Emma Kelly

I think this is my favourite piece I've ever written. I spoke to Linda Martin, Louis Walsh and fans about the biggest scandal in Irish television - Nadine Coyle's lost passport.

‘It Changed Us All’ – How Nadine Coyle’s Lost Passport Became A Hun Legacy Twenty years ago, one white lie instantly became the biggest scandal Irish television had ever seen.

In defense of Christmas in November

My Christmas begins now – and I will not apologise for that It comes around earlier and earlier every year, doesn’t it? No, I’m not talking about Christmas, I’m talking about the “it’s too early to talk about Christmas” chat. The second a display of discounted Quality Street tubs pops up in the supermarket – admittedly in early October – the ...

I wrote about that Variety reporter tweeting out the ending of The Eternals two weeks before it's released

By revealing Harry Styles is joining Marvel, journalists put scoops above fans For Marvel fans, the mid and post-credits scenes are almost as exciting as the plot of the movie itself but for 'Eternals' that's been ruined

I'm on page 2 of the Indo today writing about Dave Chappelle

What do comedians prove by reaching for the lowest hanging fruit? Do you remember when you couldn’t get through a comedian’s set without a gag about their mother-in-law? In-laws are largely out of vogue now, but seem to have been replaced by transgender people in the ‘must-have’ section of stand-up.

Wrote about my conflicted feelings on my true love

Love Island will be forced to change - the manipulation of contestants feels increasingly grubby I’m starting to wonder whether we can ever have ethical drama on a constant drip

Also a deep dive into whether I've lost my mind

Are Jennifer Aniston and David Schwimmer really dating? An investigation They're lobsters.

Had my annual chat with We Are Scientists ahead of the release of their new album Huffy which comes with STICKERS

We Are Scientists are here to combat solitude and brooding with their new album They got all that brooding out during lockdown.

The celebs are at it again

Welcome to 2021, the year of the chaotic celebrity couple The celebs are at it again.

I'm not in Rotterdam but I'm still in Eurovision mode bebeh

Tusse is juggling representing Sweden at Eurovision with high school graduation Tusse has a lot on his plate.

In the Indo today talking about the joy of salons

I cannot wait to get all dressed up and put on my face . . . It’s funny looking back on the original lockdown and how we all lost our minds three weeks in. We attended Zoom quizzes every night with colleagues despite never socialising with them in real life before, we suddenly needed to bake five times a week, and it was only days into quarantine – litera...

I take no responsibility for failed bets (but Malta will win)

The ones to watch at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest From the bookies favourite to semi-final dark horses, here are the ones to watch in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.

I just want to watch Minari legally is that so much to ask

The Oscar for worst-ever awards season goes to… 2021 We’re coming to the end of April, and also the end of movie awards season (unless you’re counting the MTV Movie and TV Awards, which I am not), the most dragged out in the history of shady losing faces thanking God.

Only went and talked to literal Sandy Cohen didn't I

Peter Gallagher on The OC's legacy and being forever tied to Sandy Cohen The moral centre of the universe speaks.

No regrets, but I could be getting a haircut and a vaccination right now

I can’t help but feel a little jealous as Britain races ahead The past year would have been very different for me even if a global pandemic hadn’t changed every facet of our daily lives.

Out here pushing the Lil Nas X agenda

Lil Nas X is the unapologetically q***r role model kids today deserve Sign me up to his agenda.

I wrote about Piers Morgan and the Foxification of British and Irish television for the Indo

Piers Morgan is the poster boy for everything wrong with television When I watched Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s interview, I wondered if this would be the precarious Jenga block that would begin the toppling of the monarchy.

Got to speak to an absolute HUN

Sophie Ellis-Bextor: 'Kitchen Disco looked like I was going through a breakdown' Sophie has had the quite the lockdown.

Please, give me a new television show, I beg of you

Frasier has left the TV building – and he should stay out When I’m bored, or sad, or a combination of the two, I turn to old beloved TV series. I giggle at Parks and Recreation, I recite The Thick of It, curse words and all, I wish I were somebody in The OC. They provide a comfort and a brain-off switch that new, exciting television which requires all of...

JOURNALISM EVERYBODY

Does Chloe Ferry fit 'fiancé' Wayne Lineker's criteria for a perfect girlfriend? Is she good at geography?

Sorry to put UK Hun? back in your head but this was a joy to work on

Why you can't get Drag Race UK's 'Bing Bang B**g' out of your head We spoke to the songwriters behind this season's runaway hit, and the United Kingdolls themselves, to investigate why the earworm is so enduring.

Three of the five involve pints.

Five after Level 5: The little dreams that will get me through lockdown It’s the 335th of March 2020, and no, it’s not just you – this lockdown is harder than the rest. In theory, it shouldn’t be. We’ve been through this before, we should be used to it. But in Lockdown 1, we had that ‘we’re all in this together’ attitude (High School Musical, eat your he...

