RuPaul's Drag Race UK confirms Hollywood star judge for season 8 of BBC show - AOL

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season 8 will debut next Thursday, September 3, on BBC iPlayer and BBC Three, with 12 new contestants competing for the “Drag Race Superstar” title. The judging panel will again feature resident judges Alan Carr, Graham Norton, and Michelle Visage, joined by a rotating slate of celebrity guest judges. Among the announced guests is Hollywood actress Thandiwe Newton, who told the BBC she would use the drag name “Hannibal Trewartha.” Other guests include Anne-Marie, Kadiff Kirwan, Michèle Lamy, Michelle de Swarte, Rick Astley, Erin O’Connor, Layton Williams, and Martin Fry.