In a shocking twist of fate, Veronica Green tested positive for coronavirus and so was unable to return to the series. Her climbing narrative arc from the previous four episodes was brutally cut short, as so much has been during the pandemic. However, we were reassured she is allowed to return next season. To replace her, the queens were told they could vote to return one of three contestants who had already been told to sashay away: they were Joe Black, Asttina, and Cherry Valentine. Despite Cherry mentioning quite pointedly that she had been working as a nurse throughout the pandemic, she didn’t attract a single vote. So much for valuing key workers – hope she savoured the claps every Thursday last April. In the end, Joe Black was voted back into the competition, perhaps hoping to regain some valour after being controversially sent home after falling at episode one’s first hurdle.
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK was full of twists tonight as filming returned following the UK lockdown.
Last week’s show was left on a cliffhanger when Ru informed the queens filming would have to cease immediately as the UK went into lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic.
But they are back following a seven-month break, with one exception.
Sadly Veronica Green wasn’t able to come back after testing positive for coronavirus before production restarted. Veronica has since made a full recovery, and Ru did promise an open invitation for the queen to return next season. BBC
With a space now open in the show, the Brit Crew walked in who were then revealed to be eliminated queens Joe Black, Cherry Valentine and Asttina Mandella in disguise.