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The Mistletoe and Wine singer made history last year by becoming the first artist to have a top-five album in eight consecutive decades. Sir Cliff’s impressive career has led him to sell 250 million records worldwide and become the third-top-selling artist in the history of the UK Singles Chart. But during one unfortunate encounter, Sir Cliff admitted he was embarrassed by his lack of composure when he met the Queen.
In last night’s scintillating
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season two opener, the 12 queens were asked to design a look that paid homage to a UK gay icon.
The maxi challenge was a homage to the fact that 2020 marked the 50th anniversary of the Gay Liberation Front in the UK, and RuPaul asked the girls to serve a look that pays tribute to their favourite British gay icon: “Someone from the UK who has inspired you be they queer or an ally, living or resting in perfection.”
They were also asked to serve a second look inspired by their home town.
“Lily Savage, to me, is the queer icon of her time,” Ellie said in the confessional booth.
Judge Michelle Visage was more to the point as she applauded Ellie’s glammed-up interpretation: “It was how Lily wishes she’d looked.”
Shady? Slightly, yes, but Michelle can hardly be blamed when you consider the bad blood between Lily and the show.
Up until the announcement that RuPaul would be fronting
Drag Race UK herself, Lily’s name was often floated as a potential host for a British spin-off.
Paul O’Grady retired the persona to “a convent in Brittany” in the mid ’00s, but that didn’t stop speculation running rampant as Drag Race became a bona fide phenomenon.