Lorraine Kelly has joked that she thought she was ‘too common’ to hang out with Elizabeth Hurley.
The presenter, 61, who returns to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 2 for a fun TV segment challenge, spoke about the upcoming series with Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton in a virtual press day attended by MailOnline.
Talking about Elizabeth’s, 55, debut as a guest judge on the opening series, Lorraine, 61, admitted that she could now have a ‘bottle of wine’ with the ‘fun’ star.
Hilarious: Lorraine Kelly has joked that she thought she was ‘too common’ to hang out with Elizabeth Hurley (pictured on her ITV chat show earlier this month)
While regular judges Michelle, 52, Graham, 57, and Alan, 42, all gushed over how ‘fun’ Elizabeth was during the day of filming.
Talking about the upcoming series, Graham said: ‘I have to say, episode one, Liz Hurley. How fun was she? Hanging out with Liz Hurley for the day!’ with Michelle, 52, agreeing: ‘So fun!’
Sharing her thoughts, Lorraine added: ‘She was so good. I would love to see more of her like that. You really got a sense of her – really funny, obviously very intelligent, a laugh.
‘Somebody who you could go out for a bottle of wine with and I would never have thought that before.
Exciting: The presenter, 61, who returns to RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 2 for a fun TV segment challenge, spoke about the upcoming series with Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton in a virtual press day attended by MailOnline (Graham, Michelle, Ru and Liz – L-R)
Bring it to the runway! Talking about Elizabeth’s, 55, debut as a guest judge on the opening series, Lorraine, 61, admitted that she could now have a ‘bottle of wine’ with the ‘fun’ star
‘I would have always of thought, “Yeah, I’m too common to hang out with Liz Hurley”. Now I have watched, yeah I actually could.’
During her guest judge debut, Elizabeth jokes that gaffer tape is her ‘beauty secret’ and even admits she finds one of the queens ‘sexy’.
Joining show regulars Michelle, Graham and RuPaul on the judging panel, the latter asks: ‘You look gorgeous, what’s your beauty secret?’
To which Elizabeth cheekily replies: ‘Gaffer tape!’ with RuPaul joking: ‘Join the club!’
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Lorraine said: ‘[Liz’s] Somebody who you could go out for a bottle of wine with and I would never have thought that before. ‘I would have always of thought, “Yeah, I’m too common to hang out with Liz Hurley”. Now I have watched, yeah I actually could.’ (pictured this month)
The model also admits during the judges’ feedback that she finds queen, Bimini Bon Boulash, 26, ‘sexy’ as she compliments the contestant on their ‘great bum’.
Bimini Bon Boulash impresses Elizabeth after they bring it to the runway in a cut-out leotard to represent their home town’s football club Norwich City.
Giving her feedback, Elizabeth teases: ‘Unbelievable body and great bum. I said to Ru: “I find him quite sexy!”‘
To which Bimini Bon Boulash replies: ‘This is probably my most revealing outfit’ with Elizabeth protesting: ‘Don’t say that, no!’
‘Fun’: While regular judges Michelle, 52, Graham, 57, and Alan, 42, all gushed over how ‘fun’ Elizabeth was during the day of filming
While Elizabeth says of fellow queen Tayce’s, who hails from Newport, Wales, Welsh dragon ensemble: ‘Do I make you horny, baby?’
Elsewhere during the virtual press day, Lorraine asked the judging panel to share who their favourite guest judge has been so far.
Series one saw the likes of Geri Horner, Cheryl, Jade Thirlwall, Stacey Dooley, Andrew Garfield and Michaela Coel – to name a few.
Michelle said: ‘My favourite guest judge… first of all, a lot of them are my friends. Andrew Garfield is one of my good friends. Jade is like my little niece, some we cant mention this series.’
Liz is a fan! During her guest judge debut, Elizabeth jokes that gaffer tape is her ‘beauty secret’ and even admits she finds queen Bimini Bon Boulash, 26, pictured, ‘sexy’
Giving a nod to Lorraine, the former Strictly star added: ‘Lorraine, a personal “shero” of mine. Michaela Coel, a fan of her for years. You can’t really pick on!
‘I can say this, as a rule of thumb, if they are on the show, RuPaul herself is a huge fan of said guest judge. No one comes on who Ru doesn’t really know or no about because Ru loves the people who sits next to them.
‘Every single guest judge who comes into the show is always a superfan of RuPaul’s Drag Race. That’s the joy!’
Alan admitted: ‘Well… they are. We’re all a fan, so we are all giggling like we’re on the same trip. No one is bored or like: “I wanna go home”, everyone is salivating, waiting to see the creations!’
‘Bimini their number!’: Giving her feedback, Elizabeth teases: ‘Unbelievable body and great bum. I said to Ru: “I find him quite sexy!”‘
While Graham added: ‘Guest judges… we see the queens week after week, the guest judge hasn’t as the show hasn’t come out yet. They are only seeing it once.
‘The guest judges are so insightful, Jade from Little Mix was great. She absolutely understood what was going on, what they were aiming for and what advice to give.’
