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AJ and Curtis Pritchard to star on RuPaul’s Drag Race UK

Love Island’s Curtis Pritchard and his older brother AJ Pritchard are to star on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’.
The two ballroom brothers are to act as dance coaches on the upcoming first series of the BBC Three show and their participation has been confirmed on the show’s official Instagram page.
The post read: "Attention #loveisland + #strictly fans: Ballroom kings AJ and Curtis Pritchard will be sashaying into the #DragRaceUK werk room as special guests! (sic)"⁠
‘Strictly Come Dancing’ professional AJ also shared the news on his personal Instagram account along with a photo of him and Curtis posing with the legendary Drag Race judge Michelle Visage.
The dancing duo will be aiding the competing drag queens through the challenges alongside singer MNEK.
Curtis – who is currently navigating the drama of ITV2 reality dating show ‘Love Island’ – said: "I jump at the chance of working with my brother anytime anything together comes up, so doing that and being asked to be part of something so iconic was a yes from me!"
The main judges on the BBC Three show include RuPaul, Michelle Visage, Alan Carr and Graham Norton.
‘Game of Thrones’ star Maisie Williams has been confirmed as a guest judge, along with Andrew Garfield, Spice Girl Geri Horner and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall among others.
Last week, former Girls Aloud star ‘X Factor’ judge Cheryl was announced as one of the latest guest judges alongside iconic supermodel Twiggy.
‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ is expected to air this autumn on BBC Three.