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We Might Regret This creators promise queer storyline in upcoming second season
The creators and star of new, critically acclaimed BBC comedy series We Might Regret This have teased that the upcoming second season will introduce a leading queer plot. Speaking to PinkNews as they...
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Eliminated Drag Race UK star says this RuPaul critique didn’t make ‘sense’
The latest queen to sashay away from RuPaul’s Drag Race UK has shared her thoughts on the RuPaul critique that didn’t make “sense”, and addressed the drama behind the Roast Challenge running order....
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Swimmer Michael Gunning on representing Jamaica and hitting the gay clubs...
“I think it was a cry for help. I needed to come out in some way and to be myself,” Michael Gunning, the first out gay athlete to represent Jamaica, has told PinkNews. The former professional swimmer...
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Wicked’s Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo choke up reflecting on how their...
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande were close to tears talking about the effect their roles had on them. The film, which has already smashed box-office records for a Broadway adaptation,...
View ArticleLuke Evans reflects on growing up gay in a ‘very religious’ Jehovah’s Witness...
Actor Luke Evans has reflected in his new memoir, Boy From the Valleys: My Unexpected Journey, on what it was like to grow up gay in a “very religious” Jehovah’s Witness household. The Beauty and the...
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Big Brother’s Jordan and Henry share relationship secrets and shut down...
Big Brother stars Jordan Sangha and Henry Southan are nothing if not self-aware. “Everyone and their nan has a podcast nowadays, don’t they?” notes trained lawyer and now podcast host Jordan, who...
View ArticleDrag Race UK finalist La Voix is OK not winning – as long as this queen doesn’t
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist La Voix reveals what her dad’s makeover challenge meant to her, which queen should have been in the finale and why she would be fine with a double crowning – if it’s not...
View ArticleDrag Race UK’s Kyran Thrax thought these two eliminated queens would be...
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Kyran Thrax has revealed an unaired wardrobe malfunction after the semi-final roast, what she’d think about a double crowning, and why she was ‘ready to do so’ in the...
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Michaela Jaé Rodriguez: ‘Trans actors playing cis roles isn’t a question...
In 2018, as the first season of Ryan Murphy’s groundbreaking series Pose hit screens, its leading star Michaela Jaé Rodriguez had a request: Hollywood should let trans actors play cis roles. “We’ve...
View ArticleDrag Race UK’s Rileasa reveals RuPaul renamed her in unaired moment
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Rileasa Slaves has finally revealed the unaired conversation that led to her being termed ‘Rileasa Leasa’ by RuPaul all season, which queen deserved a top four spot and...
View ArticleDrag Race UK’s Marmalade takes swipe at the ‘edit’ on key challenge
RuPaul’s Drag Race UK finalist Marmalade has revealed what she really thinks about her edit, the “argument moment” she wanted and the werk room scuffle – aside for Actavia’s wig – that made her gag....
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The stars of BBC drag sitcom Smoggie Queens on making their riotous new show:...
I’m nine minutes into the first episode of the BBC’s new drag comedy series Smoggie Queens, and I’ve been introduced to the following: a drag queen who accidentally stuck her nephew’s hamster to her...
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Layla director Amrou Al-Kadhi says the ‘queer as hell’ love story is ‘universal’
London is reimagined as a queer utopia in Layla, the feature-length directorial debut from occasional actor, part-time drag performer and award-winning author Amrou Al-Kadhi. On the upper deck of a...
View ArticleDrag Race UK winner on ‘almost killing Michelle Visage’ and possible return...
The winner of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK season six spills on what she said to the runner-up after winning the crown, the need for drag kings on the franchise, and why filming the show was the ‘happiest...
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Jessica Madsen confirms that her Bridgerton character Cressida Cowper isn’t gay
Sorry, Creloise hopefuls: Jessica Madsen has confirmed that her Bridgerton character Cressida Cowper is not gay. While Bridgerton has taken a pretty big leap in terms of its LGBTQ+ representation...
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Drag Race’s Michelle Visage shares vital message for LGBTQ+ youth in wake of...
