
We will see you out there.
Yes.
Not if I see you first.
THEY LAUGH
KYRAN SCREAMS Oh, my God! Oh!
Wow. I brought my own beverage, just in case.
What is bin juice?
Well, in this case, it's a lot of superglue and paint.
Uh-huh! MICHELLE LAUGHS
Kyran, you came into this competition guns a-blazing.
What's been a personal highlight for you?
Just to say that I have won Snatch Game is just beyond
my wildest dreams.
We've seen Elvis impersonations.
I've never seen one like that before.
I just think I've always kind of just had a bit of a weird brain,
and it feels like a huge strength to me.
What's been the toughest part for you, Kyran?
Last week, like, threw me for a loop.
I've only ever had lovely critiques
and then kind of felt a little bit like whiplash.
I know that you've been very confident
throughout this competition.
Were you surprised that that happened?
It surprised me more than I was expecting,
how I kind of got in my head.
Sitting here talking about your confidence.
It's not traditionally British, is it?
No, it's not.
I have been told, actually, my confidence is much more American.
THEY LAUGH
But I don't know. I've always been, like, of the opinion,
you don't want to see a self-conscious drag queen. Right.
There's a fine line between confidence and cocky, right?
So I really think that I've learned that over this experience.
Where did you get that strength from?
Me and my mum, we went through a lot.
And a lot of things that happened kind of
made me start to not like myself.
And she would always tell me to tell myself that I love myself
and that I'm talented.
My mum is the strongest person...
..in this entire world.
I've just always wanted to repay her for everything
that she's done for me and everything that she's given me.
She is my hero.
She is.
She will be proud of you. Oh, yeah.
We are all proud of you.
What would it mean to you to be crowned
the UK's next Drag Superstar?
It would mean everything to me.
I just want to show young people that are growing up in a place
where the odds are stacked against them...
..if you work hard and you love yourself, you can do anything.
KYRAN SNIFFS
I want to be that for people.
You already are.
Well, thank you very much.
Thank you, Kyran. Thank you.
Hello. Hello, La Voix. Hi, hi.
Look at your four badges there.
I feel like a mayor. I feel like I need to go and open a supermarket.
Uh-huh! Did you expect to win four badges?
I genuinely didn't think I would.
I thought, "These kids are going to be so young and fresh,
"and I'm going to look a bit dated."
There is a bit of dated in you, but we celebrate that.
What makes your drag you, and it's good.
I'm so proud of it.
I adore what I do, so I think it's my own doubt of,
"How long can I keep doing Liza?"
You know, who's going to say, "Who?", you know.
MICHELLE LAUGHS You know.. That will happen.
It will happen.
What was it like to have your father here with you?
You gave me a side of my dad I've never seen.
He was just... He was so funny. He was.
He said to me at the end, "I want to go home and just have a big cry.
"This has been the best day of my life."
Oh!
He is an absolute doll. I fell in love with him.
That means a lot. Thank you.
What was the toughest part for you in this competition?
Believing that I'm...
I've got this far because of my talent.
With experience also comes knockbacks and rejection.
I think I got so used to, "Not this time."
And I think I just accepted,
"I'm 43, maybe I'm not going to get that break."
So...this blows my mind.
This...
This blows my mind.
Based on what you did last week,
you are going to host a television show.
You are a phenomenal talent. LA VOIX EXHALES
I don't know what happened before, but in my experience,
my life really began at 40.
Really? It really did.
Which of course begs the question, what would it mean to you
to be crowned the UK's next Drag Race Superstar?
LA VOIX EXHALES
It would propel me to an absolute new beginning.
Doesn't matter how old you are, you can reinvent yourself
and go back out there and share that gift.
By the way, you're not old. Right. No, I'm not old. OK.
But it might get me the crown if I say that.
La Voix, you are fabulous.
Thank you, doll. Thank you so much.
Hello. Rileasa!
Hello, darlings.
Oh, my gosh, look at you.
I remember your audition tape.
Do you feel you've shaken your association with Rihanna
in this competition?
I think yes. The challenges that you guys threw at us,
being able to be silly, to be weird... Yeah.
..to explore my drag in a different way.
There's so much more to you... Yeah. ..than being sexy.
Rileasa represents a period in my life where I was like,
"OK, these are all things
"that have scared you or you've been, like, bullied about."
Like, "You're too effeminate. You're too this."
I know growing up in the islands,
it's not very easy for especially effeminate young boys. Yeah.
Like, my mum's a Jehovah's Witness and so I grew up in the faith.
Like, on one hand, I am grateful for it cos it gave me, like,
some sort of moral steering.
But also, there was a confliction with me
when I was hitting the age of 11 where I was like,
"OK, I kind of know who I am," and sort of, like,
feeling like who I am is a sin.
Yeah. And I remember going to bed at night
praying to wake up not gay.
And I feel I'm still peeling those layers.
Like, even having my sister here, that was, like...
That was, uh... Was it?
