The crown jewel of Drag Race UK season three, Krystal Versace, has finally cleared the air on a rumor that’s followed her reign since 2021. For years, fans have speculated that the third season of the British spin-off was filmed “in two weeks,” a claim originally sparked by Willam on the Race Chaser podcast. Now, Krystal herself says the rumor was pretty much true. In a TikTok that’s gone viral, the then-19-year-old winner confirmed: “We filmed one of the shortest seasons ever. We did film in two weeks.”
She explained that production, which stretched across ten episodes, had only two days off, adding, “It was consistent filming. 7am to 8pm, 10pm, every single day.” Krystal also revealed how the COVID-19 pandemic made the experience even harder, saying the rules were “strict as fk” with zero room for error. But not everyone remembers the same. Fellow finalist Ella Vaday chimed in on TikTok, writing, “Babe it was three weeks… but it was sooo intense.”
World of Wonder has never confirmed the exact timeline, but if Krystal’s claim holds, that’s ten episodes shot in just 12 days—an exhausting pace by any standard. Drag Race UK is expected to return “soon” for its seventh season, with no official release date yet. Fans can still catch past seasons, including Krystal’s whirlwind win, streaming now on BBC iPlayer.
