This programme contains strong language.
You're going to give a good old-fashioned roast.
Oh! Oh!
I've told you once, Scarlet,
I've told you twice.
The make-up brush is not a weapon.
La Grande Dame's journey in this competition is very much
like my favourite French city,
because she's going TOULOUSE!
LAUGHTER
Hannah Conda.
You were a joy, as always.
You had a lot of really fun jokes.
Tia Kofi.
Everything worked.
It was just hilarious.
Tia Kofi, Hannah Conda,
you are the top two queens of the week.
At this point in the competition,
if you're not in the top, you are in the bottom.
Hannah Conda, condragulations.
Yeah! You're a winner, baby.
Which queen have you chosen to get the chop?
Scarlet.
Scarlet Envy, sashay away.
The time has come for the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World.
Mayhem.
Arantxa.
I chose Jonbers.
Keta.
Gothy.
Choriza.
What?!
Scarlet.
Tonight, we're challenging our final four in the ultimate
Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown.
This is it. This is the final.
It's about the crown.
It's about winning for your country.
Fraaaance!
It's time to show the world what a mothertucking star I am.
LA GRANDE DAME CACKLES ROBOTICALLY
I'm a bad, bad bitch
and I could kick your ass really easily.
It's just that I'm saving my energy for the Lip Sync Smackdown.
LA GRANDE DAME CHUCKLES
Let's get it.
Oh, yeah.
HANNAH CACKLES
I'm a top-tier competitor.
I have all the skills in my arsenal.
LAUGHTER
You bitches better watch out, because I'm coming for you.
Hannah Conda needs that crown.
She wants it. We're going to take it down under.
HANNAH LAUGHS
# I'm a winner after all... #
Mabuhay, bitches!
I have quite a reputation for lip syncs.
Performing is what I do.
It's a God-given gift.
# I'm a Filipina... #
Baby, I'm here to win this
and I'm just waiting for Ru to crown this Filipina queen.
You were born to do drag.
Being here means so much to me.
Now it's time to bring them down.
DEEP LAUGHTER
# Filipina winner... # Yes!
Tia!
This is it. It's the finale.
I'm the best version of myself that I've ever been.
She's not basic any more.
I feel like a final evolution of Pokemon.
I know I'm very sexy, but thank you very much,
my eyes are down here.
I'm going to win, I'm going to #snatchthecrown,
and the sceptre.
What's this?
And I'm ready to kick these girls out one by one.
Ahh! CHEERING
Who will be the queen that gets the crown and £50,000?
Oh!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
Ahh! We did it!
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God! We made it!
We are back in the Werk Room after Scarlet got sent home,
but we are top four, baby.
High five, high five. High five!
THEY CHEER
I made it into the final.
Allez! Allez!
Allez en finale!
Oh! Oh, Scarlet, Scarlet, Scarlet. Oh, Scarlet.
"Congratulations.
"F*ck it up."
I'm going to miss Scarlet.
She's a wonderful sister and I can't wait to see her again.
She was such a great top five competitor.
And... But, yeah, I felt it was time.
Scarlet is no longer with us, and it's really hard because,
you know, you want to be sad, but we're frigging excited!
We're the top four!
Bye, Scarlet! Bye, Scarlet!
My favourite shade of lipstick - Scarlet.
Yeah, but it took you two weeks to get rid of her.
LAUGHTER
I finally got a badge!
I did it!
Finally, I've got myself a badge.
I am on the board.
Better late than never.
We're top four!
THEY CHEER
Bo-bo-bo-bo!
This is the final. This is my time to shine.
I may come from a very faraway nation,
but I'm here for global domination.
This is your first final.
Oh, my God! Yeah! CHEERING
Oh, that's really exciting.
I can't believe it. We did it.
We're here.
Yes!
Whoo!
Please reveal your lipstick.
Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!
Lots of factors came into play for me.
Erm...
Yeah, it was Scarlet. Yeah.
In order to prove that you are the best, you have to beat the best,
and Scarlet had the worst track record.
Yeah. It was an easier decision than I thought it would be.
Mm-hm. Yeah.
Scarlet's had a great run in this competition.
She's done better than she's ever done on the other seasons,
so she should be so proud of herself,
but it was her second time in the bottom.
I'm just really, really happy to get a chance to get to that crown
and those 50Ks.
Yeah. It's been just amazing and I'm glad I'm here.
Quickstep versus samba. THEY GASP
Oh, the couples are still together!
Oh! Oh, my God!
RU-MAIL ALARM BLARES
RU: Ooh, girl.
Oh, my goodness.
The last time this happened, it was Covid.
Not again. Back up, back up!
Her Majesty done already done had herses.
Condragulations, my global glamazons.
Oh! Yeah! Thank you.
All aboard for the ride of your life.
Choo-choo! Your final destination - global mothertucking stardom.
Yes! HANNAH: That sounds right.
First stop, memory lane.
Tickets, please.
Wait, what...? What?
Memory lane.
Maybe the eliminated queens are going to come back.
Oh-la-la-la-la! C'est la merde.
Aargh! No. Oh, no.
I think it could be a frickin' reunion. Oh, no!
It's a reunion.
No! They're going to come back
and they're going to settle all the scores.
Especially with you, Marina.
If it's a reunion, we get to see the eliminated queens
and three of them I sent home.
Bam. Ah!
Do you think that all the girls that have gone before us,
do you think they're going to be surprised by...?
Well, they have no right to be surprised.
Regardless of what they think, it doesn't matter,
because someone's winning £50,000 and a crown.
Yeah, and it's not them. Yeah. So...
Bring on that Lip Sync Smackdown and let's bring on that crown
and £50,000!
THEY CHEER
# RuPaul's Drag Race... #
The winner crowned Queen of the Mothertucking World
will receive a cash prize of £50,000.
Tonight, with Michelle Visage,
Graham Norton,
and Alan Carr.
# RuPaul's Drag Race
# May the best drag queen win Best drag queen win. #
Welcome to the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World.
Tonight, our top four finalists will battle it out
in a Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown.
In the end, one of them will be named
Queen of the Mothertucking World.
