9 h. ago My unexpected Pride icon: indie breakup songs said all the things I couldn’t say to other boys

From John Lennon’s takedown of Paul McCartney to the Libertines’ Can’t Stand Me Now, songs by straight men about falling out with their friends were strangely romantic to meWhen I was a teenager, in the late 00s in central Scotland, being gay was something I experienced as painful made me feel overwrought. This didn’t match the depiction of gayness I encountered in mainstream culture at the time, which was mostly very cheerful. Almost all of the gay men on my radar were comedians – figures such as Graham Norton and Alan Carr, both of whom I found funny and still admire today, but who were too easy-going and unpretentious to satisfy my desire to see myself as a tortured poet.When I got to university, I found the representation I was looking for – solemn and beautiful – in writers such as Edmund White and James Baldwin, but earlier in my teenage years I had to make do with what was available: romanticising being gay through songs about straight men falling out with their platonic frie...

Events

4 d. ago Orlando Bloom pays £10k to 'clean' blood and get plastics removed from his body

Orlando has paid to get the ‘micro plastics’ removed from his body and blood stream in a posh London clinic after saying he wanted to 'rid his body of chemicals'

Economics

1 week ago 'Game changer' IPL hair remover works out at just £11 a session and gets rid of sun spots

The Bondi Body IPL Hair Removal Device has been hailed as 'life changing' by shoppers, and thanks to a discount code it works out at just £11 per session at home

Economics

1 week ago ‘Life changing’ IPL hair remover that banishes sun spots and pigmentation works out at £11 per session

The Bondi Body IPL hair remover has been hailed ‘life changing’ by users for effectively getting rid of unwanted body hair in three months, and works out at just £11 per use

Economics

1 week ago Study finds common dietary supplement can flush out toxic forever chemicals from your body

Study offers first step to formulate diet to remove forever chemicals from body

Events

1 week ago Graham Norton take note: Netflix is producing the best chat show on TV

‘Everybody’s Live with John Mulaney’ has been an odd, inventive delight for the past 12 weeks, writes Louis Chilton. It’s a shame our own late-night talk shows aren’t a patch on it

Culture

1 week ago 'No ragrets?' From Miley Cyrus to Pete Davidson, here's how celebrity ink is fading out

Miley Cyrus has said she regrets “80 per cent” of her tattoos and Pete Davidson is removing nearly all of his body ink. Could celebrity tats be on the way out, or is removal firmly in?

Politics

2 w. ago Dannii Minogue recalls moment Sharon Osbourne and Graham Norton 'piled on' and 'tore her to pieces' with cruel jokes about her looks and talent in organised 'set up' on TV

The singer, 53, who was a judge on the X Factor with Sharon at the time, described it as a 'pile on' and blamed Graham and the show's production crew for 'setting it up'.

Politics

3 w. ago Graham Norton speaks out after Remember Monday's Eurovision snub

The presenter praised them for their performance after receiving nul points during the public vote

Politics

4 w. ago Eurovision fans mercilessly mock Italy's Lucio Corsi as they compare him to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang's Child Catcher (and Graham Norton agrees!)

Graham Norton, UK's Eurovision commentator, sparked the comparison that Corsi was 'dressed like the child catcher in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,' according to Metro.

Events

4 w. ago Graham Norton claims Eurovision entry bares uncanny resembles to Eastenders icon

The UK commentator claimed that the soap legend 'changed her name' to take part in the singing contest.

Politics

4 w. ago BBC Eurovision 2025 fans issue complaint minutes into final as they 'can't hear' Graham Norton

Eurovision fans flocked to Twitter in their droves to issue a 'complaint' over Graham Norton within minutes of the grand final getting underway on BBC

Sport

4 w. ago What went wrong for Remember Monday? How girl group had a night to forget at the Eurovision Song Contest with short odds, brutal snubs and the kiss of death from Graham Norton

Once again, it was a night to forget as British entry Remember Monday came nineteenth with a dismal 88 points.

Events

4 w. ago Eurovision fans left feeling sorry for Graham Norton after Celine Dion fails to make appearance

The Canadian singer won the competition for Switzerland in 1988 and was widely rumoured to be making an appearance at this year’s final in Basel

Events

4 w. ago Eurovision Song Contest fans predict Graham Norton will kick off over one major snub

Eurovision viewers were in awe as Celine Dion made a surprise appearance at the grand final of the annual singing competition

Culture

4 w. ago Israeli singer left ‘shaken’ after protesters rushed towards Eurovision stage

The incident took place as the October 7 survivor sang her entry New Day Will Rise, which was greeted with cheers and boos.

Events

4 w. ago Graham Norton claims EastEnders legend 'changed her name' to compete at Eurovision 2025

Viewers were in agreement that one act bared a resemblance to a soap icon

Politics

4 w. ago Eurovision crew member hit with paint as pair try to disrupt Israel performance

The incident took place as October 7 survivor Yuval Raphael sang her entry New Day Will Rise in the arena in Basel, Switzerland.

Politics

4 w. ago Graham Norton makes 'brutal' Eurovision 2025 verdict over Ukraine act

Graham once again showed how he always speaks his mind when handed a microphone

Politics

4 w. ago Eurovision 2025 viewers issue Graham Norton 'complaint' to BBC moments into grand final

Irish TV presenter Graham was commentating the event for the 16th time

Politics