Michelle Visage wants a role on EastEnders as Kat Slater’s American cousin
Michelle Visage has revealed that she desperately wants to star on BBC soap Eastenders as Kat Slater’s American cousin. Speaking at Samsung KX’s Thread Talks, Visage was asked about the famous show,...
View ArticleRussell T Davies on queer representation on TV, time loop anomalies and...
Russell T Davies is the kind of man who is so genuinely warm and friendly that you’ll want to invite him to your wedding moments after meeting him. Which is exactly what I did. The only problem is, I’m...
View ArticlePiers Morgan apologises for anti-gay article attacking EastEnders over...
Piers Morgan once wrote an article decrying “yuppie poofs” on EastEnders. The outspoken Good Morning Britain presenter and penguin enthusiast‘s past as a tabloid journalist has come back to haunt him...
View ArticleMichael Cashman was raped so often he thought it was just something that...
Stonewall co-founder Michael Cashman candidly revealed that he was raped so regularly growing up that he thought it was just “what happened to gay men”. Speaking to The Guardian, the peer opened up...
View ArticleEastEnders star claims BBC cut the soap’s first gay romance because of the...
A former EastEnders actor has said that a planned gay storyline in the 1980s was scrapped due to the anti-LGBT+ Section 28 law. The discriminatory Section 28 prohibited local authorities from promoting...
View ArticleTrans EastEnders star pleads with JK Rowling to apologise for ‘ridiculous,...
A trans EastEnders actor has said JK Rowling is “invalidating the identity of people who look up to her” – but said she should only apologise if she actually means it. Riley Carter, who played Kyle...
View ArticleLGBT+ rights pioneer Michael Cashman issues stark warning to queer people who...
Queer rights pioneer Michael Cashman has said it is “unforgivable” that there are LGBT+ people who oppose trans rights. The Stonewall co-founder, former actor and politician was discussing the “hatred”...
View ArticleTributes flood in for defiant LGBT+ ally and camp icon Dame Barbara Windsor
Gay icon Dame Barbara Windsor, the Eastenders and Carry On star best known for portraying Peggy Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 83. According to The Guardian, in a statement Friday (11...
View ArticleActual Sonia from EastEnders added to Drag Race UK’s fierce celebrity line-up
Natalie Cassidy, who plays Sonia Fowler on Eastenders, is set to make a celebrity cameo appearance on season two of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. On Monday (28 December), it was announced that Cassidy,...
View ArticleEastEnders fans outraged after lesbian character Tina Carter killed off: ‘Why...
EastEnders fans are outraged after the soap’s only lesbian character, Tina Carter, was suddenly murdered last night – but some are hopeful she could still be alive. Tina was killed on Monday night’s...
View ArticleThe BBC and LGBT+ rights: The good, the bad and the unforgivable
As the beleaguered BBC faces backlash from government ministers, PinkNews takes a brief look back at the broadcaster’s track record on LGBT+ rights. Tory culture minister Nadine Dorries fuelled alarm...
View ArticleEastEnders airs perfect piece of high camp drama – complete with a surprising...
If there’s one thing you can always expect from EastEnders, it’s an epic moment of high camp drama that’ll leave viewers gagged for days. However, the BBC soap opera might have just gifted fans with...
View ArticleEastEnders to air ‘extremely powerful’ male rape storyline with Ben Mitchell
EastEnders is set to air a heartbreaking yet important male rape storyline later this year centred around Max Bowden’s character Ben Mitchell. The soap star said he was “honoured to tell such an...
View ArticleEastEnders’ male rape storyline is helping me tell the world about my own...
An EastEnders storyline exploring male rape has empowered one man to share his own experience of sexual assault. Edwin Rothwell had just started university when he was “groomed” and sexually assaulted...
View ArticleEastEnders reveals fierce new drag character: ‘It’s a privilege to represent...
EastEnders has revealed the show’s first-ever drag queen character in more than 35 years – the instantly iconic Tara Misu. Tara is the drag persona of Albert Square’s latest resident Felix Baker,...
View ArticleMichael Cashman on how vicious tabloid homophobia turned him into an...