Once you've finished bawling after watching It's A Sin, it's worth educating yourself further on HIV and the Aids epidemic. There is so much I didn't know.

How to educate yourself further on HIV and Aids after watching It's a Sin There are many books, talks, TV shows and podcasts to help educate yourself further.

Never thought I'd stan JoJo Siwa but here we are

JoJo Siwa coming out is an important moment for LGBTQ+ youth What a joy that not only does JoJo feel comfortable enough to come out as her true self to her fans, but that LGBTQ+ youth will see her and see themselves.

I miss David Bowie

David Bowie's most iconic moments remembered, five years on from his death His legacy can never be forgotten.

In my first column of 2021, I'm talking about how new year's resolutions are a farce

Don’t bother your head ‘bettering yourself’ for new year So... how did you all get on with your 2020 new year’s resolutions? Unless they were ‘spend less time in the pub’ and ‘exclusively wear tracksuit bottoms’, I’m guessing the collective answer is ‘not great’.

I'm in the i Paper in print today and online writing about Jesy Nelson being a wonderful person

I'm proud of Jesy Nelson for quitting Little Mix and putting her mental health first Nine years in the public eye gave her money, fame and success, but also crippling insecurities and anxiety

Went and interviewed Tina from S Club so obviously, had to ask her about the dress she wore to the 2003 premiere of Seeing Double, something that matters to me and about 5 other people.

S Club 7's Tina on that red carpet dress: 'I thought, Where's the rest of it?' Metro.co.uk: News, Sport, Showbiz, Celebrities from Metro

Happiest Season is great! It's not set in the 1800s, there's no bonnets and (spoiler) nobody dies!

Happiest Season: Finally, a gay Christmas rom-com with none of the usual same-sex movie misery IT’S been a while since I’ve seen a Christmas film get as much pre-release hype as Happiest Season, the new festive caper starring Kristen Stewart, Mackenzie Davis and owner of the world’s best eyebrows, Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy, and it’s not just because we’ve been starved of cinemat...

Me, on why this annual discourse around whether you should be allowed play a homophobic slur on radio in the name of Christmas is equally frustrating and boring.

If you're fighting to hear 'f****t' in Fairytale Of New York, ask yourself why Nobody complains about the other F-word, or C-word, or N-word being bleeped from chart songs on the radio.

Also this week - I wrote about my new favourite film

We secretly love it when films make a hames of the Oirish Last year, before we had a notion of what social distancing was, the internet was united in hysteria after watching the trailer for Cats, a nightmare-inducing CGI mess of epic proportions that somehow had both Dame Judi Dench and Jason Derulo involved.

I spoke to the legendary Maxim from The Prodigy about his art, rule-breaking and why he love Heal's so much.

The Prodigy's Maxim: 'I don't know who the rulebreakers are today' The Prodigy's iconic MC on the government retraining fiasco, The Prodigy's legacy, and his love of Heal's and soft furnishings.

Back on my Eurovision bs

Daði Freyr isn't competing at Eurovision 2021 to repeat Think About Things 'I actually want to compete in Eurovision.'

Got spooky for Digital Spy

11 things you never knew about Addams Family Values They're altogether ooky! (Okay, you knew that.)

I enjoyed myself thoroughly this week. I'm in the Irish Independent talking about the SHCANDAL!

Thanks, Dominic West, I needed some celeb scandal Like the rest of us, I have tried everything to spark some joy and enthusiasm in the end of days. Mastering focaccia. Watching all seven seasons of The West Wing. Pretending I like running.

I'll never not be fuming about this

A reminder of Dexter's mess of a finale as series confirmed for return The Bay Harbour Butcher is coming back for more.

I will never recover from these pictures.

'We're strong': Dominic West shares defiant kiss with wife after Lily James pics The couple left a note insisting they are still together.

My magnum opus

Timeline of Coleen v Rebekah, one year on from 'It's... Rebekah Vardy's account' What a year it has been.

Got to do my first in person interview in months at the Workman's, with my favourite band. In Waiting is a triumph.

Pillow Queens on their pandemic debut: 'F*** it, the world needs new music' A lot of people said thanks for doing it, because people are looking forward to just anything new.’

In the Indo today talking about why paying influencers to promote safety is all well and good, but the real issues lie in the circumstances young people are forced to live and work in.

Emma Kelly: 'We had Tiger King, banana bread and staycations - now we're at stage 'sure TikTokers will flatten the curve'' - Independent.ie Ah, the stages of the pandemic. We had Tiger King, we had banana bread, we had staycations, and now we have “sure, TikTokers will flatten the curve”.

JK Rowling's views are not only damaging, but downright dangerous.

Why the transgender tropes used by JK Rowling are so damaging 'This is a long-standing and somewhat tired trope, responsible for the demonisation of a small group of people, simply hoping to live their lives with dignity.'