Trixie won All Stars season three to the shock of fans (Picture: FilmMagic)

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars left fans gagging when Trixie Mattell was named the winner of season three after the former contestants returned in a shock twist and eliminated the favourite to win, Shangela.

And now it appears that RuPaul himself was also left in shock, as he has admitted he ‘didn’t count’ on the girls who returned being ‘so vindictive’.

‘The girls on All-Stars 4 are exciting and they have so much more to show,’ RuPaul told EW, as the season four girls were announced.

Shangela failed to make it to the final (Picture: Wireimage)

Confirming there would be another twist, he added: ‘I think it will shock fans, although I don’t think they’ll be as disappointed.

‘We always try to do something fresh and interesting, and sometimes it turns out in a way that you don’t really expect.

‘I love Trixie [Mattel]. She’s a real superstar, but I really didn’t count on the other girls who came back being so vindictive [and voting against Shangela].’

The previously eliminated queens had been asked to return and judged the girls on their final performances, as well as sitting down with them to hear them plead their case for a chance to perform the final lip sync.

However Shangela and Bebe Zahara Benet were both sent packing, with Kennedy Davenport and Trixie advancing ahead to the final; the decision left fans of the show divided as many believed Shangela had been sent home simply because she wasn’t liked and not because of her talents.

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For the upcoming season four, fan Favourite Valentina is in the fold and she will face off against Latrice Royale, Monet X Change, Trinity Taylor, Farrah Moan, Monique Heart, Jasmine Masters, Naomi Smalls, Manila Luzon and Gia Gunn.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 4 premieres on 14 December at 8pm ET/PT on VH1.