In the lead-up to the highly anticipated June 29th finale of RuPaul's Drag Race season 10, VH1 today announced that the popular reality TV program has officially been renewed for an 11th season.
Despite having started in 2009, the Emmy-winning series has enjoyed a since moving from Logo TV to VH1 last year.
“After 10 sickening seasons, the Drag Race phenomenon is just getting started,” RuPaul said in a statement yesterday.
“I want to thank VH1 for providing this amazing platform for a whole new generation of super talented drag queens."
Pamela Post, Senior VP Original Programming and Development at VH1, said the success of Drag Race was "unprecedented".
“We are thrilled that Drag Race will continue to lead the conversation of inclusion and diversity as the show embarks on its 11th season," she said.
She continued: “It’s unprecedented for a show to continue to grow on the scale that Drag Race has, and it’s just the beginning.”
While fans celebrated the news, some die-hard followers of the franchise claimed to have already known, with production on the new season rumoured to have started several weeks ago.
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