Yeah. I'm very close to her,
but at the same time, I think
there's a part of me which was so scared,
if people knew who I was,
maybe the love you have for me is going to change.
Let me tell you this. You crossed those lines. Yeah.
That's the beginning. Yeah.
That's my prize, coming out of this.
Knowing that I actually, without realising, have so much love
surrounding me that I've just not allowed it in.
So what would it mean to you to be crowned
the UK's next Drag Race Superstar?
It's crazy because I never thought it would be possible.
But I also know from this process, if it didn't happen,
which probably sounds wrong to say,
for me, right now, I already have a crown.
You are such a beacon for all the people who are stuck in places
where they're not accepted.
So, bravo.
Thank you. Thank you, Rileasa.
I mean, I ain't saying I don't want it!
I definitely want the crown.
All right? And the 25,000.
OK?
Cos I got things I want to buy.
Yes, girl!
Hello! Hello, hello.
I'm walking into rehearsals with Aaron Renfree
and I'm like, "Yes, give me the moves, baby!"
Let's bring this
finale performance to life.
Well, it's the final.
ALL: Ahhh!
You're going to go for that big finale moment,
lots of passion, lots of emotion.
We're going to really put you through your paces today.
Should we try chorus? Yes! Yes! Let's do it.
With this chorus, it's "write a different winner's story".
It's such a lovely lyric
and I love the, like, the kind of whole meaning behind it.
So I actually know how to sign that.
So all you have to do is, it's literally...
Different is from here. Diff...erent.
And then winner's,
you just go here and then down.
And then story is just sto...ry.
"Different winner's story"
in sign language!
So good. And with the thumbs,
make it kind of like you're doing a little cute...bring it down.
OK. That's it. Yes.
Like it's signed choreography.
So you kind of can still enjoy yourself, if that makes sense. Yeah.
So that's your first, like, mini dance break.
So from here, let's just slowly start cranking it up.
And then we're full...full off. Yeah, full-on.
Six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four,
five and six.
Boom, boom, boom.
Miss Aaron's down there like, "Step, step, bam, boom, down."
Up and down.
Step, slap, boom, boom.
Calm down, babes. I've just had my lunch.
Go, look, look.
Oh, that's quick. That is fast.
Six, seven, eight.
We go one, two, three, four.
This is definitely a challenge, but I did not get to this point
by not rising to the challenges.
Well done.
Let's go again from the top.
Five, six, seven, eight.
Oh, oh... Oh, shit. ..up.
It's a lot. It's a lot.
One and two and three and four.
Five. Ah!
I am worried I'm going to be the one that's left behind now.
Ah!
But it's the final challenge.
So it's just two? One, two... One, two,
three and four. Yes!
So I've just got to get rid of any doubt
and just throw myself into it.
I like it! Yeah. I like it.
So what's going to happen is, we're just doing
a nice little canon moment. You're going to go to the right,
and you're going to go to the left
and we're going to reveal.
Oh, that's cool! Yeah.
Oh, my gosh.
It is giving pure cheese.
It is giving brie.
We're in the moment. We're in the moment.
Go through.
Oh!
We are the... Oh, yes! Oh, yes! Drama!
Get ready.
I am so obsessed with everything that we're doing.
It has to be in sync.
It's almost, cos it's very, "Boom! Position,"
we have to punch this first bit out.
Everybody in this room right now is pulling up to the challenge.
Look.
Pull, and up, down, down.
Yeah. It's great, Aaron, I love it. Sweet.
I'm up here with some stars,
and I need to make sure that my star is shining, honey.
She needs to be like the sun.
Love it. Down, then slide back.
Boom!
Fabulous. Thanks, Aaron! Ahhh!
So we've come to the end of the rehearsal now.
How are you feeling? It's, like, a lot to take in,
but I feel like once it's in the body, I can then forget the moves
and... INHALES DEEPLY
I know that once those moves are in,
I'm going to get the performance of my life.
The finale performance can either make or break a winner.
Good luck, and I will see you on the main stage.
Bye!
I want that crown, y'all.
So I'm going to hit this one.
Ahh! Oh, yes! Ca...ca...
Carry the winner!
Look at my pretty little baby!
Hey, hey, hey!
Somebody is getting crowned today
and I just feel
so happy!
It's finale day! Yes! Ahhh!
And I can't wait to do this performance.
I can't believe we're here.
This is madness. Look at all that space!
We're in the top four! Ahhh!
Oh, my gosh.
This whole race
has been absolutely life-changing.
I've just dealt with so many things
that I was telling myself I couldn't do.
Just one thing I need to learn, and that's the words
and then the choreo.
And then work out what I'm wearing, and then I'll be absolutely fine.
I feel like I'm going to walk away from this competition
not scared of anything, pushing myself into new challenges,
and mainly just having more fun.
This morning I woke up and I just felt like,
immediately so emotional, like.
I feel like we've ugly cried enough at this point.
Yeah, I agree. No, my crying is fierce.
