Drag Race Down Under season 4
Drag Race Down Under | |
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Season 4 | |
Hosted by | Michelle Visage |
Judges |
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No. of contestants | 10 |
No. of episodes | 2 |
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Original release | 1 November 2024 |
Season chronology | |
The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under premiered on 1 November 2024, through Stan in Australia and on WOW Presents Plus internationally.
On March 11, 2024, it was officially announced that RuPaul will be stepping down as host, with Michelle Visage taking over as host and Rhys Nicholson remaining on the panel. This year, it was announced that the previous winners of Drag Race Down Under, Kita Mean, Spankie Jackzon and Isis Avis Loren would become permanent rotating judges.
It was also announced that various Down Under alum, including Kween Kong, runner-up on two seasons, will appear as guests throughout the season.[1] This change also prompted the removal of RuPaul's name from the show's title.
On October 3, 2024, it was announced that the Cast RuVeal would take place on October 10, 2024.
Background
[edit]The fourth season of Drag Race Down Under is slated to air in 2024. Michelle Visage will replace RuPaul as host. Rhys Nicholson will remain a permanent judge, and the season will feature guest judges and former contestants from the series.[2] RuPaul will continue to be an executive producer.[3] According to Variety, the show's name will be changed from "RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under" to "Drag Race Down Under".[4]
Contestants
[edit]Ages, names, and cities stated are at time of filming.
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
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Brenda Bressed | 24 | Melbourne, Australia | TBA |
Freya Armani | 24 | Brisbane, Australia | |
Karna Ford | 27 | Sydney, Australia | |
Lazy Susan | 32 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Lucina Innocence | 28 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Mandy Moobs | 33 | Brisbane, Australia | |
Max Drag Queen | 24 | Melbourne, Australia | |
Nikita Iman | 27 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Vybe | 32 | Sydney, Australia | |
Olivia Dreams | 26 | Wellington, New Zealand | 10th place |
Contestant progress
[edit]Legend:
Contestant | Episode | |||||||
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1[5] | 2[6] | 3[7] | ||||||
Brenda Bressed | SAFE | SAFE | TBA | |||||
Freya Armani | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||
Karna Ford | BTM | SAFE | ||||||
Lazy Susan | WIN | WIN | ||||||
Lucina Innocence | BTM | BTM | ||||||
Mandy Moobs | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||
Max Drag Queen | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||
Nikita Iman | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||
Vybe | SAFE | SAFE | ||||||
Olivia Dreams | SAFE | ELIM |
- Notes
Lip syncs
[edit]Legend:
Episode | Contestants | Song | Eliminated | ||
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1[5] | Karna Ford | vs. | Lucina Innocence | "Rush" (Troye Sivan) |
None |
2[6] | Lucina Innocence | vs. | Olivia Dreams | "Freefallin" (Zoë Badwi) |
Olivia Dreams |
- Notes
Guest judges
[edit]Listed in chronological order:
- Sasha Colby, American drag performer, beauty pageant competitor and winner of RuPaul's Drag Race season 15[5]
- Kween Kong, New Zealand-Australian drag performer and runner-up of both RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 2 and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars[6]
- Ladyhawke, New Zealand singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist[7]
- Anita Wigl'it, New Zealand drag performer and contestant on RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under season 1 and Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. the World season 1
- G Flip, Australian singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer
- Matthew Okine, Australian stand-up comedian, author and radio presenter
- Peach PRC, Australian pop singer, songwriter, and social media personality
- Sophie Monk, Australian singer, actress, television personality, and model
Special guests
[edit]Guests who appeared in episodes, but did not judge on the main stage.
Episode 3
Episodes
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original air date | |
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25 | 1 | "Doubling Down" | 1 November 2024 | |
Ten new queens enter the werkroom. For this week's main challenge, the queens present two looks for the Double Down Ball: Double Dressin' and Double Dippin', the latter paired with another queen in a monochromatic look.
On the runway, Lazy Susan, Max Drag Queen and Nikita Iman receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Karna Ford, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Olivia Dreams being safe. Karna Ford and Lucina Innocence lip-sync to "Rush" by Troye Sivan. They both win the lip-sync and no one goes home.
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26 | 2 | "Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?" | 8 November 2024 | |
For this week's main challenge, the queens write, record and perform verses to Olivia Newton-John inspired songs "Mr. Right" and "Mr. Right Now?" in two groups.
On the runway, category is Sheer Genius. Brenda Bressed, Lazy Susan and Vybe receive positive critiques, with Lazy Susan winning the challenge. Freya Armani, Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams receive negative critiques, with Freya Armani being safe. Lucina Innocence and Olivia Dreams lip-sync to "Freefallin" by Zoë Badwi. Lucina Innocence wins the lip-sync and Olivia Dreams is eliminated.
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27 | 3 | TBA | 15 November 2024 | |
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28 | 4 | TBA | 22 November 2024 | |
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29 | 5 | TBA | 29 November 2024 | |
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30 | 6 | TBA | 6 December 2024 | |
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31 | 7 | TBA | 13 December 2024 | |
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32 | 8 | TBA | 20 December 2024 | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "RuPaul steps down as Drag Race Down Under host, Michelle Visage takes over judges panel". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "RuPaul steps down, Michelle Visage to host 'Drag Race Down Under'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Michelle Visage officially replacing RuPaul as 'Drag Race Down Under' host". www.out.com. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ Tangcay, Jazz (11 March 2024). "'Drag Race Down Under' Season 4 to Be Hosted by Michelle Visage". Variety. Archived from the original on 11 March 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ a b c "Doubling Down". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 1. 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Right or Mr. Right Now?". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 2. 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.
- ^ a b "Snatch Game". Drag Race Down Under. Season 4. Episode 3. 2024. Stan / TVNZ+ / WOW Presents Plus.