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Richard E Grant sends Drag Race UK fans wild by ‘serving’ in false eyelashes as guest judge-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

‘Richard E Grant wearing falsies. What a legend.’

Richard E Grant sends Drag Race UK fans wild by ‘serving’ in false eyelashes as guest judge-Tori Brazier-Entertainment – Metro

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Richard E Grant delighted Drag Race fans everywhere last night when he appeared as a guest judge on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World in epic fake lashes.

The Saltburn star, 66, really got into the spirit of things as he put in his first appearance on the panel with Michelle Visage and Alan Carr during the season two premiere.

The popular BBC series, celebrating the art of drag and helmed by icon RuPaul Charles, 63, has attracted many famous ‘extra special’ guest judges before, including Bridgerton star Jonathan Bailey, Katie Price and Spice Girl Melanie C.

However, Richard brought a particularly special energy with him, thanks to the fluttering of his eyelashes and a custom Union Jack jacket.

Not only did he give a sassy sashay down the runway, complete with a hair toss for the show’s promo, but he also revealed upon his introduction that it was ‘an honour’ to be there.

‘I’ve been obsessed with Drag Race for years,’ he added.

Saltburn star Richard E Grant thrilled viewers by truly getting into the spirit of things with his falsies (Picture: BBC)

The ‘extra special’ guest judge revealed he was ‘obsessed’ with Drag Race (Picture: BBC/@DragRaceUK/Instagram)

It appeared the obsession was mutual from fans too, with viewers rushing to compliment his lashes and performance on social media.

‘Richard E Grant wearing falsies. What a legend,’ enthused @jennyelliott88 on X, while Seema Thomas quipped: ‘Richard E Grant? More like Richard She Grant.’

‘Richard E Grant serving,’ commented user Irvin on Instagram.

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‘Gosh you good in makeup Richard! X’ complimented @truffles_ingalltombs, while Alex Bradley-Stocks added: ‘Yessss Richard; he loves it! Great bloke ❤️’

We couldn’t agree more.

When Ru asked the Withnail and I actor if he’d spent much time around drag queens, Richard responded: ‘Well, I worked with the Spice Girls on Spice World: The Movie, so does that count?’

However, let’s not forget (as he seemed to) his iconic appearance as a drag queen in the 2021 film adaptation of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

He played Hugo Battersby, whose drag alias is Loco Chanelle, a shop owner in Sheffield who acts as a queer mentor to main character Jamie (Max Harwood).

Throughout the show, Richard offered supportive and enthusiastic comments to the queens competing, telling Marina Summers she was ‘as sassy and sexy as you get’.

‘I thought you were like a Mae West bull-in-a-china-shop – fabulous!’ he said to Choriza May. ‘I loved it!’

Although not mentioned, Richard played Hugo Battersby, a.k.a drag artist Loco Chanelle, in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (Picture: Dean Rogers)

Richard, who lost his wife of 34 years, voice coach Joan Washington, to lung cancer in September 2021, has also become a popular figure on social media in recent years for his joie de vivre.

He recently had his famous friends and followers cracking up when he collaborated with TikTok star and comedy actor Luke Millington Drake, who impersonates him.

The pair cracked fans up on Wednesday when they recreated a skit that Luke does, pretending to be Richard as he runs through a field.

As they come face to face, they test each other to work out who the ‘real’ Richard is, alluding to a statue of Barbra Streisand’s face in the renowned super-fan actor’s garden.

Richard then points out: ‘If there are two Richards, doesn’t that mean double the joy, double the laughter and double the pocketfuls of happiness?’

It certainly seemed so for the internet, with Ted Lasso actor Hannah Waddingham posting: ‘THIS HAS LITERALLY MADE MY DAY! BallyGood show boys! BraaabloodyVO! 😂👏🥰’

‘I am so happy about this it’s beyond heartwarming and has made my week!’ added singer Paloma Faith.

‘No this is simply the BEST thing that has EVER happened to the internet,’ insisted influencer Em Clarkson.

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK vs the World airs Fridays at 9pm on BBC Three and iPlayer.

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