This article contains spoilers for the most recent episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.
After Geri Horner’s stint on the RuPaul’s Drag Race
UK panel proved to be less spicy than fans were hoping for, viewers were relieved by Little Mix singer Jade Thirlwall’s stellar performance during her much-awaited appearance on the show.
Fittingly, Jade – who has never made any secret of her love of RuPaul and all things drag – was a judge in the latest episode of the series, which saw the remaining queens divided into two rival girl groups.
Right from the off, Jade had viewers laughing with her quips about Simon Cowell (when asked how her judging would compare to his, she commented that “for starters… Simon has much bigger tits”), as well as what was probably our favourite line of the episode: “You’re giving me Ariana Grand National realness”.
Her critiques were also brilliant, whether she was comparing Baga Chipz to “Peggy Mitchell’s crazy sister” or telling Crystal her outfit was “giving me, like, my nana’s wallpaper… but in a really good way”.
In fact, fans were so impressed that many are calling for Jade to be made a full-time judge if Drag Race UK returns for a second series next year…How gorgeous was Jade on the #DragRaceUK panel ? She looked totally at home 💕I wish she could be a permanent judge @LittleMixpic.twitter.com/cNoTDRqdtm— ED (@BuffaLuffMuff) October 31, 2019That was a really good episode of #DragRaceUK and the overall winner were absolutely deserved. Not going to spoil anything but well worth a watch. Also @LittleMix Jade was an amazing judge, she should be there every week— Robyn Graves🎃👻🔮 (@AbsoluteHunzo) November 1, 2019This episode was amazing and Jade should be a permanent judge, she knows how to do it— xxiv (@nunoclarib) November 1, 2019the best moment of jade at dragraceuk@LittleMix#DragRaceUKpic.twitter.com/ySCy5u79DQ— ً (@legendperrie) October 31, 2019“Ariana Grand National realness” - one of my favourite comments ever from Jade @LittleMix#DragRaceUKpic.twitter.com/qaSo5HTLba— Adrian Spencer (@adrianspen) October 31, 2019Can we have Jade from @LittleMix as a permanent judge next year @RuPaul she is amazing!!! @dragraceukbbc— ⭐️ChRiS⭐️ (@Mr_ChRiSsI_X) October 31, 2019MY FAVE EPISODE YET. BOTH OF THE SONGS LOWKEY BAGED NGL AMD JADE 💓💕💖💗 MY HEART SHE LOOKED SO EXCITED TO BE THERE BLESS #DragRaceUK— alexa 💎 (@alexapimkie) November 1, 2019RuPaul: "Jade Thirlwall... what would be the biggest difference between your style of judging versus Simon Cowell's?"Jade: "Well for starters Ru, Simon has much bigger tits"Shade 😂 #DragRaceUK#LittleMixpic.twitter.com/DDAOZFOB7D— Darren Haywood (@darren_haywood) October 31, 2019Jade being this excited to be on Drag Race UK makes me so happy, you can tell how much it means to her pic.twitter.com/131gi0wsxq— ellie | 6 (@onlyangelthirls) October 31, 2019get jade as a permanent judge pls— priscila🇩🇴 ✧ (@thirlsjoon) October 31, 2019Just five queens now remain in the competition, with three more episodes remaining in the current series.
Still to appear as guest judges are Cheryl Tweedy – who will sit on the panel next week, when the queens will each record a fake ad for their own brand of bottled water – and TV actress and writer Michaela Coel.
Curtis and AJ Pritchard will also appear later in the series to serve as dance coaches, in the same way singer and producer MNEK helped with the songs in this week’s episode.
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