But first, to celebrate this season,
we're reuniting all of our queens.
Welcome back, from the USA,
Mayhem Miller.
# Bring back my girls
# Bring back my girls... #
Gorgeous. # Bring back my girls... #
From Spain,
Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha.
Hola!
From the UK,
Jonbers Blonde.
# Bring back my girls... #
IRISH ACCENT: How are you? What about you?
MICHELLE LAUGHS
From Holland, Keta Minaj.
Hello, darling.
How you doing? Good, how are you?
I'm very well.
From the UK, Gothy Kendoll.
# Bring back my, bring back my
# Bring back my girls... #
Oh, look at you. Hello.
From the UK, Choriza May.
# Bring back my girls... #
Gorgeous. You'd better eat that ass, darling.
LAUGHTER
And from the USA, Scarlet Envy.
# Get 'em back Bring back my girls... #
Here comes the drama.
# Bring back my girls... #
Welcome back, ladies.
ALL: Thank you!
Mayhem, you're excited to get all caught up?
Oh, I want all the tea. Let's get the drama going.
OK. Mm-hm.
Scarlet. Hi. You just missed out.
Thanks for the reminder, Michelle.
I'm heartbroken, but it's OK.
Hannah's going to be here soon,
so we'll talk to her.
QUEENS SCREAM Ooh.
Anybody else fuming?
Jonbers? I mean...
Oh, everybody looked at Jonbers.
I've had some time to process. OK.
My juices aren't flowing as hot as they were. Were they?
You know, in my season I got to top four,
so I assumed I would get a little bit further
until somebody put a stop on that!
I think it's me.
LAUGHTER
Sorry, girl.
All of you here, apart from Jonbers,
were eliminated by the finalists.
CHORIZA: Isn't that nice?
Shall we bring them out?
Bring them out. Sure! Line them bitches up.
Please welcome to the stage our final four.
From Down Under, Hannah Conda.
CHEERING
Aw!
Come on, pretty in pink.
G'day, mate. How's it going?
HANNAH LAUGHS
From France, La Grande Dame.
CHEERING
Oh-la-la, j'adore! Bonjour. Bonjour.
From the Philippines, Marina Summers.
CHEERING
Oh, wow. Oh, my God.
Crystallise me!
Kili-kili!
Just that little bit of crack. Serving that crack!
I see a little crack. Oh, come on, arse crack.
And from the UK,
Tia Kofi.
CHEERING
Fashion!
Bravo, baby. Gorgeous.
Keeping it classy, as always.
Every time, every time.
Our top four.
CHORIZA: Hey, ladies! Congratulations!
CHEERING
We're so happy for you.
On that note, be honest.
Is this the top four you were thinking you'd see?
No. I called it. Absolutely not.
OK.
Jonbers, you called it?
Yeah. Go on. As soon as I left, I was like, "That's top four."
Really? Well, thank you for your trust in me.
LAUGHTER
Listen, I shouldn't have been out third, but, you know.
Mayhem, you said no.
Uh-huh. You know I said no.
Mm-mm, mm-mm.
I did not see myself right here in this first seat.
Scarlet?
MICHELLE LAUGHS HANNAH: Sorry, Scarlet.
I'm so sorry. Scarlet and Hannah.
Shall we discuss this past week's elimination?
Yeah. Is that all right? Sure, yeah.
I just want to know why.
I could have gone strategy and removed Marina.
It would have been a clear path to £50,000, I suppose.
You know, I took into account everybody's sort of track record,
and by that point, I hadn't had a badge,
so I was probably the weakest.
And knowing that I was in the top,
I had to choose from the other girls.
And for me, out of the three girls that were up for elimination,
it was you that I felt had the weakest track record.
It's crazy, because the week before,
track record meant nothing to you. Yeah, and I took...
I said that I would take it by a week-by-week basis...
OK. ..and see how the lay of the land was.
Sure. Everything changes, you know.
Again, it's nothing personal.
It was clearly based on the performance.
It was based on the performance?
No, of the... In the talent? Through the show.
OK. If it helps the situation, I also chose your lipstick, so...
Fair play. Okurrr.
Does that help or not? Erm...
I mean, I was curious, but I mean, it doesn't feel...
I mean, it feels more personal, honestly.
OK. Your decision feels more personal.
A decision had to be made
and that was what I felt was right in the moment.
It just wasn't clicking for me. It was personal.
That was personal. Yeah. But last week was not. OK.
So I just want to put it out there,
the world felt when Blu eliminated Pangina last series.
I was, like, punched in the gut.
I feel like if it were me,
I'd get rid of the strongest player, because...
I'm the same way. Oh, maybe cos we're American.
I think we take the competition, like, serious, like, competition.
We want to win. Right?! Everyone else is always,
"Oh, let's just go by record and let's all hold hands." No.
No, bitch, let's get the bitch out. Let's do it.
That was my thought process going in.
And actually it was La Grande Dame who made a great point saying,
"I want to compete against the best of the best,"
which I think is just as fair... Yeah.
..to think that way. I don't like that.
No, honestly, because we are all good.
For sure, but, you know... We are the best. Play the game.
So let's go back to the start, OK?
Arantxa. Mm-hm.
Were you surprised to see so many countries represented here?
Of course I was. I knew that this was, like, an international cast,
but I was surprised that Spain was going to be here
and that I was the chosen one.
We have better.
Oh, Arantxa! You shut the fuck up right there.
OK, Team UK, because you're kind of spread out here,
Team UK, you're the host nation. Whoo, whoo, whoo!
It was you against the world. Uh-huh.
Did you have a strong alliance?
I know we mentioned something in the beginning
and then it just kind of Brexited.
LAUGHTER
I'm 'straught, I'm 'straught! It gave very Brexit.
I think we were all, like, looking out for each other,
but I don't think it was an alliance as in like...
Like not intentional. Yeah.
And we're already familiar with each other,
because we live here, we've worked together.
You work together, like, in the clubs and bars and stuff?
Well, yeah, sort of.
MICHELLE LAUGHS Yeah. Gothy's DJ'ed behind us.
Gothy, you're the UK Porkchop.
