RuPaul's Drag Race UK 1x5

1. - Previously on "RuPaul's Drag Race UK"...

2. This week's maxi challenge is a little quiz show

3. we call the "Snatch Game."

4. All tea, no collusion.

5. Definitely not with China.

6. We must bugger the miners.

7. More money for the rich and less for the poor.

8. Thank you.

9. I find Michelle

10. rather ravishing.

11. - Oh.

12. Sum Ting Wong.

13. - It got totally lost.

14. - Crystal.

15. - Rue McClanahan. It didn't work for me.

16. You should have at least raised your voice a little bit.

17. - Baga Chipz, The Vivienne.

18. You are both winners of this week's challenge.

19. Crystal, shantay you stay.

20. - Sum Ting, sashay away.

21. - Another one gone.

22. Oh, wow, that's a lot.

23. - Oh! - Wow.

24. - I love this dissertation.

25. Poor Sum Ting Wong's finally been sent home.

26. I mean, she had a good ride,

27. but did she have much more to show?

28. I'm not too sure.

29. - "Love you all.

30. "Believe in yourselves more than I believed in me.

31. You've got it in the bag. Love you long time."

32. Aw. - Aw.

33. - "S-T-W."

34. - She was the heart of this whole thing for me.

35. So genuine. - Yeah, 100%.

36. - Oh, well.

37. - Bye.

38. - That was really hard,

39. but that's the way the game's played.

40. It feels great to know I'm safe for another week,

41. and I'm looking forward to showing them why I'm still here.

42. That is so much harder than I thought it was going to be.

43. Also, I just lip synced in front of Geri Halliwell

44. dressed as like a titty vampire.

45. - Yes!

46. - Crystal, well done.

47. That was the fight I was looking for.

48. You killed it.

49. - Congratulations.

50. - I need to sit down "cause my feet are sore.

51. Oh! - Off it goes.

52. - So congratulations to our joint winners.

53. - You know what? Bags, like, genuinely

54. I was a little off and not meself,

55. but I couldn't have called it.

56. - Love you. - You, too.

57. - But do we think it was deserving of a double win?

58. Do I think a joint win should have happened?

59. No.

60. - I think you both had good points,

61. but I don't know if you both deserved a win.

62. - Just how serious?

63. - 100%. - Really?

64. - Yeah. I don't care about being shady in this workroom.

65. I'm just telling the truth.

66. I would have definitely been the third from the top

67. if I was just being honest.

68. - But you weren't.

69. - Divina, you said in "Untucked"

70. that people keep talking over you.

71. - They do. - Who's the biggest culprit?

72. - Well, there's these two.

73. - As soon as anybody speaks, you're like, oh,

74. chip in, chip in, chip in, chip in.

75. Because you are so confident,

76. it's throwing some other people off their game.

77. You're dominating the space.

78. It's very much a sisterhood at the moment.

79. That isn't to say that there aren't tensions emerging.

80. - It's getting to that point

81. where I think friendships are out the window.

82. - At some point in this little pressure cooker,

83. they just might explode.

84. - And now it's time to whittle out the garbage, girls.

85. - Some of these queens are getting very comfortable

86. at the top in this competition.

87. - Another win or something. - Another win.

88. I can smell winners. Oh.

89. - But I think it's time to let other people shine for once.

90. It's a very hard fall when you land in that bottom two.

91. The heat is on now.

92. The heat is on.

93. And I can't wait to see it happen.

94. - Come on, bitches! - You bitches!

95. - The winner crowned the UK's first "Drag Race" superstar

96. will receive an all expenses paid trip to Hollywood

97. to create their own digital series

98. with the producers of "RuPaul's Drag Race."

99. Tonight with Michelle Visage,

100. Graham Norton,

101. and extra special guest judge Jade Thirlwall.

102. - Morning.

103. Aah!

104. - It's a new dawn, it's a new day in the workroom,

105. and I'm ready for another week

106. of me doing mediocre.

107. - This table is getting very empty, girls, isn't it?

108. - There's still a few too many for my liking.

109. - How are the winners feeling?

110. - Oh, my nipples are feeling very, very erect today.

111. - I need a massage on the shoulder.

112. The weight is just killing me off.

113. - It's weighing you down.

114. - And so we'll balance out this week.

115. We'll get two more here.

116. It's the halfway mark.

117. I can feel that crown coming.

118. Ooh, quality, dear, yes.

119. - Cheryl, what's it like not being in the bottom

120. like for one week?

121. - For one week.

122. Who knows? I'll probably be back there again this week.

123. But you know what?

124. It was nice to actually have a moment of peace.

125. - Not only that, but Ru found us funny.

126. Just want to put that in there.

127. - Ru found you two very funny,

128. but they found me and Vivienne very, very funny.

129. - Very, very funny.

130. - Ooh, girl.

131. Her majesty done already done had herses.

132. Hey, squirrel friends. - Hi!

133. - You know what they say about a man with a Little Mix:

134. he's probably sitting on a big old Bananarama.

135. So drag up your life with a man in doubt,

136. because for this week's challenge,

137. it's only Girls Aloud.

138. - Yay!

139. - Ooh, girl!

140. I just shit my knickers, because it's all girl groups!

141. - It's definitely girl bands. - Yeah.

142. - Where was Atomic Kitten, though?

143. - Where were The Nolans?

144. - Girl groups are my thing.

145. - Hello, hello, hello.

146. - Ladies, as little ones on the school playground,

147. we all endured our share of insults.

148. - Yes. - Mm-hmm.

149. - As grown-up drag queens,

150. we've turned what might have been hurtful in the past

151. into a high art form that we call "reading."

152. For today's mini-challenge,

153. you'll be reading each other to filth,

154. and the queen that spills the most tea, or truth,

155. in the funniest way wins, because reading is what?

156. - Fundamental! - Fundamental!

157. - That's right!

158. And speaking of tea,

159. Oh, a spot of tea just in case, darlings.

160. In the great tradition of "Paris is Burning,"

161. the library is open officially.

