Who left RuPaul's Drag Race UK this week?
**WARNING: Contains spoilers for Drag Race UK series three.**
It was semi-finals week on RuPaul's Drag Race UK this week, with the four remaining queens returning to the Werk Room for some more challenges.
With the finals just around the corner, the pressure was on for the Drag Race UK season three contestants.
Sadly, it was also the end of the road for one queen, following a lip sync battle to Dua Lipa's Hallucinate.
So, which queen sashayed away?
As we wait to find out who this year's Drag Superstar is on next week's final, here's a list of all the queens who have already left or been eliminated throughout the series.
Week Eight - Vanity Milan
South-London based queen Vanity Milan was the latest queen to be eliminated from the series after losing in a lip sync battle against Krystal Versace.
"Thank you so much for this opportunity. I couldn’t have asked for a better turnout. I made it to the top four. And you’ve got three amazing girls standing right behind me. But I have one thing to say… what’s on the menu? Dirty rice! Period," Vanity said as she exited the show.
Week Seven - Scarlett Harlett
Scarlett Harlett became the seventh queen to sahsay away from series three after losing in a lip sync battle against Vanity Milan to Scandalous by Mis-teeq.
The judges weren't keen on Scarlett's final look for the F.U.G.L.Y pageant, which saw her wearing a big silver puffer jacket with a pink and leopard print velour tracksuit.
“This look… is it fashion? I have no idea. But it is every day of my life. Leopard is my favourite colour. Pink is my other favourite colour. So this is probably my favourite look of yours tonight," Michelle Visage said.
“This look wasn’t fashion for me. F.U.G.L.Y yes, fashion no. But overall I still really enjoyed everything that you did tonight," guest judge Alesha Dixon added.
After deliberation, Ru asked the bottom two queens, Scarlett Harlett and Vanity Milan, to lip sync for their lives, but despite a valiant lip sync battle, this week it was Scarlett’s time to hear Ru’s immortal line, as the host declared: “Scarlett Harlett, from the Isle of Dogs to the Isle of fierce Drag Race bitches, you’ve come a long way. Now, Sashay Away.”
“Of course I’m gonna go home. I was up against Vanity, who is an amazing lip-syncer," Scarlett said following her exit. "There was no way I was gonna come out of that alive. I am so proud to be a part of Drag Race! This is a life-long dream fulfilled. Can’t wait to tell me mum. Mum, I made it to the top five! I’m gonna be taking that Macaulay Culkin scream all the way to the bank girls! AAAAAHH!! ”
Week Six - River Medway and Choriza May
River Medway and Choriza May became the latest queens to be eliminated from Drag Race UK in a shock double elimination.
In this week’s episode, the queens took part in two of Drag Race’s most iconic challenges: RuPaul declared the library officially open, and also invited Nadine Coyle and Judi Love to play The Snatch Game!
In the great tradition of the documentary Paris is Burning, the queens showed off their acerbic wit in the reading challenge. Choriza May was declared winner of the mini challenge, proving that reading is indeed fundamental. However, when it came to her Snatch Game performance, in which she impersonated Margerita Pracatan, Graham Norton thought her act had "run out of steam".
And Michelle Visage was disappointed in River's portrayal of Amy Childs as she felt the contestant was using "stock lines" from The Only Way Is Essex.
At the end of the episode, RuPaul revealed that Choriza and River would be going home.
“Now, you may not have gone all the way. But my love for you is here to stay. Sashay away," Ru told the two queens.
Week Five - Charity Kase
Charity Kase became the fourth contestant to be voted out of series three.
It comes after a lip sync battle of her life against Scarlett Harlett to Big Spender by Shirley Bassey.
Upon leaving the competition, RuPaul told Charity: “You brought your art and now you have our hearts. Now Sashay Away.”
Charity said: “Thank you for the opportunity, for the stage, and for showing my drag to the world. I wish you a wonderful season. I’m really proud to be representing alternative drag and I’m happy with everything I’ve done here. I hope there’s somebody out there who sees themselves in me and can be inspired by what I have brought to the show.”
Charity left a message on the mirror saying: “See you in your nightmares skanks! I love you all, Charity Kase.”