Yeah. You were the first one to ever go home
on RuPaul's Drag Race UK. Aw!
So I think a lot of people will and are surprised to see you
in this competition. Mm-hm.
Were you surprised when they asked you?
Yeah, for sure. Were you?
Like, I didn't think it was ever going to happen.
So to get the call I was like, "Oh, yes!"
I hate to say it, but how did it feel to outlast somebody
like Mayhem, who's a champ?
I think she's had this opportunity before
and people don't really know me.
And I think that's what came into the decision-making to save me.
MAYHEM: I'm the veteran here.
She has not been able to show the world what she has to offer.
I'm glad that you guys made that decision,
because I knew you had my lipstick too, bitch.
I did, I did.
But I'm happy that she got a chance to really show out and show off.
Oh, you're sweet.
Jonbers, you were the first UK to get the chop.
I know, I'm absolutely fuming.
LAUGHTER
Oh, we know, we know.
So she says.
Obviously, it hurts.
Whenever something happens,
I see absolute blinding red.
JONBERS LAUGHS Red.
And then it takes me a few days to take time to process.
And to be asked back is so incredibly special and important,
especially for someone coming off straight off a season.
Yeah, I do want to take a moment to acknowledge
your heightened level of fashion this season
and the effort that you put in. Thank you.
And it's so exciting for me to see your elevation
and I want you to be proud of yourself.
So you at least got to show the world how much you've grown.
So that's got to feel good. No, 1,000%.
Tia, but you were in the top two, as well.
Yeah. Would you have saved your UK sister?
Funny story. Oh, go on.
I've forgotten what happened that episode.
Oh, did you?
Good to see everyone.
LAUGHTER
Oh! Did you have my lipstick?
I did have your lipstick. Yeah.
I mean, look, I can forgive you now.
SOBBING: I can forgive you now... Aw.
..but I can't forgive you for that fucking wig
and those white boots that you were wearing!
Oh, my God!
How did you so badly in a fucking acting challenge after that?
Jesus Christ. Ahh!
No, I did have your lipstick.
I apologise for it to an extent, but that's what we signed up for.
But why did you pick her?
I feel like you were weaker in the challenge.
There was a bit of strategy in it, because I felt like everyone
kept going on about the fact the UK queens still had four.
We had a target on our back, so I was like,
"Well, now's my chance." Could have been anyone, but
I wanted to get to the end, so...
No, I know. I knew I always preferred Pixie,
and that's saying someth... Oh!
And that is saying something.
How does the Pixie situation inform any choices
that are made pulling lipsticks?
I think what you're referring to is the fact that Jonbers does not
particularly get on with my ex-boyfriend. Right.
I feel like there have been occasions where maybe
I've been a little bit wary of whether or not
we would get along,
because obviously I'm still friends with Pixie.
Tia used to date season four contestant Pixie Polite.
Correct, for my sins. And you, Jonbers,
don't get along with Pixie.
Yeah, well, I thought we did.
But Pixie's not here to speak for herself.
Pixie fucked Tia and then Tia fucked Jonbers
and that's the end of this story. LAUGHTER
I can say absolutely not.
There we go, there we go.
Keta. Yes. Your first time judged by myself and Mother Ru.
Yes. Were you nervous?
Well, it didn't look like that.
Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, I was, yes.
Like, I mean, like, I had high expectations for myself.
I didn't met them, but I meet...
I met, like, some amazing girls.
You know, that's... Some.
Not everybody.
Ooh!
But I sucked. Mm...
But, but, but... No.
No, no, of course. I wanted to do so good.
I, you know, it went into my head, yeah.
But your looks were amazing.
It's just, you know, look around. It's a tough competition. Yes.
And when you get inside your head, it is your biggest enemy.
Yeah. And I just want to ask Tia, why did you chose my lipstick?
My decision to save Gothy was nothing to do
with Gothy being from the UK,
but had everything to do with just this feeling that I had
that was willing Gothy to push through and succeed.
OK, I just want to say one thing, like, Tia means stroke in Dutch.
Wish you had one when you chose my lipstick.
Bitch!
But I do love you.
LAUGHTER
So now let's talk to our finalists.
Marina. Hello.
This is your first trip outside Asia. Yes!
What has it been like for you?
Have you picked up any British phrases?
Yeah. Twat.
LA GRANDE DAME: That was my line!
Yeah! That's a good one.
No, but honestly, it's been lovely.
I was so scared coming here, but the moment I walked in here,
it felt like I belonged here.
These girls have been very, very lovely.
I thought it's going to be a rocky road,
but the only rocky road I saw was Tia's make-up, so...
LAUGHTER
But I... Can I change? I don't want to send Scarlet home any more.
I want to choose Marina's lipstick.
Yeah, let's swap round, swap round. We'll change it.
What was the highlight for you?
Honestly, making Ru laugh.
I feel like I speak for all the international girls,
we may not speak the same dialect or language,
but we speak the same language of drag.
We do speak the language of drag. Yeah.
You know, I can speak for Ru and myself,
and I want the international queens to know that it's so much
more than the words that are coming out of your mouth.
It's about the way you're saying it.
It's a cadence. It's a timing.
OK, Hannah, long-time president of the safe club.
That's me.
Thank you, all my wonderful members.
LAUGHTER
Being the only Down Under queen,
did you feel like you had a lot to prove?
I did and I didn't.
I wanted to do this for the Down Under franchise,
because we do get a hard rap.
Why? Why? I don't fucking know.
Drag Down Under is kind of an amalgamation of what I see
American drag and British drag, in the middle. Yes!
It's not always about - no offence to our Americans -
but not always about what the Americans think about world drag.
You're correct. Australasian drag is different to American drag,
is different to British, Filipino. Exactly, exactly. Yeah.
So coming here, I just wanted to show that, hey,
we've got some really great things happening down under
and they're special girls
with unique personalities, unique points of view.
I absolutely couldn't agree with you more.
You've done Down Under proud.
You really have done Down Under proud. Oh, thank you.
Tia, what's been the highlight for you?
It was episode two
when Arantxa and I were laughing about our sewing skills,
that I suddenly went, "Oh, my God.