162. First up, Baga Chipz.

163. Come on over here, darling.

164. Assume the position.

165. - Oh, I'm so nice, though, I'm so nice.

166. - You are, dear. - Am I buggery?

167. Pass me the bitch brew.

168. Ooh, much better. Ooh!

169. Oh, Cheryl, you dumb, raggedy-ass bitch.

170. "I'm in the bottom, I'm in the bottom, I'm in the bottom."

171. We know you're a bottom.

172. You could use the Eiffel Tower as a marital aid,

173. you slack bitch.

174. And Blu, if the Milky Bar Kid and Casper the Friendly Ghost

175. had a rent-boy baby—

176. - What's a "rent boy?"

177. - No.

178. - Oh!

179. I mean, she's not wrong.

180. - Divina. - Baga Chipz?

181. More like Baga Shite.

182. She's, like, class in a glass

183. without the glass or the class.

184. The Vivienne, queen of the Mersey.

185. It's time you got on that ferry and fucked off.

186. - Divina De Campo.

187. Now, I love your work on the telly,

188. but my favourite show you've done already

189. is the Grand National.

190. - And Blu Hydrangea, my babe.

191. Now, you're known as the make-up girl,

192. but your best make-up job you've done

193. is painting on that innocent look

194. every single week for us all.

195. - Tss!

196. - Thanks, Ru. - Thank you, Cheryl.

197. Oh, no, the milk's off.

198. Cheryl Hole, or as you're more affectionately known,

199. Cheryl baggy, battered, thirsty hole.

200. - Crystal, my darling, how aptly named.

201. Just like crystals, you are lifeless, stiff,

202. and I can see right through you.

203. - You know, I'm not sure I'm gonna be able to do this.

204. Baga Shitz, how many times

205. are we gonna have to flush to get rid of you?

206. The Vivienne: proof you can polish a turd.

207. And Blu, in the immortal words of Madonna,

208. I loathe hydrangeas.

209. Sorry, I don't know what came over me.

210. - Oh, the shade, the shade!

211. Up next, sweet little innocent Blu Hydrangea.

212. - Oh, please. - All right.

213. Cheryl Hole,

214. we know your biggest drag inspiration is Alyssa Edwards.

215. You've got the dancing, the outrageous personality,

216. the overbite, and the back rolls.

217. Baga Chipz, I've got one make-up tip for you.

218. Oop!

219. In the words of Baga Chipz, much better!

220. My prop may not have worked, but the joke still did.

221. - Ladies, the library is closed officially.

222. - Whew.

223. - Damn, you UK queens are shady.

224. - Yeah.

225. - But one of you is altogether dark-sided.

226. The winner of today's mini-challenge is...

227. Crystal.

228. - Guess I'm meaner than I thought.

229. - Con-drag-ulations. - Thank you.

230. - Ladies, I have a confession to make.

231. I hate girl groups.

232. Yeah, it's true.

233. I live and breathe everything they do,

234. and then suddenly, without warning,

235. they break up.

236. But not here, not on my show!

237. For this week's maxi-challenge,

238. you need to create two girl groups

239. whose first single is destined to be their last.

240. Now both girl groups will record the exact same farewell track.

241. It's called "Break Up."

242. You are responsible for writing your own solo lyrics,

243. styling a hot girl group look,

244. and working with your group to create your own choreography.

245. Now, later today, you'll record your track

246. with Grammy-nominated writer and producer MNEK.

247. - Ooh!

248. - MNEK is gonna be producing our track, which is so cool.

249. He's a queer icon.

250. - Now, Crystal, you won the mini-challenge,

251. so you get to pick the teams.

252. - Ooh!

253. - Who do you choose for your girl group?

254. - Ooh.

255. I'm gonna take Cheryl and Vivienne.

256. - That means Baga Chipz, Divina, and Blu,

257. you are the rival girl group.

258. Now, tomorrow, your girl groups

259. will make their world debuts

260. and farewell performances on the main stage.

261. Gentlemen, start your engines, and may the best woman win.

262. - Bye, Ru!

263. - Bye! - Bye!

264. - Coming up...

265. Ugh.

266. I feel like I'm up in the club.

267. - Let's go, girls.

268. - Do you know what? I'm so excited.

269. - I am, too. - A girl group!

270. - It's gonna be really nice working with Cheryl and Crystal.

271. Me and Crystal always get ready together anyway.

272. She's a lovely girl, but me and Cheryl,

273. sometimes we have butted heads a tiny bit.

274. So we finally get a chance to connect.

275. - Crystal, how did you pick the teams?

276. - Viv, you've been smashing it.

277. I think you're hilarious, and I know you sing.

278. - Thank you.

279. - Cheryl's a dancer. - Uh-huh.

280. - Just wanted a bit of strength on both ends.

281. - And I know my girl groups, so—

282. - I know you do, I know you do.

283. - So I'm actually in a Girls Aloud drag tribute act.

284. I'm called Cheryl Hole, for goodness" sake.

285. This challenge is made for me.

286. Let's think of a name before we do anything, because that's—

287. - Yeah, what are we gonna be called?

288. - We've gotta sell this.

289. - Little Minge?

290. - Atomic Shitten.

291. Fifth Harmony.

292. Filth Harmony.

293. - Filth Harmony? - Filth Harmony.

294. - Oh, I do like that.

295. - Right, so is that decided?

296. - Should we go with Filth Harmony?

297. - Filth Harmony? - Filth Harmony.

298. - Ahh! - Filth Harmony.

299. - I think they think they've got it in the bag,

300. but do you know what? We're gonna surprise everyone,

301. and we're just gonna fucking bring it, all right?

302. - Yeah, yeah. - Do you know what?

303. I'm gonna find it hard not being on a team with Viv.

304. We have the best time working together.

305. But I'm gonna give this a go.

306. - Because we're both singers.

307. - And I'm always the dancer, so—

308. - So you're the dancer?