I cry like this.
That toilet's still blocked.
THEY LAUGH AND SHOUT
Oh, my God!
Hey!
Oh, hello, Ginger,
Miss Winner Of Season Five.
Oh, my God!
How are you doing?
Oh, I am gagged!
Let me get a chair, get some make-up on your faces
and we'll get all the gossip. Yes! Right...
I am, of course, here to do a very important job
and hand over the sceptre later on. Gosh!
Still hanging on to the last few seconds of it
before one of you lot gets it! I know, yeah.
But before that, you must be feeling very tired right now.
I was like a dishcloth that had been wrung out by this stage.
Yeah. The adrenaline is just pumping us through.
I was terrified of our final performance
cos we all know I'm not exactly a dancer.
But, you know, you've just got to dig down and find it,
because you never know. Yeah. Yeah. You never know until it's over.
Knowing that a winner of Drag Race
has had all the same concerns that I'm having right now,
it lets me know that I absolutely deserve to be here.
But I must say that some of my best memories
of being in this big pink box of dreams are from this last day,
because it's a chance to sort of reflect a little bit.
Do you feel like you've all bonded well?
Yeah, cos no-one else really knows what the experience is like
in the Werk Room. The pressure, the fun, the laughter, the tears.
Now you have a ready-made set of sisters.
And we're all your sisters as well.
It's not just the ones that you've had on your series with you.
We're all bonded by this thing now. Yeah. Yeah.
So any time you need to lean on someone,
just reach out to one of the other queens.
Outside of here, I don't get to spend a lot of time with queens,
so to be here for ten weeks
and to get to know these girls as artists and as human beings,
I'm so grateful to have sisters in these queens now.
What was the first thing you did when you finished and you got out?
Sleep for about a month. That's what I did. Oh, gosh.
I'm glad I did because I haven't slept since.
You know... Yeah, of course.
The train doesn't stop from now on, girls.
And then the real fun begins!
There's an excitement in me now.
I'm really looking forward to what is on the other side of this.
Maybe I got fans.
That's so strange, the thought. Ha!
Well, I am not going to get in your way any longer.
Head in the game, get on with the task.
Don't worry about anything else that's going on around you.
Good luck. Thank you so much, Ginger.
Lovely to see you. Thank you, darling. Take care.
Thanks, honey.
Everybody in! Come on. Let's have a group hug. Get in here.
Oh, yes! GINGER LAUGHS
You can do it. You smell so good! Let's go.
All right, Ginger, lovely speaking to you but I've got to crack on.
Good luck, girls. Bye!
I'll see you later when you're handing me that sceptre, girl.
I love you girls.
I came, I slayed,
and now it's time to conquer the final challenge!
Baby, the competition is on, my coochie is out...
..give me that damn money!
Bring on the choreo!
Bring on the pyros!
Bring on A Different Winner's Story, baby!
LAUGHTER
# Cover girl, put the bass in your walk
# Head to toe
# Let your whole body talk...#
Welcome to the Grand Finale of RuPaul's Drag Race UK.
Michelle Visage!
Now, I hear you, Graham and Alan are forming a band. It's true.
What are you calling yourselves?
Well, it was a toss up between No Harmony and One Erection...
..so we settled on Destiny's Grandparents.
LAUGHTER
Eh? I can't hear you!
Exactly!
Destiny's Grandparents rule!
National treasure Graham Norton, what's your first single?
Ooh! Er, it's got to be either
Lost My Breath, or Can't Find My Teeth!
I like the latter.
And the super specsy Alan Carr,
do you have a solo song on the album?
Yes, it's a ballad.
If I Can't Sell It, I'm Going To Sit On It!
And it's dedicated to you, Ru!
Aww!
This week, we challenged our final four to sing
and perform A Different Winner's Story.
And tonight on the runway, the category is...
..Grand Finale Eleganza.
Racers, start your engines, and may the best drag queen win!
Here to make history - Kyran Thrax!
La Voix!
Marmalade!
And Rileasa!
Our final four!
BALLAD PLAYS
# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
# I'll make you grunt like you hate, actually
# Banana split You're gonna cream for me
# Shout out to my baby girl Suzy
# The trash take itself out as royalty
# I've done this all my way
# With trainers on the runway
# Make every song my own
# I sing now from my throne
# La Voix's a star!
# Get out of my way if you're not here to slay
# In the moment We're in the moment
# We are the fashion We're ready to cash in
# We go, oh-oh-oh-oh Oh-oh
# We are fierce, that's the tea
# We are who we're meant to be
# Love yourself, lose the fear
# Write a different winner's story
# In a world where love is a battlefield
# We will fight the fight together
# Now we're down for your crown
# Write a different winner's story
# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
# Must be Marm cos jam don't shake
# Ready for a crown, cos that's my fate
# As Marmalade, looks Marma-slayed
# Now I'm walking down the runway to get Marma-paid
# Out of the jar, the fashion spread
# Marm's coming through to b-butter your bread
# From Mid Glam, straight to the dip
# Crowned Queen of Wales Yeah, Cymru am byth
# Big pussy island girl
# With barely any clothes
# She can sew and tell jokes now
# And she can hit the high notes!
# We are the fashion We're ready to cash in
# We go, oh-oh-oh-oh
# Oh-oh-oh!
# We are fierce, that's the tea
# We are who we are meant to be
# Love yourself, lose the fear
# Write a different winner's story
# In a world where love is a battlefield
# We will fight the fight together
# Now we're down for your crown
# Write a different winner's story... #
Now it's time for something really special!