RuPaul’s Drag Race judge Michelle Visage has promised to continue fighting for LGBTQ+ rights, in the wake of Donald Trump’s presidential election victory. Speaking exclusively to PinkNews at the...
View ArticleLord of the Rings star says gay hobbit fan-fiction is a ‘beautiful thing’
Lord of the Rings stars Billy Boyd and Dominic Monaghan have spoke to PinkNews about The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim and say fans imagining hobbits Merry and Pippin as a gay couple is a...
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Lost Boys & Fairies creator reveals ‘extraordinary’ impact of BBC gay...
Daf James, the creator of the BBC’s recent three-part drama about gay adoption, Lost Boys & Fairies, has shared some of the “extraordinary” ways the series has impacted queer people across the UK....
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Zander Murray calls for overhaul of Rainbow Laces campaign after players...
Zander Murray, Scotland’s first out gay male professional footballer, has called for changes to Stonewall’s Rainbow Laces campaign after a number of players in the English Premier League refused to...
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Rylan Clark explains why Mariah Carey loves her guncles – and how he...
Mariah Meets Rylan is the festive feel good telly we’ve always wanted; an hour long sit down between the X Factor icon and ultimate diva Mariah Carey to celebrate thirty years of “All I Want For...
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Hollywood vocal coach reveals secrets of working with Ariana Grande and...
If you enjoyed listening to Ariana Grande singing “What is This Feeling?” in hit film Wicked, you’ve got one man to thank: Eric Vetro. In fact, if you’ve enjoyed much of this year’s, or this...
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A chaotic Christmas chat with Danny Beard and Diana Vickers: ‘In my nativity...
“Christmas, the whole of its camp. Even the Christmas pudding – you set the c**t on fire!” howls RuPaul’s Drag Race UK winner, Danny Beard. There’s a reason the phrase “As camp as Christmas” exists....
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Miriam: Death of a Reality Star director wanted to ‘give a voice’ to late...
The director of Miriam: Death of a Reality Star has revealed the reason behind her making the Channel 4 documentary, which explores the life of trans TV star Miriam Rivera and the impact of British...
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Fancy Dance director reflects on working with ‘incredible talent’ Lily Gladstone
Native American filmmaker Erica Tremblay wrote the script of her first feature-length film specifically for Lily Gladstone, and she’s more than happy with how the role turned out. Fancy Dance follows...
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Perrie on debut album, advice for queer fans and why she’d ‘love’ to judge...
Since going solo after being a third of mega-succesful girlband Little Mix, Perrie Edwards has been dropping banger after banger. Along with debut single “Forget About Us”, Perrie – who shot into the...
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Sandi Toksvig: Anti-trans people don’t have any trans friends
“It feels like a full-circle moment because the Royal Albert Hall is where I did my first out performance and spoke about being a lesbian on stage,” says Sandi Toksvig about her upcoming Christmas...
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OnlyFans star Peachy Boy more ‘comfortable’ with his bisexuality thanks to...
Content sharing platform OnlyFans changed Peachy Boy’s life – and there’s really no other way to say it. In 2018, Peachy Boy, whose real name is Sam, was installing air conditioning units and, in his...
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Cyrano review: Poignant queer love story resonates in a time of rising...
Virginia Gay’s queer reimagining of Cyrano at the Park Theatre in London’s Finsbury Park delivers a captivating exploration of a gay awakening that feels especially poignant in today’s climate of...
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Sandi Toksvig’s Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall: The warm hug we all need
Christmas at the Royal Albert Hall has never been queerer, and it’s all thanks to Sandi Toksvig. Sandi Claus is Coming to Town brought glitter, glamour and queer joy to the Royal Albert Hall. The...
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Gender-affirming surgeon wishes politicians would ‘listen’ to her trans patients
“I wish politicians would sit in on one of my consultations and listen to the patients’ stories,” lesbian gender-affirming care surgeon Dr Angela Rodriguez tells PinkNews. The founder of ART Surgical...
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