This is a list of people who have appeared on the front cover of Attitude, a gay lifestyle magazine that is printed monthly in the United Kingdom. If the person is openly LGBT, their identity will be mentioned in parentheses; sources can be found in the people's articles.
As of May 2010, Attitude created 151 magazines of which 106 covers have been dedicated to straight celebrities or politicians. Only 45 covers have been dedicated to gay celebrities. The longest stretch straight celebrities have not appeared on the cover is two months. Editor Matthew Todd has claimed has suggested there are not enough famous gay people to have them on the cover constantly and has made a point of putting celebrities on the cover such as Beth Ditto (first gay woman on an Attitude cover) and Kele Okereke (first black gay man on an Attitude cover). In January 2020, activists Yasmin Benoit and Anick Soni became the first asexual and intersex people on the cover, respectively.
Date | Cover | Notes | |
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May 1994 | Boy George (gay) | First issue | |
June 1994 | Peter Cunnah | Lead singer of D:Ream | |
July 1994 | Pedro Almodóvar (gay) | ||
August 1994 | Neil Tennant (gay) | Lead vocalist of the Pet Shop Boys | |
September 1994 | Diana Ross | ||
October 1994 | Suede (lead singer Brett Anderson is bisexual) | ||
November 1994 | Naomi Campbell | ||
December 1994 | Jean-Paul Gaultier (had a boyfriend) | ||
January 1995 | Marc Almond (gay) | ||
February 1995 | Oscar Wilde (gay) | ||
March 1995 | Marcus Schenkenberg | ||
April 1995 | Brad Pitt | ||
July 1995 | Chris O'Donnell | ||
August 1995 | Madonna (bisexual) | ||
October 1995 | Matt Dillon | ||
November 1995 | Jarvis Cocker | Lead singer of Pulp | |
December 1995 | Damon Albarn | Lead singer of Blur (queer/has not put label) | |
February 1996 | Tony Mortimer | From East 17 | |
May 1996 | Stephen Dorff | ||
June 1996 | George Clooney | ||
July 1996 | Robbie Williams | ||
August 1996 | Ross Kemp | ||
September 1996 | Roy Fairhurst | ||
October 1996 | Anthony McPartlin & Declan Donnelly | ||
January 1997 | Jonathan Kerrigan | Appeared in Casualty | |
April 1997 | Paul Sculfor | ||
May 1997 | Keanu Reeves | ||
July 1997 | Caprice Bourret | ||
September 1997 | Kylie Minogue | ||
October 1997 | Ronan Keating | (with Boyzone featured inside) | |
November 1997 | Gary Barlow | ||
December 1997 | Andrew Lincoln | ||
March 1998 | Clive Owen | ||
April 1998 | Adam Rickitt | ||
July 1998 | Jason Priestley | ||
August 1998 | Kavana (gay) | ||
September 1998 | Spice Girls | ||
October 1998 | Robbie Williams | ||
December 1998 | Marilyn Manson | ||
January 1999 | Kathy Burke | ||
February 1999 | Ryan Phillippe | ||
March 1999 | Philip Olivier | ||
May 1999 | Adam Rickitt | 5th Birthday Issue | |
June 1999 | Johan Paulik | ||
July 1999 | Boy George (gay) | ||
August 1999 | Geri Halliwell | ||
September 1999 | Mark Ledsham (gay) | Mr Gay UK 1999 | |
October 1999 | Will Mellor | ||
December 1999 | Stephen Gately (gay) | ||
February 2000 | Vinnie Jones | ||
March 2000 | Matt Damon | ||
April 2000 | James Carlton | ||
May 2000 | Jason "J" Brown | Member of the boy band 5ive | |
June 2000 | Fran Healy | From Travis | |
July 2000 | Harry Livingston French | ||
August 2000 | Dermot O'Leary | ||
September 2000 | Kylie Minogue | ||
October 2000 | Max Beesley | ||
December 2000 | Darren Ramsay | ||
