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Drag Race M茅xico is getting ready to return to TV screens in 2024, but previous co-host and Drag Race season 9 veteran Valentina is not returning.听

In a new video from distributors World of Wonder, the two hosts for the new season were confirmed as the returning Lolita Banana and Queen of the Universe season 2 winner Taiga Braga.听

After the announcement, comments came from the show鈥檚 producers Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato who, thanked Valentina for sharing her talents 鈥渋n the remarkable record-setting inaugural season of Drag Race M茅xico 鈥� your impact will be everlasting on our show and we couldn鈥檛 be more grateful.鈥�

Valentina also spoke on her exit, saying: 鈥淚t was a great honour to serve as a host for the inaugural season of Drag Race M茅xico. Thank you to my World of Wonder family for making this dream come true of bringing Drag Race to M茅xico.听

鈥淎lso, thank you to my dear fans for all your support. I wish all the best to the new host, I will be tuning! Love, Valentina.鈥澨�

Why is Valentina not returning to听Drag Race M茅xico?

The exact reasons why Valentina isn’t coming back to co-host DRMX season 2, there has been that Valentina was asking for a bigger salary per episode, which the producers refused.

Another point that听Drag Race听enthusiasts cited was the fact that she didn鈥檛 come up in the Mexican drag scene, which many saw as causing a disconnect between her and the competitors.听

Despite the fact that Valentina is a fan favourite queen, many thought she wasn鈥檛 quite the right fit to host Drag Race M茅xico.听

鈥淭o be honest, I don鈥檛 think she had the language skills or (modern) cultural references,鈥� said one Reddit user. 鈥淵ou could see her translate everything in her head, and she didn鈥檛 really have a lot of chemistry with Lolita and the other contestants.鈥�听

Plenty disagreed with that sentiment though, with some calling her the best part of Drag Race M茅xico season 1.

Drag Race M茅xico is expected to start airing later in 2024.