On 2 September 2022, prior to the beginning of the
fourth series, it was announced via the shows social media pages that casting for the fifth series was now open. Applications remained open for two weeks until closing on 16 September 2022. The fifth series of the show began filming in January 2023.
Carol Vorderman was revealed to be appearing in a celebrity cameo in the fifth series of the show. Prior to the series, the show came under scrutiny for the contestants not receiving any cash prize compared to the other
Drag Race franchises.
Willam, who was a contestant on the
fourth season of the
American version, commented: "They need to pay the girls a prize. That is thousands and thousands and thousands of pounds worth of outfits and hair. Some of these girls are coming out in the red."
Suranne Jones,
Kristen McMenamy,
Karen Hauer,
Aisling Bea, who appeared as a special guest in the previous series,
Joel Dommett,
Edward Enninful,
Alexandra Burke,
Cush Jumbo and
Daphne Guinness who previously served as a guest judge on the
seventh season of the American version spin-off ''
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars''. It has been reported that an eleventh contestant was initially cast on the season, but was disqualified during filming due to alleged misconduct. The contestant was edited out of episodes prior to her disqualification, and was not included in either the cast announcement or any other promotional material relating to the series. ==Contestants==