309. - Well, I'm not quite as good a dancer as Cheryl,

310. but I can pick up some moves, so I think—

311. - Well, that's all right.

312. I'm a better dancer than Cheryl, so...

313. - You're gonna give us all the moves then, are you?

314. - Yeah.

315. - I've got a good feeling about this challenge.

316. Crystal thought that she picked the stronger team.

317. I don't think so.

318. - Have you got any thoughts for group names yet?

319. - I've got a few ideas, right. - Go on.

320. - So I've got Breastiny's Child—

321. - Kind of like Atomic Kitten, we could be Nuclear Pussy.

322. - Okay, very good. - Or Atomic Mutton.

323. In this girl group, I am the Kerry Katona:

324. prawn ring, one pound.

325. - Frock Destroyers.

326. - I think Frock Destroyers, for me,

327. is like, absolutely hilarious. - Sounds good to me.

328. - Like... - Yeah, sexing it up.

329. - Yeah, because Cheryl's a big fan of Girls Aloud,

330. so I just think they're gonna just be very—

331. - Yeah, yeah.

332. - There's a lot to do, two verses and a rap.

333. - Two verses and a rap. - Yeah.

334. - So who's taking the rap?

335. - I think I would rather do it.

336. One, because I'm not a great singer,

337. and I just think that's what I can sell much better.

338. - Well, I can hold a note in an ensemble.

339. - So what you guys are telling me now is neither of you sing,

340. and I'm the only singer here.

341. Guys, can I join your team?

342. We'll be fine, we'll be fine.

343. - I think I want a verse, though.

344. - I think I can work with the bridge.

345. - Do you think?

346. - Yeah, I think I can work with the bridge.

347. - Yeah. - Yeah, I'm excited for it.

348. I'm really excited for it.

349. This is the first time

350. Baga hasn't just spoken over people

351. all the way through a conversation.

352. She's sitting, she's listening,

353. and shockingly, we're working really well together.

354. Why do you think Crystal chose Vivienne and Cheryl?

355. - Because Vivienne's a singer, Cheryl's a dancer,

356. and Crystal can't do either.

357. - Ooh!

358. - And I'm not gonna lie. I think she's kicked herself in the—

359. - Yeah, she's gonna be overshadowed.

360. - They're gonna overshadow her. - I think, yeah.

361. - All right, now let's make the other team

362. feel a bit threatened.

363. After three, Filth Harmony as loud as we can.

364. - One, two, three.

365. - Filth Harmony! - Filth Harmony!

366. - What the fucking hell is going on here?

367. What the bloody hell's going on?

368. Crystal's gonna be upstaged.

369. Wrong decision, bitch.

370. - Hello. - Hi!

371. - Lovely to meet you.

372. - Now it's time to record our song in the studio.

373. B-R-E-A-K, break-up!

374. - Say hello to Ian.

375. - Hi, Ian. - Hi, Ian.

376. - He's gonna be recording for today for your song.

377. I'm gonna be obviously helping coach you guys,

378. getting the best vocal performance out of you.

379. I say let's get started, and let's see...

380. - Okay, sweet.

381. - ... what you guys are working with.

382. Set pace.

383. Are you ready? Okay. - Uh-huh.

384. - Mm. It's a bad bitch.

385. - Yes! - Smashed your verse.

386. - I've never recorded a song before,

387. but I'm having an absolutely ball. Bring it on.

388. - Do you wanna do a few takes of the chorus?

389. - Yeah, okay.

390. so let's B-R-A-K—

391. Because I'm a super sow, watch me be—

392. Let's brak.

393. - Let's brak.

394. - Let's brak.

395. - Viv! B-R-E-A-K.

396. Break up.

397. It's not that hard.

398. - That's all you got. Learn how to spell, sis.

399. - Private school wasn't wasted on me, was it?

400. Now I'm wearing ladies' clothing and can't spell "break."

401. That's great.

402. - Okay, let's go.

403. - You give me music and I get carried away. Right.

404. You know when you're in the club and you're popping,

405. you're loving life,

406. and all of a sudden the DJ drops the ba-ba-ba-bam.

407. - Exactly, right.

408. - That's my area of expertise.

409. - Okay.

410. - Oh, sorry!

411. Okay.

412. - I feel like I'm up in the club.

413. - Cheryl's extremely funny.

414. I've gotta say I'm having a very good time.

415. And she's gone for more of a rap,

416. and I think that works really well for her.

417. You're really good at this

418. as far as like just owning, like, your time on the mic.

419. Can we get you doing some stuff over the pre-chorus?

420. - Okay.

421. I'm done!

422. Drop me out.

423. Where my girls?

424. Ugh.

425. - Cheryl might not be singing,

426. but the way she's shouting into that mic in that Essex accent

427. is just hilarious.

428. She's definitely taken over this challenge.

429. Fuming.

430. - So, Crystal.

431. Can I get you to sing on the chorus?

432. - Okay. Well...

433. - Aah!

434. "Well."

435. - Let's try—

436. - Shade noise inserted here.

437. - Let's try rapping.

438. - Oh, my God.

439. - MNEK just suggested I speak instead of sing.

440. Rude.

441. My heart's made of nice.

442. - You've got the bridge of the tune.

443. - Yeah, I know.

444. - You have a chance to outperform these two.

445. - It is clear that I'm the Beyoncé of the group,

446. so that means Viv's the Kelly and poor Crystal's the Michelle.

447. - Well, time's up. Time's up, guys.

448. - I mean, if the shoe fits.

449. - Hi. - Hi.

450. - Now it's time to record our song.

451. Bring on the Grammy.

452. - I love that there's a theme here.

453. And what's your group name?

454. - The Frock Destroyers. - We're the Frock Destroyers.

455. - The Frock Destroyers.

456. - Defrock that frock.

457. - Okay, I already know what that is inspired by.

458. I'm excited to hear what you guys have.

459. Baga first. - Here we go.

460. - Get into your position.

461. - Right.

462. - All right.

463. I'm looking at the lyrics.

464. - Recite them to me real quick.

