Yasmin Rufo is a culture and entertainment reporter for BBC News, working across digital, TV and radio.

She covers film, television, books, internet culture and the stories shaping audiences today, reporting on everything from major entertainment events and red carpets to social trends and long-form features. 

Alongside writing for BBC News, she regularly reports live on air, presents entertainment coverage across BBC platforms, creates social-first content and interviews some of the biggest names in entertainment.

Her interviews have included Leonardo DiCaprio, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Chris Hemsworth, Pedro Pascal and Blake Lively, while her reporting has covered major releases and events from studios and platforms including Disney, Netflix, Prime Video and Warner Bros.

Her work has appeared on BBC Breakfast, the BBC News Channel, BBC News at Six and Ten, and the Today programme.

She has a particular interest in youth culture, digital trends and how audiences engage with entertainment online.

Yasmin was shortlisted for New Journalist of the Year at the British Journalism Awards 2024 and is a John Schofield Trust Fellow.

Yasmin is fluent in Italian and Spanish.