Sashay away: Darlington drag queen second to leave Ru Paul s Drag Race UK NORTH-EAST drag artist Cherry Valentine has become the second queen to leave RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. The 26-year-old from Darlington, County Durham, was eliminated from the competition after losing to Tayce in a lip sync battle to Memory by Elaine Paige. Thursday’s episode featured Sheridan Smith and Alan Carr on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage and head judge RuPaul. Cherry, posting a photo of herself with mascara running down her face after being eliminated, said: You haven t seen anything yet. There’s so much to talk about. Watching that was tough. But for now, all i’ll say is that I love drag with every fibre of my being, and you haven’t seen anything yet. ♥️ pic.twitter.com/Omeoxj47vt Cherry Valentine (@TheCValentine) January 21, 2021
Cherry Valentine has discussed her elimination from series two of RuPaul s Drag Race UK.
The contestant, 26, became the latest queen to bow out of the BBC series after she failed to impress with her performance in Rats The Ru-sical and runway look.
Discussing her exit, Cherry said that she connected with guest judge Sheridan Smith who was left in tears over her emotional lip sync battle against Tayce.
Exit: Cherry Valentine has discussed her elimination from series two of RuPaul s Drag Race UK
Cherry, who is a mental health nurse, also revealed that since filming the show she has started working at a vaccination centre amid the pandemic to help out.
Sheridan Smith was left in tears after watching a powerful lip sync battle on RuPaul s Drag Race UK on Thursday.
The West End star, 39, made her judging debut on the hit show and was able to put her experience to use as she judged the queens on their musical theatre skills.
During the episode the contestants performed in Rats The Ru-sical, a unique take on stage show Cats, before Cherry Valentine and Tayce landed in the bottom two.
Emotional: Sheridan Smith was left in tears after watching a powerful lip sync battle to show tune classic Memory on RuPaul s Drag Race UK on Thursday
Another queen sashays away on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK
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Cherry Valentine has become the second queen to leave RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
The 26-year-old from Darlington, County Durham, was eliminated from the competition after losing to Tayce in a lip sync battle to Memory by Elaine Paige.
Thursday’ episode featured Sheridan Smith and Alan Carr on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage and head judge RuPaul.
Here s a sneak peek at tonight s episode. See you at 7PM on @BBCiPlayer, squirrel friends. #DragRaceUKpic.twitter.com/ttBk7R2OAz
Following Cherry’s exit, RuPaul said: “Roses are red, violets are blue. You are Cherry Valentine and we’ll miss you.”