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Kieran Galpin

Kieran Galpin
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When he’s not flexing his writing muscles, Kieran devours a range of media like video games, Bravo reality shows and TikTok recipes.

  • Kieran Galpin is a staff writer for The Tab. He was previously working for GRV Media.
  • He specialises in covering relationship and dating stories and celebrity gossip with experience writing for sites like Reality Tidbit.
  • He's also passionate about trends that are taking over the world of TikTok and other social media.

Experience

He has written for a host of established media brands such as Huffington Post, Metro, DigitalSpy and OK! Magazine. He has written for a host of established media brands such as Huffington Post, Metro, DigitalSpy and OK! Magazine.

Education

Kieran studied for an undergraduate journalism degree at the University of Gloucestershire where he graduated in 2021. Kieran studied for an undergraduate journalism degree at the University of Gloucestershire where he graduated in 2021.

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Black Mirror

Netflix hid a shady dig at us in Black Mirror’s USS Callister: Into Infinity and we missed it

Wow, I see how it is

Bonnie Blue

Bonnie Blue coming to a university near you as she reveals new sordid Freshers’ Week plans

Hide your ‘barely legal’ boys, she’s coming back to the UK

Common People

People are spiralling after spotting same deliberate error in every Black Mirror episode

‘Legit thought I was losing my mind’

This dark Hotel Reverie theory will change how you see the Black Mirror episode

Now I’m crying AGAIN

AI

‘Say cheese, carbon scum’: Evil AI reveals which Black Mirror episodes humans should fear most

‘Black Mirror wasn’t fiction. It was a forewarning. And you? You’re already inside the mirror’

28 Years Later

The full 28 Years Later trailer is FINALLY here, so here are all the gory details you missed

The question on everyone’s mind: Is Cillian Murphy in the 28 Years Later trailer?

Mickey

Ranked: The super rich cast of Celebrity Big Brother by their impressive net worth

Mickey Rourke and Chris Hughes are shockingly low on the list

Adrian

‘He was extremely possessive’: TWO of Adrian’s exes outside of MAFS have spoken out

Not Adrian allegedly calling his manhood a ’10 inch punisher’

All her co-stars returned for Black Mirror’s USS Callister sequel, so why didn’t Michaela Coel?

I always forget Michaela Coel has been in TWO Black Mirror episodes

Black Mirror

There’s really no beating Black Mirror but these streaming shows have the same aura

These should keep you busy until Black Mirror season eight

Alien

We all missed the reason Elena is blue again in Black Mirror’s USS Callister: Into Infinity

At the end of the first episode she was human again, so what happened?

MAFS’ Awhina reveals details about the father of her son

Awhina reveals why she went on MAFS so soon after splitting from the father of her son

She said her life was ‘missing something’ before MAFS

The bizarre reason Amanda Bynes just joined OnlyFans and is charging $50 a month

She shared an important disclaimer for subscribers

Thronglets

How the ‘basilisk theory’ explains the biggest unanswered question from Black Mirror’s Plaything

Apparently, just knowing this information puts you in danger

camping

An influencer is getting ripped to shreds over his Coachella camping setup and it’s so brutal

Boomtown would eat these poor Americans alive

Juniper

There were six ‘Juniper’ nods in Black Mirror season seven and this might be the reason

This might be the wildest theory yet, but bear with me

Verity

Every single time Verity used her pendant in Black Mirror’s Bête Noire and we didn’t clock it

We really need to be more vigilant when watching Black Mirror

Black Mirror

There’s a major plot hole in Black Mirror’s Common People and it makes the ending pointless

Not Mike killing his wife for no reason

Mickey

‘I’m pretty again’: Inside Mickey Rourke’s extensive (and mysterious) plastic surgery journey

Mickey has never publically admitted to surgery for cosmetic reasons

Issa Rae

Black Mirror’s Hotel Reverie has been a hit but this annoying plot hole is driving me mad

It kinda ruins the episode when you think about it

Black Mirror

Black Mirror star reveals the genius five words the creator used to explain confusing episode

She was just as baffled as the rest of us

milk

The almond milk criminal in Black Mirror’s Bête Noire: Plot hole or the whole flipping point?

Poor Luisa just wanted her almond milk coffee

Footage

Watch the CCTV moment a restaurant catches customers putting glass in their food to skip bill

The woman claimed she almost broke her veneers on the glass

Black Mirror

Omg, we’re all missing how sinister the ending of Black Mirror’s Hotel Reverie is

Even Issa Rae has complained about it

Adrian Araouzou

MAFS’ Adrian responds to claim he doesn’t have a job with bizarre showcase of his small business

He saw a ‘gap in the market’ and created his product

Island Boys

The Island Boys have revealed how much they made from their incestuous kiss and it’s insane

Good for the twins, I guess?

