RuPaul's Drag Race's International All Stars series UK Versus The World finally has a start date, and it's very soon.

Viewers will be able to watch the show three weeks from today, on Tuesday, February 1, as part of BBC Three's launch night.

The channel is coming back to terrestrial television and will be available to watch from 7pm every night on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat. It will also be available to watch on iPlayer.

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BBC Three's other launch night shows have yet to be announced, though they do promise "a rich content mix of drama, comedy, entertainment, documentaries, news and sport".

BBC Three will also be hosting live football, with both semi-finals and the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

Hosted by The One Show's Jermaine Jenas, audiences can watch the huge tournament featuring 24 National teams based in Africa.

RuPaul's Drag Race: UK Versus The World will see nine queens from across the show's International spin-offs battle it out to be crowned the first Global Drag Race Superstar.

Filmed in the UK, RuPaul will be joined by Graham Norton, Alan Carr and Michelle Visage.

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Speaking exclusively to Digital Spy, Visage recently teased what viewers can expect.

"You have no idea what you are about to witness. You have no idea," she said.

"Anybody who's complaining about having too much to watch, get ready, because you're going to be addicted to this one. It's such a great series that your mind is going to be blown.

"And I hope that we have so many more of these to come, because that's how good it was."

RuPaul's Drag Race UK streams on BBC Three (via iPlayer) in the UK and on WOW Presents Plus in the US.

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