RuPaul's Drag Race UK confirms guest judges from Spice Girls and Little Mix

04 July 2019, 15:50 | Written by Cerys Kenneally

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Geri Horner of Spice Girls and Little Mix's Jade Thirlwall have been confirmed as guest judges on the UK edition of RuPaul's Drag Race.

RuPaul announced the new additions to the panel of celebrity guest judges yesterday (3 July), on socials.

GIRL POWER ICON Geri Horner (@GeriHalliwell) will be spicing up @BBCThree's RuPaul's #DragRaceUK on iPlayer very soon! ⁠ pic.twitter.com/DgBCfNYW1d
— RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) July 3, 2019

The Spice Girls icon said in a statement, "I just love how drag encourages people to be exactly who they are,” Horner said in a statement about her appearance on the series. “This show has brought so much joy and pride to people all over the world, I can’t wait for everyone to see the amazing queens representing the UK in this first-ever series."

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We can confirm that @LittleMix's Jade Thirlwall will be a judge on @bbcthree's #DragRaceUK coming to iPlayer very soon! pic.twitter.com/HzuYE7FLdv
— RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) July 3, 2019

Horner and Thirlwall will feature on the UK edition of RuPaul's Drag Race alongside Game of Thrones' Maisie Williams, Mama Ru, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and Alan Carr.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK will air on BBC Three this autumn.