Is this the part where Beyonce comes out?
Not on the BBC budget, darling!
Please welcome the cast of Season Six!
# We are fierce
# That's the tea
# We are who we're meant to be
# Love yourself, lose the fear
# Write a different winner's story
# In a world where love is a battlefield
# We will fight the fight together
# Now we're down for your crown
# Write a different winner's story
# We are fierce, that's the tea
# We are who we're meant to be
# Love yourself, lose the fear
# Write a different winner's story! #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Woo!
Yeah!
A Different Winner's Story is available right now
to stream and download.
# The world is your runway... #
Category is Grand Finale Eleganza.
Welcome back, our returning queens.
First up, Saki who?
Saki Yew!
I'm so excited to be walking the runway one last time.
Saki, you better work!
I'm serving this beautiful red gown,
some gold accents and stoned hair.
She's off to hit the Saki.
GRAHAM LAUGHS
Unfortunately my experience was cut short,
but I still had an amazing time.
Next, Dita, Dita, Da-da-rita -
Dita Garbo!
What better way to show that I'm a star
than in this custom star coat
teamed with rhinestone boots and gorgeous high-fashion hair?
I've heard of camel toe, but camel head?
I didn't think she'd talk to that high!
You know I'm a star,
I know I'm a star.
Let the world know I'm a star, baby!
It was love at first bite!
Zahirah.
This is the optimum Zahirah Cutie Eleganza.
When she doesn't wear it, it's a dinghy.
Uh-huh!
I am serving purple.
A purple vinyl.
Shining, shining, shining superstar.
So clever to use her intestine as a hem.
Yes. Very clever.
This competition has forced Zahirah to grow,
but most importantly, to be unapologetically me.
Offally nice to see you.
Up next, Kiki Snatch!
Ooh! Check out this Snatch Game.
Have the judges missed this?
Damn right I know they have, I am eating!
Let them eat...snatch?
I am serving
ethereal bridal princess.
It's a revolution.
French.
My run on this series is only the beginning.
And honestly, I wouldn't change anything.
Mm, actually, I would have the 25K.
Chanel O'Conor.
I'm Chanel O'Conor
and I'm still rich as fuck.
I am serving royalty at a Highland banquet.
I'll be dining with the most fabulous of celebrities
and the ugliest of sisters.
Ru, what did Cinderella say when she got to the ball?
I don't know, what did Cinderella say when she got to the ball?
SHE GAGS
Thank you. Thank you.
I am happy to be back to show those girls
this is high escort kind of money.
Did Liberace come in her hair?
MICHELLE LAUGHS
Actavia.
Oh, yes, honey. She arrived
on the Mullet Express.
Murder On The Mullet Express.
I feel absolutely beautiful.
I am literally dripping in jewels.
I've got my ostrich feathers.
Classic glamour, but with a bit of Accie edge.
Any pair of earrings - £5.
Did she get that at Claire's Assessories?
Ooh!
Walking down this runway, I'm feeling grateful.
And I'm just so, so, so, so happy to experience this
with all of these other bitches.
Actavia. Good for the gut.
Up next, Charra Tea.
This is Charra Tea, full form.
I am red, yellow and blue all over
and I look beautiful.
Do you remember Ronald McDonald?
Yes. Well, this is her now.
I feel incredible in this look.
It's bright, it's colourful, and it's fun.
They have a new meal there, Ru.
Oh, really? What is it? The prolapse burger.
It comes out of the buns.
I'm feeling so proud of myself
and I hope everyone else is proud of me as well.
Up next, Lill.
Ah, she's coming from an all-nighter
at the Tower of London. MICHELLE LAUGHS
Tonight, I'm giving you some Joan of Arc realness.
I've got the scars and I've lived to tell the tale.
ALAN: You've got chain mail.
I'm completely encrusted in diamantes.
I feel powerful, I feel strong, I feel gorgeous.
Ooh, that's a Lancelotta ass.
OK!
I've had so many challenges thrown at me,
I'm ready to take on any battle.
Apart from choreo.
Did you come from the Battle of Vagincourt?
Your teacher's on the phone.
And now our final four queens.
First up, Kyran Thrax.
Ooh, there's something about Kyran.
I hope that's hair gel.
I cannot believe that I am walking the runway as a finalist.
This is everything.
All right, wrap it to go!
