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  • The highest-paid Drag Race Queens on Instagram ranked

    The highest-paid Drag Race Queens on Instagram ranked

    Ru Paul’s Drag Race is one of the most talked-about TV series of all time and has not just opened doors for other aspiring drag queens, but also for people at home with no connections to the drag world. 

    Apart from the USA, the show has also had versions in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Chile and Thailand as well as its many spin-offs like ‘All Stars’. According to Google Trends, the search term ‘drag race’ has increased by a score of 67 since the show’s original release in 2009.

    With more international versions in the talks, meaning more catchy songs released and diva lip syncs, OnBuy’s Record Division were keen to find out which original Drag Race winners earn the most on Instagram!

    RankNameInstagram handleCountrySeasonFollowersInstagram earnings per post
    1Bianca Del RiothebiancadelrioUSA62,423,777£7,586.42
    2Violet ChachkivioletchachkiUSA71,908,229£5,972.76
    3Sasha VeloursashavelourUSA91,840,902£5,762.02
    4AquariaageofaquariaUSA101,741,386£5,450.54
    5Bob the Drag QueenbobthedragqueenUSA81,461,753£4,575.29
    6Jinkx MonsoonthejinkxUSA51,252,723£3,921.02
    7Sharon NeedlessharonneedlespghUSA41,116,767£3,495.48
    8Yvie OddlyoddlyyvieUSA111,108,376£3,469.22
    9RajasutanamrullUSA3988,633£3,094.42
    10Jaida Essence HalljaidaehallUSA12808,219£2,529.73
    11BeBe Zahara BenetbebezaharaUSA1523,391£1,638.21
    12The Viviennethevivienne_UK1401,126£1,255.52
    13PriyankathequeenpriyankaCanada1345,318£1,080.85
    14Envy PerumissenvyperuHolland1213,357£667.81
    15Leona WinterleonawinterofficielChile2124,649£390.15
    16Luz VioletaluzvioletadragChile183,658£261.85
    17Angele AnangangeleanangThailand238,654£120.99
    18Natalia Pliacamnatalia_nu1richThailand126,204£82.02

    So, who is making some serious coin from Drag Race?

    CREDIT: kathclick / Bigstock

    Bianca Del Rio is the highest-earning winner of Ru Paul’s Drag Race, alongside being one of the most recognised names in drag, boasting 2,423,777 Instagram followers. In addition to the $100,000 winning prize of season six in 2014, Bianca stands to earn an incredible potential £7,586.42 per sponsored Instagram post.

    In second place is the winner of USA’s season seven, Violet Chachki – she won $100,000 as her winning prize. Since Drag Race, Violet has amassed a massive 1,908,229 Instagram following which could earn an extra £5,972.76 per sponsored post.

    Following closely behind in third place is Sasha Velour. As the winner of season nine, Sasha won $100,000 and currently has 1,840,902 followers on Instagram – this could earn her a further potential £5,762.02 per sponsored post.

    WARNING: Embargoed for publication until 21:15:01 on 21/11/2019 – Programme Name: RuPaul’s Drag Race UK – TX: 21/11/2019 – Episode: FINALE (No. n/a) – Picture Shows: THE UK’S FIRST DRAG RACE SUPERSTAR **STRICTLY EMBARGOED UNTIL 21/11/2019 21:15:01** The Vivienne – (C) BBC – Photographer: Leigh Keily

    Taking the 12th spot is our very own The Vivienne, who could make a potential £1,255.52 per post due to her 401,126 Instagram followers. The Vivienne won the UK’s first season back in 2019, beating the incredible Divina De Campo. However, unlike the USA version, UK winners do not receive a grand cash prize and instead win and star in their own digital TV series.

    Lowest Earning Winners of Ru Paul’s Drag Race

    In the last place, but still, a winner baby is Thailand’s season one champion Natalia Pliacam. With over 26,000 Instagram followers, Natalia stands to earn a potential £82.02 per sponsored post – that’s nearly 93 times less than the top-earning Drag Race winner Bianca Del Rio! In addition to winning Drag Race Thailand, Natalia also received 500,000 Thai Baht which is the equivalent of £12,159.71.

    Angele Anang, the winner of Thailand’s season two, is the second-lowest earner with a potential £120.99 per post. Since winning in 2019, Angele’s Instagram followings now stands at 38,654.  Angele won a slightly greater prize than Natalia with total winnings (including gift vouchers and jewels) accounting to £21,883.

    Luz Violeta in Chile’s version, The Switch Drag Race (Desafío Mundial), earns her the third spot. Luz won season one and with 83,658 Instagram followers could earn an estimated £261.85 per sponsored post. 

  • History made as Drag Race UK crowns its first Queen

    History made as Drag Race UK crowns its first Queen

    So who was crowned the UK’s Drag Race superstar?

    (C) BBC – Photographer: Leigh Keily

    Silence! RuPaul has made her decision, The Vivienne, 29, from Liverpool, has taken the title of the UK’s first RuPaul’s Drag Race Superstar.

    Having been crowned she said: “I’m made up, I’ve just won the first-ever season of Drag Race UK this is nuts. That crown is going to look gorgeous, I can see me there washing the dishes in it.”

    (C) BBC – Photographer: Leigh Keily

    All three of the final queens (Divina De Campo, Baga Chipz and The Vivienne) went into the final with three RuPeter badges each, so it was a level playing field.

