Divina De Campo is bringing “big hair, big tits” and “lots of silliness” to Drag Race UK

28th August 2019

BBC Three

“I think I make an impression! Maybe that’s just my butt cheeks in the werkroom.”

Drag Race UK star Divina De Campo is a “very serious act”.

The drag veteran, who originally garnered fame in the UK after her widely-praised appearance on The Voice, has been a performer for the past 15 years and describes herself as a “camp queen with a bit of proper art shit thrown in”.

“Big hair, big tits, lots of silliness, I’m just me babe, I’m just me,” she told us, totally deadpan after we asked her what she’ll bring to the Emmy-winning franchise. “I hate competitions, hate them. They’re not my schtick at all.

“I disappear, but I think I make an impression! Maybe that’s just my butt cheeks in the werkroom, I’m not sure.”

In Divina’s opinion, Drag Race UK lacks the “ drama” of the US seasons, but she’s confident it will provide fans with gag-worthy, soon-to-be iconic memes and scenes. “There’s going to be instances where people say, ‘Oh my God, how did that happen?'”

She added of her fellow contestants: “There’s very little catfighting. We’re very supportive of each other and everyone wants each other to do well. In the US, people take themselves more seriously than they take the work.”

On working with RuPaul, Divina revealed: “He’s exactly what people want from him. He knows what that is, and he gets it.”

Drag Race UK is set to premiere 3 October on BBC Three and iPlayer. Divina will be joined by Baga Chipz, Blu Hydrangea, Cheryl Hole, Chrystal, Divina De Campo, Gothy Kendoll, Scaredy Kat, Sum Ting Wong, Vinegar Strokes and The Vivienne.

RuPaul will return as host and main judge alongside best squirrel friend Michelle Visage, as well as newcomers Alan Carr and Graham Norton, who will rotate every episode like Ross Matthews and Carsson Kressley on the American original.

It will feature a star-studded line-up of celebrity guests such as Lorraine Kelly, Stacey Dooley, Cheryl, Maisie Williams, Geri Halliwell, Andrew Garfield, Michaela Coel, Jade Thirwall, Twiggy, MNEK, Curtis Pritchard and AJ Pritchard.

Read our exclusive interviews with all ten fierce queens of the British spin-off here.