British pop culture is filled to the brim with icons ready to be snatched (Picture: Getty/BBC/Wenn)

With RuPaul’s Drag Race announcing a UK series, there was only one thing on our minds…who are the queens going to choose to be in Snatch Game?

The longest running challenge of the competition in the US, a UK-version is almost a dead cert – and we have SO. MANY. ICONS. ready to be put through the ringer in the impersonation game.

Over the years, it’s been proven key that the characters be larger than life and quick on their feet, so us Brits should be able to smash this better than most.

Here are the stars we would love to see be given the grand queen treatment…


Any excuse for a Bolly or some Stoli (Picture: BBC)

Joanna Lumley/Patsy Stone



Sweetie, darling. Joanna Lumley or Patsy Stone, the character is a classic from the 90s and beyond.

Grab yourself a cigarette and a bottle of Bolly and you’re ready to go, recreating fantasy stories of your famous friends and what you got up to.

If two queens can team up to become Edie and Patsy united, they could literally blow the competition out of the water.

We want GC in the building for this challenge (Picture: Rex)

Gemma ‘The GC’ Collins

Gemma has so many sayings the Towie star became ‘Queen of the Memays’ for a solid period in 2017.

Even now that she’s left Dancing On Ice, her over-the-top personality and divaship is incomparable in today’s modern world.

If the queen doesn’t like what RuPaul asks of her during the stint, she can walk off, cry, or fall over.

The GC has an unlimited arsenal of glam and scandal to keep the character fresh. Basically, perfect for the Snatch Game.

We definitely see a queen tackling the PM in the Snatch Game (Picture: Getty)

Theresa May

If you want to get political, then the current Prime Minister could bring the perfect balance of point and humour.

You could bust out some serious dance moves, give Ru some mouldy jam, or talk in circles about Brexit.

Don’t expect anyone to agree with what you’re saying though.

If all else fails, you can always run off in to the sunset through a field of wheat.

Don’t you talk about her like that, adulterer! (Picture: Rex)

Kim Woodburn

A divisive figure at the best of times, it can’t be denied that Kim Woodburn wouldn’t be great at cleaning up on this challenge.

Whether it’s having a go at Ru for ‘starting with her, mister’, or blaming everyone around her for being adulterers, there’s a lot to play with here.

Plus, imagine the showdown if someone else went as Coleen Nolan.

The chicken-livered co-stars wouldn’t know what hit them.

Margaret Thatcher could prove another popular political choice (Picture: PA)

Maggie Thatcher

The Iron Lady is another solid choice in the realm of politics, and queens do love to be political.

However, tread carefully with this one – especially considering Margaret Thatcher: Queen of Soho is already very much in the community.

Handbags at dawn never felt like more of a threat.

June Brown is one of soap’s most iconic stars EVER (Picture: BBC)

June Brown/Dot Cotton/Branning

An Eastender from the start, whether you know her as Dot Cotton, or Branning, the Jesus-fearing matriarch is perfect to play with.



In her earlier days, she was never seen without a cigarette, and while she was a bit of a rambler, she always knew exactly what to say to get her way.

The actress June Brown, 92, is also pretty darn fabulous as well while we’re thinking about it, managing to even make Lady Gaga fall in love with her.

So what else could we want on the panel when it comes to being a major queen?

Pat Butcher is a Snatch Game character waiting to happen (Picture: BBC)

Pat Butcher

Her men were numerous, her colour palette was bold, and her large character was only matched by her earring size.

Pat Butcher was one of a kind, and if there was ever a soap character to play up in the name of drag, she’s the one to do.

We’re sure in the hands of the right queen she would be a fierce contender, and will fight to the bitter end for the win.

The gobby Eastenders character would be more than willing to fight for the win (Picture: BBC)

Kat Slater/Moon

Kat Slater/Moon is gobby as all hell and ready to start a riot at the drop of the hat if her or her faaaaamily gets put under pressure.

With the best part of a 20 year history to play with, Kat could declare to be the muvva of anyone on the judging panel and we’re sure it can be believed.

Jane McDonald could go head-to-head with Ru…and could maybe even win (Picture: ITV)

Jane McDonald

There is noone else but Jane McDonald on the box right now that commands an entire six-hours of back-to-back episodes being aired on terrestrial TV.

She’s a caberet star, she’s an actress, and she goes cruising like no other.


Ru better watch out because if someone chooses her it will be Jane’s Drag Race in the space of 24 hours.

Katie Price has never been short on drama so would be perfect for a queen to take over (Picture: ITV)

Katie Price

Katie Price is always game for a laugh and has so much drama going on in her life that we can barely keep up with what’s happening.

But no matter what, she’s always glamorous, and the combination of that and her humour could mean a queen could really let rip on her.

From her career as a page three model, to law-changing champion, via about a million different reality shows, it would be a supremely easy choice for a queen to pick Katie and make it fashion.

Who knows, if they play their cards right, “Katie” could end up with a new hubby by the time the challenge is done.

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Joan is the ultimate queen diva from the UK (Picture: Getty)

Joan Collins

There is only one true British diva, and even Gemma Collins would admit that woman is Joan Collins.

From her time in Dynasty to her commanding of a room, Joan always has a story to tell.

How great would it be if that story was told by a drag queen?

RuPaul’s Drag Race UK airs later this year on BBC Three.

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