Week Three - Victoria Scone and Veronica Green
Sadly, Victoria Scone was forced to pull out of the competition due to a leg injury.
RuPaul broke the news to the other queens at the start of the episode, saying: “Based on medical advice, the amazing and talented Victoria Scone will not be returning to the competition. We will all miss her very much and I have a sense that we haven’t seen the last of her. But for now, the show must go on."
Veronica Green later became the third queen to be eliminated from the show, after losing against Vanity Milan in the lip sync battle.
Both queens had to perform to “I’ve Got The Music In Me” by Kiki Dee, and in the end the judges decided Vanity would be staying on, putting an end to Veronica's journey.
Speaking in her exit interview, Veronica said: "Not like this! Not in this dress.. and this wig. Oh no… I feel pretty devastated about leaving tonight, but I’m really proud that I came back and fought in this competition. I had a good ride and now it’s time to get off. But, there’s always a bright side to a dark day. I’m proud to be a Ru Girl! I mean, does a Pope s*** in the woods?!"
Week Two - Elektra Fence
Elektra Fence's Drag Race journey came to an end at the episode two, after she faced Vanity Milan in a lip sync battle to Moving On Up by M People.
In the second episode, the eleven remaining queens were invited to play RuPermarket Sweep, where Krystal Versace, was tasked to slap a price sticker on the other queens, with labels ranging from Star Buy to Out Of Date.
For this week's episode, Strictly Come Dancing pro Oti Mabuse joined the queens to choreograph them through a high energy dance workout as the queens became the faces of RuPaul’s brand new online concept… DRAGOTON. For this, the queens were split into three groups to cover different sections – Ride Or Dies, Ballbusters and Babycize – each featuring different props – spin bikes, gym balls and babies.
Finally, the queens took to the runway to deliver their final look: a red carpet showstopper, with Oti joining RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Alan Carr on the judging panel.
Speaking of Elektra’s DRAGOTON performance, Michelle Visage said: “From last week we know that you are a kick-ass dancer. But tonight adrenaline got the best of you – you were so far ahead of the beat that at one point I didn’t know if you were right or the other girls were right.”
Oti Mabuse said: “I’m going to agree with Michelle. You probably saw four people staring back at you and you thought ‘I’m gonna kick it, I’m gonna destroy it’ and what happened was it took over."
Following her exit, the 29-year-old queen said: "I’m gutted. But it is what it is. I gave it my all and I am so proud. The pocket rocket, Elektra Fence, got here and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I’ve wanted this so much. I want the world to know that Elektra was here. Get those tickets booked for the Vegas show ‘cause you’ll see me there. World peace!”
Week One - Anubis
Brighton-based queen Anubis, 20, was the first contestant to sashay away from the stage, after losing a lip sync battle against Elektra Fence.
The pair had to lip sync for their lives to Total Eclipse of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
Comedian and actor Matt Lucas joined RuPaul, Michelle Visage and Graham Norton on the judging panel as the first queen was eliminated from the competition.
Of Anubis’ two runway looks, Norton said: “For your hometown queen look, I really enjoyed it. And for this [My Favourite Things look], it is a bit 'mum going to a dinner dance with crochets all over an evening dress'.”
Speaking about her make up on the runway, Matt Lucas said: “It’s weird to say this as a comedian because I always say there’s no vanity in comedy but actually, you’re so pretty that I wish I saw more of your ‘prettiness’.”
Upon leaving the competition, RuPaul told Anubis: “You are a young, beautiful queen with a bright future ahead. Now, Sashay Away.”
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Following her exit, the 20-year-old queen said: "It’s heartbreaking but someone’s got to do it, my love, and I’d rather go out with a bang and I’m proud that I did it dressed like an eight-foot crazy Squid lady whilst lip-syncing to a chart-topping pop song and balancing a wild cage of ginger hair on my head! Such fun!"
RuPaul's Drag Race UK season 3 airs on BBC iPlayer on Thursdays at 7pm. Seasons 1 and 2 of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK are available to watch on BBC iPlayer. If you’re looking for more to watch check out our TV Guide or visit our Entertainment hub for the latest news.