THEGAYUK

Day: 5 January 2017

  • There’s an adult Panto in Bournemouth… Oh Yes There Is!

    There’s an adult Panto in Bournemouth… Oh Yes There Is!

    Panto season’s over? “Oh No It Isn’t”! Following on from last year’s hugely successful run of Sleeping Beauty, Bournemouth’s first ever alternative panto, the cast are at it again only this time they’re getting to grips with Jack’s Stalk.

    Jack ‘N His Big Stalk

    The wonderful Bourne Free (Bournemouth Pride) team in association with Over The Rainbow charity, who help with all sexual health issues, are pleased to see the return of some of their beloved stars from last year, including: Lucinda Lashes (Ben), Paul Lawrence Thomas (Cosmic), Cassie (Lea Martin), Cassidy Connors (Wesley Sebastian), Richard Facer and Jason Burch.

    It seems the stalk is not the only thing getting bigger though down in Bournemouth as two new stars, Sheila Tackya (Xchange Club Hostess) and Vielida Moppe (UK Drag Idol winner 2016), will be joining the panto family who, due to popular demand last year, will be offering a much longer run.

    We advise you BOOK NOW as tickets will sell out fast for this guaranteed night of hilarity and innuendo! Over 16’s recommended.

    The show runs from the 18th – 22nd January 2017 at the Shelley Theatre, Bournemouth. Tickets can be purchased from shelleytheatre.admit-one.eu

    Bourne Free Pride takes place the weekend of 30th June – 2nd July 2017.

     

     

     

     

  • 5 tips on how to keep your New Years resolutions

    5 tips on how to keep your New Years resolutions

    Midnight hits and we all imagine that we can become a different person; the parts of ourselves that are less than perfect come under intense scrutiny. And indeed it is certainly a bleak outlook; only 8% keep to their resolutions, with most of the drop off being within the first week. So how do I commit to my new year’s resolution and actually make it work for me.

    CREDIT: Alen-D / Big Stock

    1) Planning
    Ok boring I know, but if you want to be successful in any way you need to prepare. This comes in many forms. For example, if you are trying a healthy eating plan, the leftover food and chocolates will only act as temptation. If you are joining a gym or taking part in any sports activity, make sure you have the correct equipment ready to go. A calendar is your best weapon on making any form of change as it will help you integrate the change around your existing lifestyle and responsibilities.

    2) Be realistic
    This is key to why most resolutions fail. It can be that people want the end goal without working towards it. With some things you may see immediate results and feel the benefit however most life changing goals are slow burners. For example, if you want to quit smoking are you equipped to go cold turkey on the first of January after smoking 20 a day for the last three years? With any form of addiction either replacement or substitution is proven to be more effective in the long term.

    3) Motivation
    So you’ve made the resolutions, you’ve tweeted it, set it up on Facebook so the world can see how serious you are about it. Why are you doing it? If it wasn’t New Year’s Eve and everybody else wasn’t making outrageous claims would you still care about your goal. Realistically making any change in life is hard. With anything in life we have peaks and troughs in activity and it is motivation that pulls us through the low periods.

    If you are joining a gym there is also a financial implication that will be in place long after January has faded. If you are making a lifestyle change, you need to be able to follow through on.

    4) Fad to Habit
    Different experts hold different opinions on how long it takes for a habit to form. The general census seems to land it between 21-28 days before the new activity has become part of your routine. If you make it past the first month you are doing excellently but habits can still be broken and it is not safe to assume that you have made a change for life

    5) Be kind to yourself
    Strict and firm boundaries are important to adapting to any lifestyle changes. You’ll tell yourself it doesn’t matter if you miss today’s gym session or had a smoke while you were drunk. It does – you’ve broken the promise you made to yourself.

    However, it’s not worth chucking away all the progress you’ve made so far. You’re human and you made a mistake, it’s worth remembering that Rome wasn’t built in a day and Ben Cohen didn’t get unreasonably hot over night!

  • It’s the 12th night – so are you taking down your tree today?

    So today it’s the 12th night after Christmas and it’s time to say goodbye to your lovely Christmas tree and decorations.

    when should you take down your Christmas tree
    CREDIT: Pixababy

    It’s the 5th of January and it’s customary to take down the crimbo decs and dump the Christmas tree – or put it in the loft for another year. Some think that you should wait until the 6th when it’s the Epiphany.

