Ellissa Bain

Ellissa Bain
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Entertainment, Trends, Pop-Culture, Celebrities, TV, Music, Social Media, Lifestyle, MAFS, Love Island, Netflix, TikTok, Instagram, Influencers

  • Ellissa started her career as a junior writer and became an editor in just three years.
  • She was the fastest new writer to reach 1.5 million pageviews on The Tab in her first month.
  • Ellissa spots trending stories before anyone else and is a regular journalist on The Tab alongside managerial responsibilities.

Experience

She is an experienced entertainment editor with more than six years of passion and expertise in various areas including pop culture, trends, TV and celebrity journalism.

Education

Ellissa graduated from Goldsmiths University of London in 2020 with a degree in History and Journalism and began her career as a freelance pop culture writer.

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Posts

The many connections between the Celebrity Traitors 2026 cast show where the alliances are

They’re all linked

Prosecutors allege money was ‘root cause’ of Hong Kong influencer Abby Choi’s murder

The trial has just begun after she was killed in 2023

Richard E Grant explains his chaotic behaviour on Celebrity Traitors to Amol Rajan

The first two episodes were a rollercoaster

What Aileen Wuornos was like in real life, and how this compares to The Lizzie Borden Story

Her depiction was scarily accurate

23 to 70: The ages of the Celebrity Traitors 2026 cast, from youngest to oldest

There’s a huge age range this year

This viral tool lets you customise your Apple Pay cards, and here’s how to do it

You can personalise the entire design

Celebrity Traitors’ Richard E Grant lost his wife to cancer after epic 38-year love story

She passed away in 2021

Celebrity Traitors producer shares if Richard E Grant really slipped up with Traitor reveal

I was on the edge of my seat

Where Miranda Hart has been as she returns to TV on Traitors, from health issues to new husband

It’s such fun to have her back on our screens

Christa Pike is one of eight people in US history to survive execution by lethal injection

She is being treated in hospital

How to add any physical loyalty card to your Apple Wallet with genius new iOS 27 feature

Finally something that’s actually useful

Christa Pike’s lawyers share statement addressing why death row inmate’s execution failed

A comprehensive review will ‘determine exactly what occurred’

Eight damning pieces of evidence that suggest Lizzie Borden was guilty, despite her acquittal

Some things don’t add up

Photos show what Lizzie Borden’s maid Bridget looked like in real life after Netflix’s Monster

She settled in Montana after leaving the Bordens

People fuming as Zoe Sugg and Alfie Deyes send brand promo emails during internet break

‘I feel like a cash grab’

Why KSI is in Netflix’s Outside after he quit the Sidemen, and when the show was filmed

Everyone’s confused

‘No remorse’: Victim’s mother speaks out as Christa Pike set to be executed after 30 years

She is travelling to Tennessee to witness her execution

Where the iconic Lizzie McGuire cast are now 25 years on, from Adam Lamberg to Hallie Todd

Hilary Duff just did five tour dates in the UK

Lizzie Borden’s neighbour who was first at murder scene spoke in court about what she saw

She was there before the doctor

Real accounts of what Lizzie Borden’s maid Bridget Sullivan was like as a person

She kept herself to herself

Real-life photos of Lizzie Borden’s parents show what they looked like over the years

Andrew and Abby look too young in Monster

Lizzie Borden’s doctor’s full court testimony, where he recalled finding Andrew and Abby dead

‘His face was hardly to be recognised by one who knew him’

Lizzie Borden wasn’t right for Monster, and the ‘female rage’ reason they chose her makes it worse

There was so much wrong with it

The full Celebrity Traitors 2026 episode schedule as day change is confirmed

Don’t get caught out when it returns this week

How to do the vibey AI Ceiling Fan trend from TikTok where your outfit changes

Everyone’s obsessed

The major celebs who skipped the VMAs 2026 and why, despite having multiple nominations

Ariana Grande was nominated eight times but didn’t attend

Monster missed out some key details about Lizzie Borden, including her community work

She taught Sunday School and volunteered at the local hospital

Lizzie Borden left $32k to animal charity in her will, and the rest of her money was divided

Her best friend got $5k

Aileen Wuornos and Lizzie Borden’s made-up connection explained after Netflix’s Monster

Her character seems so random

How to do the Hotel Lobby AI trend from TikTok that puts people into Quavo and Takeoff video

It’s gone viral this week

Raves, trips and becoming a godfather: Lorenzo Alessi on his single era after Love Island

He’s living his best life

How Aileen Wuornos spent her last day on death row, and how Monster changed it

She didn’t actually have a last meal

Timeline of real-life Lizzie Borden photos shows what she looked like over the years

Monster doesn’t get her quite right

Age differences between The Lizzie Borden Story cast and the real people make it inaccurate

Andrew and Abby were so much older when they died

Alfie Deyes just confirmed he and Zoe Sugg will be returning to YouTube at some point

They’re not gone forever!

Meta is releasing a new AI charm device for your keys and it looks just like a Tamagotchi

You can customise your character

The Lizzie Borden Story cast next to the real people show how accurate Netflix’s Monster is

At least it got one thing right

The full Lizzie Borden skipping rope rhyme and its eerie origin, after Netflix’s Monster

It’s centuries old

The real history behind Lizzie Borden’s pet doves, as shown in Netflix’s Monster

The storyline is loosely based on fact

‘Deeply disturbed’: Black congress members respond to Converse ad and request urgent meeting

It was pulled after being accused of ‘racist imagery’

Did Lizzie Borden have seizures or a mental illness? Her health and the epilepsy theory

Monster shows her dissociating

A glossary of old-fashioned words in The Lizzie Borden Story, from ‘powfagged’ to ‘flapdoodle’

I was so confused

Converse releases apology statement after people claim new ad resembles ‘racist imagery’

‘I cannot fathom why Converse would greenlight something so abhorrent’

Charity issues warning over ‘dark’ and ‘upsetting’ scene in Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story

It’s a disturbing watch

Olivia Rodrigo rinsed for sending handwritten letter ‘begging’ Grammy voters to nominate her

It’s like a GCSE English essay

The huge celebs following and commenting on Love Island’s Jasmine’s Instagram, and it’s a flex

Charli XCX commented on her latest post

Bridget Sullivan’s full court testimony, where she described the Borden murders in detail

Here’s the entire day from her point of view

Lizzie Borden actress reveals why show portrayed her as a lesbian, despite no real evidence

Monster made it a main storyline