The seventh series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK premiered on BBC Three on 25 September 2025. RuPaul returned as the main host and head judge, with Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton forming the judging panel. The series began filming in January 2025.
Production On 13 September 2024, prior to the beginning of the sixth series it was announced via social media that casting for the seventh series was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 11 October 2024. Filming for the series began in January 2025 at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire.
The first teaser trailer for the series aired on 11 August 2025, with various close up shots of the queens accompanied by the caption "Start Your Engines". The cast was subsequently revealed by the BBC on 22 August 2025, alongside the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul.
Contestants
Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
+ Contestants of RuPaul's Drag Race UK series 7 and their backgrounds Contestant Age Hometown Outcome Bones 25 London, England Elle Vosque 22 Belfast, Northern Ireland Runner-up Catrin Feelings 26 Treorchy, Wales3rd place Silllexa Diction 26 Leeds, England Tayris Mongardi 27 Brighton, England 5th place Bonnie Ann Clyde 30 Dublin, Republic of Ireland 6th place Paige Three 28 Guildford, England 7th place Sally™ 27 South Shields, England 8th place Chai T Grande 32 London, England 9th place Nyongbella 25 London, England 10th place Viola 22 Coventry, England 11th place Pasty 30 St Austell, England 12th place
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Contestant progress
Lip syncs Legend:
Episode Bottom contestants Song Eliminated 1 Nyongbella vs. Pasty "Von Dutch"(Charli XCX) None 2 Pasty vs. Viola "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)"(Freemasons, Sophie Ellis-Bextor) Pasty 3 Nyongbella vs. Viola "Sound of the Underground"(Girls Aloud) Viola 4 Nyongbella vs. Silllexa Diction "Pearls"(Jessie Ware) Nyongbella 5 Bones vs. Chai T Grande "Spectrum (Say My Name)"(Florence and the Machine, Calvin Harris) Chai T Grande 6 Sally™ vs. "Don't Rain on My Parade"(Shirley Bassey) Sally™ 7 Bones vs. Paige Three "Tainted Love"(Soft Cell) Paige Three 8 vs. Catrin Feelings "Push the Button"(Sugababes) 9 Catrin Feelings vs. Tayris Mongardi "Mamma Knows Best"(Jessie J) Tayris Mongardi Episode Final contestants Song Winner 10 Bones vs. Elle Vosque "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)"(Jimmy Somerville) Bones
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Guest judges Listed in chronological order:
Joel Dommett, comedian, television presenter and actor Michelle de Swarte, actress and comedian Nadine Coyle, singer Jane Horrocks, actress Jamie-Lee O'Donnell, actress Mazz Murray, singer and actress Susan Wokoma, actress Mutya Buena, singer and songwriter Sophie Willan, actress, comedian and writer
Special guests Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 1 Angeria Paris VanMicheals, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14, and winner of All Stars 9 Baga Chipz, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 1 and UK vs. the World Series 1 Marina Summers, runner-up of Drag Race Philippines Season 1, and contestant from UK vs. the World Series 2 Plane Jane, contestant from RuPaul's Drag Race Season 16 Tessa Testicle, contestant from Drag Race Germany and Global All Stars
Episode 2 Raven, runner-up on both RuPaul's Drag Race Season 2 and All Stars 1
Episode 3 Ian Masterson, music producer
Episode 5 La Voix, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 6
Episode 6 Claudimar Neto, choreographer Jono McNeil, vocal coach
Episode 7 Jordan North, radio DJ and television presenter Kitty Scott-Claus, runner-up on RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 3 and Global All Stars
Episode 8 Charlotte Church, singer-songwriter and actress Shobna Gulati, actor and television presenter Dani Harmer, actress and television personality Michelle McManus, singer, radio broadcaster and columnist Diane Parish, EastEnders actress David Potts, reality television personality
Episode 10 Claudimar Neto, choreographer Kyran Thrax, winner of RuPaul's Drag Race UK Series 6
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