    So what happens if you don’t take down your Christmas decorations, well, apparently some believe a year of terrible luck will be visited upon you and your household if you don’t take your tree down on the 12th night after Christmas, but we think it’s more about making room for all those Valentine’s presents.

    Did you know the Christmas tree is actually a Pagan Christmas origin according to Anthony Simpson a Pagan writer here at THEGAYUK, they saw evergreen as symbolic of the eternal cycles of nature: birth, life, death and re-birth. The re-birth always being seen as a result of the sun’s return. There are actually five things that the Pagans introduced which are now considered Christmas traditions.

     

     

     

     

  • Austin reveals a bit more than his leg tattoos

    Austin reveals a bit more than his leg tattoos

    Celebrity Big Brother Austin has revealed a little bit more than his leg tattoos.

    We’re wondering if Austin Armacost really knew how penisy this picture was!

    Taking to Instagram the reality TV star revealed his two new leg tattoos, but we find ourselves drawn to another area of his body. To see it CLICK HERE (NSFW)

  • Calum Best uploads topless hotness days before entering the BB house

    Calum Best uploads topless hotness days before entering the BB house

    Celebrity Big Brother star Calum has uploaded some rather hot pictures to a site popular with gay men, just days before he went into the Big Brother house…

    CREDIT: Channel 5

    The reality star Calum Best certainly knows how to please the crowd. He uploaded a series of gym selfies just days before he entered the CBB compound. Taking to GuysWithiPhones.com (NSFW), a website incredibly popular with gay men, he uploaded two selfies showing the full extent of his body tattoos and his well toned bod. The star, 35, has a design that covers the majority of his torso.

    Calum Best
    CREDIT: Calum Best

     

    Calum Best
    Calum Best

     

    When you compare his tattoos to pictures taken in 2015 you can see how much ink work he’s had done.  The picture below was taken in November 2015.

    Calum Best
    Calum Best

     

    Speaking about entering the house Calum revealed that he likes to be tested and learning from new experiences. He said that his last stint in the house was a “very memorable experience that only really worked well for me and my mindset”.

  • A study finds that Male/Female WC signage could be replaced by room descriptions

    A study finds that Male/Female WC signage could be replaced by room descriptions

    A research team were granted £50,000 to study whether terms to describe public toilets were accessible. They’ve released their findings.

    A research team from Sheffield Hallam University were awarded nearly £50,000 in June last year, from the Arts and Humanities Research Council to research the way public toilets are designed, “in an effort to assess if they are fit for purpose for the UK’s diverse 21st Century society.”

    The paper , which was published last month, points out that school toilets are one of the first places where children learn that “disabled and queer bodies are out of place”.

    The research is now complete and they managed to find some interesting ways of ensuring that people don’t feel left out or marginalised when using public facilities. The 7000-word report outlines how some respondents thought that changing the male/female icon with a description of the room’s content could be more helpful.

    Education and Disability Studies researcher Dr Jenny Slater wrote,

    ” A suggestion from participants was to write on the toilet door the contents of the toilet cubicle, e.g. toilets with urinals, toilets without urinals, larger toilet with grab bars.

    “Participants thought it was important for others to not judge people’s choice of toilet, but to allow people to use whichever space was accessible for them (‘accessible’ being used in the broadest sense of the word).

    “This would mean critically considering the signage on toilet doors in order to understand how toilets do not just illustrate categorisation by gender, disability (and historically, race), but also actively produce such categories.”

  • Adam Rickitt has the thirst cured, 38 and he still has that rippling SIX PACK

    Adam Rickitt has the thirst cured, 38 and he still has that rippling SIX PACK

    Oh, my. The 38-year-old star looks incredible after revealing that he still has his very very famous SIX PACK.

    Adam Rickitt body
    CREDIT: Adam Rickitt / Instagram

    Former soap star turned pop star Adam Rickett knows how to cure the thirst after uploading this hotel selfie revealing that he still has the six pack that made us all go weak at the knees during the 90s.