"Like, this is the challenge that scared me the most,
"but I'm having a good time.
"I'm making a dress."
Yeah. And the last one I made was awful.
Adequate. Adequate, indeed.
I mean, you didn't see the back of that one.
Saw the back of you, though, didn't I?
Ooh!
But just had...just having a gorgeous time
and feeling really present and take it all in,
and it's been amazing.
La Grande Dame. Bonjour.
OK, your sense of humour. Mm-hm.
Is it French or is it just you?
I would say that it's me.
The highlight of my adventure here would be to showcase myself
through humour, and that's something I didn't even do on my season.
I was concerned about La Grande Dame persona,
that's what fits me. That's what pays rent.
That, basically my business is, like, doing fashion shows,
doing campaigns, and so I have this big persona
that I have to carry on.
And for the first time I allowed myself to go there.
Aw. I never felt more myself and allowed myself to be funny.
I didn't even do that in French, in France, so...
And look at you now. Really happy.
The way you see things,
where do you think you get the ideas from?
I did spend a lot of time alone.
I left home when I was 14.
I pretty much became an adult at this moment because I had to.
What always got me out of those dark places was either
having fun or creating.
It would be drawing, it would be sculpting,
it would be painting.
I did it all and that's what got me through the next day.
Well, you've done yourself proud. Thank you.
You've done little queer children who don't have that protection
and that safety very, very proud. Thank you.
Your country will be so proud of you.
You've done everybody proud, so... Thank you.
Congratulations to you all.
We have seen some beautiful friendships blossom.
Choriza, what have you learned from your global sisters?
Well, it's been truly an honour, like, the fact that we have a room
with queens from all over,
and we get to learn about their drag scenes
and how it is to be queer,
to hear about how is drag in the Philippines
and hear from Marina.
I think that really brought us together,
because in my season, I also felt like an outsider.
I was the only queen from a different country,
so I connected with all of them so much.
And I wanted, from the get-go,
make sure that everyone felt at home.
That was crucial for me.
And I think I built so many strong friendships
with all of them and it's been magical.
Love you so much. Aw. So much.
I'm going to vomit now. LAUGHTER
No, it was beautiful, beautiful.
Earlier today, we asked each of you to vote for the one queen
you think deserves to be Miss Congeniality.
CHEERING
And the winner is...
DRUM ROLL
Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # You're a superstar
# Gonna love you as you are... #
Oh, my God!
Oh, my God, thank you!
Don't make me cry.
There we go. Perfect.
Oh!
Yeah! Thank you so much.
So, Miss Congeniality, how does it feel?
It feels right.
LAUGHTER
Being here, obviously, is a gift, but I truly believe
that I have connected with each and every one of these girls.
I don't care even about the £50 or going home second,
I care that I'm going home with ten sisters.
£50! £50.
LAUGHTER
I love you all so much.
Aw. We love you too.
Now you're welcome to come to Spain.
Felicidades.
IN SPANISH:
BOTH: Maravillosa!
Well, what a fabulous season. Thank you, queens.
Give yourselves a round of applause.
Yeah. Well done, everyone.
And to our fabulous final four,
as you mentally prepare for the Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown...
Whoo! Yes!
..I want to share some encouraging words my mother used to say.
Don't fuck it up.
CHEERING
Good luck. Thank you, thank you.
# You wear it, you wear it well... #
CACKLING
# Cover girl, put the bass in your walk
# Head to toe, let your whole body talk
# And what? #
Welcome to the grand finale
of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World.
Tonight, it's just family,
and I have one final question to ask.
I'll start with Michelle.
Between the three of you judges,
who would win a Lip Sync Smackdown?
Now, I bet you think I'm going to say myself, but I'm not.
It's going to be Alan. Graham?
Without a shadow of a doubt, Alan.
Alan?
Me.
Really? Why?
Ru, have you seen my big shablam?
No, I have not.
Ru, I don't get cute,
I get drop-dead sickening.
Boots the house down.
Okurrr!
LAUGHTER
Wow.
Tonight, we're challenging our final four
to go head-to-head and toe-to-toe
in the ultimate Lip-Sync Smackdown for the Crown.
And tonight on the runway, category is...
..Finale Eleganza Extravaganza.
As if I had to tell you!
MICHELLE CHUCKLES
Racers, start your engines and may the best drag queen win.
# Ain't nobody's business What? What? What? C'mon, c'mon... #
Category is Finale Eleganza Extravagana.
Please welcome back, from the USA...
Oh, my goodness. Yes, she Afri-can!
It's the finale, baby! The QUEEN of the party is back.
Black, beautiful, bold.
I feel RICH.
And not just rich rich - I'm feeling Wakanda rich, bitch.
Lips of a goddess, eyes of an Australian sheepdog.
When she's done with the headpiece, it doubles as a coffee table. Ooh!
Those 5G towers have gotten very sophisticated.
ALAN LAUGHS
Up next, from Spain...
She's mad for plaid! Good girl gone plaid.
This girl is finally graduating from Drag Race.
I am serving you high school graduation eleganza.
I cannot believe they let me walk down the runway again
after that hideous dress from the ball.
Miss Congeniality!
Miss Conjunctivitis.
I thought she was Miss Conjugal Visit.
JUDGES LAUGH She's that, too.
From the UK...
NORTHERN IRISH ACCENT: How are ye? Ha-ha!
Back again!
Couldn't get rid of me, darling!
I'd always said that I'm the fashion clown,
so I'm giving you a mix of Lacroix, YSL, '80s clown couture.
Honk, honk!
She had hoped that nasty leg rash would clear before the party.
Ha-ha!
Red Nose Day every day. ALAN: Red Nose Gay.
RU AND MICHELLE LAUGH
Ha-ha!
She's dot it. Yeah, baby, she's dot it.
From Holland...
I'm serving you drag slayer princess.
This is like a killer outfit.
She's giving me a boner.
Several boners. LAUGHS
I was a witch in training, but now I'm your superstar
warrior witch queen.
Who wants to get ribs after the show? Me!
From the UK, it's...
She's minty fresh.
