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  • Drag Race UK announces TWO new judges

    Drag Race UK announces TWO new judges

    RuPaul and Michelle Visage will be joined by two stalwarts of British TV.

    Alan Carr and Graham Norton will be joining Michelle Visage and RuPaul for the first ever Drag Race UK as judges when it airs later this year. BBC Three confirmed the news today, while Michelle Visage was confirmed earlier this month.

    Alan Carr is no stranger to drag having dressed up as various female stars for Heat magazine particularly when he dragged up as Madonna to recreate her infamous “cape” moment at the MTV Awards.

    BBC Three has confirmed two of TV’s best loved presenters and personalities, Graham Norton and Alan Carr, will be joining RuPaul and Michelle Visage on the judging panel for RuPaul’s Drag Race UK.

    Eight-time Bafta TV award-winner Graham Norton is no stranger to RuPaul’s Drag Race, having already appeared on RuPaul’s Drag Race: All Stars season two in the US as a guest judge in 2016. Whilst comedian Alan Carr is a long-time fan of RuPaul, having made his acquaintance when Ru appeared on his chat show Alan Carr’s Chatty Man.

    Both Graham and Alan share a passion for the drag scene and RuPaul’s Drag Race.

    The first UK adaption of the global hit will showcase the most fabulous drag queens that the UK has to offer, and Graham and Alan will appear as rotating resident judges. Each week, they will join RuPaul, Michelle Visage and a celebrity guest judge.

    For the grand finale, Graham and Alan will both appear on the judging panel alongside previously announced judge Michelle Visage, where together they will assist host RuPaul in crowning the UK’s Next Drag Superstar.

    Graham Norton says: “Becoming part of the drag race family makes me ridiculously happy! I can’t wait to see what the UK drag queens bring to the party, but they better weeeeerk!!!”

    Alan Carr, says: “Wow! To be sat next to Michelle Visage and Mama Ru as a guest judge on possibly one of my all-time favourite shows EVER is a dream come true. I can’t wait to see what the UK Queens have got in store – it’s going to be sickening! does death drop”

    RuPaul, says: “I was both shocked and delighted when Graham and Alan told me they’d be wearing tucking panties when sitting at the judges’ table. I told them it was not necessary, but they insisted. Now that’s what I call dedication!”

    Kate Phillips, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning, says: “I am so excited that self-confessed Drag Race fans Graham and Alan have agreed to join Ru and Michelle on our judging panel. Their immense wit and wisdom will be invaluable in ensuring the most deserving Queen sashays away with the title.”

    RuPaul’s Drag Race UK is an 8×60′ World of Wonder production for BBC Three. It was commissioned by Damian Kavanagh, Former Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, Entertainment Commissioning at the BBC. The Executive Producers are RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy, and the BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe.

  • Two gay men appear in BBC top paid talent, no other LGBT representation

    BBC has released its top earners and two gay men are featured in the top 10. The top-earning lesbian doesn’t feature.

    The BBC’s gender pay gap has been released and shows that the top 12 earners are all still men, with Graham Norton (up to £609,000) and Nick Grimshaw (up to £409,000) featuring in the top 10. Further down the list of the top 22 earners include two other openly gay men, Scott Mills (up to £289,000) and Evan Davis (up to £259,000)

    There are no out women or trans people in the top 20. The highest paid LGB woman is Clare Balding who is now reported to be earing up to £189,000. Last year the BBC reported that she was earning up between £150,000 and £199,000.

    The list released by the BBC features talent and staff who are paid directly by the BBC and earn over £150,000.

    Norton’s wage was reduced from up to £899,000 in this new list, while Nick Grimshaw’s wage has actually increased from up to £399,000.

    Last year the BBC used multiples of £50,000 to denote its staff’s salary rather than give accurate figures, this year that has been deceased to multiples of £10,000.

  • Handful of gay and lesbian talent in BBC’s highest paid staff

    Just over a handful of openly LGB stars are paid more than £150,000 per year the BBC’s annual report reveals.

    Graham Norton, who hosts the Eurovision and his own show on the BBC takes the top slot earning somewhere between £850,000 and £899,999 after the BBC released its annual report today. For the first time it includes the salaries taken by some of its biggest stars. Graham was followed by Radio 1 host Nick Grimshaw who earns between £350,000 and £399,999 per year. His fellow presenter Scott Mills earns £100,000 less.

    The BBC used multiples of £50,000 to denote its staff’s salary rather than give accurate figures.

    Elsewhere, Strictly Come Dancing‘s judges Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood are not equally compensated for their stints on the show. Horwood takes home up to £199,999 whilst Bruno trumps with a take home of up to £299,999.

    There are no openly trans stars paid over £150,000 on the BBC’s books.

    Clare Balding was the only openly lesbian to be featured on the list and she takes home up to £199,999.

    Overall 96 on-air stars were featured in the new annual report from the corporation.

