Graham Norton and Alan Carr to be judges on Drag Race UK

“Becoming part of the Drag Race family makes me ridiculously happy!”

Graham Norton and Alan Carr

Graham Norton and Alan Carr join the judging panel for Drag Race UK Source: Getty Images

It was this week revealed that while Michelle Visage is set to travel across the pond, RuPaul's Drag Race series judges Carson Kressley and Ross Mathews will not be signing on for BBC Three's Drag Race UK.

However, fans of the reality show are already pretty excited about their replacements - popular UK TV personalities and talk show hosts Graham Norton and Alan Carr.

“Becoming part of the Drag Race family makes me ridiculously happy!” Norton said in response to the news.
“I can’t wait to see what the U.K. drag queens bring to the party, but they better weeeeerk!”

Carr was similarly excited, writing: “Wow! To be sat next to Michelle Visage and Mama Ru as a guest judge on possibly one of my all-time favorite shows EVER is a dream come true."

He added: "I can’t wait to see what the U.K. queens have got in store - it’s going to be sickening!”

Graham Norton is known for hosting the long-running Graham Norton Show, while Alan Carr is remembered for hosting late-night series Chatty Man, which ended its run in 2016.

It is understood that the pair will have a rotating role on the judging panel, similar to that of Kressley and Matthews.

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