Well, hello hello hello! The first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK in her-story will see 10 queens slay the runway in looks good, bad, and downright fabulous. But after you see the contestants glammed up, you’re probably left wondering one thing: what do this year’s fierce queens look like out of drag?

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Well, you’re in luck: we’ve rounded up snaps of the untucked queens all in one place. Don’t say we do nothing for you…

Baga Chipz

Baga, real name Leo Loren, posts plenty of pictures out of drag (and with a lot of food) on her Instagram.

Blu Hydrangea

Stage name Joshua Cargill, you can see the Northern Irish queen out of drag on her YouTube make-up tutorials.

Cheryl Hole

Called Luke Underwood in their everyday life, the Essex queen is rarely seen out of drag on social media. Fortunately, Drag Race UK’s confessional shots offer a rare (and almost unrecognisable) glimpse of Cheryl untucked.

Crystal

Real name Colin Munro, Crystal has shared several of her transformations on Instagram.

Divina De Campo

Now sporting a short mohawk, Divina (real name Owen Farrow) has shared plenty of snaps of herself out of drag with her dog Penny.

Gothy Kendoll

Known as Sam Handley out of drag, Gothy’s Instagram is packed with plenty of before and after transformation shots.

Scaredy Kat

The youngest competitor in this year’s contest, 19-year-old Scaredy, looks somehow even younger out of drag.

Sum Ting Wong

Good news if you were hoping for an aggressive out-of-drag selfie from Birmingham's Sum Ting Wong (real name Bo Zeng), her Twitter is packed with them…

Vinegar Strokes

The London queen, known as Daniel Jacob out of drag, is a star of the West End and has previously worked with the likes of Steps’ Faye Tozer and a certain Michelle Visage.

The Vivienne

The Vivienne, stage name of 27-year-old James Williams, is no stranger to posting out-of-drag selfies on Instagram…

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A new episode of Drag Race UK is available to watch on BBC iPlayer, 8pm Thursdays

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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