Burnley's pocket rocket eliminated from RuPaul's Drag Race UK
Elektra Fence found herself lip syncing for her life in last night's episode
Last updated 1st Oct 2021
RuPaul's Drag Race UK hopeful, Elektra Fence, has been eliminated from the competition.
It was the second week in a row that the Burnley pocket rocket found herself in the bottom two and had to lip sync for her life.
This week's challenge saw the Queen's take on new fitness-inspired choroegraphy taught to them by Special Guest Judge, Oti Mabuse.
As a trained dancer, it was a challenge Elektra said she was excited for in the show saying:
"I am frothing. This is an Elektra challenge!"
Her team, made up of Vanity Milan and Choriza May, were tasked with a routine on an exercise bike, and in rehearsals Elektra wasn't the one struggling. Choriza was getting the most feedback from Oti about the routine but in the actual performance, the adrenaline got the best of Elektra.
It was also an emotional episode for the 29-year-old who opened up about their struggles with the freckles on their skin.
When speaking to her fellow queens, she said:
"When I was younger I went to an all boys Catholic school and because of my freckles, they used to say you've got a skin disease and you know what, I used to hate them that much I wanted to bleach my skin to get rid of them.
"I love my bloody freckles now!"
Outside of the Werkroom, he continued:
"When I met my boyfriend Charlie, he made me feel so good about myself. He made me feel so beautiful and that's what I needed."
But out on the runway, Elektra fell short of what she needed to do to keep herself out of the bottom two.
The judges commented on her lack of timing in the dance performance. Michelle Visage said:
"You are a kick-ass dancer but tonight adrenaline got the best of you. You were so far ahead of the beat at one point I didn't know if you were right or the other girls were right."
Oti agreed: "You probably saw four people staring back at you and you thought I'm gunna kick it, I'm going to destroy it and what happened is, it took over."
She also received harsh critique about her runway outfit. The category was 'red carpet inspired realness' but Alan Carr likened her to a gay Star-Wars character when she came out wearing a grey glittery gown with a short pink wig.
It's safe to say Elektra gave it her all in the lip sync to 'Moving On Up' by M People, against team-mate Vanity Milan but it just wasn't quite enough.
RuPaul told her to sashay away, adding that she was a, "kilo-watt queen with a high voltage future."
Elektra finished her stint on the programme by saying:
"I’m gutted. But it is what it is. I gave it my all and I am so proud.
"The pocket rocket, Elektra Fence, got here and that’s all I’ve ever wanted to do. I’ve wanted this so much. I want the world to know that Elektra was here. Get those tickets booked for the Vegas show ‘cause you’ll see me there. World peace!"
Well, we're still proud of her performance here in Lancashire and can't wait to see her take to the stage in the local clubs!
There's still one Lancashire lass left in the running - Charity Kase also found herself near the bottom in this week's challenge but is safe to slay another day.