January 2001 | Ben Adams | (with A1 featured inside) | |
February 2001 | Adam Rickitt | ||
March 2001 | Will Mellor | ||
May 2001 | Ivan Massow (gay) | ||
June 2001 | Pet Shop Boys (member Neil Tennant is gay) & cast of Closer to Heaven | ||
July 2001 | Aiden Shaw (gay) | ||
September 2001 | Philip Olivier | ||
October 2001 | Brian Dowling (gay) | ||
November 2001 | Lee Latchford-Evans | ||
December 2001 | Elton John (gay) | ||
January 2002 | David Paisley (gay) | (Youth Issue) | |
February 2002 | Craig Doyle | ||
April 2002 | Tom Stephan | ||
June 2002 | David Beckham | ||
September 2002 | Rupert Everett (gay) | ||
October 2002 | Daniel MacPherson | ||
November 2002 | Justin Timberlake | ||
December 2002 | Kylie Minogue and William Baker | ||
January 2003 | Cristian Solimeno | ||
March 2003 | Jeremy Sheffield (gay) | ||
April 2003 | Ian Somerhalder | ||
June 2003 | Scott Neal | ||
July 2003 | New York Go-Go Boys | ||
August 2003 | The cast of Will & Grace | ||
September 2003 | Nigel Harman | ||
October 2003 | Jarrod Batchelor (gay) | Mr Gay UK 2003 | |
November 2003 | Will Young (gay) | ||
December 2003 | Gary Lucy | ||
January 2004 | Michael Stipe (queer) | ||
February 2004 | Marcus Patric | ||
March 2004 | Bruno Langley | ||
April 2004 | Matthew Rush (gay) | ||
May 2004 | George Michael (gay) | ||
June 2004 | Jake Shears (gay) | ||
July 2004 | James Alexandrou | ||
August 2004 | Dieux du Stade | ||
September 2004 | Jordan & Phil Turner | ||
October 2004 | Geri Halliwell | ||
November 2004 | Robbie Williams | ||
December 2004 | Matt Lucas (gay) & David Walliams | ||
January 2005 | Jonathan Rhys Meyers | ||
February 2005 | Charlie Simpson from Busted[1] | Youth Issue | |
March 2005 | Jeremy Sheffield (gay) | ||
April 2005 | Tony Blair | ||
May 2005 | Nick Atkinson | Naked issue | |
June 2005 | Charlotte Church | ||
July 2005 | Johnny Borrell | ||
August 2005 | Lee Ryan | ||
September 2005 | John Barrowman (gay) | ||
October 2005 | Roman Heart | ||
November 2005 | Madonna (bisexual) | ||
December 2005 | Elton John (gay) & husband David Furnish | ||
January 2006 | Heath Ledger | ||
February 2006 | Will Young (gay) | ||
March 2006 | Preston | ||
April 2006 | Freddie Ljungberg | ||
May 2006 | Jamie Dornan | ||
June 2006 | Danny Dyer | ||
July 2006 | Shayne Ward | ||
August 2006 | Scissor Sisters (members Jake Shears, Babydaddy and Del Marquis are gay) | ||
September 2006 | Christina Aguilera | ||
October 2006 | Aiden Shaw (gay) | ||
November 2006 | Take That | ||
December 2006 | cast of the movie Shortbus | ||
February 2007 | McFly | ||
March 2007 | Mitch Hewer & Nicholas Hoult | from Skins (Youth Issue) | |
April 2007 | Mika (gay) | ||
June 2007 | Rufus Wainwright (gay) | ||
Aug/Sept 2007 | Darren Hayes (gay) | ||
October 2007 | Mitch Hewer | 'Gays on TV' issue | |
November 2007 | Kylie Minogue | ||
December 2007 | Mark Feehily (gay) & ex-boyfriend Kevin McDaid | ||
January 2008 | Ed Speelers | Youth Issue | |
February 2008 | Chad White (The Hot Issue) | ||
March 2008 | Dan Gillespie Sells (gay) | Lead Singer of band The Feeling | |
April 2008 | Jody Latham | Actor from Shameless | |
June 2008 | Sam Sparro (gay) | ||
July 2008 | Dominic Cooper | ||
August 2008 | Steve Jones | ||
September 2008 | Dan Gillespie Sells, Mark Feehily, Ian McKellen and Alan Carr (all gay) | Youth Issue | |
October 2008 | Will Young (gay) | ||
November 2008 | Girls Aloud | ||
