Billy Porter speaks out for Black LGBTQ rights: ‘Our lives matter too’

Emmy and Tony Award-winner Billy Porter has a message for America amid the protests against police brutality and racism: ‘Finally listen to us.’ The Broadway star took to Instagram and called out a number of communities for past events and transgressions that have led the country to what he called ‘the tipping point’, in a … Read more

Tracee Ellis Ross discusses being ‘happily single’ as she poses for PORTER

Actor, director and executive producer Tracee Ellis Ross has discussed feeling happily single, her famous mother and feeling reflective during the pandemic.  In an interview with NET-A-PORTER’s digital title, PORTER, the 47-year-old said: ‘I’ve been raised by society to dream of my wedding, but I wish I had been dreaming of my life.’  Ross has long … Read more

Janet Street Porter cautiously attempts to give herself a DIY haircut on This Morning

‘I think I made a mistake somewhere!’ Janet Street Porter leaves fans in hysterics as she cautiously attempts to give herself a DIY haircut on This Morning By Jason Chester for MailOnline Published: 12:57 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 13:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Janet Street Porter left fans in hysterics on Monday morning … Read more

Jorgie Porter admits she’s resorted to dating men on FaceTime

‘It’s kind of awkward’: Jorgie Porter admits she’s resorted to dating men on FaceTime after using online apps to find romance during UK lockdown  The former Hollyoaks star is currently adjusting to life behind closed doors as the UK battles to spike the spread of deadly coronavirus COVID-19 After getting plenty of attention on dating … Read more

When Gail Porter found lumps in her breasts she turned to ‘thermography’ instead of the NHS

TV personality Gail Porter, it must be said, has been through more than her fair share of setbacks. At the height of her fame she famously lost all her hair, and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and briefly sectioned only a few years later. In 2009 she lost her mum to cancer. One night last … Read more

Cole Porter wrote songs of such brilliance that we’re still humming them 90 years on

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE LETTERS OF COLE PORTER Edited by Cliff Eisen and Dominic McHugh (Yale £25, 672 pp)  Cole Porter was the most debonair of composers and lyricists, emblematic, I always felt, of a perfect dry martini, served straight-up with a twist of lemon peel. He was responsible for such classics as Miss … Read more

Gregory Porter on the only gift his father left him: his voice

Gregory Porter considers his life ‘completely unreal’. The Grammy award-winning jazz musician has gone from abject poverty to multimillionaire stardom, performing alongside Adele at Glastonbury and in front of the Queen. He has fronted documentaries on the BBC including Gregory Porter’s Popular Voices, took part in the 70th anniversary VE celebration concert in 2015, and … Read more