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Get ready for the big bash - DIVA is turning 30 next year! Woo hoo! Join The L Word star  Rachel Shelley  (aka Helena Peabody) and DIVA's very own Sapphic-Claus  Roxy Bourdillon , resplendent in red velvet with a white faux fur trim, as we dig into this latest issue of DIVA. The one with the sublime Suranne Jones on the cover.  Rachel and Roxy cosy up together this yuletide, be...

DIVA magazine's editorial assistant Ella (aka your personal queer newsreader)... brings you the hottest and most important headlines from the last two weeks in our new segment: DIVA Digest.  Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab your copy of DIVA's October issue here. Edited by Ella Gauci . Produced by Rachel Shelley with love and support from # TeamDIVA podDIVA : Queers for your...

Whether it's sunset swims, Colosseum kisses or Las Vegas loving, On Airplane Mode duo Kirstie and Christine have been creating gorgeously hip on-line content for over five years, winning the hearts of half a million followers world-wide. From their journeys of adventure and love, they create blogs and safety tips for LGBTQ plus travellers, empowering and inspiring wherever they land. Be it Jordan...

Lesbian Supper Club is a truly fabulous, filthy and irreverent queer podcast, hosted by real life couple Scarlett and Freya. In this sparkling episode of podDIVA, our right royal editor-in-chief Roxy Bourdillon talks to the pair about where it all started. From coming out, first dates and feral, drunken evenings. But not on champagne. Never champagne! Want to see more of all things LGBTQIA? Grab y...

The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry , DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour.  This week Ali talks to Musa Francis , a mental health coach who helps LGBTQIA plus creative business owners bloom into happier, healthier...

It's DIVA date day and everyone's invited - we're whisking you off to London's Victoria and Albert Museum to join the DIVA celebrations! Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and your right royal DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon , as we celebrate our free-ass M.F. cover star, Janelle Monáe, on location in central London. In a special feature exploring the DIVA...

You may know screen writer and director Fawzia Mirza  from the TV series Bite Size Holidays, or perhaps the Syed Family Xmas Eve Game Night. But now she also has her directorial debut feature that’s scooping up lots of attention.  Starring DIVA favourite Amrit Kaur from The Sex Lives of College Girls, The Queen of My Dreams has its UK premiere at the BFI London Film Festival in October,...

podDIVA is off on its summer holidays, so we're re-running a few of our red-hot favourite episodes, just to keep in touch. This episode first aired on podDIVA in 2021. You may know the wonderful Heather Peace from EastEnders , where she has conjured up the complex character of Eve Unwin, earning nominations and a small media frenzy. Before that she was Detective Sergeant Sam Murray in Lip Service....

podDIVA is off on its summer holidays, so we're re-running a few of our red-hot favourite episodes, just to keep in touch. This episode first aired on podDIVA in March 2023. It may be the end for The L Word Generation Q, but with talk of an L Word New York spin-off, perhaps Bette and Tina's happy-ever-after is just the start of something new. Hear your L Word favourites Jennifer Beals (Bette Porte...

podDIVA is on their summer holidays, so we're sending you some of our favourite episodes of the year. Because they're worth firing up the barbie and re-sizzling. Jennifer Beals is an icon. You'll know and love her for playing Bette Porter on Showtime's The L Word for very nearly 20 years. But her illustrious career has spanned a plethora of culture-defining cinematic moments and performances. The...

podDIVA is on its summer holidays, so we're re-running a few of our favourite pieces, just to keep in touch. The awesome comedian Sophie Duker is not only headlining at Bi Pride this September, she can also be found creating joy and laughter at the Roundhouse Comedy Festival in London. These two DIVA interviews were first aired in November 2021 and September 2018. Want to see more of all things LG...

podDIVA is on its summer holidays, so we're re-running a few of our favourite pieces, just to keep in touch. Worth firing up the barbie for. Comedian, author, documentarian, cover star... the inimitable Rosie Jones talks to DIVA editor Roxy Bourdillon about Sex Queer joy Using her platform for disabled people. A version of this interview originally aired on podDIVA in January 2022. Want to see mor...

Heartstopper's Corinna Brown and Kizzy Edgell talk about all things #Tarcy, that's Tara and Darcy. The duo talk to DIVA's deputy editor Nic Crosara about filming season two in Paris, building their onscreen chemistry what LGBTQIA goodness viewers have to look forward to Heartstopper is a Netflix TV adaptation of the hugely popular graphic novel series by Alice Oseman . Want to see more of all thin...

