Naomi Campbell and Judi Dench to guest judge RuPaul's Drag Race UK?
5 years ago
29 March 2020 - 12:00 PM

Naomi Campbell and Judi Dench to guest judge RuPaul's Drag Race UK?

Naomi Campbell, Dame Judi Dench and Joanna Lumley have reportedly signed up as guest judges for \'RuPaul\'s Drag Race UK\'.

According to an insider, when the drag show returns, fans can expect a different A-Lister to join regular panellists RuPaul and Michelle Visage, with Graham Norton and Alan Carr going on rotation with the likes of the supermodel, movie legend and the former \'Ab Fab\' star.

The source told The Daily Star on Sunday newspaper: "This is a dream line-up. The producers can\'t believe their luck.

"They are going to have an A-list name on the show pretty much every week."

Graham and Alan featured in the first season of the British version of the hit US show, which was a huge success.

Work had begun on new episodes of the BBC3 programme - which was won by The Vivienne last year - but it was deemed "far too risky" to carry on with filming during the coronavirus pandemic and it is now on hold indefinitely.

A source told The Sun Online recently: "\'Drag Race\' was being filmed at Pinewood Studios and was well underway but with everything happening at the moment they had to pull the plug.

"There were contestants on set, as well as talent and the production team and it was deemed far too risky.

"At the moment the plug has been pulled completely on the show and as it stands, the second series of \'Drag Race\' is on hold.

"It\'s awful for everyone involved, people aren\'t working and the studios are empty. But obviously the health of everyone on the show comes first."

A spokesperson for the show confirmed production has stopped but insisted it was simply "temporarily pausing".

The representative said: "In light of the spread of Covid-19, after much consideration, production on \'RuPaul\'s Drag Race UK\' will be temporarily pausing filming both in consultation with and supported by the BBC.

"We will continue to review all productions on a case by case basis and will continue to follow the latest news and advice from the Foreign Office, World Health Organisation and Public Health England."

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