     

    Speaking to THEGAYUK (issue 3) about how he manages to keep his body in a shipshape condition the 38-year-old star revealed, that he does all his training at home. He also told us that he has to keep his trademark six pack because of an issue with his back. He’s suffered from a chronic back condition since he was 17 and relies on a strong core to keep him mobile.

    He said,

    “I do it all at home. I have a really bad back so from the age of 17 I had to exercise every day otherwise my back gets really knackered.

    I always felt a bit of phoney, because everyone was like “oh my god look at his body” and I was like, well if I don’t I’m f**ked. I still do all the sit-ups and I’ve still got my six-pack.”

     

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  • Britain’s favourite sitcom is…

    Fawlty Towers is the greatest British sitcom of all time and Ab Fab gets a mention too – according to comedians.

    Jennifer Saunders
    at the 2007 TCA Winter Press Tour. Ritz Carlton Huntington Hotel, Pasadena, CA. 01-11-07

    Over 100 professional comedians and actors, including David Baddiel, Jenny Eclair, Reece Shearsmith and Alexei Sayle, were polled to find out their favourite sitcoms, moments and one-liners.

    The John Cleese-starring classic comedy received the most votes in the best sitcom category – despite originally airing over 40 years ago and lasting for just 12 episodes.

    While the favourite one-liner among comics is “Don’t tell him, Pike” from Dad’s Army as said by Captain Mainwaring to Pike when the young Private is asked his name by a German prisoner.

    And the most popular scene is from I’m Alan Partridge and sees Alan meet his biggest fan – only to discover he has an unhealthy obsession with the radio DJ, including a room dedicated to him.

    The research was commissioned by TV channel Gold to celebrate the launch of its first full series of We Have Been Watching

    Comedy critic Bruce Dessau, who compiled the audit of comedians, said,

    “We are well-known across the world for our ‘British sense of humour’, which is shown at its best in many of our best-loved and timeless comedy classics.

    “The art of comedy is almost impossible to define, but many of these characters, lines and sitcoms are brilliant examples of the very best in the history of British TV comedy.”

    Other favourite one-liners include Blackadder’s Lord Flashheart announcing: “I’ve got a plan, and it’s as hot as my pants” as he proposes running away with Kate.

    And Tony Hancock, upon on learning how much blood he has to give during a blood donation, saying,

    “A pint? Why that’s very nearly an armful!”

    In addition to containing the best comedy scene, I’m Alan Partridge is the second most popular sitcom among comedians – with Blackadder in third, The Office in fourth and Father Ted in fifth.

    Alan Partridge also overcame competition from Basil Fawlty, David Brent, Del Boy and The Young Ones’ Rick to be the named favourite male comedy character.

    While Steve Coogan, who plays the radio DJ from Norwich, topped the list of favourite male comedy actors, followed by Rik Mayall, Ronnie Barker and John Cleese.

    Joanna Lumley is the most popular female comedy actor among comedians – ahead of Caroline Aherne, Julia Davis, Penelope Keith and Victoria Wood.

    Absolutely Fabulous duo Patsy Stone and Edina Monsoon came first and second in the favourite female comedy character category – beating The Royle Family’s Denise and Father Ted’s Mrs Doyle.

    Bruce Dessau said,

    “Many of the moments found in this poll can be enjoyed again in a fresh take on the new series We Have Been Watching, as some of the top comedy folk share their views on the funniest moments telly has to offer.”

    We Have Been Watching is the first UKTV Original of 2017 for Gold, which celebrates its 25th birthday this year.

    The channel will also exclusively premiere the brand new series, Henry IX, penned by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais and starring Charles Edwards, Sally Phillips and Kara Tointon.

     

    FAVOURITE BRITISH SITCOM (AS VOTED FOR BY COMEDIANS):

    1. Fawlty Towers
    2. I’m Alan Partridge
    3. Blackadder
    4. The Office
    5. Father Ted
    6. Peep Show
    7. Only Fools and Horses
    8. The Thick of It
    9. Absolutely Fabulous
    10. Porridge

     

    FAVOURITE SCENE FROM A BRITISH TV COMEDY (AS VOTED FOR BY COMEDIANS):

