Drag Race Down Under will return later this year with a new host, the global icon Michelle Visage, Stan announced today.
Visage said: ‘The colour, humour and outrageousness of Down Under drag holds a special place in my heart. I’m ready to do everything in my power to encourage these beautiful queens to believe in themselves and let their inner light shine through.’
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Aussie comedian Rhys Nicholson will also return as judge for the new series, the fourth of the Australian version of the franchise, and will be joined on the main stage by a rotating cast of Down Under’s glittering drag royalty. This is the first time Down Under queens have been enlisted for their expertise to mentor the new cast of local queens vying for the crown.
The new season will usher in ten new queens from Australia and New Zealand, who will compete for a cash prize and the title of Down Under’s Next Drag Superstar. The new queens, the exciting line-up of extra-special celebrity guests and the Down Under guest judges for the new season will be revealed soon.
RuPaul, who will remain as an Executive Producer, said: ‘It has been my great honour to bring Drag Race to Australasia. I can’t wait to see the franchise flourish under the leadership of the incredible Michelle Visage.’
The Stan Original Series Drag Race Down Under will premiere later this year, only on Stan.
