Move over, Claudia! There is a new fringe in town, and it is taking the internet by storm.

Paige Three, the breakout star of the seventh series of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has achieved overnight viral fame after debuting an impersonation of The Traitors host Claudia Winkleman that is so accurate, even the TV icon herself couldn’t help but be stunned.

The 29-year-old drag sensation from Guildford, Surrey, has seen her social media numbers skyrocket after a “quick drag” challenge on the hit BBC show turned into a full-blown cultural phenomenon. Now, the queen is setting her sights on the Scottish Highlands, issuing a direct plea to producers: “Get me on The Traitors!”

The Birth of a Viral Icon

The obsession began during a Drag Race challenge titled The Tainters, a cheeky nod to the BAFTA-winning reality series. The queens were tasked with transforming into Claudia Winkleman in a frantic five-minute “quick drag” window.

While most queens struggled with the eyeliner, Paige Three looked into the camera and saw a ghost—specifically, the ghost of Claudia’s signature fringe.

“I saw a glimmer of myself in one of the camera shots, it was just my face, and I went, ‘Oh, my God, you really look like Claudia Winkleman!’,” Paige revealed.

What started as a frantic challenge soon turned into a social media goldmine. Paige took to TikTok and Instagram (@paigethreedrag), donning the iconic black turtleneck, fingerless gloves, and that unmistakable heavy fringe to lip-sync to Claudia’s most famous quips.

The Secret Sauce: Orange Foundation and Four Minutes

In a world where drag transformations usually involve hours of painstaking contouring and lash application, Paige’s Claudia look is a masterclass in “less is more”—or rather, “more is orange.”

“Getting in drag now as Claudia is very easy,” Paige admitted. “It’s definitely a turtleneck, a fingerless glove, some sort of blazer, the black fringe, and orange foundation, a lot of bronzer and a blacked-out eye.”

The most shocking part? While Paige’s usual high-glamour drag persona takes a grueling two and a half hours to perfect, her Claudia transformation is clocked at a mere four minutes.

“I’m very happy for it to be four minutes!” she joked.

She explained that the “secret weapon” was her beard cover—an orange foundation used by drag queens to cancel out blue shadows. By applying it all over her face, she achieved that famous “Winkleman Glow” that fans have come to know and love.

The Ultimate Endorsement

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, but in the world of celebrity, it can be a gamble. Luckily for Paige, the “Queen of the Highlands” herself is a fan.

After one of Paige’s videos went viral, none other than Claudia Winkleman spotted the clip and commented on Instagram, branding the impersonation: “MAGNIFICENT.”

For Paige, that was the moment it all became real. “I was like, ‘Right, well, there you go. Claudia likes it. No offence being done. Let’s keep going!’”

The queen describes Claudia as “fascinating” and “refreshing,” noting that in a “crazy world,” people are gravitating toward Claudia’s lighthearted and human approach to television.

‘I Want to Sit at the Round Table!’

But Paige Three isn’t content with just lip-syncing on TikTok. She has a much bigger goal in mind: The Scottish Highlands.

With the massive success of The Traitors and its celebrity spin-offs, Paige is officially throwing her velvet cloak into the ring for a future season.

“I really want to do Traitors. Really, really, really want to do it,” she confessed.

And she already has a plan to cause absolute chaos in the castle. “I always said that if I ever got on The Traitors, I would, at least once, sit round the round table dressed as Claudia Winkleman!”

Can you imagine the drama? A Traitor being banished by a man dressed as the host? It would be the TV moment of the decade.

Breaking the Fourth Wall

Currently, Paige is busy touring the UK with the Adult Panto Tour’s production of Beauty And The Beast, but she says the viral Claudia fame has changed how she views her craft.

She admits that high-fashion drag can sometimes feel “standoffish” or “disconnected” because of the intense production, wind machines, and glamour. By embracing the “stupidity” of the Claudia look, she has found a new way to bond with her audience.

“What I like about doing something like this is it reconnects me with the audience… I just appreciate the humour of it all,” she said. “I want to give the pop star fantasy, but then grab a microphone, break that fourth wall, and be like, ‘But this is all stupid, and we’re all having fun today!’”

As the videos continue to rack up millions of views, one thing is certain: whether she’s on a stage in Guildford or at the Round Table in a castle, Paige Three is the name on everyone’s lips.

Producers, take note: The fringe is ready.