465. - Baga Chipz is stunning, Baga Chipz is class,

466. Baga Chipz is sexy, she takes it up the—uh!

467. - You showing off?

468. That sounded amazing.

469. - Baga's always like,

470. "I'm just one of those queens

471. that can sing and do comedy."

472. Turns out that's true.

473. - Come on through, Blu.

474. What is your singing and/or musical experience, darling?

475. - Absolutely zero, apart from in my car

476. and in the shower and whatnot, you know.

477. - All right, well, let's hear your verse, baby.

478. Let's do it.

479. Is that bad?

480. - Pretty good.

481. Oh, well, I'm no RuPaul.

482. - Blu is doing surprisingly well.

483. Blu's not a singer, doesn't use her voice in that way,

484. and yet she's delivering.

485. - Now let's get you to do some ad-libs.

486. - Defrock me.

487. Despunk my balls.

488. Oh, sorry.

489. Sorry, I went too far.

490. Oops.

491. - What?

492. - Blu's mind is definitely in the gutter.

493. - We are the Frock Destroyers, right?

494. - We want this to be on the radio, though.

495. - Yeah, okay, right, yeah. Okay.

496. - The "spunk" moment,

497. just, uh... choices.

498. - All right, Divina. Are you singing this?

499. - Yeah. - Okay.

500. Okay, I want it— I'm excited to hear this.

501. - Okay. - Yeah, let's go.

502. - I thought we were singing?

503. - Yeah, well, I will.

504. - That's so good.

505. - Wow. I'm in awe.

506. Teach me. How do you do that?

507. - I don't know.

508. I spent six months teaching myself, locked in a room.

509. - Wow.

510. - Divina sounded amazing.

511. I'm so here for this whistle tone.

512. I'm a massive lamb, Mariah fan,

513. and I am currently gagging.

514. - Oh, my God, those high notes.

515. I think there's dolphins screaming somewhere.

516. I think there's dogs in Blackpool barking.

517. - Coming up...

518. - You're making your own costumes.

519. - Wow. That's great.

520. - Oh, my God, you could cut that tension with a knife.

521. - Give us a note, Cheryl. Give us a note.

522. - All right, come on, girls.

523. It's time to rehearse our choreo.

524. Stand back, ladies, because I've got this all here.

525. Walk, walk, walk, bye-bye.

526. - Or we could shuffle, like kind of do a little run.

527. - I think it needs to be fierce.

528. - Crystal is really not grasping the essence of a girl band.

529. I want sass, I want energy,

530. not flailing Florence And The Machine arms.

531. - I find that walk quite fast, to be honest.

532. I'm trying to strut, and I don't have time.

533. - You've got time.

534. - Cheryl is definitely taking the lead on the choreo,

535. which is great, but I don't think

536. she's really listening to me when I'm having a hard time

537. or taking my feedback on board.

538. We could turn away from each other, like—

539. - Yeah.

540. The choreo's not that hard,

541. so if it falls flat and it doesn't translate,

542. it's down to them and not me.

543. - Am I three or one?

544. - You're three. - Three.

545. - I've given them the tools.

546. They need to use the tools themselves.

547. Well done, team.

548. - Baga Chipz is stunning, Baga Chipz is class,

549. - Baga Chipz is...

550. sexy.

551. - Baga Chipz is sexy. - Okay.

552. Love it!

553. - Divina is the leader in this one.

554. She is giving us the choreography to do.

555. - Okay. - Yeah?

556. - Okay? Is it too much or is it enough?

557. - No, it's all right.

558. - Yeah? Sure? - Yeah.

559. - I know that I can make this work,

560. because my specialty as a choreographer

561. is working with people with vastly different skill sets

562. and making it work.

563. - Ooh, I feel like Darcey Bussell. Oh!

564. - You look just like her as well.

565. - You look more Louie Spence to me.

566. - I'm so glad I'm in this group.

567. I'm not a dancer, but she's made it simple,

568. she's given us the steps.

569. Thank you, Divina!

570. - Break up! - Break up!

571. - Yeah? - Okay, yeah.

572. - Aah!

573. - That's what you call "campness," dear.

574. - So in we go.

575. - What a good dance rehearsal.

576. - That was fab.

577. - How'd you get on? - All right, yeah.

578. - Really very, very good.

579. - Good.

580. - You're making your own costumes?

581. - We're just gonna bang something together very quick.

582. - Wow, that's great. - Yeah.

583. - How did your singing and stuff go?

584. - It was amazing.

585. Like, he was blown away by all three of us.

586. - Yeah. - Oh, good.

587. - Same. - The same for us.

588. The vibe in the workroom,

589. oh, my God, you could cut that tension with a knife.

590. - To be honest, from the minute I heard that song,

591. it was very my kind of vibe, like—

592. - Mm. - And, like, girl groups

593. is, like, my thing lately.

594. - You've got a lot to prove then.

595. - Well, I think I'm gonna prove it.

596. - Girl groups is your thing, so if you don't prove it,

597. then you're gonna look like a right wanker.

598. Give us a note, Cheryl, give us a note.

599. - Filth Harmony have gotta bring the Frock Destroyers down.

600. I mean, Cheryl's a choreographer,

601. I'm a singer,

602. Crystal's... skinny.

603. - I'm feeling very confident for once in my life,

604. and I'm ready to see what you guys bring tomorrow.

605. - The other team are acting so big,

606. but I think it's all a front.

607. We have reveals, and we are bloody slags.

608. So how are you gonna beat that?

609. - What it sounds to me like is you've all gone outside,

610. "Let's go in and make them feel like we have smashed it."

611. - I don't think so.

612. - Well, there's two badges each on each side, so—

613. - No, we've actually got three, girl, and you've got two.

614. - Oh, I can't spell or count then today.

615. - Oh, bring on number four.

616. Oh, look at these bitches, thinking they're gonna beat us.

617. Are you mad? Are you mad?

618. No.

619. - To be honest, I can't picture you guys working together.