He added: ‘I have to say, episode one, Liz Hurley, how dun was she? Hanging out with Liz Hurley for the day!’
Teasing potential guest judges for the future series, Michelle revealed that there is a ‘list that goes out’ every year but some stars are unable to join due to filming and touring schedules.
Start your engines! Elizabeth joins show regulars Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and RuPaul (pictured) on the judging panel
She said: ‘It took us years to get Lady Gaga [who made a cameo on season nine of the US series]. First and foremost, Madonna, we also ask for Liza [Minnelli] and Dolly [Parton]. The list is long and bountiful, it’s just timings!’
While Graham added that Cher would be ‘amazing’ as well as Emma Stone and Jennifer Lawrence.
Teasing series two, Michelle said: ‘The standard for series two is unbelievable’ adding that she was ‘blown away’ by the talent.
She added: ‘Get ready for a rollercoaster ride for series two, the standard is high!’
Not long! RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series 2 premieres at 7PM on BBC iPlayer on 14 January (RuPaul pictured with the series two queens)
Only recently, Liz, who was announced as a guest judge last month, said of her new role: ‘My whole family is obsessed with the show and would have disowned me if I hadn’t said yes to being a judge.
‘I am in awe of Ru Paul and couldn’t take my eyes off him.’
Speaking of her time as a judge, she added: ‘I like the ladies to look magnificent and make me laugh, so anyone who achieved that got my vote.’
The Austin Powers star also cheekily admitted her Drag name would be: ‘Betty Bang Bang.’
Exciting: Teasing potential guest judges for the future series, Michelle revealed that there is a ‘list that goes out’ every year but some stars are unable to join due to filming and touring schedules
Also joining Elizabeth in the star-studded guest judge line-up are Dawn French, Maya Jama, Jessie Ware, Sheridan Smith, Lorraine Kelly, MNEK and Jourdan Dunn.
While EastEnders icon Natalie Cassidy will be making a cameo alongside DJ Jodie Harsh, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Raven and choreographer Jay Revell.
The celebrities will join RuPaul, Michelle, Graham, and Alan on the judging panel as the queens serve their finest looks.
Actress and Drag Race superfan Sheridan, 39, will join the panel for the music and dance week, while Lorraine, 61, returns to the panel for a fun TV segment challenge.
The line-up for the second series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK was unveiled last month.
He’s a fan! Talking about the upcoming series, Graham, 57, said: ‘I have to say, episode one, Liz Hurley. How fun was she? Hanging out with Liz Hurley for the day!’ with Michelle, 52, agreeing: ‘So fun!’
In a tweet, the BBC confirmed the popular show, which sees judges RuPaul, Michelle, Graham and Alan crown one contestant a UK Drag Race Superstar, will start from January 14 at 7PM, available to watch on iPlayer.
In the running for the coveted title are Tayce, Joe Black, A’Whora, Tia Kofi, Ellie Diamond, Sister Sister, Veronica Green, Bimini Bon Boulash, Ginny Lemon, Asttina Mandella, Cherry Valentine, and Lawrence Cheney.
This upcoming edition will see the queens compete in weekly challenges, where their lip syncing, fashion sense, sewing, humour, singing, make-up, acting and dancing will be put to the test for ten weeks.
Following the franchise’s mantra, the group will be assessed on their Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve and Talent, before the bottom two queens will be asked to lip sync to save their position in the competition.
RuPaul, 60, and Michelle, 52, will be joined by comedians Alan, 44, or Graham, 57, on a rotational basis, while an extra special celebrity guest judge will sit on the panel each week.
Judging panel: RuPaul, 60, and Michelle, 52, will be joined by comedians Alan, 44, pictured, or Graham, 57, on a rotational basis, while an extra special celebrity guest judge will sit on the panel each week
Last month, it was announced that the show has also been renewed for a third season.
Talking about the exciting announcement, RuPaul said: ‘Looking forward to better days! I’m happy to announce the triumphant return of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
‘We’re also currently casting season three with the best and the brightest Great Britain has to offer.
‘We feel honoured that you’ve embraced our little show, and our only wish is that we can offer a smile at a time when we can all use it the most.’
Line-up: (L-R) Tayce, A’Whora, Ellie Diamond, Asttina Mandella, Joe Black, Cherry Valentine, Tia Kofi, Ginny Lemon, Veronica Green, Sister Sister, Bimini Bon Boulash and Lawrence Chaney have been unveiled as the queens competing on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series two
The first series saw 10 contestants put through their paces as they took part in weekly challenges in the bid of earning a RuPeter badge and showing the best of British drag. With the bottom two contestants fighting for their spot in a lip sync battle.
The Vivienne was crowned the first-ever UK Drag Race Superstar with Divina De Campo and Baga Chipz as runner-ups.
The first series saw celebrity guest appearances from Geri Horner, Cheryl, Jade Thirlwall, Stacey Dooley, Lorraine Kelly and Michaela Coel – to name a few.