She's giving us the full minty.
LAUGHS
I'm back...again!
Ha-ha!
I'm serving you just top-tier Gothy with this look.
It feels amazing to be walking in front of the judges again.
I can finally look them in the eye without knowing
that I'm going to get critiqued.
Oh! It's been amazing.
Thank you so much for having me.
Suspend her immediately.
Yes. Roar!
Ah! There it was!
Up next, representing the UK...
ALAN: She's well-read.
THEY LAUGH
This look is actually inspired by Lydia
in Beetlejuice, and the judges are eating it up
and there's a lot to eat!
This dress is big and you know what's bigger?
What's underneath.
The human Zamboni.
Yeah, she's cleaning the ice as we speak.
I bet she's been taken up the Ramblas a few times.
From the US of A...
She needs to Walnut Whip that hair into shape.
I'm serving I was here the whole season, bitch,
and I'm back again.
This hair is fierce and no better way to end a season
than with a pearl necklace.
That's my pearl. Yeah.
She's so beady. Hmm!
I feel great.
I'm at the finale, so I'm going to take mine.
I'm walking slow, bitch.
Let them drink it in.
Is the train still running? Not by the time you get there.
And our final four queens,
from Down Under...
She's the real thunder from down under.
She certainly is.
This finale eleganza look represents me.
It's a lot of chaos and colour and movement.
The train is so long because I'm short, but I feel like
I am ten feet tall.
Don't be afraid to use all the colours in the crayon box.
Well, this competition's going to get turned upside down
because we're taking the crown Down Under!
Partly because we're upside down. LAUGHS
She performs at the Adelaide Minge Festival.
From France...
Merry Christmas!
I am serving a full titanium goddess look
and I have my eye on 50 grands, but I feel like $1,000,000.
Her look is known as the blue steel wool.
Oh! I think I can see her slinky.
But can she sit in it?
From the Philippines...
Tide's come in.
I am serving you the Queen of the Philippine Seas.
What a beach!
I have rosen from the sea
and now I am ready to take over the mothertucking world,
cos it's summertime, baby.
I think she's after some coral sex.
She likes coral sex, but uses too much reef.
And from the UK...
Gracias, senorita.
It's a hole in one.
Fore!
I am serving you my adequate dress moment in its next evolution.
Custom? Yes!
Gorgeous? Yes!
Fitted to perfection?
Absolutely.
Baroness Basics' reign is now over.
I'm going to #SnatchTheCrown.
This gown is dedicated to the memory of Oscar the Grouch.
Yeah!
Do you have to have a Kermit to drive that thing?
I'm literally just spending extra time here so I can hear the jokes.
Welcome, queens.
It's been a joy to watch you blossom and grow
into the international superstars you are today.
You kids are so refreshing,
you give so much hope for the future of drag
and I'm so very proud of each and every one of you.
It's time for the judges' final critiques.
First up, Hannah Conda.
Hannah Conda, how much fun it has been
to watch you through this competition.
You're just a ball of energy.
You always seem down to laugh. Some highlights for me
was your ridiculous, ridiculous Shirley Temple.
Oh, yeah!
It was just everything you'd want
in a Snatch Game character.
You have that thing that no amount of practice can produce.
Wow! You can find the funny. You shone in that roast.
Dada is so inaudible that I've had more intense
conversations with farts from my own arsehole.
Your level of comfort in it and ease was just so impressive.
When I first saw you in the variety show, it was so funny.
Reveal...
Oh, shit! Wrong dress.
ALL LAUGH
I absolutely adore watching you.
I love this outfit,
it is literally eye candy.
You've never looked so beautiful.
Look at you tonight.
You're absolutely stunning.
You really are the full package.
I've just enjoyed watching you so much.
You represent a country that I love.
The humour, the beauty, the fun.
It makes me so proud.
What have you learned about yourself throughout this competition?
I've felt so energised here.
This is the most authentic I've been in years.
Wow. I'm just overwhelmed with joy and happiness and pride.
Lovely.
Why do you think the world needs drag now more than ever before?
I have always found drag to be a therapy for me.
Drag was the place that I went to live out my dreams and live
outside of the box that we are all put in.
It did save my life many times.
Give drag a go if you get the chance and have a great time
in life, because that's what it's all about,
so thank you.
Up next, from France, La Grande Dame.
La Grande Dame, you started out strong and you never let us down.
And to see you in this competition has been nothing
short of captivating.
You've had some incredible moments. The variety show,
I mean, you killed us.
LAUGHS
GRUNTS
Your looks literally go from the sublime to the ridiculous.
You don't mind looking stupid and silly.
I've never seen anyone piss themselves on the runway before.
You've pushed so many boundaries.
I respect that so much.
That meeting of haute couture and eccentricity is just magical.
The knitted condom.
One of my favourite moments on the runway of all time.
Even if you hadn't jizzed, it still would've
been an amazing outfit!
But that was the finishing touch we all enjoy. Yeah.
Your queen and country wearing la tour Eiffel and being a frog,
like, who does that? Only you could do that.
Thank you, Michelle.
You know, the thing that really touches me is when you were dancing
with Tia and you were keeping check on her, and I could see in your eyes
you were saying, "You've got this."
So that showed to me, not only do you have an amazing mind,
you've got an amazing heart as well.
This, tonight, is absolutely stunning. Merci beaucoup.
Pleasure.
Magnifique. I'm going to say something French an' all.
LAUGHTER
What an amazing queen!
Because a lot of girls, who are as beautiful as you are,
would just rest on that.
No, not La Grande Dame!
No, no, no, no, no!
You're giving us the weird, the wonderful and the beautiful.
How have you felt throughout this competition?
This competition, as hard as it can be and become,
I just can't help myself
but see the positive and how proud I am to be here.
Honestly, I've lived through very tough stuff
and, yes, I ended up in the streets, then foster care. Yeah.
Still, I always had this light in my heart and that got me here today.
You've done really well.
Thank you. Really well.
Vive la France!
Hey! ALL LAUGH
La Grande Dame,
why do you think the world needs drag more now than ever before?
I'm going to talk about my experiences back in France.