620. - Good luck. - Same to you.

621. - And don't... - And don't frock it up.

622. - May the best girl group win.

623. - Coming up...

624. - You know, we all know what it's like

625. to have a hard time at school and be bullied and—

626. Has anyone has that experience?

627. - Well, school was... it was hard.

628. - Oh. - Out of the way.

629. - Morning.

630. - Today we are getting ready for our girl group performances.

631. This is my thing. This is what I'm known for.

632. This is what I do. And this is the most fun

633. I've been having in this competition.

634. - So, girls, we had the reading challenge yesterday.

635. But, yeah, Ru was mentioning how, you know, we've all—

636. we all know what it's like

637. to have a hard time in school and be bullied and—

638. Has anyone had that experience?

639. - I wasn't, like, hated, but I was definitely, like, bullied

640. for being gay and stuff.

641. - Yeah, I was really, really ostracised

642. and, like, made really, like, outcast.

643. I think that kind of thing really fucks you up.

644. - Yeah, it does. - Yeah.

645. - What about you, Divina?

646. - Well, school was—it was hard.

647. Like, I got a lot of flak

648. from pretty much everybody in the school.

649. Growing up was really hard.

650. Like, growing up for everybody is hard,

651. but then you add on being gay,

652. and it's just a whole other level,

653. particularly for the time that I grew up in.

654. Every single bit of those gremlins in my head

655. are from those kids in the playground,

656. pushing and shoving and calling you a fag,

657. and throwing their drinks on you.

658. And because of section 28, it meant that, you know,

659. a lot of teachers felt like they couldn't step in.

660. - What's section 28?

661. - Maggie put it in,

662. so it did a lot of damage to people like me.

663. Section 28, enacted 1988 up to about 2000,

664. it stops the promotion of homosexuality.

665. Now, for most teachers,

666. that meant it could not even be spoken about,

667. so it just erases gay people completely.

668. There was no discussion around it,

669. so you have no understanding as a gay person

670. that there can be a different way of living

671. because you never get told that.

672. That never happens.

673. Whereas for a straight person, you are constantly fed

674. you are correct, you are right, you are valid.

675. You don't get that as a gay person.

676. Whereas now, like having been in schools

677. and worked as a teacher,

678. the kids" attitudes are completely different.

679. Like, completely different.

680. I have worked in a lot of schools,

681. and it was the roughest kids I was working with.

682. I had an incident where one girl called me a fucking faggot.

683. "You're a fucking queer."

684. She storms out, and everybody else

685. was outraged that she'd said that to me.

686. To say the kids are different now

687. is to completely underestimate where we are.

688. Oh, God.

689. It made me feel like all those kids who were like me had hope.

690. Like they weren't gonna have the same struggle.

691. It wasn't gonna be the same for them.

692. - I'd say you'd be a really good teacher.

693. - Hopefully we are moving into a world

694. that children are taught gay things in school.

695. I mean, you look at the protests outside schools

696. because they're getting taught LGBT education—

697. - The one in Birmingham.

698. Yeah, it's absolutely horrendous.

699. - Yeah, literally that some people have two mummies,

700. some people have two daddies,

701. most people have a mummy and a daddy.

702. Whether you believe something or not

703. does not stop the fact that I am here. I live.

704. - 100% all of my insecurities came from high school.

705. - Same. - Still to this day, 100%.

706. - Same.

707. - That's kind of why I love drag,

708. because you get a chance to, like,

709. pretend that stuff didn't happen,

710. and, like, what you might have been like otherwise.

711. Do you know what I mean? - Yeah.

712. - I think what happens to you in school

713. will affect you for the rest of your life.

714. Thank God we can take our insecurities

715. and direct them into our art.

716. If you could talk to your younger self now,

717. what would you say?

718. - Just that, like, you're gonna have the best time of your life

719. once this bit is over, and—

720. - And you're in the top six of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK."

721. - Ha-ha!

722. - Yes! - Yay!

723. - This was a good chat today, guys.

724. - And what? - Whoo!

725. - Welcome to the main stage of "RuPaul's Drag Race UK."

726. Former member of Seduction, Michelle Visage.

727. Have you ever wondered what it would be like

728. to be in a popular girl group?

729. - And national treasure Graham Norton.

730. Now, do you have a favourite girl group?

731. - Oh, Ru, it's got to be Banana Little Mix.

732. - And from Little Mix, Jade Thirlwall.

733. Jade, now that you're a judge,

734. what would be the biggest difference

735. between your style of judging versus Simon Cowell's?

736. - Well for starters, Ru, Simon has much bigger tits.

737. It really is true.

738. This week, we challenged our queens

739. to a girl group battle royale.

740. And on the runway, category is A Day At The Races.

741. Gentlemen, start your engines,

742. and may the best woman win.

743. Coming up...

744. - Vivienne's got pink hair and they are blondes.

745. She's the Beyoncé.

746. - You shady bitch.

747. Tonight, it's the world debut

748. and the farewell performance

749. of The Vivienne, Cheryl Hole, and Crystal.

750. Give it up for Filth Harmony.

751. - Vivienne's got pink hair, and they are blondes.

752. - Ooh. - Mm.

753. - She's the Beyoncé.

754. - If I had seen one of you pick pink hair or something,

755. I would have been like, that's shady.

756. - We all look, like, the same. - Yeah.

757. - "RuPaul's Drag Race UK," whoo!

758. - Whoo!

759. - And Cheryl did a death drop.

760. - You shady bitch.

761. - Tonight, the world says hello and goodbye

762. to Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea,

763. and Divina De Campo.

764. This is the Frock Destroyers.

765. - To be honest, I should feel confident,

766. but I don't know whether I do right now.

767. - Well, girls, all we can do

768. is hope and pray that someone slips

769. and breaks her neck.

770. - We're the Frock Destroyers.

771. - Get the frock outta my way.

772. - You've officially been frock destroyed.

773. Break up!

774. - Whoo!

775. - They weren't bad.

