Sally TM hopes to be queen of Ru Paul's Drag Race

South Shields' Sally TM is set to appear on the new season of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK.

- by Jason Button

The newest season of Ru Paul's Drag Race UK hits screens this week, and the North East has some representation thanks to a South Shields local.

The hugely popular BBC show sees some of the UK's biggest and best drag queens fight it out in various challenges, with the winner being crowned as the champion of the series.

This year will see South Shields local Sally TM represent the region on the global stage.

She follows in a line of North East queens who have found fame on the show, including Newcastle-based Choriza May and La Voix, who was born in Teesside.

"I'm a small town diva, I've never been out of my home town for anything big like this before. To do something which is going to be seen internationally now is crazy!"