EastEnders’ Ben Mitchell wants new gay bar to have dark room for sex
Fans of the long-running BBC soap EastEnders were shocked on Friday (May 31) when Ben Mitchell asked his mum, Kathy Beale, to include a dark room for sex in Albert Square’s new gay bar. Mechanic Ben...
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EastEnders boss: ‘I’m looking forward to the day when a same-sex kiss...
Head of continuing drama at the BBC Kate Oates has said that while same-sex romances have become some of the most popular storylines in soaps, she is still “looking forward to the day when a same-sex...
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EastEnders fans are in a frenzy after Phil Mitchell punched a homophobe for...
A punch up in the Queen Vic is standard fare for BBC’s EastEnders, especially when Phil Mitchell’s involved – but October 1’s episode was especially satisfying for viewers. After a long struggle to...
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PinkNews Awards 2019: Nominees revealed for the Drama Award
The five nominees for the Drama category at the PinkNews Awards 2019 have been announced, including shows from the BBC, Netflix, and ITV. The award celebrates a TV series that has significantly...
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EastEnders star quit show after writers wanted to turn his infamous killer...
EastEnders star John Altman has confirmed that he refused to play a gay romance. Altman played Nick Cotton on the BBC soap, and was one of its longest-serving characters from its inception in 1985...
View ArticleMichelle 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,...
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Russell 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...
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Piers 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”...
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Tributes 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,...
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EastEnders 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...
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The 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...
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EastEnders 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...
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EastEnders’ 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...
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EastEnders 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,...
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