776. - No, it was good.

777. - It was good.

778. - Category is Day At The Races.

779. The Vivienne.

780. - I own 51% of this racetrack.

781. - It's a photo finish.

782. - Cheryl Hole.

783. - Who's gonna tell her she's got a wine stain on that dress?

784. - You know, I always say don't look a gift Hole in the mouth.

785. - Agreed.

786. - Crystal.

787. She's got a lot riding on that hat.

788. - Love it.

789. - Doctor, I think I'm allergic to Laura Ashley.

790. - Baga Chipz.

791. She had me at yel-low.

792. - Carnation Street.

793. - Up next, Blu Hydrangea.

794. - They call her "Glue."

795. - Glue Hydrangea.

796. - Now sissy that trot.

797. - Divina De Campo. She's gagging.

798. - Someone else knows Michelle Visage's hairdresser.

799. They get around.

800. Coming up...

801. - It was very much a girl band,

802. and I wanted to join in with you.

803. - You just dialed up the drag on it.

804. - I kind of watched you slowly lose it up there.

805. Welcome, ladies.

806. Now it's time for the judges" critiques.

807. First up, The Vivienne.

808. - So let's talk about Filth Harmony.

809. You didn't really lip sync at all parts.

810. For once in this competition,

811. I kind of watched you slowly lose it up there.

812. - The thing was,

813. we, like, absolutely killed it in rehearsals,

814. and then just coming out here and just completely going blank,

815. it was just the most horrible thing.

816. And it's, like, heartbreaking, it really is,

817. "cause I really wanted to do you proud,

818. and I knew I was fucking up.

819. - It happens. It does.

820. - In every challenge so far,

821. you have this amazing presence, and it vanished tonight.

822. - When you first stepped out there,

823. you had that look in your eye.

824. I thought, okay, she's in it, she looks fabulous.

825. And then you slowly just sort of—

826. I don't know if you got in your own head.

827. - You know, Viv, we're at that point in the competition

828. where one little misstep can really stand out.

829. All right, thank you, Viv.

830. - Thank you, Ru.

831. - Up next, Cheryl Hole.

832. You all right, babes?

833. - Yeah, I'm good.

834. - Within Filth Harmony,

835. you did really look like you were having the most fun.

836. Even when it wasn't your solo,

837. I could see you, like, in the background,

838. still giving it the face.

839. Giving expressions that you just—

840. you didn't turn off, and I loved that.

841. I couldn't stop watching you.

842. - It's been frustrating,

843. because it's like you've been holding back.

844. Finally, we kind of thought, yes, she's here,

845. she's arrived, she's delivering completely,

846. and I'm so happy for you.

847. - Are you okay?

848. - It's just that this entire competition,

849. I feel like I've been flatlining.

850. My entire life, I've been inspired by the girl groups,

851. so, like, from a toddler I've been inspired by the Spice Girls

852. and then Girls Aloud, taking huge inspiration.

853. Like, hello, I'm Cheryl Hole, for goodness sake.

854. And then Little Mix is such a huge inspiration.

855. To finally do well in this competition,

856. and to do it in a challenge that means so much to me is just...

857. - It's a lot. - Yeah.

858. - Tonight on the runway, I'd be lying

859. if I didn't say your look was rather pedestrian.

860. If you're gonna take it, take it all the way there

861. like you did with your girl group.

862. - Yeah.

863. - Up next, Crystal. - Hiya.

864. - Crystal, you were the bad girl in the group.

865. - Yes.

866. - The hard part about that kind of role and character

867. is if you don't go bigger, we kind of lose you to the back.

868. - Yep.

869. - Because Cheryl really stood out,

870. the group never quite came together.

871. And you felt like the other member.

872. - Mm-hmm.

873. - On the runway, it's really arresting,

874. but I felt like these two guys, they took it too literally.

875. And I feel like you're over there.

876. You're at a different event.

877. I can hear horses in the distance.

878. - You're giving us, like my nana's wallpaper,

879. but in a really good way.

880. And if I'd saw you at the races,

881. I'd be like, she doesn't look like everyone else,

882. but she looks sick.

883. - Next up, from Frock Destroyers, Baga Chipz.

884. - Hello.

885. - Whose idea was the Frock Destroyers?

886. - You know what? It was actually Dirty Mary Berry.

887. She's been a right dirty cow lately, this one.

888. Shocking.

889. - So Baga, let's talk about you.

890. I didn't know that your voice was that good.

891. - Oh, thank you. - I was well impressed.

892. Tonight on the runway you're very British,

893. and the way you delivered it was really fun.

894. - In a way that I judged Filth Harmony as three performers,

895. I kind of judged the three of you together,

896. because that's how you presented yourselves.

897. On the runway, I really liked this look.

898. It is a day at the races,

899. and you've just dialled up the drag on it.

900. - You remind me, of, like, Peggy Mitchell's crazy sister.

901. Because you remind me of, like, all those nanas,

902. like, at a workingmen's club who've got the big boobs

903. and then they've got nothing else at the bottom.

904. Like, I absolutely loved it.

905. I loved it.

906. - You did a really, really good job tonight.

907. I'm seeing sides of you that I never knew existed.

908. - Oh. I didn't think I was gonna get that.

909. All of them are so amazing,

910. I don't think I'm, like, good enough to be with them.

911. These are, like, stunning, gorgeous people,

912. and like Jade said, I'm like the nana at the pub.

913. - No, I meant that in the best way possible.

914. - Get out my pub!

915. - But you look stunning. You should never think

916. you're not as beautiful as everyone else,

917. because all of you are gorgeous.

918. - Thank you.

919. - All right, thanks, Baga.

920. Up next, Blu Hydrangea.

921. - Hi, guys.

922. - Well, you are glittering on stage tonight.

923. And in the Frock Destroyers, a bit like Cheryl,

924. suddenly I saw stuff from Blu that we hadn't seen before.

925. You seemed freer.

926. - I loved how you all sort of played a role in the group,

927. and I like that no one sort of shone more than anyone else.