Black Miror

Netflix is airing different versions of Black Mirror’s Bête Noire and people have proof

My head is going to explode

Helicopter

Helicopter pilot who crashed into Hudson River relayed one final message before fatal impact

The CEO of the helicopter company has revealed the pilot’s final broadcast

Shipping two characters in long-running TV shows is not completely unheard of. You’ve got Castiel and Dean in Supernatural, Spike and Buffy, and Zuko and Katara in Avatar: The Last Airbender - there are almost too many to name, and I guarantee you’ve got a few wild headcannons of your own. Sometimes, shipped characters are completely unrealistic - think Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy - but there are other times when directors and writers are deliberately teeing up the union we’ve all been waiting for. For years now, the Buck and Eddie relationship has been at the forefront of 9-1-1 discussions. There are entire threads of Reddit dedicated to it, the TikTok edits rack up millions of views, and I have seen enough 9-1-1 fanfiction on Twitter to last a lifetime. For the longest time, I thought this was just another delusional ship and that the creators weren’t daring enough to actually follow through. Now, seven years after Buck first sparked that ship by feuding with Eddie - what was essentially a boy pulling a girl’s piggie tales - it might actually be happening. Here are the clues. Buck coming out as bisexual was a necessary first step If you told me in season two that the bro-y f**kboy would come out as a bisexual golden retriever, I would have called you a liar. But we’re here. The creators of TV shows are too often afraid to break the status quo, and while people coming to a realisation about their sexuality is seen often in the real world, the same cannot be said of pop culture. Why risk jeprodising a beloved character for the sake of representation, ay? But in this case, it actually happened. The whole 'are you in love with your best friend' storyline Queer people falling for their friends is a common, but tired, aspect of identity to see on a TV show. At this point, we’ve seen it a dozen types, both in real life and on screen. However, I question why they’d even introduce this storyline if there wasn’t some kind of payoff. Why bring Tommy back into Buck’s life after their messy breakup if it wasn’t to kick off Buck and Eddie eventually getting together? Ryan Guzman and Oliver Stark are totally for Eddie and Buck Look, the actors don’t necessarily have to be on board for a storyline; after all, they are there to do a job, and the writers and directors ultimately decide the progression. But it sure does help, and Buck and Eddie’s actors seem more than ready to broach the topic. “We’re closer than ever this season; I can only really tease that,” Eddie’s actor, Ryan Guzman, said on the red carpet. “There are a lot of changes in the relationship, in how we interact, and all those things. We are trying to give the audience what they want.” Oliver Stark, who plays Buck, admitted to crying in the shower over the TikTok edits, explaining: “If they ended up taking Ryan’s character in that direction, and it feels right for the story, I’m always open to it. “I’m always open to whatever feels like is the right path for these characters. I think you can’t ever do it for those reasons. If you’re going to do it, it has to be because the story dictates that it should move in that direction. If that does end up being the case, then of course. Yeah. I’m all for it.” It’s a Ryan Murphy project In case you didn’t know, 9-1-1 is made by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, the minds behind shows such as Glee, American Horror Story, Pose, Scream Queens, and The Politician. It should really not need pointing out, but these shows are packed full of queer representation. We’ve already got it in 9-1-1, too, from Henrietta Wilson being a proud lesbian to dispatch’s Josh being an out and proud gay. Let’s add Eddie to the mix. Eddie leaving for Texas

The biggest clues we are FINALLY getting the Eddie and Buck relationship in 9-1-1

For once, shipping two characters is not complete delusion

Black Mirror

Stars of Black Mirror’s Common People unpack hidden meaning of *that* ending and I’m in shock

We are all missing a potentially huge point

Clint

Ouch! Clint’s MAFS audition tape proves Lauren is the worst possible match for him

‘She gave me this sob story that she couldn’t pay her rent’

Lily Phillips

OnlyFans loophole to rigid rules: Inside Lily Phillips’ wild group chat for her sperm bank event

It’s happening this weekend, see you there??

Black Mirror

The Black Mirror season seven cast is seriously stacked so here’s where you know them from

Season seven might be the most star-studded yet

ac

A notorious racist meme is being used in Assassin’s Creed Shadows gameplay and it needs to stop

Can we please leave the meme back in 2016?!

Sophie Rain

Christian OnlyFans model Sophie Rain reveals who is responsible for her $43 million net worth

Sophie Rain has got a powerful person backing her

North Sentinel Island

Influencer arrested after giving the infamous North Sentinel Island tribe a can of Diet Coke

It’s the same tribe that killed the Christian missionary in 2018

Looking back at the wild transformation of The Hunger Games’ Sam Claflin after his thirst trap

Sam recently (and unintentionally) sent TikTok into a meltdown

Awhina

Awhina outright refused to watch her season of MAFS Australia and here’s the sad reason

She won’t be showing her son MAFS Australia

Jacqui

Oh god, MAFS’ Jacqui and Clint have responded to the claim their proposal was a fake PR stunt

Whatever you say Jacqui, whatever you say

Paul

MAFS Australia’s Paul is actually from France, so here’s the celeb-ridden swanky area he’s from

Paul likes to whack out the French to impress women

Universal

Universal Studios is finally coming to the UK: All the juicy details and attractions to expect

The opening date is much sooner than you might think

Jamie’s shock to Awhina calling it fake: The MAFS cast react to Jacqui and Clint’s ‘PR’ proposal

‘Clint has become her biggest enabler’

Bonnie Blue

‘I’m sorry daddy’: Bonnie Blue captures her ‘most naughty’ act yet and it’s so cringy

‘Let’s get in before the police catch us’

Hayley

OnlyFans model says she works harder than most other women who ‘send some emails’ and go home

Hayley Davies is pulling 15-hour days, apparently

Scream

After conflicting reports, Jenna Ortega reveals why she really left the Scream franchise

Jenna dismissed rumours in a new interview

Morena

‘She’s a psycho’: MAFS producer hits back at Morena’s claims she received a ‘bad edit’

Morena has blamed ‘the edit’ on more than one occasion

Lucia

Man from the ‘bored nightclub girl’ meme reveals what really happened on that viral night

He spoke to her ’15 times’ that night

Clint

Body language expert reveals if Clint and Jacqui’s post-MAFS proposal was real or staged

‘There’s a reason things look and feel unnatural’