Marcus Wratten

East London, London

Senior Entertainment Reporter at PinkNews

Award-losing journo & senior entertainment reporter. Words in @pinknews @theipaper @bigissue @myldn @gigwise. Ms Trunchbull stan. he/him 🏳️‍🌈

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Fifth Harmony reportedly set for comeback – with one big difference

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

American girl group Fifth Harmony are reportedly lining up a music comeback without their original fifth member, Camila Cabello. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the multi-million-selling group are eyeing up a 2026 return to mark the tenth anniversary of their second studio album, 7/27. The album, which became an international top 10 hit, spawned mega hits including “Work From Home” and “That’s My Girl”.
Jenna Ortega felt 'patronised' wearing a schoolgirl outfit for Wednesday

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

Jenna Ortega is opening up about her time on Wednesday and how the show changed her life, for better and for worse. Jenna Ortega was far from an unknown when she appeared as Wednesday Addams in the first season of the eponymous series Wednesday on Netflix back in 2022. Just 20-years-old at the time the series aired, Ortega was already known for roles in fellow Netflix show You, Netflix’s family film Yes Day, and the Scream horror movie franchise.
And Just Like That... season three debuts to surprisingly not terrible reviews

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

Despite its detractors, the so-hated-its-loved Sex and the City spin-off And Just Like That… is back for season three. And according to first reviews, it’s still on the messy side, but with some improvements to the first two seasons.
Drag Race UK Pit Crew member and basketballer AJ Bediako reportedly dies

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

AJ Bediako, an original member of the RuPaul’s Drag Race UK ‘Brit Crew’, has reportedly died. A statement posted on social media by London Knights Basketball Club, the UK’s first gay basketball club, confirmed that its “core” member AJ Bediako had died. Beiako, an actor, fitness coach and personal trainer, appeared in three episodes of Drag Race UK season one, as one of the OG ‘Brit Crew’ members.
King of Drag: Everything we know about the world's first drag king reality show

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

It’s time for the kings to get on their thrones, as the world’s first ever drag king reality TV competition King of Drag is just weeks away. Despite RuPaul’s Drag Race empire spanning 16 years, nearly 20 countries, and hundreds of gorgeous drag divas, the show has never cast a drag king. So, instead of waiting to be invited to the party, the drag kings are throwing their own. As one king puts it in the trailer: “Why are we trying to convince people that what we’re doing is valid?
Kate Nash eviscerates anti-trans feminists in iconic pro-trans song 'GERM'

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

“Foundations” hitmaker and BRIT Award-winner Kate Nash has launched a scathing attack on gender-critical feminists in her new, fiercely pro-trans single, “GERM”. The spoken word, indie-rock song begins with Nash urging that trans-exclusionary radical feminists are “not rad at all”, and are instead “exclusionary, regressive, misogynist”.
ABBA icons make surprise appearance at ABBA Voyage for anniversary show

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

ABBA icons Benny Andersson and Frida Lyngstad became dancing queens for the evening as they reunited last night (27 May) to celebrate ABBA Voyage’s third anniversary. The pair, who were previously married during their time in the ’70s Swedish pop group, were pictured chatting in the crowd at the ABBA Voyage show in London. The critically-acclaimed virtual concert residency in Stratford, London, was marking its third year in the capital.
Louise Redknapp: 'I'm a massive ally – and always will be'

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

For three decades, Louise Redknapp has lived a career marked by tabloid narratives. She’s been Louise Nurding, member and then former member of the multi-million selling R&B girlband Eternal, and Louise Nurding, FHM’s Sexiest Woman of the Decade. She’s been Louise Redknapp, wife and then former wife of footballer Jamie Redknapp, and Louise Redknapp, who packed in her glitzy music superstardom to become a mother of two children.
Patti LuPone reignites feuds with Broadway stars Kecia Lewis and Audra McDonald

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

Patti LuPone has taken aim at fellow Broadway star Kecia Lewis after the latter accused her of being “racially microaggressive”. Three-time Tony Award winner LuPone is known for saying exactly what is on her mind, but this time, some theatre fans feel she’s gone too far. In a new interview with The New Yorker, LuPone reflected on being called out by Lewis last autumn, while the pair were starring in Broadway shows next door to each other.
The Last of Us star says season three will be 'even more intense'

1 week ago | thepinknews.com | Marcus Wratten

The Last of Us star Kaitlyn Dever has shed a little more light on what will be an “intense” season three for her character Abby. Warning: Spoilers for episode seven of The Last of Us season two ahead. Season two of The Last of Us ended dramatically earlier this week with Abby raising her gun and shooting towards Ellie (Bella Ramsey), after Ellie’s search for Abby saw a few of the latter’s cronies dead. As Abby pulled the trigger, the screen cut to black.