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This is What Comebacks Are Made Of: Hilary Duff on her pop resurrection

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Words Sam DamshenasPhotography Alfred MarroquinCreative Director Sarah ChiarotExecutive Producer Ashley Soloman Makeup Kelsey DeenihanHair Barb ThompsonStyling Caroline DeJean “I cried the second the first song was over!” Hilary Duff says of her first live performance in over a decade. The crowd – overwhelmingly millennial, overwhelmingly gay – belted sacred classics like ‘Come Clean’, ‘Wake Up’ and The Lizzie McGuire Movie’s ‘This Is What Dreams Are Made Of’ with religious devotion. Nostalgia? Absolutely. But this wasn’t just a victory lap. It was a homecoming, a relaunch. New hits such as ‘Mature,’ ‘Roommates’…

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Leigh Anne is reclaiming her power and ‘shaking ass’ while she’s at it

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Photography Niklas Haze “There are vulnerable moments, but also moments where you just want to shake ass!” says Leigh-Anne. Three years after lighting up the charts with her garage-inspired debut single, ‘Don’t Say Love’, the former Little Mix-er has finally unleashed her debut album, a bold reclamation of her “power and struggles” in the music industry. While she’s scaled pop’s highest peaks with Little Mix — five UK number ones, three BRIT Awards, sold-out arena tours, and a fiercely loyal global fanbase — this album marks a return to the…

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Green Party leader Zack Polanski: ‘We need a society where HIV is met with openness, not stigma’

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Philip Baldwin speaks with Green Party leader Zack Polanski for World AIDS Day about the party’s HIV priorities, from ending transmissions by 2030 to tackling stigma and expanding access to testing and PrEP. WORDS BY PHILIP BALDWIN PHOTO BY GREEN PARTY Zack Polanski was elected leader of the Green Party on 2 September 2025. It was a landslide win for the Member of the London Assembly, which surprised many people but reflects Zack’s broad appeal, resonating with voters on issues from the cost-of-living to foreign policy. In the past two months…

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‘It was a mercy kill’: Drag Race UK’s Tayris Mongardi on her emotional exit and honouring her heritage

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Tayris Mongardi spills on her “mercy kill” exit, representing her Jamaican and Black identity, and her relationship with on-screen lover Catrin. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC “It’s gutting to be eliminated so close to the final,” says Tayris Mongardi. “But did I think I was going to win the season the next week? Probably not.” On this week’s episode of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, the final five took the stage for a roast of their fellow contestants, fallen queens and…

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Eli: “My music is an opportunity to find community”

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Eli’s Stage Girl era arrives in full technicolour: chaotic, camp and unapologetic. We sat down with the rising star to discuss the debut that’s earned co-signs from pop royalty and set TikTok ablaze. WORDS BY MALIK HADDINGTON-AHMED PHOTOGRAPHY BY ANTHONY NGUYEN With Stage Girl, Eli doesn’t tiptoe into the spotlight – it’s the kind of debut that feels less like an introduction and more like a grand entrance. The album shimmers with personality, stitching together pop sensibilities with the warmth of R&B and the theatricality of rock opera, taking us…

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“This is the revolution”: Paul Preciado on trans history, a non-binary future and Orlando: My Political Biography

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Paul Preciado discusses the importance of knowing your history, getting organised and a non-binary future as part of MUBI’s Through the Lens partnership with Gay Times. WORDS BY EMILY CAMERON IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MUBI They say in Dalston you’re never more than ten feet from a copy of Testo Junkie. Paul Preciado’s semi-autobiographical gender theory has informed and guided a generation of trans people’s relationship with medicine and their own history since its publication in 2008 and translation into English in 2013. Having since been translated into six languages, copies of…

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Drag Race UK’s Bonnie Ann Clyde on her shock exit, making herstory and Chair (bitch!)

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In her GAY TIMES exit interview, Bonnie Ann Clyde spills on her shock sashay, the rivalry edit that never was, and what her success means for queens back home in the Republic of Ireland. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC “My main thing going into Drag Race was that I wanted to make an impact,” says Bonnie Ann Clyde, two-time RuPeter Badge winner and the first queen from the Republic of Ireland to compete on the franchise. With those aforementioned feats, it’s undeniable that Bonnie has, in…

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Alan Cumming on Out in the Hills: ‘We’re creating a joyful queer oasis’

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WORDS BY CHRIS SELMAN PHOTOGRAPHY BY TOMMY GA-KEN WAN It’s always a pleasure chatting with Alan Cumming – the BAFTA, Emmy, Tony and Olivier-winning actor and all-round queer icon. During a break in filming for the new Russell T Davies series Tip Toe, we caught up with Alan to discuss the queer theatre plans he has for 2026. He recently took over as the Artistic Director of Scotland’s Pitlochry Festival Theatre, and has been busily curating new queer arts festival Out in the Hills, as well as a programme for the…

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Drag Race: Brigiding on Slaysian Royale, sisterhood and making herstory

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Brigiding opens up to Gay Times about her induction into the Drag Race Hall of Fame, her journey as a performer and making Slaysian Royale history. WORDS BY JORDAN ROBLEDO Brigiding has officially made history as the first-ever winner of Slaysian Royale, and she’s poised to leave her mark on the Drag Race universe — and beyond. Fans first met Brigiding during the inaugural season of Drag Race Philippines, where she quickly became a standout for her vibrant personality, showstopping talent, and jaw-dropping ensembles. Although her journey ended in the…

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Drag Race UK: Paige Three on her shock exit, subverting expectations and being a “silly cow”

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In her Gay Times exit interview, Paige Three discusses the emotional whiplash of her Drag Race UK journey, her viral Claudia Winkleman impression, and why she refuses to be pigeonholed. WORDS BY SAM DAMSHENAS SPECIAL THANKS TO NIALL HAY AND ELOISE LONGDEN AT THE BBC From the moment she sashayed into the werkroom as a Pamela Anderson-inspired Barbarella bombshell, Paige Three balanced poise and professionalism with an endearingly goofy streak – instantly becoming a Drag Race UK fan-favourite. Deemed a frontrunner by fans, especially after her much-deserved win in the Rusical – now hailed as one of…

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