We've got this huge shoulder piece.
We've got this beautiful black fabric.
My hair is defying gravity.
You're being taped.
I can't find the end.
I wanted to do something that would honour
where my life could have ended up -
trapped and feeling like you'll never get out of something.
Nobody's ever worn anything like this on Drag Race
and I'm so proud to be presenting this right now.
Up next, La Voix.
Aww! Stick a Flake in it!
It's so nice just to be classic La Voix on this runway.
I've done everything, from a volcano
to having a bucket of water thrown over me.
I'm back in my glamorous gown and I'm feeling amazing.
Yes, she is serving.
Or should I say soft serving?
I am dripping in diamonds.
I feel like a Disney princess meets Eva Peron.
Terrible.
I don't know if I want a 99 or a 69.
Mmm.
The last walk down that runway is so emotional
and you don't want to forget a single step.
Up next, Marmalade.
Gowns are for what?
Shoplifting.
Here it is -
my final mark on this runway.
This is the pinnacle of Marmalade.
Who left the marmalade on the table?
This look is French Rococo, futuristic glamour.
Can I just tell you something?
I've had a radiator stolen from my dressing room!
If you weren't sure who the fashion queen was this season,
now you know.
Taxi!
Oh, never mind. I'll walk.
THEY LAUGH
Up next, Rileasa-leasa.
Moschino Barbie.
You wanted an island bad bitch.
She's here, baby, this is my moment.
And she is giving you red-carpet-ready pop star.
She bangs.
The bob is bobbing, the body is bodying.
The black is against the gold.
The name is on the body too.
She's branded.
It's the Leather Girls.
Yes.
Wow. What a journey, huh?
Y'all got to see me.
So take it in. Celebrate it.
Mother's here to feed you.
Welcome, my final four queens.
Tonight we celebrate each of you.
And let me just say that what you've done is amazing.
I am so proud of you, it's ridiculous.
I just want to say that from my heart.
Because we see you.
We see you and we smell you.
And with that said, it's time for your final critiques,
starting with Kyran.
The thing about you, Kyran,
is it's been so much fun to watch you in this competition.
I think the turning point for me was Hugh Grunt...
KYRAN GRUNTS
..where you were willing to just bare all of the idiocy that lives
inside of you, and it showed me that you're willing to take risks.
For me, the standout moment was your George Michael.
# L-G-B-T-Q-I-A... #
You found everything in it,
and it worked on all sorts of levels.
Tonight in the performance, you sounded fantastic.
And with your performance, it was all about the highlights.
You could have done another verse.
Elvis in the Snatch Game - pure genius.
I'm always lonesome, baby.
You're so anarchic and subversive.
I've loved all of your looks.
And you couldn't really look more beautiful than you do today.
Now, some people just stop at the black dress.
But no, you mess it all up by covering it in Sellotape!
But that's you!
You know, what's so exciting about this final four -
each of you is so different from the other
and it shows the diversity that the UK has to offer.
And Kyran, you are one of a kind.
Thank you.
Did you have fun doing the number?
I had so much fun.
Every single week here has just been pure joy
and I cannot thank you enough.
Honestly, this has been the best ten weeks of my entire life.
Yeah, it's like summer camp.
Yeah, but my feet hurt.
LAUGHTER
Thank you, Kyran.
Thank you. Thank you all so much.
All right, up next, La Voix.
Before this competition, I knew you were a powerhouse entertainer,
but I had no idea the level of your skill.
You are beyond talented.
There were so many highlights.
A spot-on impersonation of Liza.
UPROAR
Or your roast. One-liners after one-liners.
Do you know Michelle's a DJ?
Yes, a decrepit judge. That's right.
Knocking it out of the park.
Then you'll do funny little twisty things.
I love your Princess Diana.
The flume ride and the tennis.
And tonight, I mean, look at you.
Just spectacular. In your performance,
that was fantastic.
You were glowing and beaming, and you did a great job
with the choreography.
Just all of it.
I'm so glad that you're standing here.
You earned it. You're a fucking pro!
Thank you.
Your second act starts today.
It's amazing how you've represented this country.
Beautiful.
Thank you so much.
Have you surprised yourself? Oh, my God.
Like, massively.
The enjoyment has been through the roof.
That song we did today... Yeah. ..it was so much fun.
Yeah.
And these queens are just incredible.
I wanted to come on here to push myself, make that sort of sisterhood
and have that sort of camaraderie.
And this has gone next level.
Thank you, La Voix. Thank you.
All right. Up next, Marmalade.
Marmalade, when we first saw you
and you did your spoken-word performance...
I've always loved the feeling of feathers on my toes.
..you were wearing a, dare I say, drab suit.
I didn't know what to make of you.
And then the runways started.
It was runway after runway after runway.
You weren't just wearing them, you made them.
My favourite look was Semifinal Vinyl.
I was like, "She's a genius."
This - this is just beautiful.
The colour palette of that dress with your make-up - glorious.
