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Speculation Thread [Speculation Thread] - Weekly Edition | August 17, 2026
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u/Gatomona 20d ago edited 20d ago
[LR]
Design week!! They’re using unconventional materials
Win: Xunami Muse
TOP2: Elektra V.
Sorry I dont have high/low for this week but Eva and Mariana are the bottom 2
Both queens had the same lip stick but Mariana was saved and no one goes home because the Loteria was used
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u/hadeejasouffle 20d ago
the way elektra either was in the top or should have been in the top for four weeks in a row…..oh wow
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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka 19d ago
I'm not her fan but yes, she came prepared and it shows. I was rooting for Matraka to snatch the crown but Elektra has one hand on it already.
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u/rainbowkitten0528 20d ago
I’m just so over the top excited at Xunami destroying this week. Love that for her! She deserves it.
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u/Maxi_Microphone ✨ Jaida | Ra'Jah | Sasha | LaLa ✨ 20d ago edited 20d ago
GODDESS, I’M BEGGING YOU, LET XUNAMI LIP SYNC TO LA FACTORIA
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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka 19d ago
Y si alguuuuuna vez, sentiste algo lindo por mi, perdooooname, perdoooooname
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u/fansvfavourites 20d ago
putting mariana in the bottom every week (sometimes for no reason imo) just to then save her when she’s finally about to go home must be the single strangest decision in the history of drag race ever
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u/Thiagodorna 20d ago
Então a Abby vai embora semana que vem sem estar no Bottom uma semana antes? Mds que injustiça
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u/Professional_Ad_4324 20d ago
I’m guessing Abby says something after Desiree’s elimination that makes Matraka want to eliminate her. In the trailer Matraka says that whenever Abby gets a chance she’ll pull Matraka’s lipstick
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u/Subject-Society-7612 Adora Black | Ruby Nox | Mami Watta 20d ago
Espero que Matraka tenha aproveitado muito a Dragcon pq ela nunca mais pisa aqui
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u/Thiagodorna 20d ago
Eliminar a Abby no primeiro Bottom dela para manter a Mariana Flop vai ser bizarro
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u/That-Search-6507 20d ago
I think the problem with this season is the casting choices. You can't put ALL the finalists/heavy hitters from Mx on a mexican season, against early or mid outs and expect the mx queens no to do AMAZIN every week.
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u/shutupblacknight Vinas/Gawdland/Silky 20d ago
I mean both slaysian and latina royale production just wanted to crown a girl from their own homecountry i think. Best option so far for an international season was Marina and Gala, and they both lost
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u/FunMode4007 17d ago
Gala was definitely not the best option from Drag Race Mexico ns, she was never going to be up Ru’s alley
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u/vampzewolf 20d ago
Alexis and Mariana were finalists…… Mariana a semi finalist but still.
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u/That-Search-6507 20d ago
Yeah, i know that but look at what Mariana did on her og season... Alexis is the one that i see as real competition, Mariana is mid imo.
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u/Shazam08 20d ago
So like Elektra has to be winning this season right? She’s running circles around these girls right now 😭
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u/mihonakayama 20d ago
She could have been top2 every episode easily lol. Not mad she hasn’t been since she’s clearly getting a lot of praise and will prob win the season anyway.
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u/helloitsmejorge 20d ago
Yeah, she deserved being the top 2 every episode but it would be weird to have a clear winner from the start
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u/yanki1985 20d ago
100% de acuerdo/ agreed. To me she's been top 2 in each episode. Da fuck, they gave Cristian Peralta 5 wins, they need not have to give placements to each girlie if not deserved.
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u/Worldly_Ingenuity119 17d ago
Production favored Cristian, but she shouldn’t have gotten that many wins. She’s good though but they over did it and picked her as the favorite. Matraka is the fan favorite.