Michael Cashman wasn’t prepared for the level of homophobia he would face when he was cast as a gay character on EastEnders. From the moment he joined the soap as Colin Russell in 1986, Michael was...
View ArticleEastEnders’ Balvinder Sopal opens up about ‘daunting’ kissing scenes and...
EastEnders star Balvinder Sopal has opened up about her ongoing same-sex storyline. The actor said her character Suki Panesar’s relationship with Eve Unwin (played by Heather Peace) is “everything I...
View ArticleMichael Cashman shares emotional reason for EastEnders return as part of...
More than three decades after they made history as one of TV’s first gay couples, EastEnders’ Colin Russell and Barry Clark are set to return to screens for Dot Cotton’s funeral. Russell (Michael...
View ArticleCharli XCX thanks ‘gays’ in EastEnders writers’ room after high-camp baby...
British soap opera EastEnders has named one of its newest characters after pop icon Charli XCX, and fans simply can’t cope with how camp it is. In an episode which aired earlier this week,...
View ArticleEastEnders star Ben Hardy had ‘instant’ chemistry with Jason Patel in new...
EastEnders and X-Men: Apocalypse star Ben Hardy has revealed that the chemistry with his co-star Jason Patel was “instant” in new LGBTQ+ film Unicorns. The movie, which had its world premiere at the...
View ArticleEastEnders gay character Johnny Carter recast again ahead of return
EastEnders‘ Johnny Carter is returning to the BBC soap opera after a five-year hiatus – but the popular gay character will be looking a little different after being recast for a second time. A decade...
View ArticleHeather Trott from EastEnders wants to be a Drag Race judge – and honestly,...
Cheryl Fergison, best known for her iconic portrayal of Heather Trott on EastEnders, has thrown her hat in the ring to become the next celebrity judge of RuPaul’s Drag Race. The actor, who appeared on...
View ArticleEastEnders star Max Bowden to leave role as gay character Ben Mitchell
EastEnders actor Max Bowden who plays Ben Mitchell will exit the series later this year, after joining the British soap opera in 2019. The 29-year-old actor – who was recognised as Soap Superstar of...
View ArticleEastEnders star issues statement as gay character Ben Mitchell exits soap
EastEnders actor Max Bowden has shared a statement as fans await the departure of his character, gay tough guy Ben Mitchell. The actor’s exit from the British soap was confirmed by a BBC spokesperson...
View ArticleEurovision 2024 star Olly Alexander to make ‘iconic’ EastEnders appearance
2024 UK Eurovision entrant and Years & Years singer Olly Alexander is set to make a cameo in an upcoming episode of BBC soap EastEnders. In the scenes, the queer musician, 33, will step into...
View ArticleGay icon Rylan was name checked in EastEnders – and his response was hilarious
Former X Factor star and This Morning host Rylan Clark was name checked by Mo in the latest episode of UK soap opera EastEnders – and his reaction is as iconic as the clip itself. Over the years,...
View ArticleEastEnders newcomer Ayesha spells trouble for lesbian matriarch Suki
There could be trouble ahead for EastEnders’ fearsome lesbian matriarch Suki Panesar and her partner Eve, following the arrival of one of the former’s mysterious crushes, Ayesha. Suki’s abusive...
View ArticleRemembering when Michael French was cruelly outed by tabloids in 1996 as he...
The iconic EastEnders character David Wicks is set to make a dramatic return to the soap next week (7 October) in order to help his daughter Bianca Jackson. Upcoming episodes see Bianca (Patsy Palmer)...
View ArticleLooking back on Suki and Eve’s groundbreaking relationship as their...
EastEnders fans will be looking forward to the soap’s Christmas Day episodes, but there’s also the small matter of the New Year Day’s storyline which will – unless Nish has his way – involve Suki and...
View ArticleEastEnders’ Suki and Eve make history as the first lesbian couple to wed in...
EastEnders’ Suki and Eve have made history as the first lesbian couple to wed on the soap opera. Warning: EastEnders spoilers ahead. The New Year’s Day (1 January 2025) episode of the series saw...
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