The Brit Crew, also known as the Britain version of The Pit Crew, are a group of muscular men who appear on each season of RuPaul's Drag Race UK. The men of the Brit Crew are typically dressed only in their underwear, assisting RuPaul and contestants in various challenges on the show. They usually have no dialogue on the show, mainly appearing as "eye candy" for viewers and contestants.
The casting requirements included that they were at least six feet tall, attractive, “athletic and toned physique”, no tattoos, aged 18-35, and comfortable in just underwear.
Members[]
Current Members[]
- Kelechi Kalu — Kelechi is a London Underground Engineer and Model. He first appeared in the premiere of season 4.
- Liam Parsons - Liam is Personal Trainer, cycle instructor and DJ. He first appeared in season 5 episode 2.
Former Members[]
- AJ Bediako — AJ is an actor, model, and gamer who appeared in the 1st season of the show.
- Mitch Marion — Mitch is an openly gay part-time model, and filmmaker who strutted into the workroom in Season 1.
- Tom Scanlon — Tom is a musical theater actor, and a drag queen in the quintet The Globe Girls, who appeared only on Season 1.
- Niko Wirachma — Niko is half German and half Indonesian, openly gay, is a professional dancer, and actor doing musical theater, and represented Germany in the 2017 Mr. Gay Europe contest. He made his appearance in Season 1.
- Matthew "Matt" Lister — Matt is a British slalom canoeist who competed at the international level from 2008 to 2015, predominately in the C2 class with Rhys Davies. He won two bronze medals in the C2 team event at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships, earning them in 2011 and 2013. He appeared as a member of Pit Crew in Season 1.
- Archie Ahern — Archie is a lawyer in the music industry who made his appearance in Season 1.
- Tony Fordham — Tony currently works as a gynaecologist and has helped deliver more than 250 babies over his career. He is originally from London and strutted into the workroom on the Season 2 premiere.
- Ashraf "Raf" Ejjbair — Raf is a Go-go dancer and nightclub host from London. Ashraf first appeared on Season 1 of the show.
- Bass "Bas" Eniafe — Bas is working as a full-time singer-songwriter, and part-time model and made his first appearance during Season 2.
- Jacob Maynard — Jacob is an Actor and Model. He first appeared in episode 3 of season 4
- Adam Smart — Adam is an Actor and Model based in London . He first appeared in episode 1 of season 5
Current Members Timeline[]
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Kelechi Kalu (Season 4–) |
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Jacob Maynard (Season 4–) |
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Liam Parson (Season 5) |
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Adam Smart (Season 5) |
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AJ Bediako (Season 1) |
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Mitch Marion (Season 1) |
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Tom Scanlon (Season 1) |
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Niko Wirachma (Season 1) |
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Matthew "Matt" Lister (Season 1) |
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Archie Ahern (Season 1) |
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Tony Fordham (Season 2) |
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Gallery[]
Picture of the current lineup of the Brit Crew
(from left to right): Bas and Raf
(from left to right): Bas and Raf
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