And it has the other bit of Marmalade that I wasn't expecting.
It has that sense of humour.
It's no surprise that you're standing here.
You were fantastic in the performance.
You gave it all that you had.
Over all these weeks,
you've let us in a little bit more, a little bit more,
and here you are today. Thank you.
Looking like the queen that you are.
I'm, I'm very proud of you.
I don't know if you feel the same at this point -
I don't feel like I'm competing any more.
I think I probably had the most fun I've ever had in drag -
having fun, representing myself,
enjoying the time I've got left with these absolute fools.
So, thank you.
Thank you.
Up next, Rileasa-leasa.
When I saw you in the first week, and you were super sexy
as you crawled around the stage, I thought, "Oh, is that it?"
As the weeks have gone on, I found out
you've got a great sense of humour and you're hugely likeable.
Even when in Hate, Actually, you were the Alan Carr stalker...
I love you, Alan.
..you were really creepy,
but I was still going, "Oh, bless."
And your level of performance changed as well.
You did that Adele...
# London girl... #
And the vocal in the performance today -
I think those were things that maybe you weren't quite sure you could do.
But your real gift is you have presence.
I really noticed it in the chat show.
You exuded something just sitting there, something you can't bottle.
You could do whatever you want
and I will be there to watch it and enjoy it.
In the performance,
listen, I knew it was going to be some kind of two-piece
with you, Rileasa.
And it should be, baby. It should be.
But I get this reference.
It's the Moschino Barbie Doll that you're doing tonight.
I like that it's covered up on the finale,
and you still look sexy and fully realised.
The thing I'm most excited about, you're opening yourself up in ways
on a personal level that you never have before.
We have witnessed the rebirth of Rileasa.
RILEASA EXHALES
I know what I'm good at, and I knew what I wasn't good at,
and I knew I'd have to face those things here.
I came in here not knowing how to sew.
Now I sew like Marmalade. LAUGHTER
You know, like, honey.
I don't often do it, but I'm going to give myself my flowers.
I'm proud of myself.
I did not see myself here.
Sometimes our own limits are set by ourselves and not from actually
the possibilities that are there already waiting for us.
Yeah. Lovely. Wonderful.
My queens,
many sweet, sensitive souls are watching this show right now,
looking for clues on how to navigate their lives.
With them in mind,
I want to ask -
Kyran Thrax, if you could travel back in time,
what advice would you give to seven-year-old Kyran?
Oh, Kyran.
You are going to go through things that could break you.
You are going to be given every single reason to give up.
But don't. Listen to your mum,
cherish her, and know that whatever you do,
whatever you do in your life,
she will be proud, and she will be in your corner.
And also, stop stuffing potato smiley faces under the sofa,
it's really fucking weird!
All right, La Voix -
what advice would you give to one-year-old Christopher?
Aww!
Oh!
You're going to feel so different to other people.
You're going to spend years trying to just get people to like you.
But that one thing that is different
is what's going to be the making of you.
And the thing you want to do for work, it's not going
to be in fashion at the time, it's not going to be on-trend.
You hang on in there, because it will come back
with a massive resurgence
and you will have that break you never thought you'd get.
And don't go on that date with a man called Keith...
LAUGHTER
..because that rash didn't clear up by itself.
Marmalade,
what advice would you give to five-year-old Jack?
Oh!
Oh, my God, you little fairy.
You weren't fooling anyone, were you, chicken?
You will encounter a lot of failure,
but know that all of those failures
are going to lead you to your greatest success,
which is standing here today.
And I'd also like to tell you that I love you,
and I wish I told you that more.
And go easy on your mum.
You have no idea how hard she's working for you,
and she will continue doing that
right up until she's wearing a silly little wig on this stage.
And if I could really time travel,
I'd like to give you this week's winning Lottery numbers.
Thank you.
Rileasa,
what advice would you give to three-year-old Karayal?
Oh!
You have a light in you, baby.
And the world's going to tell you that that light is too bright
and it's going to make you make that little squishy hand go down.
And you will learn fear.
But I tell you, later on,
those things you feared you will one day face,
and the person you'll become on the other side of that pain,
will help other people find their light.
Don't question the love that surrounds you,
because your parents love you.
Your sister loves you.
You don't need to protect them from who you are,
because you're not a monster, baby.
And one day, you're going to stand up
and go and put that hand back up like this,
and you're going to wear a black dress with gold on,
and you're going to feel sexy as hell, bitch. All right?
Wow.
Well, thank you, ladykins.
Now, there's just one more thing.
It's time for you and the returning queens
to choose this season's Miss Congeniality.
THEY ALL GASP
So, while you untuck and vote in the Werk Room,
the judges and I will deliberate.
You may leave the stage.
Thank you. Thank you.
THEY CHEER
We are back and untucked and I'm emotionally exhausted, y'all!
But I'm seeing these queens here and it's like, "Wow!"
It's so good to see you all. Look at this!