928. It was very much a girl band,

929. and I wanted to join in with you.

930. - What I loved most about your verse was, you know,

931. Northern Ireland has its share of major issues for gay people.

932. - Yeah, well, I know, like, growing up in Northern Ireland

933. and seeing things on the news

934. about gay marriage not being legal.

935. And so I just wanna be, like, that kind of ray of hope

936. for, like, the little kids and stuff back home.

937. Because it's very gloomy back there.

938. And why can't it be rainbow and bright

939. and Blu all the time?

940. - Thank you, Blu. - Thank you.

941. - Up next, Divina.

942. - I loved your verse most of all.

943. I just thought it was so fun

944. to see you rap and to see you split.

945. And I know you're a singer,

946. and the high notes that you did at the beginning were amazing.

947. - You've got a vocal range that I could only wish for,

948. so I loved your singing.

949. - When it comes to the runway, it's gorgeous.

950. You know, all of these outfits are great,

951. but suddenly when you see one

952. that's this beautifully finished, it does pop.

953. - I absolutely loved this look.

954. You're giving me, like, Ariana Grand National realness.

955. I love it.

956. - The one note I am going to give you

957. is your face is starting to go towards the ashy.

958. It's going towards the grey. - Uh-huh.

959. - So you need to warm it up.

960. - Thank you, ladies.

961. I think we've heard enough.

962. While you untuck in the workroom,

963. the judges and I will deliberate.

964. You may leave the stage.

965. Coming up...

966. - Everyone is so emotional,

967. and Cheryl is in the corner talking about girl groups.

968. - Every choreography I've created,

969. there's been an element of girl bands that's inspired me.

970. - Cheryl, Cheryl, Cheryl, just shut up.

971. - Oh, orange. - Ooh.

972. - Ugh. - It's that time of ladies day

973. where everyone's got white-girl wasted

974. and we're all getting a little bit emotional.

975. - Oh!

976. - Well, that was eventful.

977. - How does everyone feel?

978. - Viv, you're quiet. You all right, luv?

979. Oh, don't. You'll make me cry.

980. - I feel like I've fucking made a show of meself.

981. - No, you haven't. - No, you haven't.

982. - Absolutely not. - Not at all.

983. - You're amazing. Look how gorgeous you look.

984. You look beautiful.

985. - It was so good in rehearsal. I've just fucked it all.

986. I literally got the worst comments out of everyone.

987. - No, you didn't.

988. - I really, seriously did.

989. - It's really interesting to see a more human side to Viv,

990. and I like it.

991. I prefer that person

992. rather than the hard, perfect drag machine

993. that we've been seeing.

994. - I don't know.

995. I can't see Viv in the bottom.

996. - It doesn't matter how well I've done all the competition.

997. - It's definitely us.

998. - It's based challenge-by-challenge.

999. - Yeah, it is.

1000. - But I think they would put me in the bottom

1001. just purely on my runway alone.

1002. - I'm just gonna make sure I fucking destroy

1003. whoever I'm lip syncing against, because I'm not going home now.

1004. - No, no, you've worked too hard.

1005. - I'm seriously not going home now.

1006. - You deserve this, so if you are in the bottom,

1007. you fucking fight.

1008. - Ugh.

1009. - Crystal, baby. - Yeah.

1010. - How are you feeling?

1011. - You all right, babe?

1012. - Just... it's just fucking hard, isn't it?

1013. - Like, I was ready to tell everybody on that runway

1014. how much this challenge meant to me.

1015. The reason I do drag

1016. is because these girls have inspired me my entire life,

1017. from a little toddler.

1018. - Everyone is so emotional,

1019. and Cheryl is in the corner talking about girl groups.

1020. - Like, every school production,

1021. every choreography I've created, every piece,

1022. there's been an element of pop culture

1023. and girl bands that's inspired me.

1024. - Cheryl, Cheryl, Cheryl, just shut up.

1025. - And fuck me, I've made an entire show about Girls Aloud

1026. and parodied it.

1027. - Is she still talking?

1028. - I'm not embarrassed to have cried on the main stage,

1029. because I think it's actually

1030. showing people how much I care for my craft.

1031. - Crystal, tell me what this is right now.

1032. - I worked really hard.

1033. - You did. - And it showed.

1034. - So I think what this is is just, like,

1035. feeling like your best isn't good enough.

1036. It sucks to, like, work so hard and try so hard

1037. and then be, like, wah-wah.

1038. - I don't know if you felt the same as me,

1039. but, like, I had my critique and it was wah-wah,

1040. and then everyone down the line,

1041. even you got this great critique.

1042. And I just felt like everything I've done well this competition

1043. has just gone pblblblt.

1044. There was just a wall of, like, greatness building up,

1045. and they've just kicked it down.

1046. And so, guys, whatever happens,

1047. this top six is an absolute dream.

1048. You're all absolutely amazing.

1049. I hope we're all together

1050. for the next few years having a ball.

1051. - Love you, Vivienne.

1052. - I love you all so much, I really do.

1053. - Girl, you've got the best make-up here. Don't ruin it.

1054. - All right, now just between us squirrel groupers...

1055. What do you think?

1056. Let's start with The Vivienne.

1057. - What happened?

1058. Viv seemed invincible,

1059. and tonight, it just vanished.

1060. - My heart just went out to her

1061. because I know what that feels like,

1062. when you slip and then you can't find your way back in.

1063. - Tonight on the runway, she didn't look bad.

1064. She just looked like a very rich woman going to the races.

1065. It was almost heartbreaking to see Vivienne in this light.

1066. - I mean, one off week and it could change everything.

1067. - Yep. - That's so upsetting.

1068. - All right, Cheryl Hole.

1069. - Tonight, it was just terrific to see that she came out,

1070. she thought this is my moment to shine, and she did it.

1071. - If she just dressed a little bit better,

1072. she'd be an even more incredible drag queen.

