This week’s heartwarming episode of Drag Race UK had fans (including us) bawling their eyes.
Spoilers ahead.
For this week’s maxi-challenge, the six remaining queens – Marmalade, Kyran Thrax, La Voix, Charra Tea, Rileasa Slaves, and Lill – were asked to team up with family for an epic drag makeover.
“Queens, we all know that the unconditional love of family is a gift and now it’s your chance to return that love. For this week’s maxi-challenge, you need to glam your fam by turning your kinfolk into members of your drag family,” Ru explained.
“Now, later today, each family is cordially invited to a meeting in the Ladies Room, where I’ll get a chance to shake your family tree. Tomorrow, on the main stage, we’ll be looking for a strong drag family resemblance.”
The pairings were as follows: Charra and her mother, Pamela; Rileasa and her sister, Channi; Lill and her mother, Angela; Kyran and her partner, Ritchie; Marmalade and her mother, Deborah; and La Voix and her dad, Richard.
After Ru’s exit, the queens dispersed across the workroom to catch up with their respective family members and plan out their makeovers.
“My dad, he’s nearly 80. There’s such a caretaker role in this. You don’t want to make them feel so nervous and so uncomfortable. I just want to make sure my dad’s having fun every step of the way,” La Voix said in a confessional.
Of course, the preparation process was filled with hilarious moments ranging from Lill and Angela’s witty banter to Kyran asking La Voix if her father would be tucking.
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Amid the chaotic makeovers, the ladies headed to Ru’s Ladies’ Room sitdown, with Charra and Pamela being the first pair up to the plate.
During their session, Pamela gushed about Charra and her drag journey, stating: “This is my absolute darling. Whatever makes him happy makes me and his dad happy. Truly.”
When asked where her “generosity of the heart” comes from, Charra’s mother added, “He’s just our life, and we just adore him. But I
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