December 2008 | Tom Hardy | ||
January 2009 | Take That | Individual covers of each member | |
February 2009 | James Franco | Interview with Franco about Milk | |
March 2009 | Gethin Jones | ||
April 2009 | Ash Stymest | 15th anniversary issue | |
May 2009 | Ben Adams | Naked issue | |
June 2009 | Beth Ditto (lesbian) | Lead singer of The Gossip | |
July 2009 | Sacha Baron Cohen | as his character Brüno | |
August 2009 | Daniel Radcliffe | Harry Potter star | |
September 2009 | Nick Youngquest | Australian Rugby star | |
October 2009 | Ben Cohen | English Rugby star | |
November 2009 | Will Young (gay) | Guest Editor | |
December 2009 | Sean Maguire | ||
January 2010 | Elliott Tittensor | Actor from Shameless | |
February 2010 | Gareth Thomas (gay) | ||
March 2010 | David Cameron | Leader of the Conservative party - double cover | |
April 2010 | John Partridge (gay) | ||
May 2010 | Danny Young | Naked Issue | |
Summer 2010 | Kele Okereke (gay) | Lead singer of the band Bloc Party | |
June 2010 | Jake Shears (gay) | Frontman of the band Scissor Sisters | |
July 2010 | Kylie Minogue | Singer | |
August 2010 | McFly | Pop band | |
September 2010 | Danny Miller | The Issues Issue | |
October 2010 | Jimmy Anderson | England Cricket player | |
November 2010 | Stephen Fry (gay) | The Role Models Issue | |
December 2010 | 12 Gay Porn Stars: Junior Stellano, Alex Marte, Zack Elliott, Bailey Morgan, Blu Kennedy, Colton Ford, Erik Rhodes, Hayden Harris, François Sagat, Will Jameson, Eddie Diaz and Arpad Miklos | The Sex Issue | |
January 2011 | Ricky Martin (gay) | 200th issue | |
February 2011 | Harry Judd | ||
March 2011 | Kirk Norcross and Mark Wright | Stars of The Only Way Is Essex | |
April 2011 | Kelvin Fletcher | Emmerdale Actor | |
May 2011 | Blue | Naked issue. Boy band representing UK in Eurovision Song Contest 2011 | |
Summer 2011 | Steven Davies (gay) | Cricketer | |
June 2011 | Matthew Morrison | ||
July 2011 | Rupert Grint | ||
August 2011 | Ciarán Griffiths | ||
September 2011 | Max George | ||
October 2011 | Greg Remmy | The Sex Issue | |
November 2011 | David Gandy | ||
December 2011 | JLS | ||
January 2012 | Harry Judd | ||
February 2012 | Tom Ellis | ||
March 2012 | Daniel Radcliffe | The Youth Issue | |
April 2012 | Marcus Collins (gay) | The Style Issue | |
May 2012 | LCpl James Wharton and Thom McCaffrey | 18th Birthday Edition | |
Summer 2012 | Mark Wright | ||
June 2012 | Gareth Thomas (gay) | The Naked Issue | |
July 2012 | Cheyenne Jackson (gay) | ||
August 2012 | Thom Evans | ||
September 2012 | Nicola Roberts and Henry Holland/Tyson Beckford | The Style Issue (2 covers) | |
October 2012 | Greg Rutherford, Robbie Grabarz, Steve Lewis, Luke Campbell and Pete Reed | Olympic Issue | |
November 2012 | Ian McKellen, George Michael, (both gay) Peter Tatchell, Charlie Condou, Marina and the Diamonds, Harry Judd, Nick Grimshaw (also gay) and Gary Barlow | Attitude Awards issue (8 covers) | |
December 2012 | John Whaite (has a boyfriend) | Christmas issue | |
January 2013 | Jonnie Peacock[2] | Review of 2012 - London Paralympic 2012 gold medal winner | |
February 2013 | Matt Jarvis[3] | ||
March 2013 | Shayne Ward[4] | Naked Issue | |
April 2013 | James Franco[5] | Style Issue | |
May 2013 | David Witts[6] | Actor from EastEnders | |
Summer 2013 | Ben Foden[7] | England Rugby Union international player | |
June 2013 | Union J[8] (members George Shelley, Jaymi Hensley are gay) | The Youth Issue | |
