‘Drag Race Philippines’ and ‘Untucked’ renewed for second season

Drag Race Philippines and its behind-the-scenes Untucked segment are set to return for a second season, World of Wonder (WOW) announced during the ongoing 38th MIPCOM CANNES, the world’s “largest gathering of television entertainment professionals from over 100 countries.”

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The announcement was made public via an Instagram post from WOW, citing a number of international Drag Race franchises being greenlit, such as Drag Race France 2, Drag Race Espana: All Stars, and Drag Race Sverige: Untucked.

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The first season of the show wrapped on October 12, with Precious Paula Nicole being crowned as the first-ever Drag Race Philippines queen. Joining her in the top four were Eva Le Queen, Marina Summers, and Xilhouete. The final lip-sync for the crown took place between Marina Summers and Precious Paula Nicole, where the queens lip synced to Filipino rapper Gloc-9’s ‘Sirena’ (Mermaid), featuring singer Ebe Dancel.

The spin-off, hosted by Filipino actor Paolo Ballesteros, featured a star-studded roster of judges during its first season. Some of the panellists included RuPaul’s Drag Race alumni Ongina and Jiggly Caliente, fashion designer Rajo Laurel, singer-actress Nadine Lustre, and Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez.

Episodes of Drag Race Philippines and Untucked are available for streaming on WOW Presents Plus, HBO Go, and Discovery Plus.

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