This is a crazy, messed up kind of dysfunctional family,
but I'm happy to be part of it.
That out there onstage was very emotional. It was, babe.
We spoke to our younger selves.
Mine was a wood carving.
With a spear, being chased by a mammoth!
Oh, my God! So, ladies, I was the first to go,
so fill me in. What's the tea? What's been happening?
One of the biggest things was Chanel and Marmalade
almost killed each other. Oh, yes!
Lill has won the badge.
I'm just glad it didn't go to Marm.
Chimed in maybe I'd say about 10% of the time.
Ooh! And I cannot take it back. We just have to deal with it.
I just need a minute. I just need a minute.
I will say, it was not my finest moment.
But the pressure does sometimes make you do terrible
and horrendous things.
But it will be one of my biggest regrets
ever saying the horrible things I said to you.
You know, in the moment I hated it, but now I love it!
You know, in a very weird, fucked up way,
I think I've missed Chanel a lot.
It was tough at the time, but at least I got an outfit
out of it! Yeah! The whole thing was very camp,
so I'm never going to let her forget it. Sorry, Chanel!
I'll be giving you 10% for the rest of your life.
So I've been really nice this whole season, and...
LAUGHTER
..because I'm so nice, I thought I would ask about looks,
who perhaps is a toot or a boot.
And I'm going to start off with Kiki's Design Challenge.
THEY SHRIEK Oh, Kiki!
It was iconic, though. It was iconic.
I'll break this mothertucking glass!
Oh!
Things are a bit chaotic with the 12 of us back.
I think everything Marmalade wore on the runway was a big fat boot.
Oh!
I think the bubbles are going to everyone's head.
It was just some nice peace and quiet earlier!
Can I go back?
Lill, with your amazing insight into this world...
Yes.
..how could you sum up season six in three words?
Oh, my God!
THEY LAUGH
Lill, you know how I do it. A lorra, lorra laughs!
These queens really are my sisters
and we are going to be bonded for life.
Here's a big toast and a big cheers to season six.
Yes!
Season six. Yay!
I can't imagine doing this process with any other crossdressers,
and I love them all.
Well, I don't mean to address the elephant in the room,
or should I say the pink furry box, but I think it's time
for the first time in Drag Race UK history
to vote for Miss Congeniality!
THEY SHRIEK
Chanel, you're going to win by a landslide!
Someone's about to be crowned Miss Congeniality.
But, honey, most importantly, someone's about to be crowned
the UK's next Drag Race Superstar.
Maybe I'll win both.
You're welcome!
All right, this is it. Just between us Squirrel Friends,
what do you think?
Starting with Kyran Thrax.
Kyran started out so strong at Club Tickety Boo.
Just was so fully ridiculous and fully committed
that I knew that this kid was something special.
You know, Kyran Thrax fascinates me.
It's always something slightly unexpected.
There was so much anarchy in there.
It was subversive. It was iconoclastic.
It was everything that made drag fun.
I love that imagination. I love that creativity.
Was able to take direction, but also hang on to the essence
of what Kyran is, which is really brilliant.
I loved getting to peek inside of that imagination.
All right, let's talk about La Voix.
You could line La Voix up with all of those young kids,
and you could look at her and say, "Mm," but her drag never felt old.
It felt true to who La Voix is.
Every single challenge, La Voix just said, "Hold my beer!"
She sort of had, like, this Mary Poppins bag,
which she would dip in and bring out one-liners.
It's nice to hang out with your fans, isn't it?
I'm so thrilled at La Voix being in the final four,
because she represents UK drag in the classiest way possible.
She has invigorated her creativity and her career,
and I think that all of the world
is going to be interested in hiring her.
The world is her oyster at this point.
All right, let's talk about Marmalade.
Marmalade is a look queen. I mean, and what a beautiful look.
It's like when drama, theatre, history, couture, drag meet. Boom!
She was created. And the piece de resistance,
she made them all.
I love the way her mind works.
I find her intriguing.
I'm always watching her. She's funny.
You knew she was a cerebral queen with that poetry.
But the fun has come out. It's an eyebrow, it's a smirk,
it's a twist of a phrase.
I think there's even more fun to be had with Marmalade. Yes.
Rileasa. She was charm personified.
Week one when she came out, "Oh, I'm allergic to cloves,"
and she's biting her lip, rolling around the floor.
I thought, "Oh, here we go."
But you know, I was proved wrong.
Rileasa struggled at times in this competition.
That's what's actually pushing her
into the next chapter of her life.
It's more than just talent.
It's more than showmanship. It's trusting.
And I feel that Rileasa has a new-found faith
that is really boundless.
So for her, it's been amazing.
And there's something about her that when she's onstage,
your eye is drawn to her.
It's really hard being so hot!
Oh, my God, it's exhausting being hot!
Tell us about it!
My eyes are up here!
All of them!
All four of them are up here!
Silence!
I've made my decision.
Bring back my girls.
Welcome back, Queens.
