On 22 September 2023, prior to the beginning of the
fifth series it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the sixth series was now open. Applications remained open for four weeks until closing on 20 October 2023. The sixth series of the show began filming in January 2024. On 27 August 2024, the BBC revealed the promotional poster for the series featuring RuPaul, as well as the list of guest judges, which included
AJ Odudu,
Alison Goldfrapp,
Amanda Holden,
Beverley Knight,
Claire Richards,
Mabel,
Siobhán McSweeney and
Simon Le Bon, as well as
Kristen McMenamy, who served as a guest judge on the first episode of the previous series.
Alexandra Burke,
Aaron Renfree and Claudimar Neto were also announced as special guests for this series. This season of ''RuPaul's Drag Race UK'' is notable for being the first in the franchise to feature a cash prize, with the winner receiving £25,000. == Contestants ==