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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Joran van der Sloot made ‘pathetic’ apology after confessing to Natalee Holloway’s murder

The Holloway family found it insulting

How many siblings Natalee Holloway has and what they’re doing now, two decades on

They didn’t appear in the Netflix series

Celebrity Traitors’ Romesh shares big mistake Faithfuls made, and it happens every series

They need to come up with a better game plan

Why Joran van der Sloot hasn’t been convicted for Natalee Holloway’s murder, and might never be

He confessed to killing her in 2023

Where Joran van der Sloot’s parents Paul and Anita are now, 21 years after Natalee disappeared

Anita is still an art teacher in Aruba

Natalee Holloway’s relationship with dad Dave and where he is now, after he wasn’t in Netflix doc

He helped heavily with the investigationĀ 

The Celebrity Traitors’ Kenny made plan with Maya to banish her at the final roundtable

She knew he was going to throw her under the bus

Channel 4 confirms MAFS UK ‘will not return’ as external review concludes after assault claims

The show has been cancelled for good

I came for The Celebrity Traitors. I stayed for Hannah Fry – the kind of role model we need more of

I want to go for a pint with her

Idaho murders roommate files motion requesting face be blurred in new footage after harassment

The city of Moscow was sued to release the unseen records

Why Green Boots still hasn’t been recovered from Everest months after deadline passed

The gruelling repatriation mission was supposed to take place this summer

20-year-old Learjet co-pilot posted videos flying same plane months before Florida crash

Her TikTok handle is ‘@learjet_girl’

‘I haven’t randomly quit’: Alfie Deyes confirmed he and Zoe Sugg are returning and we missed it

He opened up in an Instagram comment

‘I knew a plane would take her’: Mother of 20-year-old Florida Learjet crash pilot speaks out

She didn’t want her daughter to be a pilot

Bash Croft shares why gay people always win The Traitors, after four queer victories

There’s a very obvious trend

What we know about tech CEO who died in Florida Learjet crash as family releases statement

His companies turned over $35 million a year

A 20-year-old living her dream and 55-year-old dad: The pilots who died in Florida Learjet crash

Nathalia Filgueiras got her pilot license in high school before she could even drive

‘Like a meteor hit the ground’: Palm Beach residents describe Learjet plane crash scene

The cause of the crash is still being investigated

Three mistakes the Traitors made on Celebrity Traitors that caused their sudden downfall

It all went downhill in the final episode

The Traitors and Love Island stars invited to Maya Jama’s Halloween party – and who missed out

The guest list was strict

Celebrity Traitors editing error showed Maya Jama had been banished before final roundtable

You could have worked it out

Air traffic control audio reveals what happened before private business jet crashed in Florida

The pilot grew increasingly panicked

Four times ‘detective’ Michael Sheen was totally spot on with his Celebrity Traitors theories

He secretly hunted the Traitors down one by one

James Acaster broke the Celebrity Traitors rules for a second time and nobody noticed

Outing himself as a Traitor wasn’t his only violation

Every time Celebrity Traitors’ James Acaster has spoken out about his mental health battles

He has suffered from severe anxiety and depression

What happened when filming was stopped during James Acaster’s Celebrity Traitors breakdown

Lots was cut from the episode

The Traitors rules don’t stop when they leave the castle, with strict hotel policy in place

The producers actually think of everything

Leigh-Anne reveals who she was closest to on Celebrity Traitors, explaining the castle dynamic

She had a solid group in there

The strict amount of contact the Celebrity Traitors cast are allowed with the outside world

The rule is very specific

Woman who pooped herself at HYROX shares another grovelling apology as she returns to race

It’s wild that she’s brought it up again

Pretty privilege is real, but it’s not the only reason Maya Jama is winning Celebrity Traitors

Her game deserves more credit

Crucial conversations edited out of Celebrity Traitors are making everything feel disjointed

I don’t understand the group dynamic

Maya Jama and King Kenny are good friends outside Celebrity Traitors and I had no idea

This explains a lot

Five of the Celeb Traitors cast have had no roundtable votes, showing who strongest players are

They’re playing a blinder

The Traitors is inspired by a dark true story and it starts with a 1629 shipwreck

I had no idea

How Celebrity Traitors rule change could be helping them, as cast spotted wearing watches

This feels unfair

Silly Celebrity Traitors editing error shows how staged the grave mission really was

I can’t unsee it

Ross Kemp reveals he felt ‘out of control’ on Celebrity Traitors, which explains his paranoia

Now it all makes sense

Celebrity Traitors 2026 week one theories: A secret Traitor in the mix and Julie to be recruited

Two episodes in and I’m already invested

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