The news that RuPaul's Drag Race is set to come to the UK next year has already delighted fans.

And just to top off some seriously good news, Bianca Del Rio has hinted she'd love to join Ru on the panel as a judge.

Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Bianca said: "World of Wonder that creates Drag Race have been wonderful, and Ru himself has been fabulous with me.

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"He does the intro for my show. I’ve done the new television show that he's done for Netflix, I just filmed an episode. He was in my first movie [Hurricane Bianca], they've been very supportive of me. If they asked, I would love to.

"I think it's great it's finally coming to the UK. I think it's brilliant and a great opportunity to the talent that's here.

"Obviously there is going to be some differences so I would just say to people 'do not compare' because you'll never be happy if you compare. Don't compare, just enjoy it and be happy they're celebrating drag."

Bianca, who took the Drag Race crown in 2014, will be spending a lot of the next year in the UK on her It's Jester Joke tour.

Heading across the country, the 43-year-old is breaking records by becoming the first drag queen to perform at Wembley arena.

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However, she's always made a conscious decision to keep her stand-up shows 'un-draggy', shunning costume changes and lip-syncs that queens often do.

"There are so many different drag shows and I've been doing it for so many years, and I didn't know what I wanted but I knew what I didn't want. I knew I didn't want it to be a typical drag show, I don't like lip-syncing, I don't like singing live. All these things I've done and I can do but it's not my forte.

"Let's present, like, a Dame Edna, one of my favourites – this is the show, it is what it is, this is the character and this is the material. You don't have all that fanfare with it... not to mention all that fanfare is a task to travel with.

"Not to be c**ty about it but it's a distraction. For me it's about what I'm doing and what I'm thinking. Fanfare isn't necessary for me. For others, it's part of the show. That's what they do, this is what I do."

Bianca also discussed where she can go from here, and whether her audiences will continue to grow larger.

"You can't go too big with comedy because then you lose touch with the people," she said. "Aside from the mental idea of it that's daunting and a tad overwhelming, I know people have done other comedy shows there, but it is a huge step for me in particular as I've never performed to that many people in one night.

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"You don't want to lose that connection because the majority of what I do is audience participation and getting to know people that are there. You have to have that relationship with people and if they are too far, it's not like a Cirque du Soleil show, or even a typical drag show.

"I'm in drag but I’m not performing or dancing or sets and theatrics. It really just is your brain and your mouth and an audience. That can be scary to some but it's what I've always done. It's trying not to go too far out of what I already know because that’s what people are coming for and that’s what you should deliver."

Bianca Del Rio's It's Jester Joke comes to the UK in September 2019. Tickets are available at Eventbrite.co.uk

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