     

  • Celebs And Straight Allies Win Big At ‘Britain’s Gay Oscars’

    QPR footballer Joey Barton won the coveted Straight Ally of the Year gong at the Out In The City & G3 Magazine Awards last night (25 April 2014).

    The glitzy ceremony, dubbed Britain’s ‘gay Oscars’ took place at London’s Landmark Hotel.

    Gay celebrities and their ‘straight allies’ were recognised for their commitment to equality after a vote by readers of the popular gay magazines.

    Barton, who has campaigned to eradicate homophobia from football, was a surprise winner on the night. He beat off tough competition from rugby legend and Strictly Come Dancing star Ben Cohen, breakfast TV presenter Lorraine Kelly and Ab Fab star Jennifer Saunders for the honour. Barton attended the awards with his openly gay uncle, Tom Barton.

    Other winners included Olympic diver Tom Daley who won the Sports Personality of the Year award, TV presenter Paul O’Grady was named Celebrity of the Year and Graham Norton secured the Broadcaster of the Year accolade.

    Holly Johnson who shot to fame as the frontman of 80’s pop group Frankie Goes to Hollywood won the Lifetime Achievement honour while Hollyoaks’ actor, Kieron Richardson won the Rising Star
    award.

    Celebrities including Cilla Black, Denise Welsh, Sinitta, Gareth Thomas and TOWIE favourites Sam Fairs and Charlie King were among the 300 VIP guests at the glitzy red carpet event.

  • THEGAYUK’s New Year’s Recognition LIST 2014

    TheGayUK reveals The LGBT New Year’s Recognitions for 2014.

    With over 5000 votes cast TheGayUK’s New Years Recognition List has been announced and includes 15 individuals, companies or organisations that actively supported, championed or spoke up for the LGBT community in 2013.

    Readers were asked to vote on 5 categories, which included: Awareness, Activism and Politics, Health, Entertainment, Sports and Health.

    Read the entire list at http://www.newyear.thegayuk.com

    In the field of Education
    Bridegroom – The Documentary film
    Bisi Alimi – Activist and Advocate
    Human Rights Campaign – Advocacy Organisation

    In the field of Health
    Ben Cohen Stand Up Foundation – Bullying Awareness Charity
    G-A-Y – Club and Bars
    UK Positive Lad – Twitter user and HIV Magazine Founder

    In the field of Entertainment
    Adam Lambert – Singer
    Graham Norton – TV Presenter
    Theatre 503 – Theatre in London

    In the field of Sports
    Tom Daley – Olympian and Diver
    Jason Collins – Sportsman
    Clare Balding – TV Presenter

    In the field of Activism, Awareness and Politics
    Stephen Fry – Author, Broadcaster, Actor
    Shane Bitney Crone – Activist
    Pinknews – Online Newspaper

    Jake Hook co-founder of TheGayUK remarked: “2013 was an incredible year, so many great things happened for the LGBT community both at home and abroad.

    The seeds of equality planted by the generations before us are starting to take root and without these people’s bravery, persistence and determination the journey would be much harder.

    We’ve still got a long way to go and we still need to stand in solidarity with our LGBT brothers and sisters elsewhere in the world – but we are on the way.”

    TheGayUK would like to thank everyone who voted.

  • Mark Wahlberg wasn’t as sexy as Graham Norton hoped

    Graham Norton tells TV Magazine that the Hollywood A-Lister Mark Wahlberg wasn’t as sexy as he hoped.

    Speaking to TV Magazine, Graham Norton talked about having an apparently drunken 42-year-old Wahlberg on his show was not exactly what he expected.

    Norton remarked that he used to have a crush on Wahlberg, but didn’t find the moment that the Boogie Nights actor sat on his lap and tweeked his nipple enjoyable.

    ‘I once had a photo of him where a dog’s pulling down his underwear and, if someone had told me then that one day he’d sit on my knee and pinch my nipple, my head would’ve exploded.

    ‘I guess I’m not really that into crushes any more. That’s a sign of being 50 – I’ve stopped noticing people!’

  • Graham Norton confirms split from boyfriend

    Graham Norton confirms split from boyfriend

    The openly gay Irish entertainer Graham Norton has confimed that he has split from his long-term partner Trevor Patterson.

    Graham Norton
    (C) BBC – Photographer: Andrew Hayes-Watkins

     

    Graham Norton and Canadian software designer Trevor Patterson have split after two years together, the Mirror is reporting.

    Asked if he was in love, Norton replied,

    “No, not at the moment.”

    And told that someone would be very lucky to be with him, he comically cried,

    “If only now, if only now. Tweet me.”

    Norton had shared his London flat with Patterson, but is enjoying his own space again, with his beloved dogs.

    He said,

    “I love living alone, which sounds so miserable, doesn’t it? But it is one of my greatest joys.

    “I have Bailey and Madge – so I’m never truly alone.”

  • Graham Norton Sells So TV

    ITV plc announced today that it had acquired So Television, the independent production company behind hit entertainment and comedy programmes, including The Graham Norton Show and The Sarah Millican Television Programme.

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