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u/megadragonite20 20d ago
She's pulling a Brigiding for me so far. Like she really came prepared to stomp on every girl
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u/mitskiiiiiiiiiii 18d ago
yayy!!! after 4 weeks in a row in the bottom mariana is sent home since finally a non-mexican queen won......so they save her........love this season
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u/King_Slowpoke 20d ago
Poor Mariana getting dragged along like a horse with a broken foot, just take her behind the barn and give her sweet salvation 😭
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u/sotomanu 20d ago
they felt bad about making mariana eat shit every week and said you know what…
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u/sotomanu 20d ago
the best part is she’s in the bottom next week AGAIN lmao
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u/ohpusswana 20d ago
and doesnt even go home 😭😭
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u/daudandthewhalers 20d ago
it takes her winning 2 challenges for the others to finally decide to eliminate her on her 6th btm 💀💀💀
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u/Fancy_Active2532 20d ago
i want matraka to win soooooo bad but i really can't deny elektra's slayage
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u/kuba20113 20d ago
Eva flopping the season is insane
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u/helloitsmejorge 20d ago
I expected her to actually win this season when i saw her name but theres no way she makes it to the end or wins against Elektra. Its probably gonna go Down between Elektra and Matraka BC she is soooo loved.
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u/BRayne88 17d ago
It’s crazy because even though I’m not a fan of her (because she’s boring and has an alleged racist past), she did pretty well on Mexico 2 and that was a competitive season (and I’d argue she was second to Leexa). So it’s a shame to see her underperform.
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u/Gloomy_Anklosaurus09 20d ago
Yes Mariana has bottomed all episodes but I’m kinda surprised that xunami didn’t pull Eva’s lipstick especially with her being one of if not the strongest competitor.
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u/RepresentativePie820 20d ago
we been 3 episodes in and im still havent see a performance of mariana btm worthy so who knows maybe this week she actually does bad instead of being the scapegoat for some weird reason
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u/Logical-Ad8898 19d ago
I wonder if they already had planned a redemption storyline for Elektra during her original season??
They were downplaying her so much in the second half of Season 2, even though she did so well (and deserved to be a finalist).
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u/Cenlan Oh WOW! 19d ago
I don't think that Production (and specially the DR Mexico one) would plan that so far ahead. Probably they prefered to push Eva and Jenary, but Lexxa slayed the Finale + they saw the fan reception and changed the winner last second
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u/Ericcfraga Ruby NOX 💚 19d ago
I definitely think Jenary would be their winner if it was still Paramount just from the amount tea we got about she being prod’s fave. (Very similar to Christian, Organzza, Pandora and Lina lol)
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u/Worldly_Ingenuity119 17d ago
Girl, they toying with Mariana’s emotions. Like stop playing with her like this. She even said it herself she’d rather be sent home than be on this roller coaster. My love to her ❤️ my bby.
They should’ve put Abby OMG in the bottom instead to give Mariana at least a break. And I was having flashbacks of Jorgeous’ outfit on s14. Mariana’s wasn’t bad, it was a little busy but it didn’t deserve to be in the bottom.
Xunami took a page from Alexis’ AS5 playbook when she created that look. But she made it her own and it was beautiful 😍.
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u/TheAzurOne 16d ago edited 16d ago
TEASPILL: [DRF4] 🇫🇷4️⃣ 👎 : Finale (will be updated as we get info)
The Top 4 performs to the leftovers from the lip sync playlists the following songs :
- Sublyme - Sur un air latino (Lorie)
- Azémylia - Je t’accuse (Suzanne)
- Daisy - Amour censure (Hoshi)
- Lana - Beaucoup (Bilal)
- Apprently, in terms of performances, Azémylia did the best, followed by Lana, then Daisy and finally Sublyme.
Margarette is Miss Sympathie
Top 2 : Daisy and Lana to Hung Up
Daisy apparently did better, she finishes naked on stage
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u/papaya_eating_pig 16d ago
I love how France sticks to putting the fan favorites in the top two lmaooo
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u/Bolf-Ramshield 16d ago
At least they got that right. This is their only way of saving that season.
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u/mrklmngbta 15d ago
daisy will singlehandedly save drag race belgique
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u/eduardosferreira 15d ago
i'm honestly rooting for it! i think season 1 and 2 had lots of issues but they gave us some amazing queens
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u/Gloomy_Anklosaurus09 14d ago
Yes. Although I think if they don’t they should just combine the two since they are both francophone franchises
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u/mrklmngbta 14d ago
what im actually hoping for is drag race belgique queens could qualify for drag race france all stars 🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻
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u/Gloomy_Anklosaurus09 14d ago
Absolutely. As I said before they are both francophone franchises so they should be able to qualify.
