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Saki Yew with 'Drag Race UK' season 6 sisters. Photo from @dragraceukbbc X account.

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Drag Race UK 04102024

Josiah Eleazar Antonio

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1728028302979Drag-Race-UK-04102024.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Saki Yew with &#x27;Drag Race UK&#x27; season 6 sisters. Photo from @dragraceukbbc X account."/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left"><span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none">Saki Yew with &#x27;Drag Race UK&#x27; season 6 sisters.<em> Photo from @dragraceukbbc X account.</em></span><em> </em></span></span></span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Filipina drag queen Saki Yew had to end her &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race&quot; journey early due to a knee injury.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>In the second episode aired Friday, Saki was with the queens preparing for the ball challenge when she entered the &quot;Werk Room&quot; in crutches.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Saki revealed that she hurt her knee while in the bathroom and decided to bid farewell to recover.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>&quot;I hurt my knee quite bad, so it hurts to walk. I was getting into the shower, I slipped and knocked my knee onto the wall.There&#x27;s a lot of swelling. No walking, no running, no dancing and definitely, no heels,&quot; Saki said. </span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>&quot;I am actually going to say goodbye to you all. I&#x27;m gutted &#x27;cause it&#x27;s not the way I wanted to leave but I have to be smart about this and really just look after my body,&quot; she added.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>While saying her last words, the drag queen turned emotional but stressed how she wanted to focus on her health. </span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>&quot;This is my decision. I want to repair and heal. It was short but it was amazing to be in season 6 with these sisters,&quot; she said.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>After leaving, fellow Filipina queen Zahirah Zapanta expressed how heartbreaking it was for Saki to leave the competition.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>&quot;It&#x27;s just so heartbreaking and I&#x27;m going to miss my Filipino sister so much,&quot; she said.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>Saki and Zahirah are the first queens of Filipino descent in the UK franchise of the hit reality show &quot;RuPaul&#x27;s Drag Race.&quot;</span><span><br/></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/3/filipina-drag-queens-saki-yew-zahirah-zapanta-join-drag-race-uk-season-6-2139"></a><span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/9/3/filipina-drag-queens-saki-yew-zahirah-zapanta-join-drag-race-uk-season-6-2139">Filipina drag queens Saki Yew, Zahirah Zapanta join &#x27;Drag Race UK&#x27; season 6</a></span></div><div><span>In the country, Precious Paula Nicole and Captivating Katkat are the titleholders of &quot;Drag Race Philippines,&quot; winning in 2022 and 2023, respectively.</span><span><br/></span></div><div><span>The Emmy Award-winning original series has featured the talents of Filipino drag queens in the US and several overseas in editions through the years.</span></div>

<p>Filipina drag queen Saki Yew had to end her 'RuPaul's Drag Race' journey early due to a knee injury.</p>

Filipina drag queen Saki Yew had to end her 'RuPaul's Drag Race' journey early due to a knee injury.

Filipina Saki Yew leaves 'Drag Race UK' season 6 due to knee injury

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Filipina Saki Yew leaves 'Drag Race UK' season 6 due to knee injury

Josiah Eleazar Antonio,

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Published October 04, 2024 03:52 PM PHT

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