Category: People

Aug 12
Strictly Come Dancing star Carlos Gu opens up about the ‘hard’ reality of growing up gay in China

Strictly Come Dancing champion Carlos Gu may currently be trying to disappear from view alongside Amy Dowden on Celebrity Hunted, but the professional dancer has previously spoken candidly about a very different challenge: growing up gay in China. Gu and fellow Strictly professional Dowden are among the celebrity fugitives taking part in the latest series […]

Aug 12
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka Backs Tennis Sex-Screening Policy

World number one Aryna Sabalenka has thrown her support behind the Women’s Tennis Association’s controversial new eligibility rules requiring players to undergo genetic sex screening. Speaking at the Canadian Open in Toronto, the Belarusian star said she believed the new measures were necessary to preserve fairness in women’s professional tennis. “I think it’s really important […]

Aug 11
High School Musical’s On-Screen Gay Couple Are Getting Married in Real Life

Frankie A. Rodriguez and Joe Serafini have taken their High School Musical romance from the screen to real life — and now all the way to an engagement. The actors, who met while starring as couple Carlos Rodriguez and Seb Matthew-Smith in Disney+ series High School Musical: The Musical: The Series, announced the happy news […]

Aug 11
Miss North Carolina USA stripped of crown as pageant condemns racism, homophobia and transphobia

Brittany Boltinhouse has been stripped of her Miss North Carolina USA 2026 title just over a month after being crowned, with the Miss USA Organisation declaring that racism, homophobia and transphobia have no place within the pageant. The decision was announced on Wednesday, 5 August, weeks before Boltinhouse was due to represent North Carolina at […]

Aug 10
Heated Rivalry season two casts Justice Smith and Charlie Gillespie as new queer couple

Heated Rivalry season two is moving into production, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams are back together in Toronto, and now another queer romance is officially joining the ice-hockey phenomenon. After weeks of speculation, Crave has confirmed that openly queer actor Justice Smith and Canadian star Charlie Gillespie have joined the second season as Harris Drover […]

Aug 10
From Heartstopper to X-Men: Kit Connor Reportedly Eyed for Cyclops

Heartstopper star and openly bisexual actor Kit Connor is reportedly preparing to swap the rugby pitch for a pair of ruby-quartz shades, with industry reports naming him as Marvel Studios’ choice to play Scott Summers, aka Cyclops, in the MCU’s upcoming X-Men movie. Deadline reported that director Jake Schreier and Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige […]

Aug 10
Angelina Jolie’s brother James Haven comes out as gay

Angelina Jolie’s older brother, filmmaker James Haven, has publicly come out as gay, sharing a deeply personal reflection on the years he spent questioning and concealing parts of himself. The 53-year-old revealed his sexuality during a livestream with former wife and longtime friend Romi Imbelli, which accompanied the conclusion of her Breathe Mija Substack series. […]

Aug 07
Gay Diving Star Matteo Santoro Opens Up About Romance Rumours With Diving Partner

Italian diving star Matteo Santoro has responded to speculation about his relationship with synchronised diving partner Stefano Belotti, confirming that the teammates are not dating. Online interest in the pair grew after they delivered a dramatic bronze-medal performance at the 2026 European Aquatics Championships in Paris. Competing in the men’s synchronised three-metre springboard final on […]