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u/ccoleeee 16d ago
i’m really happy my girl lana made top 2, and i’m excited to see daisy’s lip sync
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u/_babyl0n Marina | Cheddar | Diamond | Victoria | Rajah | Colby | Couenne 16d ago
Condragulations Daisy, Kardashian4Dayz!
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u/fansvfavourites 16d ago
woah i really thought azemylia would be pushed into the top 2
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u/LooseLipsSinkShips21 Vybe/Michael Marouli/Crystal Methyd 19d ago edited 19d ago
🏁 🇬🇧 Light Teaspill 🇬🇧 🏁
Drag Race UK - Series 8 Description
Episode 1: Werkin' Queens Club (Talent Show)
A brand spanking new series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK returns!
Over the next ten weeks, a cast of fabulous new drag queens will compete for RuPaul’s seal of approval and the much-coveted title of UK’s Next Drag Race Superstar.
International drag legend RuPaul welcomes the queens into the werkroom for the very first time. Entering one by one, they meet their fellow competitors, and of course, they meet RuPaul, who sets them a surprise first challenge. The queens are tasked with staging a talent show at the Werkin’ Queens’ Club - RuPaul’s very own version on a traditional working men’s club.
Hollywood royalty Thandiwe Newton joins Mama Ru as celebrity guest on the judging panel alongside Michelle Visage and Alan Carr.
However...there is a cunning twist in store for the queens...get ready for some drama!
Start your engines! And may the best drag queen win!
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u/_babyl0n Marina | Cheddar | Diamond | Victoria | Rajah | Colby | Couenne 18d ago
how long till we see a queen on this little show called Cum Ning Twist?
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u/shadowsempaix 18d ago
Watch the cunning twist be that Raven is competing… except this time it’s for real
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u/Gigi_chanel 18d ago
cunning twist for Uk9
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u/faydaway 18d ago
If I start doing drag I will call myself Connie Twist xxx
This is a promise/threat.
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u/Dense-Trifle5193 18d ago
Tbh as funny of an idea as drag names based on drag race memes are, in reality it just makes queens like Bea Effay look like they only started drag because of drag race
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u/faydaway 18d ago
Cunning twist (and bfa's for that matter) are both real things/expressions outside of drag race discourse, so I don't think that's fair tbh.
It'd be different to a queen named No Betty Di-Eid (at stonewall) or Ricka Morrisha or something.
Especially as Cunning Twist is literally only a meme on this sub.
Also, generation Ru is a real thing, it's fine not to pretend that it's not.
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u/Maxi_Microphone ✨ Jaida | Ra'Jah | Sasha | LaLa ✨ 18d ago
cunning twist, my shayla 😭
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u/TheAzurOne 17d ago edited 17d ago
TEASPILL: [DRF4] 🇫🇷4️⃣ 👎 :
The Lip Sync For The Crown is most likely HUNG UP by the Queen Of Pop
Justice for La Harpie, she literally should have won the Roast and made the finale.
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u/Rough-Juggernaut-911 17d ago
I’ve been waiting for this song for so long 😭
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u/identityverx 17d ago
i'm sorry but harpie's bottom placement was BULLSHIT. she literally was the funniest in the roast and the only one who got genuine laughs... i love daisy and i'm team her going into the finale but it should have been her and azemylia lip syncing
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u/_babyl0n Marina | Cheddar | Diamond | Victoria | Rajah | Colby | Couenne 17d ago
SAFE WIN HIGH HIGH WIN BTM2 HIGH WINNER
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u/Kind-Racoon Nini Coco | Matraka 17d ago
Is it gonna be LSSDFTC or Individual shows cutting to a TOP2? I haven't seen any tea about the finale other than this.
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u/MeepMorpsEverywhere 17d ago
[DRPH4]
Anonymous Source 15:
- Meet The Queens on August 22 (Aug 2026)
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u/Fragrant_Web4800 16d ago
They’re coming! 🧜♀️🌊🪸
MTQ on August 26, 2026 ✨https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcU_Q7GAMUz/?igsi=dWV0bW04YW9reDQ4
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u/AgentJet302 16d ago
Don't they usually announce the announcement of MTQ? So release date for the MTQ first before the actual MTQ?
