Stood at the side of a massive stage in Sackville Gardens, drag queen Cherry Valentine is gearing up for a performance in front of hundreds, if not thousands, of people at Manchester Pride.
11.01.2022 - 02:45 / deadline.com
Charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent returned to RuPaul’s Drag Race with the Season 14 premiere on Friday, Jan. 7, which marked some highs for the Emmy-winning franchise.
With a slew of new queens entering the Werk-Room, RuPaul’s Drag Race earned a 0.53 rating in the 18-49 demo, up 17% from the Season 13 premiere (0.45M). The season premiere made for the franchise’s best-rated season opener since Season 10 in 2018.
In addition to rising in the demo, RuPaul’s Drag Race also rose in VH1 viewership, tallying in 738,000 total viewers, up from last year’s 562,000. Unlike last year’s simulcast premiere, Drag Race‘s Season 14 opener aired only on VH1. Friday’s debut also surpassed the last full season average of 595,000 viewers, VH1 says. Additionally, Season 14 made for the best premiere on share, with a 5.04 in the 18-34 demo and a 2.63 for 18-49.
This season, 14 queens hailing form all over the country strut their stuff for the chance of wining the $100,000 cash prize and the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar. While the roster of newcomers features queens coming from notable drag families, Season 14 of RuPaul’s Drag Race will also tout a couple of firsts – including the series’ first straight contestant and first queen from Michigan. This season’s queens are Alyssa Hunter, Angeria Paris VanMichaels, Bosco, Daya Betty, Deja Skye, Jasmine Kennedie, Jorgeous, June Jambalaya, Kerri Colby, Kornbread “TheSnack’ Jeté, Lady Camden, Maddy Morphosis, Orion Story and Willow Pill.
Following the Season 14 premiere, the tell-all after-show RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked (0.48) was up in the 18-34 demo from the last premiere. Additionally, the premiere garnered at least 413,000 social media engagements, marking Friday’s #1 most social
Stood at the side of a massive stage in Sackville Gardens, drag queen Cherry Valentine is gearing up for a performance in front of hundreds, if not thousands, of people at Manchester Pride.
Ru Paul’s Drag Race UK Judge Alan Carr’s estranged husband Paul Drayton won his appeal against a fourteen-week prison sentence for a drink driving offence.Drayton spent two nights in prison after he was convicted on Wednesday for reversing a 4X4 into a police car last year. Drayton had reportedly registered an alcohol test reading that was “off the scale”.Judge Shane Barnes, heard the appeal and agreed that Drayton’s two days in prison would have been “harrowing”, reported The Daily Mail.“Yes, of course, it is right that we give you an opportunity to make amends and turn your life around,” Judge Barnes said and ruled that the prison sentence would be suspended suspended for two years.
Celebrity Big Brother US has announced its line-up, which includes not one but two RuPaul's Drag Race stars. The new season of the reality show is set to finally premiere next week, and has now confirmed which stars will be bunched together in the house.
Jennifer Lopez has some words of advice for the “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 14 queens.
The competition is going global!
Channel 4's Celebrity Hunted is finally back for a fourth series. A fresh lineup of eight famous faces will go off-the-grid and on the run for 14 days, all while attempting to avoid being captured by a team of professional hunters.
. Memphis tells Hamza he needs to sign a prenup before they get married in Tunisia, or else the wedding — and their relationship — is off.Memphis, 34, traveled to Tunisia from Michigan to meet Hamza after connecting online. Memphis has already been disappointed numerous times by Hamza during the trip, including him lying about his age — he told her he was 28 but he's really 26 — and him not telling her that he wasn't allowed to stay in the same room as her due to his conservative mother.
Celebrity Mastermind is gearing up for a new year of specialist subjects, with 56 stars from across all walks of life set to take a seat in the infamous Mastermind chair. Ahead of the new series, which will begin next month, Celebrity Mastermind has unveiled its line-up for 2022 – and it features everyone from actors and journalists to comedians and drag queens.
Madonna all cuddled up to her kids, we very rarely see the Queen of Pop with her own parents. Her mother, Madonna Louise Fortin, sadly passed away in 1963, but we got to see the singer spend some quality time with her father, 90-year-old Silvio Ciccone, earlier this week.The “Material Girl” singer told her fans that it has always been her dad’s dream to make wine and own a vineyard one day.
It’s the first look at RuPaul‘s brand new show!
EXCLUSIVE: “Bringing BBC Three back to linear TV” would have been far down former BBC Director General Tony Hall’s list of predictions for his successor’s first major piece of business.
EXCLUSIVE: Disney’s No. 1 show, Big City Greens, is getting a movie musical spinoff for both Disney Channel and Disney+, while also receiving a fourth season order from the Disney Channel. Season 3 premieres Feb. 12.
Manchester United have moved ahead of Chelsea in the race to sign Declan Rice, according to reports.
PBS and WGBH’s Masterpiece released the trailer for the highly anticipated second season of “Sanditon” on Thursday. Inspired by Jane Austen’s unfinished novel, the historical drama tells the story of Charlotte Heywood, a high-spirited young woman who happens upon the seaside town of Sanditon during a time of social change, and becomes intrigued by the town’s inhabitants and their secrets.The first season of the fan-favorite British series ended on a giant cliffhanger in early 2020, and having been canceled in the UK by ITV, it wasn’t clear if anything would ever be resolved.
Katie Price is hoping her upcoming appearance on RuPaul's Drag Race UK will help her move on from a tough few months and prove to the British public she is "lovable".The star, 43, will be appearing on the next series of the much loved show, which starts on BBC Three on 1 February. Announcing her involvement in the Snatch Game, the show's official Twitter called the star a "pop culture icon." The tweet read: "As you may have heard in the press, pop culture icon @KatiePrice will be joining Michelle Visage to play the Snatch Game.