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The internet gives its tuppence worth over the second episode of Drag Race UK

Oct 11 2019
Written by Reiss Smith

Baga Chipz was the winner of Drag Race UK episode 2. (BBC)

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK continued with a Downton Draggy challenge, a Bond Girl runway and more drama than you can shake your tuppence at.

After a lovey-dovey opening week, episode two found the queens getting down to business – with a little help from the shadiest queen of all, RuPaul.

For the mini challenge, RuPaul asked The Vivienne to sort her competitors into the tops and the bottoms – of the competition, of course.

Naturally the ranking stirred up some drama among the queens, with Cheryl Hole left feeling butthurt after she was picked second to last.

From there on, it was all out war between The Vivienne and Cheryl.

The Vivienne v Cheryl Hole as the rivalry of the series. #DragRaceUK. pic.twitter.com/Cs5U8Uhi4i

— NaToxic Gross Putrid ??☠️???‍♂️ (@thengp12) October 10, 2019

Cheryl and The Vivienne #DragRaceUK pic.twitter.com/uJacVy41ob
— Jim Woodburn (@jamesdb_92) October 10, 2019

…with The Vivienne delivering the line of the night as the friction continued.

“Who put 50p in Cheryl?” #DragRaceUK pic.twitter.com/cTb01Lt00U
— C ? (@jcnboone) October 10, 2019

Elsewhere the queens continued to demonstrate the beauty and elegance of the English language.

Drag Race Us: “We are Team Fabulanza Eleganza”
Drag Race UK: “We are TEAM SLAG” ?? @THEVIVIENNEUK #DragRaceUK
— Mark Jackson (@MarkkJackson) October 10, 2019

And after what must have been a bewildering first week, RuPaul finally got a lesson in British slang.

Ru learning what a tuppence is, is me literally thought it was only @courtneyritchi4 ‘s family that called it that #DragRaceUK pic.twitter.com/nZOhRvo9oC

— Lady Lauren Tia Willis (@Lauren_24601) October 10, 2019

For the Downton Draggy maxi challenge the queens gave us their best Maggie Smith realness, with Baga Chipz’s performance winning her the second Ru Peter Badge of the series.

This gobshite bitch just gets better and #MuchBetter ??????. Pissing myself YET AGAIN at the one and only @ChipShopBird Absolutely werking her tuppence on @dragraceukbbc #baga #bagachipz #DragRaceUK #tuppence ?????❤️?️‍? pic.twitter.com/ZGkmSaSkJv
— handya100 ?️‍? (@AndrewField100) October 10, 2019

Sadly for Scaredy Kat, her whiny performance went down as well as an overflowing litter tray, and after her first-ever lip-sync performance (!) she was told to sashay away.

Scaredy Kat’s lip sync looked like she’d gone for after work drinks at 4, it’s now 11pm, the pub’s closing, she’s 14 double vodkas in, and is stumbling home for the bus having managed to put her headphones on and is singing along #DragRaceUK
— katie (@festivebake_) October 10, 2019