Day: August 27, 2026

The Drag Race fan favourite opens up about backstage drama, touring chaos and her long-awaited Palmy Drag Fest debut  Vanessa Vanjie Mateo needed only one episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race to become unforgettable. Her backwards Season 10 exit became a global meme and earned her a return for Season 11.  She has since toured the […]

Dolly Parton will be farewelled in a small private service for immediate family, in keeping with the country music legend’s wishes. Parton died in Nashville on 25 August 2026 at the age of 80 following what her representatives described as a brief battle with cancer. Her family later confirmed that she had asked for an […]

Rupert Grint is facing criticism from some LGBTQ+ fans after announcing he will return to the Harry Potter franchise as Ron Weasley in Broadway’s Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The British actor, who played Ron in all eight Harry Potter films between 2001 and 2011, will reprise the role for a limited 17-week engagement […]

Tim Curry, the celebrated British actor whose unforgettable performance as Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show made him a beloved figure in queer pop culture, has died aged 80. Curry died peacefully at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday, 25 August, his longtime manager and friend Marcia Hurwitz confirmed. A cause of […]

A transgender Brazilian content creator says she was left humiliated after Immigration New Zealand cancelled her travel authority while she waited to board a connecting flight to Auckland. Anna Laura Amaral Pimentel Pereira, 27, was travelling from Rio de Janeiro through Santiago to visit her uncle in New Zealand when she was called for an […]