Is Paul Danan excitedly screaming obscenities at a crowd of children, teens and senior citizens in Preston city centre the single most significant event to have taken place in 21st century pop culture? Of course not. Is it where we’re going to start this story anyway? Oh, you bet…
We’ve been skirting around the edges of this for the best part of a decade now, trying to explain from the sidelines exactly why the UK keeps getting things so badly wrong at Eurovision. But after another last place finish, we’ve decided to fully map out the Popbitch Eurovision manifesto once and for all…
American shock jock Bubba The Love Sponge is back in the news after scandalous comments that Fox News host Tucker Carlson made on his show a decade ago have been unearthed. This is the second time that Bubba’s weird name has cropped up in a significant media story – so it’s maybe worth us explaining who he is, and why someone named after a ineffective spunk mop has become such a big deal.
One of the most enduring urban legends in music is the story about the rock star who got their stomach pumped to reveal pints of sperm swimming around in there – and not all of it human. It’s been attached to some of the biggest names in showbiz, but does it hold up to any scrutiny? And if not, where the hell did it come from? Popbitch investigates…
In honour of St Valentine’s Day – the day of all things love, sex and romance – we present to you some of our favourite stories of celebrity seduction, superstar shagging and other such shenanigans. We just hope you haven’t had lunch yet…
It’s been ten years since the question was first posed to David Cameron by an anonymous internet poster on the comments section of the Brighton Argus website – and we’ve worked tirelessly to find an answer: Who would win in a fight between a baboon and a badger? Here’s what the celebrity world has to say…
With Michael Cohen headed to the Big House and Roger Stone now in cuffs, we thought it was high time we revisited our series on the National Enquirer to catch up with some of our old favourites and see how they’re all getting on. Here’s three more tales of tawdry tabloid gossip that have somehow turned into internationally significant affairs…
Cheryl Cole has been getting her lawyers to fire off some pretty peculiar legal threats to stop journalists from talking about that time she punched a toilet attendant in a nightclub. So far, things haven’t quite gone to plan – but if she’s in the mood for some more suggestions…
Michael Gove’s little quip about parliamentary swingers in their mid-50s caught us a bit off-guard this week. As we mentioned back in July, there’s been a persistent Westminster rumour about the Goves hosting some rather specialist parties round at theirs – but we had always assumed it was just that. A rumour. Now? We’re not so sure…
There’s not much that can prepare you for a Yewtree police raid so, when it happens, your best bet is to bring in the professionals. Cliff Richard hired crisis management experts to help prepare him for his first post-raid interviews in 2014 – but he appears to have forgotten some of their sensible advice in the years since. So maybe a little refresher is in order?