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Joining us this week is Jinkx Monsoon, the two-time winner from RuPaul’s Drag Race and the co-creator, writer, and star of Sketchy Queens Season 2 on Wow Presents Plus. (Our interview begins at the 27:31 mark in the video above.) The “Queen of All Queens” talks about where she keeps her Drag Race crowns, why she tries to block out compliments from fans, and whether she’d ever want to appear on the biggest sketch program of all time, Saturday Night Live.

“So my first crown is at my manager’s office, ’cause you know, you gotta trot the pony around a little,” she laughs, referring to her fifth-season victory on RuPaul’s Drag Race. “But my second crown and scepter [for the all-winners season of All Stars 7] are in my office at home...

“RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” Season 8 winner Jimbo and runner up Kandy Muse will each be headlining their own Wow Presents Plus original series, producer World of Wonder has revealed.

“Jimbo Presents: It’s My Special Show!” marks the first Wow Presents Plus original series to be filmed in front of a live studio audience. The talk show will feature celebrity guests Nicole Byer, Charo, Dustin Milligan, Daniel Franzese, Heidi N Closet, Deja Skye, Pangina Heals, and Rock M Sakura.

“Inside the Producer’s Studio” will see Kandy Muse interview fellow “Drag Race” queens. Guests include Vanjie, Jimbo, Morgan McMichaels, Kerri Colby, Kimora Blac, Scarlet Envy, Aja and Gottmik.

Both shows premiere on Aug. 7 exclusively on drag speciality streamer Wow Presents Plus in the U.K.

Co-founders of World of Wonder, Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, said: “Summer just got hotter with Jimbo and Kandy Muse’s new Wow Presents Plus series.

Season 8 of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars” may have just wrapped, but fans can see even more of winner Jimbo and runner-up Kandy Muse — as both drag queens have landed their own series on Wow Presents Plus!

The global multi-platform media company announced Monday that the two series, “Jimbo Presents: It’s My Special Show” and “Inside the Producer’s Studio with Kandy Muse,” will both premiere on Monday, August 7, worldwide, exclusively on Wow Presents Plus. An exciting addition to the platform’s offerings, “Jimbo Presents: It’s My Special Show!” marks the first first Wow Presents Plus original series to be filmed in front of a live studio audience.

Jimbo, who just was inducted into the Drag Race Hall of Fame, hosts “Jimbo Presents: My Special Show,” a bawdy and bodacious talk show with celebrity guests games, and tons of ham. The zany new Wow Presents Plus original harkens...

Frozen and Glee's Jonathan Groff will join the cast of Doctor Who in Season 14.

As detailed on Deadline, BBC recently announced that Groff would appear as a "mysterious guest in the upcoming season." The BBC did not go into any specific details about Groff's character, merely stating that the actor would "jump aboard the Tardis" when the season debuts later this year. While Groff's character remains shrouded in mystery, Doctor Who writer and Showrunner Russel T. Davies spoke excitedly about Groff's addition to the cast. "This is an incredible coup, and a great honour, to get such a huge star striding onto. So strap on your space boots, this is going to be a blast!"

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Jinkx Monsoon, winner of the fifth season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” and the seventh season of “RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars,” has been added to the cast of the BBC’s long-running and immensely popular “Doctor Who” series.

Monsoon is set to be playing a major role in the series.

“In a galaxy of comets and supernovas, here comes the biggest star of all. Jinkx Monsoon is on a collision course with the Tardis, and ‘Doctor Who’ will never be the same again,” showrunner Russell T Davies said.

“I’m honored, thrilled, and utterly excited to join ‘Doctor Who!’ Russell T Davies is a visionary and a brilliant writer — I can’t wait to get into the weeds with him and the crew! I hope there’s room in the Tardis for my luggage,” Monsoon said.

The drag queen recently completed a successful run on Broadway as Matron “Mama” Morton...