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Snatch Talk

A new series of SnatchTalk where The Velvet Snatch once again covers Newcastle Drag Idol. The series contains strong language and adult themes. Over 18’2 only

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Season 3 Episode 4

It’s here! It’s been a tough one this week as after a very busy weekend with barely any sleep, I’m feeling a bit ill atm! However the new SnatchTalk is now out for all your viewing pleasure! This was an exceptional week of the competition where our remaining contestants had to work in teams to bring us some hilarious pantomime performances. What would special guest judge Tom Whalley make of it though?

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Season 3 Episode 3

It’s here! SnatchTalk for week 3 of Newcastle Drag Idol 2025. The theme this week was “Monsters Ball” with extra special guest judge and All Stars Winner Mea T. Cleaver. Honestly this week was incredible with fights between the judges, the most shade I’ve seen on a single stage, and of course, some incredible drag performances from the contestants. Check out SnatchTalk for the best bits, all the backstage gossip, and interviews with those involved!

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Season 3 Episode 2

It was week 2 of Drag Idol 2025 this Sunday just gone and the theme was “Best of British”. What would the contestants that made it through the week 1 heats of the competition do with it? Well I was there with everyone else at Rusty’s Showbar in Newcastle Upon Tyne to find out.
In this episode of SnatchTalk the Velvet Snatch summarise what happened on the night along with their own thoughts and opinions and gets to interview regular judge Plastiq, guest judge and former winner Bonnie Love, and contestants Lillian Larkin, Qiqi, Vespa, and Sxarlett.
If you’re a fan of Idol and SnatchTalk then please like, subscribe, and share these videos over social media as a lot of work goes into getting each one out to you each week!
If you’d like to have your say on what you want to see with SnatchTalk, go and take my survey at https://www.thevelvetsnatch.com/survey
You can now watch the full video of the night on the official Drag Idol channel here:

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Season 3 Episode 1

Welcome to Snatch Talk! We’re back for another year covering the sensation that is Newcastle Drag Idol 2025. This year 15 drag artists are competing for the winner’s crown and £500 cash prize. In this episode of SnatchTalk I summarise what happened on the night along with my own thoughts and opinions and get to interview regular judge Penni T and contestants Chai Tea, Khloe Kennedy, and Skinny Minnie.
You can now watch the full video of the night on the official Drag Idol channel here:
If you’d like to watch the full Drag Idol All Stars 2024 show (featuring myself performing!) go here:

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Season 2 Episode 5

It was the semi-finals of Drag Idol 2024 at Rusty’s Showbar in Newcastle Upon Tyne, and I was making my guest judge debute! It was such an incredible week of the competition where we found out who would be making it to the grand final at Boulevard. The challenge this week was props and live, how would our semi-finalists do? Kingdom has released his performance as he intended it on Instagram which you can watch here: https://www.instagram.com/p/C4s_LMzqiZ8/  “

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Season 2 Episode 4

Week 4 of Drag Idol 2024 at Rusty’s Showbar in Newcastle upon Tyne was incredible. The remaining nine contestants were split up into teams of three and had to create a 5 minute number to entertain our judges including the welcome return of Dani Delonco as a guest judge again. Would the PCSDs manage to steal the best in show for themselves against Dirty Funny Business and “It’s Me Cris Howe And I’m A Registered Flex Offender”? You’ll have to watch on to find out.
Everyone had so much fun this week and it was a joy to watch! “

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Season 2 Episode 3

It’s been week 3 of Drag Idol 2024 at Rusty’s Showbar in Newcastle upon Tyne. This week the challenge was Musicals where each of the 10 contestants had to form a 3 minute drag performance around a musical. How would they do? And what would special guest judge Mutha Tucka think of it all?

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Season 2 Episode 2

This week’s episode covers the events of week 2 of Newcastle Drag Idol 2024, the theme this week was Impersonations. Since the audio was lost on the official video of the show, this episode is a bit longer than usual as I’ve included much more discussion of the judge’s critiques and any videos I had of the night that wouldn’t be on the official video!

