LGBTQ news and entertainment
One of my favorite Chippendales, James Davis, appeared on the Dr. Drew Show on HLN last night.
With the opening of the MAGIC MIKE movie, a lot of attention is being focused on the male revue, and James had some clear answers about what some of the popular misconceptions are about shows like the Chippendales.
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| Sam Faiers helps Jon Howes get ready for the show as Billie lends a hand to Dave Abrams |
Billie Faiers and younger sister Sam were the centre of attention as they arrived at The Chippendales Las Vegas show at the Rio Hotel and Casino.
The TOWIE stars weren’t afraid to show off as they posed with two of the hunky men before enjoying the full scale production.
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| Party at the Faiers table as Chippendale Jon Howes gives Billie a squeeze |
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| A little shopping after the show |
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| Sam and Billie Faiers get a table side visit from a Chippendale |
(photo credit: Scott Harrison)
Alight “kids” – looks ready for Vegas to me…
Channing Tatum, during a photo shoot for OUT Magazine, talks about his highly-anticipated MAGIC MIKE movie. The movie is very loosely based on his own experiences as a 19 year old who took a job in a male strip show.
Tatum didn’t intend to be a stripper. He heard an announcement on the radio and thought he might as well add it to his resume of random jobs — framing houses, working at a puppy nursery, selling credit cards to students — that sustained his hardcore club life. “I never enjoyed the taking-the-clothes-off part,” he recalls. “You are on a stage with people yelling at you, and you feel you’re a rock star, but you’re nothing — you’re just a guy taking off his clothes, looking like a fool in a stupid outfit.”
In comparing the movie male revue to the Chippendales, Channing says “what Chippendales does is a big, Vegas type show. This is a smaller, rinky-dink, small town type show.”
In addition to MAGIC MIKE, Channing shares about his humble upbringing. He grew up in Alabama, in what he calls a straight-up middle-class family. His dad was a roofer, until he fell off a roof and damaged his back. His mom worked for AAA. He describes his older sister as “the dog’s bollocks, just the sickest chick on the face of the planet,” and is candid about the world he grew up in.
“My uncle Bruce is about as country as you get,” he says. “He’s not OK with interracial stuff, probably, and I don’t think he’d met a gay man before my wedding. Where I’m from, there’s not a lot of out gay men.”
Read the whole interview and see the pics at Out.com
A quick dip in the pool makes the day start great, doesn’t it?
Chippendales Sami Eskelin. I’m refreshed now – how, about you?
I was at the Chippendales Theater tonight in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino where Joey Lawrence has his red carpet and opening night as the new Celebrity Guest Host/MC at Chippendales.
Joey posed in the iconic Chippendales “Cuffs & Collars”, then took some pics with two of Chippendales finest, JJ and Sami.
He then gave several interviews for Extra, Inside Edition and the local QTV.
The whole time Joey was very upbeat, laughing and playing with the photographers and reporters.
More pics later from the performance. Enjoy!
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| Joey Lawrence poses in the Chippendales iconic “Cuffs & Collar” |
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| Chippendales JJ and Sami flank Joey Lawrence on the red carpet for the photographers |
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| Joey Lawrence giving interview time to Inside Edition |
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| I had to reach above the photographers to get a pic of the two very sexy Chippendales on hand JJ (left) and Sami (right) |
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| Media pass |
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| Photo: Arlene Richie |
The men of Chippendales celebrated their 4,000th performance in Las Vegas at the Rio Hotel and Casino last night.
This makes Chippendales one of the longest running shows in Las Vegas. And the women keep coming…
Next week the men of Chippendales welcome their newest celeb guest host Joey Lawrence for a three week run.
Rock on.
Joey Lawrence talks about his upcoming run as Celebrity Guest MC/Singer for Chippendales in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel.
His run will begin June 7th and run through June 24th.
It’s going to get even hotter than usual in Las Vegas this summer as the Chippendales will welcome the talented (and hot) Joey Lawrence as their special celebrity guest MC and singer.
For three weeks starting June 7th through June 24th, Joey Lawrence will flex his muscles and vocal cords as he sings, dances and hosts the #1 male revue in Las Vegas.
I’m sure a LOT of the crunchy gossip blogs out there will spin this as “Joey is a stripper” but I hear he will not be “stripping” as his duties will fall more in the category of singing and hosting the show. Although, with a body like Joey’s I’m hoping he may at least take off his shirt at some point.
Joey’s appearance coincides with the roll out of the highly anticipated “Magic Mike” movie by Steven Soderbergh starring Channing Tatum, Joe Manganiello, Alex Pettyfer and Matthew McConaughey opening June 29th. The movie is loosely based on Channing Tatum’s own experience as a dancer in an all-male revue. Considering the all-star hunky cast of the film, expect the movie to make even more women head to Las Vegas and the Chippendales at the Rio All-Suites Hotel.
Joey became a teen sensation and star in the 90ʼs hit television series “Blossom,” where his character Joey Russo emerged as a breakout character. Today, Lawrence stars on the #1 ABC Family series “Melissa & Joey,” with Melissa Joan Hart, which is about to begin its second season.
In 2007, Lawrence made his Broadway debut in Chicago. More recently, he was a finalist on ABC’s Dancing with the Stars and toured with the stage version of the show throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Joey’s has also had success in the music world: his international hit single “Nothing My Love Can’t Fix” hit #10 on Billboard Top 40 Mainstream charts.
Chippendales Jaymes Vaughan and James Davis at Lake Mead.
Water looks fine folks, jump in…