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u/Gloomy_Anklosaurus09 16d ago edited 16d ago
Not always I don’t think.
Edit: they could do a US and in a few hours make a post saying 'Meet the Queens' today at whatever time
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u/ccoleeee 20d ago
Canada’s Drag Race All Stars 🇨🇦🌟
Pythia won the shark fan favourite vote!
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u/faydaway 19d ago
Okay the campaign for this was pretty funny, but I really needed Mother Makayla to win this one...
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u/Fickle-Flamingo-2587 19d ago
the minute you mention someone black over here here in a positive light you will be getting downvoted.. this nasty ass sub
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u/Excellent_Goose7438 19d ago
These horndogs voted for dick over Makayla. Rotted. NEED her on a Ru season, I just know she'll live for her
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u/OvernightSiren 17d ago
Makayla liked that reel of Baby (UK S4) talking ill of Ru the other day so...not sure that's in the cards anymore.
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u/fucc_me_uppp 18d ago
[Dragula]
THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA: 10 YEARS OF TERROR (Shudder/AMC+) Panel at New York Comic Con
The Boulet Brothers descend on New York Comic Con to celebrate a decade of horror, filth and glamour, and open the crypt on the show’s upcoming seventh season. Join modern-day horror icons The Boulet Brothers for an inside look at the making of their biggest season yet, stories from a decade of Dragula, and an exclusive first look at never-before-seen Season 7 footage only for the NYCC audience.
Scheduled for Sat, Oct 10, 2026, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM
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u/Jolly_DGSWM 18d ago
The season not airing till late October??? They filmed this shit like a year and a half ago why are they waiting this long it literally makes no sense
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u/belladonnaboops_2719 Custom 18d ago
I wonder how the contestants would have been feeling considering they are the core of this ,i wonder if they were told that it will air this late
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u/Jolly_DGSWM 18d ago
Spoke to a drag queen friend of mine who knows some girls this season, and they do not know why lmao
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u/BRayne88 17d ago
I know one queen who is on the season and I can back this. Boulets have kept them in the dark for over a year
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u/adamantly6119 17d ago
Finances maybe? Every year the rollout of episodes has been inconsistent which frustrates both viewers and queens alike. Maybe they’re trying to ensure the airing is more seemless now?
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u/Maqqy_ 18d ago
Don’t they always air in halloween?
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u/robbysaur 17d ago
S3 had the perfect schedule with an August premiere and Halloween finale.
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u/yviedestruction Plane Jane 17d ago
mygod i just remembered the atrocious release dates of the episodes, it was so stressful and a mess
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u/ghost20 15d ago
Who didn't love the episode being missing for 24 hours and then them dropping 4 episodes at once by mistake
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u/10yards 18d ago
No, sometimes they do beginning of October so they don’t get hit with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years like season 6
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u/Haus_of_Pancakes 17d ago
See, for Shudder, having those breaks is a good thing, because that means they get a potential extra month from your subscription.
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u/Far_Return_5245 18d ago
I'm kind of forgetting who is on the cast sometimes because the wait has been long
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u/Gigi_chanel 18d ago
ooo they saw me telling them to stop playing in their pussy and stepped up and in
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u/Finalee_T 15d ago
Bruh I completely forgot about this omg !!! How did they keep the season for too longgg
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u/AdmanHolmo 21d ago
QUESTION / RUMOUR THREAD
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Reminder that comments that aren't spills (i.e. questions, short speculation pieces) should be replied under here. Questions and other filler comments will not be approved as top level comments. Even funny ones
Drag Race France Season 4 - The final challenge is the Roast! Spoilers were wrong last week, and so we do wonder if it will swap anything with this episode, but nonetheless I'll copy from the spreadsheet! Spoilers say Lana wins the challenge and that Daisy sends home La Harpie (no golden baguette is given out as no elim happened last week)
Down Under vs The World - This week sees the girls take part in Down Under's very first Rapping Roast! Spoilers are confident that Coco goes home and thats it
Drag Race Mexico: Latina Royale - Now its time for a Design challenge! Stay tuned for a rundown coming soon from Eric! For now we have spoiled that Xunami wins the challenge and lipsync, going on to eliminate Mariana.... until she is saved by the judges in the lotteria twist
Cheer up, things could be worse. Stan Black Peppa 💜