We are facing, in parallel with all the progress we're making,
the most violent and the most aggressive attacks.
The ones that hate us, hate us way more violently.
Drag is the best tool we have in the community for people
to understand us and to learn kindness.
Merci beaucoup! Pleasure.
And, you guys, I may not be the most fun in English,
but I'm hilarious in Turkey.
GOBBLES
LAUGHTER
Up next, Marina Summers.
From the first moment we saw you, we were blown away.
Lip Sync Assassin.
That's what people call you and they're not wrong.
There's such a fire in your belly and I love it.
Seven Confessions of a Queen...
# Ready to take over Filipina domination
# Manila to the world Drop it hot
# Like it's made of ice
# Like a sticky rice. #
All eyes were on you during the dancing.
You're a drag queens' drag queen.
You do everything with such confidence.
You come on with that giant anchor
and you just took your time pulling that bloody anchor,
and I was like, "How does your mind work?"
The way you interpret things,
and then you think, "How can I do it even better?"
Oh, I just love it. Thank you.
Mahal kita. That's "I love you," in Filipino. Oh!
Drags to riches look that you made blew us all away.
Everything you do has meaning.
Everything you do is just breathtaking.
Everything you do is flawless.
Hello, look at you tonight.
A lot of the times in your outfits, you went with this theme
of the sea, Marina, and I get it.
Even tonight, there's waves and there's coral and everything,
and that can get very old, very quickly.
That never happened with you.
Everything was different enough and so beautiful.
This represents the biodiversity of the underwater scene
of the Philippines. Wow.
Like a cultivation of everything that I brought here...
Lovely. ..so, very proud of this. Wonderful.
You are so talented.
And on top of that, there's a sweetness and a kindness there.
You got it, kiddo!
You were born to this.
Mabuhay! Marina Summers,
why does the world need drag now more than ever?
We all know a drag is an amazing, amazing art form to entertain,
to make people smile.
Drag touches people's lives.
I can attest to that because drag saved my life.
Growing up in a very small town, I never thought that drag existed.
This is the kind of person that I wanted to be when I was young,
but I did not know it was possible.
I'm so happy to be part of this army.
Drag is in good hands and I'm just so happy to be part of this.
And one final thing...
..the world needs it.
ALL LAUGH
Thank you! Thank you.
Up next, Tia Kofi.
You know, Tia, we all fell in love with you in your original season.
You've had lots of success since then,
but you're still the kid we fell in love with originally.
You're still goofy and funny, and you don't take
yourself very seriously.
But what's been so impressive is you've been deadly serious
about the competition.
I think it was week four that I thought,
"Oh, she's not here to play. She's here to slay."
Week after week, you've brought it.
Your Snatch Game, kiddo. You sat there, hunched over with
your head in your hand, telling jokes.
How's your head?
Oh, I've actually got SEVERAL many complaints!
One being that it is not attached to my fucking body!
That's commitment.
Look at you with your green redemption look.
You got to wear it finally. The Shevil Queen,
your homage to Cherry Valentine,
it was really, really special and really, really beautiful.
The way you interpret things.
Your St Sebastian look, that's just so beautiful.
You deserve to be in the top four
and I just love watching you grow.
You've really knocked it out of the park.
I am so excited, even emotional for you, because it's like
watching the birth of a child, the birth of a superstar.
You are a superstar.
You know, your quirky sense of fashion and your quirky
sense of humour - all of it, it works!
So, Tia, what are you hearing us say?
Everything that I've wanted to hear.
I really, really did go back and listen.
I've worked so hard...
I've worked so hard over the last few years just to, like, prove
myself because I really didn't believe it.
And it's just so overwhelming.
And I love all of you and I love all of you...and I love all of you.
It's just been incredible!
So thank you so much.
Why do you think the world needs drag today more than ever before?
Drag has always been inherently political, especially
within the queer community. I think if you look at the news
and things that are going on, people around the world are starting to
push further right, as La Grande Dame said,
and try and take rights away from people.
When rights for queer people start getting taken away,
they directly impact rights of other minority groups.
And I think the reason why the world needs drag now is drag queens
have always been at the forefront of that fight to stop
that from happening. We have been gifted this platform,
so I do think it is our responsibility
to speak up and stop that.
Thank you. Thank you, ladies.
The world needs drag.
The world needs Tia Kofi.
The world needs Marina Summers.
The world needs Miss La Grande Dame.
And, of course, the world needs Hannah Conda.
Just fantastic.
Thank you, ladykins. I think we've heard enough.
As you prepare for the ultimate Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown,
the judges and I will grab a pint at pub Tickety-Boo.
Oh. LAUGHTER
You may leave the stage.
Oh, the queens! That felt really good.
Let's go. Oh, that's going to feel even better.
This is the final untuck.
Mm-hm. I'm never wearing this fabric again.
We are not going to untuck ever again,
so you'd better say goodbye to your oui-oui.
Ladies! To good sante! Cheers, ladies. Top four!
This last untuck just feels like a dream.
And to share that with those three ladies
that I clearly hate is bittersweet.
The judges' critiques today were just exceptional.
It felt like they've looked into our souls. "Arseholes."
Not saying... LAUGHTER
Not saying that we needed validation or anything,
but sometimes it's nice.
It really warmed my heart to know that I'm valued and appreciated.
That is due to the fact that I've been in a room with people
that accept me and love me for who I am.
I am leaving here more myself than I have been in years.
It's so amazing to have that conversation with the judges
right before we lip sync.
It gives you such a sense of pride and joy.
Those critiques felt amazing.
I already feel like I've won.
MARINA SIGHS
And I will come back home even a stronger queen.
The Philippines is proud and I am proud of the Philippines,
so happy tears.
I've been waiting for ages to, like, work hard
and build up my confidence and build up my drag
and, like, get to this point where that's the kind of critique.
Yeah. And it was incredible.
My journey's been an emotional roller-coaster,
but in a good way this time.
And to get to know all of these queens from across the world,
it's been life-changing,
as much as that sounds like a stupid cliche, but, like, it really has.
I've had the best time.
How do you guys feel about the reunion?
