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Season 1 of Drag Race Italia, the Italian version of RuPaul's Drag Race, was first "confirmed" by an Italian website called davidemaggio.it.[3] The same news were then re-published by numerous other Italian news websites and spread all over social media, especially among Italian users and pages.
According to the original article, the show will be broadcasted by Discovery Italia and will start filming during September 2021.[3] Also according to the article, Tommaso Zorzi, Italian TV personality and pundit, famous for winning the fifth season of Grande Fratello VIP (the Italian version of Celebrity Big Brother), would be hosting the first season of the show.[3] Additionally, RuPaul will supposedly make a guest judge appearance on the first episode.[3]
On June 30, 2021 it was announced that Chiara Francini (Italian actress), Priscilla (Italian drag queen) would be joining Tommaso Zorzi as three joint hosts and judges. In this instance the series' premiere month was also revealed to be November 2021.[1]
On July 1, 2021, Drag Race Italia was officially confirmed by World of Wonder through its Instagram accounts. In this occasion it was also announced that the show will soon be available on the company's online streaming service, WOW Presents Plus, to all countries excluding Italy, where it will be distributed by Discovery+.[4] Casting opened on July 7.[5]
The season will be recorded from September 6 to October 1 of 2021.[6] It was also revealed that it would be comprised of 6 episodes[1] lasting about 90 minutes each.[6]
Contents
About the Show
Lo show cult arriva in Italia. A giudicare la sfida tra drag queen: Priscilla, Chiara Francini e Tommaso Zorzi[7]
Rumored Contestants
(Biographical information stated from during time of contest)
| Contestant[8] | Photo | Real Name | Age | Current City[8] | Status |
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| Ava Hangar | 
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Riccardo Massidda[9] | TBA | Bologna, Emilia-Romagna |
LIKELY |
| Divinity | 
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Maurizio Gilbert[10] | TBA | Naples, Campania |
LIKELY |
| Elecktra Bionic | 
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Mattia Di Renzo[11] | TBA | Turin, Piedmont |
LIKELY |
| Enorma Jean | 
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TBA | TBA | Milan, Lombardy |
LIKELY |
| Farida Kant | 
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TBA | TBA | Rome, Lazio |
LIKELY |
| Ivana Vamp | 
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Daniele Alì[12] | TBA | TBA, Tuscany |
LIKELY |
| La Wanda Gastrica | 
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Diego Claudio[13] | TBA | Rome, Lazio |
POSSIBLE |
| Le Riche | 
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Alberto Riccobono[14] | TBA | Rome, Lazio |
LIKELY |
| Luquisha Lubamba | 
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TBA | TBA | Padua, Veneto |
LIKELY |
Trivia
- Drag Race Italia is...
- The fourth in the franchise to take place in Europe, after RuPaul's Drag Race UK, Drag Race Holland and Drag Race España.
- The fifth to be non-English speaking, after The Switch Drag Race, Drag Race Thailand, Drag Race Holland and Drag Race España.
- The eighth international instalment of the Drag Race franchise, following the Chilean, Thai, British, Canadian, Dutch, Spanish, and Australian-New Zealander.
Gallery
Judges Promos
Trivia
References
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