You fell in love with her as Carmen on The L Word, now get ready to swoon over her all over again in the upcoming Prime Video adaptation of Red, White & Royal Blue... it's the one and only Sarah Shahi.  Sarah talks to DIVA's deputy editor Nic Crosara about the trajectory of her career, being an LGBTQIA ally and Carmen and Shane's sizzling chemistry on The L Word Please note: this intervie...

The Ultimatum: Queer Love ran on Netflix earlier this year - a dating show with plenty of queer and lesbian drama. Everyone was hooked! Tiff Derr was a stand-out star of the show, and in this episode of podDIVA, they talk to Deputy Editor Nic Crosara about their non binary identity the impact of the show on the LGBTQIA community life after Ultimatum Accompanied, of course, by their dog Shylo! Want...

The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry , DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour.  This week Ali talks to Jennie Williams , CEO of the charity Enhance the UK , a charity run by disabled people. Together they discuss: Rew...

Jade Fox makes the content you love! With 83 thousand followers on Insta, 92 thousand on TikTok and a huge 253 thousand subscribers on YouTube. If you don't know her - where have you been hiding? Jade posts queer lifestyle and entertainment content: she's funny, uplifting and inspiring. As a Black queer woman, she's made an impact by committing to sharing her unique and authentic perspective on fa...

It's a sizzling hot episode of podDIVA this month, with our Pride Parenting Special and a trip to California! Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley (aka Helena Peabody) and the red-hot DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire Roxy Bourdillon , as we celebrate our phenomenal July cover star, the inimitable Lucy Spraggan . Together they dive beneath the covers, bathing in the clear, cool waters of your fav...

We can't get enough of Golda Rosheuvel here on podDIVA. And nor can the rest of the world it seems, with Netflix giving Golda her own, well-deserved spin-off show! Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, has ascended from TV's Bridgerton to a whole other realm, over which she reigns supreme. Of course! In this quick catch up, Golda talks to DIVA's editorial assistant Krysta McKenzie , about the power...

You won't want to miss this one! The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry , DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion... and a sweet garnish of humour.  This week Ali talks to sex, relationships and lifestyle writer, Emilie Lavinia . Emilie is also a sexolo...

We're celebrating Pride Month with our epic Pride issue cover star, none other than the glorious Amber Whittington aka Amber's Closet of YouTube fame. A little Pride present for all our proud listeners! The activist, celesbian and sparkling style icon talks to DIVA magazine's Nic Crosara about love, dating and how every single voice has the power to make a big change. Especially when there are 450...

It's Pride month! Come join the celebration! Join The L Word star Rachel Shelley and DIVA Magazine editor extraordinaire, the resplendent Roxy Bourdillon , as they celebrate June's rainbow-tastic Pride issue! Toot toot! With the all-sparkling, all-inspiring Amber Whittington on the cover. Together they dig deep into your favourite LGBTQIA plus glossy magazine, with love and laughter. Discussing: O...

If you’re looking for fun, queer literature, look no further than Lily Lindon . Self-proclaimed butch and professional bisexual, Lily is the author of fabulously funny and best-selling queer rom-coms – Double Booked and the upcoming My Own Worst Enemy. In this lively, energetic and giggly  interview with DIVA Magazine’s Georgia Dimdore-Miles , Lily reveals her love for rivalry, for butch...

Back by popular demand! The Relationship Room is a safe place to discuss ideas that help us navigate interpersonal relationships. Ali Hendry , DIVA magazine’s own Holistic Relationship Coach (PCC) and columnist, digs in with curiosity, compassion and a sweet garnish of humour.  This week Ali talks to sex therapist and author, Lucie Fielding .   Lucie Fielding, PhD, MA, LMHC (she/they) is...

Brat Loves Judy is a reality TV show starring the fabulous Shawntae Harris-Dupart and Jesseca "Judy" Harris-Dupart. Whilst Shawntae is also known as Da Brat - the first female solo rapper to sell one million copies with her debut album... Judy is a hugely successful beauty entrepreneur and business woman. Together they not only created Kaleidoscope Hair Products ... They also sum up all that is bo...