I thought Scarlet was going to jump across the couch and, like, neck me.
Yeah? I feel like it will be fine in time.
But you and Jonbers got into it a little bit.
I feel like Jonbers might gut me like a fish,
but we'll see how we go.
It was spicy.
Some people seem a little bitter.
Not naming any names,
but Scarlet and Jonbers,
you need to take a chill pill, love.
No-one's said take a chill pill since, like, 1998.
What is wrong with me?
Sharing all of that with the three of you is very special.
This has been just a mind-blowing experience
and you have honestly changed my life
and touched my heart and I appreciate it so much.
I can't believe we've bonded over such a short period of time. Yeah.
But we have.
Thank you for making this feel like it's home.
Sisters for life. And let's fuck this up. Yeah.
Let's have fun. Let's fuck it up!
Fuck it up. Fuck it up.
Getting to the final was my number-one goal.
I still have a little crown and a little 50K to grab.
I know I can hold my own in a lip sync.
This is what I've done for 13 years.
Bring it on. I'm ready.
As the dancing diva of the season,
I think I need to go and do my stretches.
Lovely cocktails, girls, but I need to go and get changed
for the Lip Sync Smackdown For The Crown.
Let's fuck it up, ladies. All right. Bye-bye.
Let's get to work, baby.
Watch Marina kill us all.
Welcome back, queens.
It's time to share the Lip Sync Smackdown rules
sanctioned by the United Nations of Drag.
A spin of the wheel will decide which two queens
compete in lip sync number one.
The two remaining queens will face off in lip sync number two.
Then the two winning queens will lip sync
for the mothertucking crown
and the winner will receive £50,000.
Ooh!
Ladies, let the Lip Sync Smackdown begin.
To determine our first contender,
Miss Congeniality, Arantxa Castilla-La Mancha,
will you do the honours?
Of course I will.
I've been preparing my entire life for this.
Finalists, as you see, the number of times your face
appears on the wheel has been increased
by the number of RuPeter badges you've earned.
Oh, wow. Good work. Good for you.
Arantxa, spin that wheel.
MARINA: Oh, my God!
There we go!
Yes!
Well, what a surprise. Oh, surprise.
Marina Summers, the wheel has spoken.
You will compete in the first lip sync.
Select your opponent.
GASPING
Choose wisely.
I would love to have one last dance with my samba partner.
Oh, fuck a duck.
Hannah Conda.
Marina has chosen Hannah Conda.
That means La Grande Dame and Tia Kofi,
you will face off in tonight's second lip sync.
Ohh!
La Grande Dame, Tia Kofi,
you may step to the back of the stage. Thank you.
TIA: Good luck. MARINA: Love you, girl.
I'll need it.
LAUGHTER
Hannah. Yes.
You get to choose your lip sync song.
Oh! Ooh. Oh, Brit Crew.
Oh, my God.
Oh. Oh.
Each of these boxes contains a lip sync song
fit for a grand finale.
Hannah, whose box do you want to open?
Box number one or box number two?
Well, they have both got beautiful boxes
and I am standing at full attention.
I will pick...
Oh, shit. OK.
I'm just going to... Oh, I'm just going to do it.
I'm going to go number two.
Liam, show us what's in your box.
Yes! Yes!
You've chosen I'm Outta Love by Anastacia.
Love this.
Thank you, Brit Crew.
CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYS
Bravo.
Ladies, assume the position.
Two internationally-acclaimed queens stand before me.
Ladies, this is your chance to impress me
and save yourself from elimination.
Noooo! Fuck a duck. Here we go.
Why does she have to have one last samba? Honestly.
But I know this song like the back of my hand. Ha-ha!
The time has come...
..for you to lip sync for the crown.
This is it, time to bring the house down.
Boots.
Good luck, and don't...
..fuck it up.
# Ooooha... #
Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah.
# Whoa
# Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
# Oh, yeah
# Aha
# Now baby come on
# Don't claim that love you never let me feel
# I should have known
# Cos you brought nothin' real
# Come on, be a man about it, you won't die
# I ain't got no more tears to cry
# And I can't take this no more
# You know I gotta let it go and you know
# I'm outta love, set me free Set me free, yeah
# Let me out this misery Let me out this misery, yeah
# Just show me the way to get my life again
# You can't handle me
# Said I'm outta love I'm outta love
# Can't you see
# Baby, that you gotta set me free?
# I'm outta love
# Let me get over you
# The way you've gotten over me too, yeah
# Seems like my time has come
# And now I'm moving on
# I'll be stronger
# I'm outta love, can't you see? Can't you see?
# Baby, that you gotta set me free?
# I'm outta love. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wowzer!
RU LAUGHS
Ladies, I've made my decision.
The winner of tonight's first lip sync...
..the queen moving on to the final lip sync for the crown is...
..Hannah Conda.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Shantay, you stay.
HANNAH EXHALES
You did it! You deserve it, babe.
Thank you so much.
You may leave the stage.
Thank you. You did so well. I love you so much.
Love you. Oh!
I've just taken out Marina.
I've just frickin' taken out an assassin.
I cannot believe this.
Fuck a duck, here we go.
Marina Summers.
I'm sorry, my dear, but this is not your time.
Thank you for an amazing season.
You are and will always be a global phenomenon.
Now sashay away.
Ru, thank you so much for inviting this little Filipina
on your big show.
I am forever grateful and my lines are open for another call.
LAUGHTER
But honestly, I know I made every Filipino across the globe proud
and thank you for giving me this opportunity.
I'll always and forever be your Filipino winner.
Thank you.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Ru, do the Marina.
CHEERING I'm a winner!
I am so proud of Hannah and I am walking out
as an international glamazon with international sisters.
That, for me, is a win already.
La Grande Dame, Tia Kofi, please step forward.
Let's find out what song you'll be lip syncing to.
Oh, Brit Crew!
Kelechi, open that damn box.
Ooh!
Your lip sync song is Boogie 2Nite
by Booty Luv.
Thank you, darling.
La Grande Dame, Tia Kofi,
assume the position.
Two internationally-acclaimed queens stand before me.
