Shannon Mahanty

Is it time for a more conscious approach to pleasure?

From The Nobody Wants This heartthrob to Fleabag's Hot Priest, why are we so comfortable with religion when it comes in the form of an on-screen crush?

Poised to become one of the greatest actors of her generation, Letitia Wright is also excelling behind the camera. The 30-year-old Bafta-winner opens up to Shannon Mahanty about turning her hand to directing, navigating grief and finding power in fashion

For the 34-year-old actor, his artistry and politics are explicitly connected

Tomorrow, the UK will head to the polls. ELLE UK looks at why it matters.

From a seven-year battle to leave her record label to a chart-topping album and history-making victory at the BRITS, Raye bet on herself – and won.

I was 10 the first time I saw The Two Fridas, one of the artist Frida Khalo’s most famous paintings. Pinned on a wall in my auntie’s house, the self-portrait depicted two figures sat hand-in-hand, gazing at anyone who entered her kitchen. Their hearts were exposed, and in the case of the woman on the left, completely torn apart. I loved it — the unsettling stormy background, the singular vein that linked the two women.It’s an image I often return to, especially in my own moments of heartbreak. A…

Glass of Prosecco in hand, Batman film on laptop, Mahalia takes the art of relaxing before a big event very seriously. ‘I get so anxious before a red carpet,’ says the BRIT and Grammy-nominated musician, over Zoom from her hotel room. ‘That’s why I try to create my home environment wherever I am.’ She tilts the camera to reveal what she’s wearing: a grey dressing gown that looks obscenely comfortable. Mahalia’s nerves are laced with excitement. In a few hours she’ll arrive at the 2023 Fashion…

ELLE UK took a ringside seat for the Dior ambassador's thrilling showdown

'They have stories that are not anywhere in the tapestry of film and television. They need to be heard.'