1073. - I will say that her fashion sense

1074. is probably my least favourite

1075. of any queen left in the competition,

1076. but she slammed that challenge.

1077. - The look in her eye during the whole number

1078. was just utter joy.

1079. She was letting these children have it.

1080. - Mm-hmm. - She loved it.

1081. All right, let's move on down to Crystal.

1082. - Crystal in the girl group challenge, she was there.

1083. That's the best way I can put it.

1084. Tonight on the runway,

1085. I think that was absolutely a look that stood out.

1086. What it had to do with the races, I don't know.

1087. - I actually disagree.

1088. I really enjoyed her runway look.

1089. To me, it was like Club Kid meets races.

1090. She's got something kooky about her,

1091. and I can't take my eyes off her.

1092. - Actually, I didn't mind the Day At The Races outfit either.

1093. Now, her in the girl group,

1094. she did feel like she was on a two-second delay.

1095. Her performance felt like it was being beamed in via satellite.

1096. From Copenhagen.

1097. All right, Baga Chipz. - She's funny,

1098. and I think she's surprising herself,

1099. and that's really fun to watch.

1100. - Tonight on the runway, that is British drag to me.

1101. I am so blown away by Baga and her consistency.

1102. - She has it all.

1103. She's got the dirty, the sweet, the sour.

1104. It's all in that Baga Chipz.

1105. Blu Hydrangea.

1106. - In the Frock Destroyers,

1107. that is the best I've seen Blu Hydrangea.

1108. She just seemed free.

1109. - Tonight on the runway was one of my favourites.

1110. I loved that she had the horse head on.

1111. She was fully painted.

1112. - I think she could have pushed it even more.

1113. - She had a horse's head on her head.

1114. - That is true, Michelle, she did.

1115. - Yes, she did.

1116. - All right, let's move on to Divina.

1117. - The jockey look was amazing.

1118. - Absolutely, yeah, I think her runway look for me

1119. was probably my favourite.

1120. - She came out here in the girl group,

1121. and her verse was amazing.

1122. Tonight on the runway, I loved the jockey.

1123. Nobody did anything remotely like that.

1124. She made it feminine, she made it beautiful,

1125. she made it camp, she made it drag.

1126. Tonight was her best night yet.

1127. - All right. Silence.

1128. I've made my decision.

1129. Bring back my girl groups.

1130. Welcome back, ladies.

1131. I've made some decisions.

1132. Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Divina De Campo,

1133. you frocking destroyed the girl group challenge.

1134. For the first time in "Drag Race" herstory,

1135. all three of you are the winners of this week's challenge.

1136. - My God, girls!

1137. - Con-drag-ulations.

1138. You've each won a RuPeter badge.

1139. - Supplies are running out, girls.

1140. Collect them while you can.

1141. - Frock Destroyers are the winners.

1142. - You may step to the back of the stage.

1143. - Thank you so much. - Thank you.

1144. - Thank you. - Thank you so much.

1145. - Con-drags.

1146. - Filth Harmony, this week, Cheryl Hole bloomed.

1147. Cheryl, you're safe.

1148. - Thank you.

1149. - You may join the other girls.

1150. - Thank you so much, everyone.

1151. Fucking smash it.

1152. Smash it. I love you.

1153. - The Vivienne and Crystal,

1154. I'm sorry, my dears, but you are up for elimination.

1155. - Oh, my God.

1156. We've seen Crystal can win a lip-sync,

1157. but does she have the fight in her to win a second lip-sync?

1158. We know Viv's a fierce performer,

1159. but she might get knocked out by Crystal.

1160. - Two queens stand before me.

1161. - I'm looking forward to fighting for this.

1162. This is my chance to show people why I'm in this competition.

1163. - I've consulted with the judges,

1164. but the final decision is mine to make.

1165. Prior to tonight,

1166. you were asked to prepare a lip sync performance

1167. of "Power" by Little Mix.

1168. Ladies, this is your last chance to impress me

1169. and save yourself from elimination.

1170. The time has come...

1171. for you to lip sync...

1172. for your life!

1173. - I've never felt so ready in all my life.

1174. I'm looking into Ru's eyes, and I'm about to explode.

1175. - Good luck, and don't fuck it up.

1176. - My turn. ♪ I make this look easy

1177. - Whoo!

1178. - Machine!

1179. - Ladies, I've made my decision.

1180. The Vivienne, shantay you stay.

1181. - Thank you so much.

1182. - You may join the other girls.

1183. - Thank you. Thank you so much.

1184. - Crystal, my queen,

1185. go forth and shine bright like a diamond.

1186. Now sashay away.

1187. - Fuck diamonds. Try Crystal.

1188. I'm so pleased I got to bring my own kind of drag to "Drag Race."

1189. I hope I did East London proud.

1190. I feel so fortunate that drag has allowed me

1191. to find a confidence that I didn't think I would ever have.

1192. It's a beautiful thing,

1193. that we can express ourselves in whatever way we feel.

1194. And if that's being a poor old gimp, then why not?

1195. - Con-drag-ulations, ladies.

1196. And remember, if you can't love yourself,

1197. how in the hell you gonna love somebody else?

1198. Can I get an "amen" up in here?

1199. - Amen! - All right.

1200. Now let the music play.

1201. - Next time on "RuPaul's Drag Race UK"...

1202. - You need to create and market your own brand of bottled water.

1203. - Do you have voiceover you wanna do first?

1204. - Now that plastic is choking our seas and killing mermaids—

1205. - This isn't a feature-length movie, doll.

1206. - Very haute couture, very high fashion,

1207. very almost theatrical.

1208. - From the neck down,

1209. it could be Liza Minnelli working as a psychiatric nurse.

1210. - Oh.

1211. - You clearly don't value what I do as a drag queen.

1212. - For the past 10 years,

1213. I've seen Divina in a red wig and a silver dress.

1214. - Bullshit, Vivienne. Bullshit.

1215. - And I know exactly—

1216. - Bullshit.

1217. - It's like, fucking hell, girl, chill out.