Ladies, this is your chance to impress me
and save yourself from elimination.
I'm happy to be lip syncing against my quickstep partner.
It seems the perfect end to our whirlwind romance,
because she's going to lose.
The time has come
for you to lip sync for the crown.
There is no second chances.
We have to go for it, baby.
Get on your popcorn,
it's going to be a fucking show.
Good luck, and don't...
..fuck it up.
Yeah, work the feathers!
# Ohhh
# Are you ready?
# Cos I am
# Said I'm ready to party, yeah Yeah
# Grab your coat, get your keys
# Cos whatever you're drinkin'
# It's on me, it's on me, oh
# Stand if you want to, stare if you want to
# But I gots to party, I needs me a party
# I came here to get ya, but I can't wait
# To grab me a partner and cut a rug up tonight, yeah
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie, oh!
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie tonight
# Let me wet my throat, get two or three
# Then it's off to the dance floor, follow me, oh!
# Stand if you want to, stare if you want to
# You got you a partner and cut a rug up tonight, yeah
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie, oh!
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie tonight
# Stand if you want to, stare if you want to
# But I got to party
# And cut a rug up tonight, yeah
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# I found a place, I found a place
# I found a place
# Boogie tonight
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie tonight
# I found a place Yeah!
# Where we could boogie
# Boogie tonight. #
LAUGHTER
Oh, my goodness.
What the fuck was that?
I know. Ooh-ooh!
Ladies, I've made my decision.
The winner of tonight's second lip sync,
the queen moving on to the final lip sync for the crown is...
..Tia Kofi.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Shantay, you stay.
You did it!
Come on, Tia, you can do it!
Oh, my God, that's so stupid. Thank you.
Condragulations.
What?! You've made it to the final.
You may leave the stage. Thanks, thanks.
This is weird. I love you. Bye. Come say bisous.
Oh, now you don't want to kiss.
LAUGHTER
No, it's all right.
Marina's gone. I could actually win the crown.
Who saw that coming?
La Grande Dame.
I'm sorry, my dear, but this is not your time.
Thank you for a sickening season.
You are and will always be a global phenomenon.
Now sashay away.
Thank you.
Thank you to all of you.
It's such an honour to be here before you.
Well, you were there before us, but that's another story.
Bisous!
Love you, Grande Dame. Love you!
Come on, work it!
Gorgeous. Look at that walk, baby.
GOBBLES LIKE A TURKEY
I think I'm going to make a lot of people proud
and I'm really happy about what I've done here.
I feel full of love and full of hope for what's to come.
Citizens of the world,
please welcome home
the first ever Queen of the Mothertucking World,
Blu Hydrangea.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Woah-oh-oh, woah-oh-oh
# We can fly tonight... #
Oh, she's called Tiffany.
Yes! Yes, bitch.
Blu, darling.
What's the craic?
Oh, Mommy, the craic has been mighty -
travelling the world, meeting fans.
Every day I get to wake up in the morning,
look at myself in the mirror and say, "You're a winner, baby.
"You're a winner, baby."
LAUGHTER, CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Your throne awaits.
Come on, throne! I'll just perch here.
Welcome back to the stage our top two queens,
Hannah Conda and Tia Kofi.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
It's like bring your daughter to work day.
LAUGHTER
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World
will receive a crown and sceptre,
plus a cash prize of £50,000.
What?!
Sorry, Blu.
Wait, I thought that was a joke.
It's very real.
Raging.
Two internationally-acclaimed queens stand before me.
Prior to tonight, you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance
of Your Disco Needs You by Kylie Minogue.
Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me and prove to the world
that you are queen of the mothertucking world.
This couldn't be more perfect.
It's me and my Aussie bestie lip syncing for the win
and it's the best song ever.
The time has come...
..for you to lip sync...
..for the crown!
This is it. This is our songbird.
It's for Australia. I'm ready.
Let's kick it in the dick, Tia.
Come on!
Good luck, and don't...
..fuck it up.
# Your disco, your disco
# Your disco needs you
# Desperately seeking someone
# Willing to travel
# You're lost in conversation
# And useless at Scrabble
# Happiness will never last
# Darkness comes to kick your ass Ass
# So let's dance through all of this
# War is over for a bit
# The whole world should be moving
# Do your part
# Cure a lonely heart Your disco, your disco
# Your disco needs you
# We're sold on vanity
# But that's so see-through See-through
# Take your body to the floor
# Your disco needs you
# From Soho to Singapore
# From the mainland to the shore
# Ahhh
# Vous etes jamais seuls
# Vous savez ce qu'il faut faire
# Ne laissez pas tomber votre nation
# La disco a besoin de vous
# So let's dance through all of this
# War is over for a bit
# The whole world should be moving
# Do your part
# Cure a lonely heart Your disco, your disco
# Your disco needs you. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
LAUGHTER
So stupid!
CHEERING CONTINUES
It's camp.
Ladies, I've made my decision.
The time has come to crown our queen.
The winner of RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World,
the Queen of the Mothertucking World is...
..Tia Kofi.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE # I'm a winner, baby
# I'm a winner
# I'm a winner, baby
# I'm a winner... #
Condragulations, Tia!
# Losers, weepers... #
Aw. # I'm a winner, baby
Blu, hello.
Tia,
is there anything you'd like to say?
Are you sure? It's too late, you can't take it back now.
I've got it.
This means the absolute world to me.
To go from Baroness Basic
to Queen of the Mothertucking World is wild,
but it proves that you can do anything that you set your mind to,
so everyone, make sure you do your homework and pay your taxes.
Yes!
Now prance, my queen, prance!
# I'm a winner
# I'm a winner, baby
# I'm a winner
# I'm a winner, baby... #
It is the culmination of so much hard work, so much focus,
and so much determination.
I've realised that I am so much stronger than I ever thought I was.
# I'm a winner, baby... #
I've done it. I've won.
I am the Queen of the Mothertucking World.
The reign of terror has begun!
TIA CACKLES
No, I'm just kidding. We're going to have a camp time.
It's going to be gorgeous.
Now, remember, if you can't love yourself,
how in the hell are you going to 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. #