{"id":747046,"date":"2022-01-13T00:18:54","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T00:18:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/melanie-c-jade-thirlwall-join-rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-as-guest-judges\/"},"modified":"2022-01-13T00:18:54","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T00:18:54","slug":"melanie-c-jade-thirlwall-join-rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-as-guest-judges","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/13\/melanie-c-jade-thirlwall-join-rupauls-drag-race-uk-versus-the-world-as-guest-judges\/","title":{"rendered":"Melanie C, Jade Thirlwall join &#8216;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World&#8217; as guest judges"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"slide-image-container\" onclick=\"st_ss_sh1();\">\n<p>1\/5<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"width: 100%;\" width=\"975\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Melanie-C-joins-RuPauls-Drag-Race-UK-Versus-the-World-as-guest-judge.jpg\" title=\"Melanie C joins 'RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World' as guest judge\" alt=\"Melanie C joins 'RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus the World' as guest judge\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"stph_caption\">Melanie C is joining &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World&#8221; as a guest judge along with Jade Thirlwall and more. File Photo by Rune Hellestad\/UPI | License Photo<\/div>\n<article itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p><span class=\"story_dl\">Jan. 12 (UPI) &#8212;<\/span> Melanie C, Jade Thirlwall and more have joined <i>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World<\/i> as guest judges.<\/p>\n<p>Melanie C of the Spice Girls and Thirlwall of Little Mix will be <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dragraceukbbc\/status\/1481203783577264130\">joined by<\/a> BBC Radio 1 and BBC Three presenter Clara Amfo, <i>This Country<\/i> star Daisy may Cooper, <i>Bridgerton<\/i> star Jonathan Bailey and actress Michelle Keegan.\n<\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton lead the judges panel.<\/p>\n<p><i>Strictly<\/i> finalist and champion dancer Johannes Radebe and Katie Price will also be featured as special guests. Radebe will be lending a hand with choreography while Price will work with Visage in the Snatch Game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so excited to be on <i>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World<\/i>. It really is the Olympics of Drag. It&#8217;s a celebration of the uniqueness of British drag&#8230;and an opportunity to educate the nation,&#8221; Melanie C said in a statement.\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m so happy to be back here with the <i>Drag Race UK <\/i>family. This series has got some mega-stars joining us. It is a real celebration of global drag &#8212; and I feel so much love from the community. I can&#8217;t wait for you to see it,&#8221; Thirlwall said in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><i>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World<\/i> will premiere on BBC Three on Feb. 1. The series is also coming to streaming service WOW Presents Plus on Feb. 1 starting at 4 p.m. EST.<\/p>\n<p>The show will feature nine international <i>RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race<\/i> queens from different shows and seasons as they compete to become the first global drag race superstar. The U.K. is serving as the host nation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1\/5 Melanie C is joining &#8220;RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World&#8221; as a guest judge along with Jade Thirlwall and more. File Photo by Rune Hellestad\/UPI | License Photo Jan. 12 (UPI) &#8212; Melanie C, Jade Thirlwall and more have joined RuPaul&#8217;s Drag Race: UK Versus the World as guest judges. 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