While the popular series has had an impressive 15.6 million requests on iPlayer so far.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is available to stream on Stan in Australia while the new series premieres at 7PM on BBC iPlayer on 14 January.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series two: Meet the 12 new queens
Name: Lawrence Chaney
Age: 23
Location: Glasgow
Who are you? I’m from Glasgow and every single stereotype that you are thinking right now about a Scottish person is, is true for me! I love Irn-Bru, and a caramel wafer. I’m almost the Austin Powers ‘fat bastard’ of drag! I think of my Scottishness as an asset. I am definitely very proud to be Scottish and Glaswegian.
Name: Bimini Bon Boulash
Age: 26
Location: London (via Norfolk)
Who are you? I have a degree in journalism, and I have done a lot of social activism, which is something I’d like to pursue further. I invented veganism about seven years ago…haha! No, I’ve been vegan for about seven years. I love yoga, and I’ve never been healthier.
Name: Cherry Valentine
Age: 26
Location: Darlington
Who are you? Cherry Valentine is everything. She is glamour, she is a club kid, she’s dark, she’s gothic, she’s a dancer, she’s flippy. Look at me, I am a queen.
Name: Ginny Lemon
Age: 31
Location: Worcestershire
Who are you? I’m basically a drag troll. I’m the hairiest woman in show-business! I’m the only nonbinary drag queen in the UK…with a sense of humour! I don’t do traditional drag; I am a character. My look is a 90’s daytime TV presenter. I wear my face which suits me. For me, it’s not about makeup. It’s all about the performance.
Name: Joe Black
Age: 30
Location: Brighton (Portsmouth)
Who are you? I come from the world of cabaret so it’s all ostrich feathers, glitter and burlesque. What a lovely place to come from. Oh, and I am the first person from Drag Race to hail from Brighton.
Name: Tia Kofi
Age: 30
Location: London (via Essex and Nottingham)
Who are you? Originally from Essex, I am now the queen of Clapham. My name, Tia Kofi is a very camp and very British – Tea or Coffee darling? It’s very me, and at the very least, it’s memorable! I’m a mashup of the drag styles. I love comedy, camp, old school, contemporary, and cultural references. As there aren’t a huge number of POC queens on the scene, I’ll often throw in something from my Nigerian heritage too. I’m also a geek. One day I might be a character from Dr Who, and I love channelling a bit of Star Trek. My drag is a melting pot!
Name: Veronica Green
Age: 34
Location: London (Via Rochdale)
Who are you? When I was a little boy, my brother and I used to make our own comic books, and when our baby sister, Veronica, came along we were so jealous that we created a supervillain in our comic books and called her Veronica Green! Unwittingly, my sister’s birth sparked off my drag persona! She’s going to be mortified at all of this – I stole her prom dress and everything.
Name: Sister Sister
Age: 32
Location: Liverpool
Who are you? I’m from Liverpool where the drag scene is incredibly varied. We have the grand high mistress, Lily Savage, who paved the way for drag queens everywhere, God bless her! You have the gorgeous queens of drag town, like angels from a high, then you have the grungy queer scene who like to get down dark and dirty, and throw condiments, and then you have me! I think I fit in to the middle of lots of different worlds. I’ve always had a strong aesthetic and I’ve always had a strong sense of what I think is funny and when you put those things together: it looks, and sounds like me.
Name: Tayce
Age: 26
Location: London (Via Newport, Wales)
Who are you? I’m from the Welsh lands of Newport. Newport can be a bit grey, dingy and so I just love to bring a bit of colour to the world. Since I was born, I have been prancing around in little skirts and wigs. I’ve always been full of life and energy. I’ve always got a smile on my face and I have been wearing crazy looks from day dot.
Name: Ellie Diamond
Age: 21
Location: Dundee
Who are you? I’m 6ft 4 out of heels, and in drag, I love to go even taller. I like the biggest wigs, heels, outfits, lashes, makeup and ass. I would describe my drag as a cartoon character that has come to life. If you were to search online for a photo of drag queen, then a picture of me would come up.
Name: Asttina Mandella
Age: 27
Location: London
Who are you? I am known for giving very extravagant MTV style performances. I have up to twelve dancers with a big concept show. There are lights, and pyrotechnics and extravagance. It’s very interactive, sometimes with a bit of comedy. I have been dancing since I was tiny, and I have been dancing professionally since I was 20 years old. I am trained in ballet, tap, contemporary, Latin, hip hop, funk and street and it’s all in my show. I have worked with Little Mix, Pussycat Dolls, Melanie C, Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Fleur East, Kayne West at the Brits. Now it’s my time to be on the poster and get the headlines. I can’t wait.
Name: A’Whora
Age: 23
Location: London (Via Nottinghamshire)
Who are you? I’m from Nottinghamshire originally. I now live and work in London, but I’m still Northern as Hell. I’m a fashion designer and A’Whora is my muse, best friend and alter ego. She is well known as a fashion queen, but I’m here to prove she’s so much more than that. She is different to anyone you will ever meet. She is striking, she has presence, and you will never see her in a High Street dress. I’m gagging at the thought!