July 2013 | James Haskell[9] | The Future Issue | |
August 2013 | Sol Heras[10] | Coronation Street actor | |
September 2013 | Tom Cullen[11] | Style Issue | |
October 2013 | McFly[12] | The Music Issue | |
November 2013 | Alan Turing (gay), Ellie Goulding, Cher, Daniel Radcliffe, Ben Cohen, John Grant[13] | Attitude Awards 2013 (Six different covers[14]) | |
December 2013 | Lady Gaga[15] (bisexual) | ||
January 2014 | Ashley Taylor Dawson[16] | The Sex Issue | |
February 2014 | Philip Olivier[17] | Travel Issue | |
March 2014 | Dan Osborne, Kirk Norcross, Greg Rutherford, Sylvain Longchambon[18] | The Naked Issue (four different covers) | |
April 2014 | Robbie Rogers[19] (gay) | The Style Issue | |
Love and Marriage Special | John Whaite & boyfriend Paul Atkins[20] | Love & Marriage special issue (to commemorate the legalisation of same sex marriage in England and Wales) | |
May 2014 | Harry Judd,[21] Kylie Minogue,[22] Ed Miliband,[23] Jonathan Groff[24] (gay), Danny Dyer and Sam Strike[25] | 20 Years of Attitude (five different covers) | |
Summer 2014 | Ben Hardy[26] | ||
June 2014 | Louis Smith[27] | ||
July 2014 | Thom Evans[28] | ||
August 2014 | Tom Daley[29] (gay) | ||
September 2014 | Andrew Scott[30] (gay) | The Style Issue | |
October 2014 | Gareth Thomas and his boyfriend Ian[31] | Film Special | |
November 2014 | Dan Osborne, Tom Daley, Graham Norton, Sharon Stone, Boy George, Waheed Alli, Nicola Adams, Paloma Faith, and Ben Schnetzer[32] | Awards Issue (Nine Different Covers) | |
December 2014 | Olly Murs and Nick Jonas[33] | The Pop Issue | |
January 2015 | Chris Mears, Martin Cremin, Tom Haffield, and Ieuan Lloyd[34] | The Sex Issue | |
February 2015 | The cast of Cucumber | "Collectors Edition" | |
March 2015 | Duncan James | "The Naked issue" | |
April 2015 | RuPaul[35] (gay) | ||
May 2015 | Adam Lambert[36] (gay) | ||
Summer 2015 | Freddie Highmore | ||
June 2015 | Matthew Lewis | ||
July 2015 | Christian Webb, Duncan Craig, Matthew Naz Mahmood-Ogston, Emmanuel Okoghenu, Toni Hogg, Ayla Holdom, George Montague, Moud Goba, Jonny Benjamin, Jonathan Blake, Asifa Lahore | "21st Birthday Special", Launch of Attitude Pride Awards | |
August 2015 | Lance Bass & his husband Michael Turchin, Dino Fetscher, Charlie King, Sanjay Sood-Smith | ||
September 2015 | Ben Thompson | ||
October 2015 | Liam Payne | ||
November 2015 | Keegan Hirst | ||
December 2015 | Zachary Quinto | ||
January 2016 | Olly Alexander | ||
February 2016 | Gleb Savchenko | Travel Special | |
March 2016 | Gus Kenworthy | ||
April 2016 | The Pet Shop Boys | ||
May 2016 | Michael Sam | All American Issue | |
Summer 2016 | |||
June 2016 | Laith Ashley and Matthew Lister | Swimwear and Underwear Special (Two Different Covers) Laith Ashley is the Trans man who cover the magazine | |
July 2016 | Prince William[37] | He became the first member of Britain's royal family to appear on the cover of a gay magazine when he appeared on the cover of the July issue of Attitude; in the cover story, he also became the first British royal to openly condemn the bullying of the gay community.[38] | |
August 2016 | Tribute to the 49 victims of Orlando nightclub shooting | ||
September 2016 | Jussie Smollett and Naomi Campbell | The Style Issue | |
October 2016 | Nyle DiMarco | The Queer Theatre Issue | |