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Season 2 Episode 1

It’s finally here, the first episode of SnatchTalk for the 2024 season of Newcastle Drag Idol! If you’ve not watched The Velvets Snatch’s show before they do a run down of the events of each night of the competition, attempt to make some jokes, and throw in some exclusive interviews with the contestants and include clips of the performances for good measure. So if you’re interested in the competition or just want to listen to the soothing sound of their voice, check out SnatchTalk!
These episodes take a lot of work in addition to their normal day-to-day so if you’re a fan of Idol and SnatchTalk then please like, subscribe, and share these videos on Youtube so they can get all those delicious views! Also thank you to the wonderful Ryan McKindle for helping The Velvet Snatch through the making of this episode!

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All Star Winners

“Bet you didn’t expect to hear from SnatchTalk again so soon, but how could we not with the one off Drag Idol AllStars Winners coming up? Here’s a little run-through of each of the 16 times the Newcastle Drag Idol competition has ran since 2006 and the various contestants and winners over the years since. As well as some healthy speculation as to which previous winners we can expect to perform at the show on Sunday the 24th of September at Boulevard, has Cris really announced everyone?

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Episode 6

Here it is FINALLY, the Final of Drag Idol 2023. This video took a very long time to record and edit with the studio sections being delayed, The Velvet Snatch being ill, and the sheer amount of things that happened on the night so thank you for being patient and please share this video so that everyone that is interested gets to watch it! The final at Boulevard was amazing as our four finalists: Arya Quinn, Dyldo, Ruby, and Vick The Prick, competed for the crown. They could do any performance they liked without a time limit and with use of the huge digital screen, and then, provided they got through the first round, they had to bring back a previous number from the competition, updated for the big stage. What would they all do? Well that’s what I’m here for. Including exclusive behind the scenes interviews and my own unwanted opinions on everything. this is Snatch Talk !

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Episode 5

It’s another long one today as honestly the performances were so good. The Velvet Snatch ended up using bigger clips of them just so you could see how amazing they all were. It was the semi-finals of the competition this week and rather than the standard theme we had Disney Villains where each of the remaining contestants took on the role of a different villain to impress regular judges Ophelia Balls, Penni T, Plastiq, and Miss Rory. Also in exclusive backstage interviews we get to hear from the contestants, organiser and sound engineer Cris Howe, and judges Plastiq and Penni T on whether their week 1 predictions for the final had come true or not!

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Episode 4

It was props and live week at Drag Idol 2023 and we’ve got a lot to talk about. it’s a chonky episode with each contestant having to do a 3 minute performance with their given prop, then doing a 2 minute live with the aim to impress regular judges Ophelia Balls, Plastiq, Penni T, and Miss Rory. Also The Velvet Snatch interviewed a lot of people this week including the contestants, guest judge Frida Sapphic, Louise from LAH Photography, and Mea T Cleaver & Laila Saggitaria about their new podcast!

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Episode 3

We’ve had another week of Drag Idol 2023 in Newcastle upon Tyne and it was a special one for the remaining 10 contestants and The Velvet Snatch was there to catch it on camera and bring you some exclusive interviews. Here’s your TLDR of the night, Snatch Talk! For week 3 the contestants would be working in teams with the theme of “Icons” and had to impress the regular judges Ophelia Balls, Plastiq, Penni Tration, Miss Rory and guest judge, 2018 winner Gladys Duffy

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Episode 2

This was an absolutely sensational week and if you weren’t there then you missed out. The Velvet Snatch wasn’t there but sent their cousin Candy Snatch along to film the event and grab interviews with new judge Plastiq, and contestants KeeLea Sinlove, Arya Quinn, Celestia Von Claude Evergreen, and Ari Asschique.

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Episode 1

It was week 2 of Drag Idol 2025 this Sunday just gone and the theme was “Best of British”. What would the contestants that made it through the week 1 heats of the competition do with it? Well I was there with everyone else at Rusty’s Showbar in Newcastle Upon Tyne to find out.
In this episode of SnatchTalk I summarise what happened on the night along with my own thoughts and opinions and get to interview regular judge Plastiq, guest judge and former winner Bonnie Love, and contestants Lillian Larkin, Qiqi, Vespa, and Sxarlett.
If you’re a fan of Idol and SnatchTalk then please like, subscribe, and share these videos over social media as a lot of work goes into getting each one out to you each week!
If you’d like to have your say on what you want to see with SnatchTalk, go and take my survey at https://www.thevelvetsnatch.com/survey
You can now watch the full video of the night on the official Drag Idol channel here: