Oti Mabuse, Matt Lucas and Kathy Burke are to guest judge on the next series of 'RuPaul’s Drag Race UK'.

Oti Mabuse

Oti Mabuse

The BBC has confirmed the trio are three of the nine guest judges who will appear in the forthcoming series of the BBC Three show, which returns this September, alongside Michelle Visage, Graham Norton and Alan Carr as Ru looks for the UK's Next Drag Race Superstar.

Oti said: "I loved being on the set!

"It felt surreal - I've watched every episode since season one in the States, Canada, Down Under and I was excited to be on the UK one and meet the Queens and work with them."

Matt admitted it has been one of his dreams to appear on the show's panel.

He said: "It was on my bucket list to be on the show, but my years of wearing tights are behind me, so I was both relieved and delighted to be asked to be on the panel!

"I was hugely impressed by the brilliance and invention on the show, and it was one of the most entertaining days I've ever had.

"The more serious the situation, the sillier I tend to be. So I was very silly."

'Gimme Gimme Gimme' star Kathy, who joked her drag name would be Pam Demic, also enjoyed being a part of the panel.

She added: "I'm a big 'Drag Race' fan, so It was absolutely brilliant to meet RuPaul and Michelle Visage - and I loved the very-kind-to-old-ladies' lighting."

'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' is coming to BBC iPlayer in autumn 2021.