November 2016 | Alan Carr, Andreja Pejić, MNEK, Omar Sharif Jr, Pietro Boselli, and Wentworth Miller | Awards Special Six Different Covers | |
December 2016 | Robbie Williams | ||
January 2017 | Christine and the Queens | Year in review | |
February 2017 | Tom Daley | The Body Issue | |
March 2017 | Gus Kenworthy | Love & Valentine's Special | |
April 2017 | Emma Watson & Dan Stevens | The Style Issue | |
May 2017 | Tyler Oakley, Todrick Hall & Joanne the Scammer | Generation Hope Issue Three Different Covers | |
Summer 2017 | Adam Peaty & Amini Fonua[39] | ||
June 2017 | Charlie Carver | ||
July 2017 | Declan McKenna | ||
August 2017 | Gavan Hennigan | ||
December 2017 | Jake Shears | ||
January 2018 | Justin Trudeau | ||
February 2018 | Anthony Rapp & Wilson Cruz | ||
March 2018 | Anthony Bowens | ||
April 2018 | Courtney Act & James Corden | The Style Issue Two Different Covers | |
May 2018 | Ricky Martin & Kylie Minogue | ||
Summer 2018 | Adam Lambert | ||
June 2018 | Troye Sivan & Ian McKellen | ||
July 2018 | The Fab Five | The Fab Five of Netflix's Queer Eye | |
August 2018 | Zander Hodgson & Dominic Cooper | ||
September 2018 | Edward Enninful, Nicola Formichetti & Olivier Rousteing | ||
October 2018 | Rami Malek, Andy Cohen & Cher | ||
November 2018 | Adam Rippon, Jess Glynne, Boy George & George Takei | ||
December 2018 | Sean Hayes & Little Mix | ||
January 2019 | Donatella Versace & Cheyenne Jackson | ||
February 2019 | Bianca Del Rio & Alex Landi | ||
March 2019 | Dsquared2 | ||
April 2019 | Matthew Camp | ||
May 2019 | Colton Haynes, Hamed Sinno & Ben Hunte | 25th anniversary issue | |
June 2019 | Taron Egerton | ||
July 2019 | Sam Salter & Murray Bartlett | ||
August 2019 | Yvie Oddly | ||
September 2019 | Yungblud & Denek Kania | ||
October 2019 | Gus Kenworthy and Laith Ashley, Renee Zelweger & Ross Mathews | ||
November 2019 | Sam Smith, Ranj Singh, Mika, Joan Collins, Christine and the Queens & Ava Max | ||
December 2019 | Brian J. Smith & Bang Bang Romeo | ||
January 2020 | Lorraine Kelly, Matty Healy, Munroe Bergdorf, Scottee, Tanya Compas, Lewis Oakley, Anick Soni, & Yasmin Benoit | Activists & Allies Issue | |
February 2020 | Graziano Di Prima & Todrick Hall (gay) | ||
March 2020 | Ryan Beatty (gay) & Sami Outalbali | The Body Issue | |
April 2020 | Connor Jessup (gay) | The Style Issue | |
May 2020 | Diplo and Orville Peck (gay), Marcelino Sambé (gay) | ||
Summer 2020 | Gigi Goode | The Pride & Prejudice Issue | |
June 2020 | Alam Wernik | ||
July 2020 | Declan McKenna | ||
August 2020 | Jake Picking & Dexter Mayfield | ||
September 2020 | Jaida Essence Hall & Robert Sheehan | ||
October 2020 | Jim Parsons, Zachary Quinto, Matt Bomer, Andrew Rannells, Charlie Carver, Robin de Jesús (gay) | ||
November 2020 | Nico Tortorella (bisexual) | ||
December 2020 | Dua Lipa | ||
January 2021 | Luke Evans | ||
February 2021 | Pete Buttigieg (gay), Jonathan Bailey (gay), Arlo Parks (bisexual) | ||
March 2021 | Max Harwood (gay) | ||
April 2021 | Gottmik (trans) | Style Issue | |
May 2021 | Russell Tovey (gay) | ||
Summer 2021 | |||
June 2021 | François Sagat | ||
July 2021 | |||
August 2021 | |||
September 2021 | |||
October 2021 | |||
November 2021 | |||
December 2021 | |||
January 2022 | Josh Cavallo | ||
February 2022 | Will Prior | ||
March/April 2022 | Waylon Smithers | ||
May/June 2022 | Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Will Gao, Yasmin Finney | Heartstopper Cast | |