Paul O'Grady might not be bringing Lily Savage around much anymore, but he's finally going to be welcoming some drag queens on Blind Date this weekend. And not a moment too soon!
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The pioneering drag performer will at least be bringing back Lily's leopard print coat as he invites criminologist Luke to interview three lovely singletons for a date — all of whom happen to be drag queens.
(Contestants Shyanne O'Shea, Anna Phylactic and Trampagne)
The three queens to be featured on this Saturday's episode will be Shyanne O'Shea from Essex, Trampagne from Portsmouth and the brilliantly-named Anna Phylactic from Manchester.
"I'm so happy that we have included drag queens on this series of Blind Date. It's about time – it is 2018 after all," Paul O'Grady said in a statement today (July 26).
"Having been a drag artiste myself, I'm very proud to be part of this Blind Date first."
Which of these three drag queens has the charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent to Shante and stay with criminologist Luke for a blind date, and which two will have to sashay away? You'll have to tune in this weekend to find out, hunty!
The Channel 5 reboot of the classic dating show is coming off a few very memorable episodes, in which Paul O'Grady uncovered a cheating scandal, highlighted a pair of truly mind-blowing socks and dealt a twist that was not unlike Love Island.
Blind Date airs Saturday (July 28) at 8pm on Channel 5.
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