You all voted,
and now it's my pleasure to announce
the winner of Season Six Miss Congeniality is...
..Charra Tea.
Oh, my God!
Condragulations, Charra Tea!
Oh, my God! Thank you.
Oh! Sash, sash! Sash, sash!
Does it make my prolapse look big? Yes!
LAUGHTER
Oh, my God!
Charra Tea, is there anything you'd like to say?
Wait till they see what I said about them behind their backs.
No. I love you all so much,
and I love you all so much, so thank you!
Thank you, a big round of applause for Miss Congeniality, Charra Tea!
Do I get 25 grand?
Aww, thanks, everyone.
My final four queens...
..when I call your name, please step forward.
Rileasa.
Marmalade.
I'm sorry, my dears, this is not your time.
You are both fabulous queens with bright futures.
Thank you for a truly sickening season.
You may join the other girls.
Thank you so much, all of you.
CHEERING
I feel so proud.
There is not an ounce of disappointment in my body.
Mwah, mwah! Kill it.
Oh, the two robbed queens, oh, my God! Exactly, oh, my gosh.
I am so gassed and grateful
for all the things I've learned about myself here.
World, I'm coming for you. All right?
Kyran Thrax.
La Voix.
You are the top two queens of the season.
WHOOPING
If there's anyone I was in the top two with, it would be Kyran.
What a journey we've had together.
My God!
We have such an amazing relationship,
and this just feels so lovely that we get to share this experience.
And may I remind you,
the winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK
will receive a dazzling, one-of-a-kind crown and sceptre...
..and a cash prize of £25,000.
Two queens stand before me.
I've consulted with the judges,
but the final decision is mine to make.
Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a lip-sync performance
of Don't Stop Me Now by Queen.
Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me
and prove to the world...
..that you are the UK's next Drag Race Superstar.
The time has come for you to lip-sync...
..for the crown!
Aaagh!
The season ends as it begins -
me versus La Voix.
I beat you once, and I'll beat you again.
Just want that crown!
I am winning this, Kyran.
Show me the money!
Good luck.
And don't...
..fuck it up.
# Tonight
# I'm gonna have myself a real good time
# I feel alive
# And the world
# I'll turn it inside out, yeah
# I'm floating around in ecstasy
# So don't stop me now
# Don't stop me
# Cos I'm having a good time
# Having a good time
# I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky like a tiger
# Defying the laws of gravity
# I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
# I'm gonna go, go, go
# There's no stopping me
# I'm burning through the sky, yeah
# 200 degrees, that's why they call me Mr Fahrenheit
# I'm travelling at the speed of light
# I want to make a supersonic woman of you
# Don't stop me, don't stop me, don't stop me
# Hey, hey, hey! Don't stop me, don't stop me
# Ooh, ooh, ooh
# Don't stop me, don't stop me
# Have a good time, good time
# Don't stop me, don't stop me Whoa!
# Oh, I'm burning through the sky, yeah
# 200 degrees, that's why they call me Mr Fahrenheit, hey
# Travelling at the speed of light
# I want to make a supersonic man out of you
# Don't stop me now
# I'm having such a good time
# I'm having a ball
# Don't stop me now
# If you want to have a good time just give me a call
# Don't stop me now
# Cos I'm having a good time
# Don't stop me now
# Yes, I'm having a good time
# I don't want to stop at all. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
People of the United Kingdom,
welcome back to the main stage your reigning queen,
the winner of season five, Ginger Johnson!
CHEERING
Yeah!
Hi, Mum. You all right, babe? Aye, I'm all right.
Aye, I'm having the time of my life.
Actually, I was thinking, maybe I could just win again this year.
I was talking to the girls in the Werk Room earlier
and they said it was fine.
LAUGHTER
How has this year been for you?
It's been phenomenal.
Every dream that I could have dreamt has come true.
It's been fabulous.
Thank you, Ginger. Thank you.
Now, the time has come to crown our queen.
Kyran Thrax.
La Voix.
Based on your performances this week and all season long...
..I've made my decision.
The UK's next Drag Race Superstar is...
..Kyran Thrax.
CHEERING
Condragulations, Kyran.
Thank you! You smell so good.
Is there anything you'd like to say?
From now on, every day is bin collection day!
Yes! Now prance, my queen, prance!
This is more than a dream come true.
This is...the accomplishment of a lifetime.
Oh, my God!
I've never felt so proud in my entire life.
Look, Mum, I'm on TV!
And remember, if you can't love yourself,
how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?
Can I get an "amen" up in here?
ALL: Amen!
All right, now let the music play!
# To, to, to, to the moon
# To the moon Baby
# To the moon Come on and take me away
# To, to, to, to the moon
# To the moon Blast off
# To the moon Come on and take me away
# To, to, to, to the moon
# To the moon Baby
# To the moon Come on and take me away
# To, to, to, to the moon
# To the moon Blast off
# To the moon Come on and take me away
# To, to, to, to the moon
# To the moon. #