    1. Alan Partridge meets a super-fan who has a room dedicated to Alan Partridge (I’m Alan Partridge)
    2. Tim and Dawn finally get together (The Office)
    3. Basil Fawlty argues with the Germans, stressing “Don’t mention the war!” (Fawlty Towers)
    4. “Don’t tell him Pike” scene with German prisoners. (Dad’s Army)
    5. Del Boy falling through the bar (Only Fools and Horses)
    6. Father Ted and the terrified priests stray into the lingerie department (Father Ted)
    7. Mrs Richards complaining about her room to Basil Fawlty (Fawlty Towers)
    8. The entrance of Lord Flashheart in Blackadder II (Blackadder)
    9. Del Boy and Rodney running as Batman and Robin (Only Fools and Horses)
    10. David Brent begging for his job as he gets fired (The Office)

    FAVOURITE ONE-LINER FROM A BRITISH TV COMEDY (AS VOTED FOR BY COMEDIANS):

    1. Captain Mainwaring to Pike, when Pike is asked his name by a German prisoner: “Don’t tell him Pike.” (Dad’s Army)
    2. Tony Hancock on learning how much blood he has to give during a blood donation: “A pint? Why that’s very nearly an armful!” (Hancock’s Half Hour)
    3. Father Ted explains to Father Dougal the concept of perspective: “These [toy cows] are small. But those [real cows] out there are far away. [Points to toy cow] Small… [Points to real cow] far away.” (Father Ted)
    4. Manuel in response to Basil’s plea to confirm he placed a winning bet on a horse: “I know noth-ing.” (Fawlty Towers)
    5. Alan Partridge pitches programme ideas to the BBC Commissioning Editor, Tony Hayers. After a string of no’s, he desperately puts forward his last programme idea: “Monkey Tennis?” (I’m Alan Partridge)
    6. Patsy judging celebrities as she looks through magazines: “One more facelift on this one, and she’ll have a beard.” (Absolutely Fabulous)
    7. David Brent on the effect of his management skills in the workplace: “I suppose I’ve created an atmosphere where I’m a friend first, and a boss second. Probably an entertainer third.” (The Office)
    8. Alan Partridge explains who Wings are: “They’re only the band The Beatles could have been.” (I’m Alan Partridge)
    9. Lord Flashheart proposes running away together to Kate: “I’ve got a plan, and it’s as hot as my pants.” (Blackadder)
    10. Geraldine Granger introduces herself upon her arrival in Dibley as their new vicar: “You were expecting a bloke: beard, Bible and bad breath. Instead you’ve got a babe with a bob cut and a magnificent bosom.” (The Vicar of Dibley)
  • Some viewers are calling Stacy Francis “homophobic” after calling Austin Armacost “gay boy”

    Some viewers are calling Stacy Francis “homophobic” after calling Austin Armacost “gay boy”

    Some Celebrity Big Brother viewers think that Stacy Francis is “homophobic” after calling  Austin Armacost a “gay boy”.

    viewers think that Stacy Francis was homophobic
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017

    Some fans of the show are calling out Stacy Francis as “homophobic” after asking whether Ray J would be comfortable sleeping in the same bed as “the gay boy”. She was referring to Austin Armacost, who is openly gay.

    The discussion was between housemates Coleen Nolan, James Jordan, James Cosmo and Stacy, who were discussing which bed each celebrity would take.

    Apparently, US R&B star Ray J, who was asleep at the time when celebs were choosing beds, didn’t want to sleep in the same bed as DJ Brandon Block. The only other space available was bunking with Austin. On hearing the news Stacy asked,

    “So [Ray J] didn’t want to sleep with Brandon? But he will sleep with a gay boy? The boy that wants to… the gay boy.

    “Isn’t Austin gay? So [Ray J] okay with that?”

    Stacy Francis
    Celebrity Big Brother 2017

    STUNNED: Stacy seemingly stunned her fellow housemates when she called Austin “gay boy”. She quickly said that she was being “sarcastic”.

    The conversation went momentarily quiet before Stacy quipped she was being “sarcastic” and that everyone was “so serious”.

    Well, needless to say, Twitter were right on it.

    https://twitter.com/mullificent16/status/816764269807235072

    Some were quick to her defence, by saying that what she said wasn’t homophobic,

    https://twitter.com/CurtyLee15/status/816768476933132288

    https://twitter.com/JaneSarah20/status/816766552246747137

    So what do you think?