Dawn French, Maya Jama and Jessie Ware join RuPaul’s Drag Race UK series two’s guest judge line-up

RuPaul's Drag Race UK judge Michelle Visage has revealed the one star the show has been trying to get on the judging panel for years. Speaking to The Huffington Post ahead of the new season of Drag Race UK, the former Strictly Come Dancing star reeled off a list of names she'd like to see as a guest judge on the show, including Dawn French and Jennifer Saunders, Madonna, Adele and Victoria Beckham.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has announced a new bunch of celebrity guests set to appear on the upcoming second series. After a break of over a year, Drag Race UK will return to BBC Three next month, with celebrity judges joining RuPaul on the panel including actors Sheridan Smith and Elizabeth Hurley, singers MNEK and Jessie Ware and TV presenter Lorraine Kelly.

Lorraine Kelly has been announced as a guest judge on the new series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. The Scots TV presenter will return to the hit BBC Three show when its second series airs on Thursday, January 14.

RuPaul's Drag Race UK has confirmed the all-important celebrity guest judges. Yep, joining Ru, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton on the panel this season will be a returning Lorraine Kelly – who appeared on Snatch Game last season – and actress Sheridan Smith.

Noah Jupe, Brian Tyree Henry, Mandy Patinkin, and Benedict Wong have been lined up to voice star in The Magician’s Elephant, Netflix’s animated adaptation of the book of the same name by Kate DeCamilo. The voice cast also includes Sian Clifford, Pixie Davies, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Aasif Mandvi, Miranda Richardson, Cree Summer and Lorraine Toussaint.

told The Sun: "It’s been a tough year financially, as everything was pulled, including a tour, cruises and corporate work, so I’ve literally had no financial income all year and I’ve pretty much lived off savings. Read more: Dawn French pays tearful tribute to Vicar of Dibley’s Alice Tinker"I’ve really missed being on stage too, so there have been some low periods.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNetflix has unveiled the animated feature film “The Magician’s Elephant,” with a voice cast including Noah Jupe, Pixie Davies, Sian Clifford, Natasia Demetriou, Dawn French, Brian Tyree Henry and Benedict Wong.“The Magician’s Elephant” is based on Newbery Award winner Kate DiCamillo’s novel of the same title.

EXCLUSIVE: Netflix has set an all-star voice cast and killer creative team for new animation The Magician’s Elephant, we can reveal.