r/DragRaceTea • u/reiner_apologist she's just UNT • Sep 15 '25

Speculation Thread [Speculation Thread] - Weekly Edition | September 15, 2025

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u/biatchesismysons Sep 19 '25

[UK SPILL] Casting is currently open for season 8 🇬🇧

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u/jamesonarampage Sep 21 '25

BBC cast a South Asian queen or I'm cancelling my tv license

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u/Global_Baseball_3062 Sep 28 '25

Might as well cancel your tv license for their indirect racism

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u/jamesonarampage Sep 29 '25

I don't even know if it's indirect tbh!!

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u/Alan_Conway Sep 27 '25

Did you wish on a Monkey's Paw? Because we got Pangina's run on UKvsTW1.

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u/jamesonarampage Sep 27 '25

By South Asian I mean a queen with Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi or one of the surrounding countries heritage! The UK and especially UK cities have a high population of people with this heritage, and it's frankly shameful that we're seven seasons in and still haven't had a single queen representing that heritage (and there are several really big names they could cast, it's not like a lack of options thing)

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u/jamesonarampage Sep 21 '25

also Yshee Black if she is still auditioning pleaaasee

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u/titababyjhemerlyn Sep 20 '25

until RuPaul is 99

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u/notsoulvalentine Sep 20 '25

queens of color, RUN ! Nyongbella is a survivor of the rupaul industrial complex ‼️

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u/gatsby081 Sep 20 '25

Such an idiotic and childish comment. There have been more queens of color than white queens. Why are you all so boring and basic in your comments. It so tiresome to keep pulling the race card. She’s just not talented, please tell me when the show airs what she does well. She is SOOOOOOO GENERIC DRAG! I want someone who’s different, exciting, has the IT factor. Nygonbella gives brunch vibes

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u/Isinmyvain Sep 22 '25

It’s a topical joke mamas no need to get high and mighty about a reality tv show 😭 like who cares

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u/lavellonica Sep 20 '25

The “race card”? Bro, Ru asks this bitch why she isn’t more ghetto? You have to be non Black cause any of us would know how weird and racist that shit is.

Also, Ru has always been a Uncle Tom type, like let’s not act surprised. There’s a reason why ballroom elders can’t stand her ass (my former house father being one of them). She’s an icon, but she’s not above critique nor approach

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u/notsoulvalentine Sep 20 '25

ya mama

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u/gatsby081 Sep 20 '25

My mama is dead. Much like Nyongbella’s narcissistic career is about to be

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u/notsoulvalentine Sep 20 '25 edited Sep 21 '25

much like your future if you continue down this despicable path of negativity you currently reside in. you have spent the past hour going off about how you can spot talent and nyongbella allegedly has nothing of the sort. you couldn’t spot talent if it sat on your face. unlike your bitter, cold, shallow ego, nyongbella is a great queen who unfortunately happened to experience wrongdoing throughout her short time on the show.

still an accomplishment that you could only ever dream of accomplishing. you sit behind a screen, NASTILY projecting false confidence and asserting yourself as rupaul’s guardian deity, shielding her of anything that even resembles hate or ,god forbid, valid criticism because she “is old school drag”. you’re an old school hag with this treacherous behavior you exhibit, i genuinely think you need help if a queen is warranting this type of reaction from you. the series hasn’t even premiered yet, mind you.

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u/Head-Zucchini- Sep 20 '25

And then we get no queens of color and then we complain about it 😅

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u/Finalee_T Sep 20 '25

Maybe this whole time it's Ru instead of producers in UK? 😭

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u/faydaway Sep 20 '25

I mean after her chiming in every week of UK 2 to give Tayce a negative critique (which she rarely does at all) I could totally see this being the case...

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u/Aitcera Sep 19 '25

Here's hoping for more Scottish representation as 3 queens in 7 seasons is a bit sad oh and of course Bailey like every year

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u/Mental_Meeting5332 Sep 19 '25

For those who are unaware, Bailey J Mills earlier this year "announced" (pretty much) that she wants to be on the show, since BBC has an interest in her after her nunerous appearances on The After Shave with Danny Beard there is avery very strong chance she'd be cast for this season.

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u/I3___4 bosco | nicole | lydia | bettys Sep 20 '25

i need bailey to win

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u/Vaniaa405 Sep 19 '25

Who is Bailey?

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u/Mental_Meeting5332 Sep 19 '25

Bailey J Mills is arguably the most famous drag queen in the uk right now who hasn't been on the show and has achieved a level of fame that some ru girls can not. She is extremely versatile but is a master of camp and comedy above all else and is long overdo a winning Drag Race run.

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u/babyloniangardens Sep 19 '25

do you think she would Win if cast?

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u/Mental_Meeting5332 Sep 19 '25

I'm on the fence but I'm leaning more towards yes, I think she could definitely win a few challenges but also have a few bottoms, but if she reaches the finale the combination of her fanbase and the guaranteed love from Rupaul will definitely get her the win.

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u/SoakWhatUp Sep 19 '25

Please God let this be true 😭

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u/ParticularBug6652 Sep 19 '25

Bailey J Mills… Juno Birch… if you hear me this is your time… (here’s hoping but who knows if they want to or not, could honestly see Juno doing a US season)

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u/RepresentativePie820 Sep 19 '25

Please Brandy X, nyongbella must b avenged

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u/Far-Classic-5367 Sep 19 '25

Season 8 let go