We chat to Emily Burns all about sexuality, songwriting and her secret talent BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGE BY HOLLIE FERNANDO Although she hasn’t released a full length album yet, you probably already know Emily Burns from a bunch of perfect pop tracks such as Girlfriend At The Time, Too Good or Is It Just Me? [….]
Carrie Lyell meets the YouTube superstar, Shannon Beveridge BY CARRIE LYELL, IMAGES BY TALIE EIGELAND The first time I meet Shannon Beveridge is on the red carpet at the British LGBT Awards. It’s mayhem all around, photographers jostling each other to get the best shots and journalists vying for a minute with the stars, but she’s [….]
Didn’t get your hands on this special issue back in 2018? We’ve got some GREAT news for you INTERVIEW BY ROXY BOURDILLON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY LINDA BLACKER In our September 2018 issue, YouTube megastars Rose and Rosie had a DMC with DIVA’s, Roxy Bourdillon. On the verge of releasing their book and documentary both entitled Overshare, Rose [….]
The latest unfiltered offering from Sarah Walk is the lead single from her upcoming album BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS Some good news ahead: the wonderful singer-songwriter Sarah Walk is releasing a brand-new, totally mesmerising and totally queer album. You might remember her from her 2017 debut with songs such as Maybe Someday and Still Frames, but [….]
DIVA chats to Thao Nguyen all about her new record, coming out to the world and Zoom music video magic BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS, IMAGES BY SHANE MCCAULEY If there’s one great thing to come out of lockdown, it has to be the Zoom magic that has been created by some extremely clever artists out there. We [….]
A new podcast with The L Word actresses Kate Moennig and Leisha Hailey, produced and edited by Rachel Shelley BY RACHEL SHELLEY Drum roll please… DIVA devotees, it gives me great pleasure to announce a delightful delicacy for your ears: PANTS! with Kate and Leisha. Produced and edited by me, Rachel Shelley. Inspired by the [….]
National treasure Sandi Toksvig reflects on the reaction of the tabloid press to her coming out BY SOPHIE GRIFFITHS In 1994, Sandi Toksvig became the first lesbian in the UK to come out while in the public eye, after hearing rumours that she was about to be outed by a tabloid. Now a national treasure, [….]
