Synonymous with RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is the image of regular panel members RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton appearing side by side on our screens weekly.
The more astute viewers may have realised that the panel never appears to actually look at each other. Instead they face forward and exchange ‘glances’ when in conversation.
In a clip that is going viral on the internet, Norton revealed this unspoken rule in an interview with Fleur East for Hits Radio UK. “Everybody sits on the panel and faces one way and you never really look at each other, it’s kind of like this glance to the side.
Is there a rule?” asked East. Norton answered: “It’s the RuPaul lighting rule.” The talk show host continued: “Ru will walk to the end of the catwalk, he will say ‘hello’, but he won’t look at you.