Drag Race Down Under fans were shocked by a Prince Andrew joke in this week’s episode.
Drag queen Anita Wigl’it was gearing up to impersonate Queen Elizabeth II in the Snatch Game when she tried out a practice gag on RuPaul.
In her best royal accent, she quipped: “In my household, we have a long tradition of celebrating anniversaries. When somebody turns 100, I write them a letter. And when somebody turns 16, Prince Andrew writes them a text.”
After telling the joke, Anita asked RuPaul whether the joke was “too far”, to which he replied: “You can’t go too far here. Very funny.” She later confirmed: “I love it. I love it.”
G’day friends, it’s Sunday! Welcome back to our
RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under recaps, that we have appropriately titled ‘rucaps’, because we’re geniuses. This week’s episode was the SNATCH GAME!! The moment we’ve all been waiting for!! I know you have a lot of thoughts, and so do I, so let’s dive right in.
The first point of order is to mourn the loss of our beloved First Nations queen, and bonafide daddy
Jojo Zaho. She added so much character and wit to the season, and honestly, you can already feel her absence in the werkroom.
The line-up for Snatch Game on RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under has arrived early!
The next episode of the spin-off will see first-time impressions of several iconic celebrities, a few of which have been fervently championed by fans over the years, including Dolly Parton, Jennifer Coolidge and Catherine O’Hara.
World of Wonder released an exclusive photo from the set of the fan-favourite maxi challenge, which shows Karen from Finance take on the legendary country superstar and Scarlet Adams as the Legally Blonde and A Cinderella Story actress.
Elektra Shock also dons a signature look of O’Hara’s critically-acclaimed Schitt’s Creek character Moira Rose.
There is one word for the first Snatch Game of Drag Race Down Under: snatched. (WOWPresents/YouTube)
Drag Race Down Under plays the Snatch Game in episode two, and the line-up might just be the campest one yet.
The second episode of
Drag Race Down Under, airing Sunday (9 May) on BBC iPlayer and Saturday (8 May) elsewhere, will see the nine remaining queens compete with impersonations of celebrities.
A teaser released ahead of the episode has revealed the queens’ choices for the game and it’s safe to say some get off to a better start than others.
Karen from Finance is one to watch, impersonating the never-before-attempted gay icon Dolly Parton. Like a few of the Australasian queens she is trying out an American accent, but unfortunately it sounds like it could use some work.