    At the beginning of the episode, The Vivienne said: “If you think I’ve gone through all these challenges to go home without a crown you can piss right off.”

    (C) BBC / World of Wonder – Photographer: Guy Levy

    The first series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has been a huge success for BBC Three with nearly 10 million requests on iPlayer and two-thirds of the audience 16-34. It is the most popular BBC Three entertainment programme since the channel moved online in 2016, has won critical acclaim, generated massive conversation online, become event television on BBC iPlayer and delivered a top ten single for The Frock Destroyers.

  • The Vivienne shares heartbreaking struggle with party drugs that almost claimed her life

    The Vivienne shares heartbreaking struggle with party drugs that almost claimed her life

    (C) BBC / Guy Lecy – Photographer: Guy Levy

    Last night’s episode of Drag Race UK was a tear jerker as The Vivienne shared her struggle with drugs, admitting that she was a “drug addict” for four years of her life.

    Heartbreakingly the Liverpudlian drag queen revealed that she took party drugs for four years of her life – nearly dying in the process, saying that it was the loneliest part of her life and that she was “killing herself”.

    In a workroom chat with her fellow Drag Race stars the fan favourite revealed,

    “It was constant for me, A lot of my drug use was from boredom, I worked 7 nights a week and in the day I didn’t do anything and it was a habit that caught on a bit too quick and a bit too hard”.

    “When people say you’ve got to hit rock bottom, it sounds so stupid but it’s the truth.

    “I had to get kicked out of the house and told that I was going to be dead by the time I was 30 to actually sort this out”.

    https://twitter.com/WorldOfWonder/status/1192550345731452930

    The revelation will come as a shock for The Vivienne’s family as she revealed that her family didn’t even know about her drug problems.

    revealed that her family didn’t even know about her drug problems.

    Overcoming the drugs

    The Vivienne revealed that she managed to overcome her addiction by moving to Spain to sort her act out. It’s also where she met her partner David.

    Two years free of drugs

    She is now two years free of drugs. Speaking about her recovery, she said,

    “I feel amazing for it. I just want to have that platform to help other people”.

    Drag Race UK continues on BBC Three on Thursdays at 8PM

    Discuss The Vivienne and Drag Race in our forum

  • Drag Race’s The Vivienne hits out at drag queens not impressed enough to audition for season 2

    Drag Race’s The Vivienne hits out at drag queens not impressed enough to audition for season 2

    “We get more than a badge”

    Ⓒ BBC

    It seems as though some drag queens in the UK just aren’t impressed with the prizes of the UK version of Drag Race after it was announced that new season of Drag Race UK had been greenlit for 2020.

    The UK version differs from the US version in that there is no cash prize or sponsored mini prizes, for the mini-challenges set by RuPaul each week, instead, the queens win a “RuPeter badge”.

    The Vivienne – (C) BBC / World of Wonder – Photographer: Guy Levy

    However fan favourite The Vivienne has hit out at drag queens who say they aren’t impressed with winning just a badge – reminding them that there is more than just a badge at stake for anyone who takes part in the show.

    In a tweet she explained that the girls are winning a lot more than a badge, that they are, in fact, winning their “dream careers”.

    She wrote, “‘Im not applying for drag race s2! I want more than a badge’ We get more than a badge, a LOT more than a badge. #dreamcareer

    So true, so true! Dream big gals!

  • Drag Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been announced

    Drag Queens of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK have been announced

    The ten beautiful drag queens who will be competing for the title of UK’s first Drag Race Superstar have been ru-vealed.

    (C) BBC

    Handpicked for their huge slaying potential by Mama Ru herself, this eclectic group of queens are the perfect showcase of what the UK drag scene has to offer.

    RuPaul says: “Each of the UK queens is so unique, so courageous and so special. I can’t wait for the UK – and the world – to fall in love with them the same way I did.”

    The US Series of RuPaul’s Drag Race is a cult global phenomenon and since the announcement of the first UK adaptation of the show there has been frenzied fan speculation about the line-up.

    Introducing the ten competing queens: Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Crystal, Cheryl Hole, Divina De Campo, Gothy Kendoll, Sum Ting Wong, Scaredy Kat, The Vivienne, Vinegar Strokes.

    (C) BBC Baga Chipz

    (C) BBC Blu Hydrangea

    (C) BBC Cheryl Hole

    (C) BBC Gothy Kendoll

    (C) BBC Vinegar Strokes

    (C) BBC Divina De Campo

    (C) BBC Scaredy Kat

    (C) BBC Crystal

    (C) BBC Sum Ting Wong

    (C) BBC The Vivienne

    All ten queens will be taking part in Manchester Pride on Saturday 24 August for their first official appearance.

    Start your engines, and may the best woman win!

    The RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise, including RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, is produced by World of Wonder for BBC Three.

    Drag Race UK is commissioned by Fiona Campbell, Controller BBC Three and Kate Phillips, Controller, BBC Entertainment. The BBC Commissioning Editor is Ruby Kuraishe, and the Executive Producers are RuPaul Charles, Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato, Tom Campbell, Sally Miles and Bruce McCoy from World of Wonder.

    A global phenomenon, the RuPaul’s Drag Race franchise is available in 193 countries through network partners and World Of Wonder’s streaming service WOW Presents Plus. The series was nominated in the US for a record-breaking 23 Emmys, with nine wins including Outstanding Reality-Competition Program and Outstanding Host for a Reality-Competition Program for the first time in Emmy history.