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  • 60 SECOND FILM REVIEW | Batman V SuperMan

    60 SECOND FILM REVIEW | Batman V SuperMan

    BATMAN V SUPERMAN : DAWN OF JUSTICE – Endless muscles in tight spandex fighting for dominance

    CREDIT: Warner Bros
    CREDIT: Warner Bros

    Nutshell – For once all the opinions and advance reviews are spot on. It is overlong, extremely confusing and although fine just not as good as you want it to be. DC comics set out to do a Marvel ‘Avengers’ and launch a huge network of films off the back of this movie which features no fewer than 7 separate superheroes all due their own films with an incredible 10 movies depending on this one’s success. Following directly on from ‘Superman’s’ Man Of Steel movie the two main protagonists both believe the other is simply plain bad news for planet earth and set out to make Metropolis or Gotham one superhero lighter. Legendary Superman baddie Lex Luther really starts screwing things up along the way and Supes has his usual love interest Lois Lane but Batman does not and in all that tight leather one starts to suspect he bat’s for our team.

    Time – Holy bat haemorrhoid’s a ring punishing 151 mins; Certificate – 12A so no real violence here

    Tagline – “Who Will Win” or ” The World’s finest have arrived” take your pick

    THE GAY UK FACTOR – If you are into leather there is a tonne of it, tight spandex with bulges even more. Henry Cavill was recently voted fourth sexiest man on the planet and here we see him climbing into the bath-tub with a naked Lois Lane but he keeps he clothes on – damn you kid friendly cinema ratings we were hoping for the Cavill cock or at least an ass shot.

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    Cast – Four Oscar winners all running on automatic here. Ben Affleck as the Bat has two statuettes but not for his acting, Kevin Costner, Holly Hunter & Jeremy Irons won’t get more awards here. Henry Cavill probably the worst actor on the planet not called Sam Worthington, Jesse Eisenberg (The Social Network) with all the best lines like a good baddie should have, Amy Adams (Enchanted) as Lois Lane & Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix)

    Key Player – Gal Gadot, fresh from lighting up all the best Fast and Furious films this Israeli actress and super model only has 16 lines but Dame Judi Dench style steals the whole movie from the guys and when she turns up as Wonder Woman at one point one of the new franchises to be going forward the movie truly flies.

    Budget – $250 million one of the biggest budgets in movie history and at least you can say the majority of it is up on the screen. A few less characters and therefore less paycheques would have made a better more coherent film. It has made $170 million so far so looking OK in a sort of Waterworld way where it makes money but due to expectations everyone sees as a flop

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    Best Bit – 1.58 mins; When at last the two superheroes meet and start to duke it out so that they can save the life of another major character orchestrated by Luther. The idea that Batman with his earthly powers does not stand a chance against the alien strength of the world spinning Superman should be a problem but oh no this is a fair fight when who wins is always in doubt and keeps you on the edge of your seat.

    Worst Bit – 49 mins; When Wonder Woman breaks into lex Luther’s computer and discovers a handful of other superheroes such as The Flash, Cyborg and Aquaman all with their movie franchises to come but it’s when this film really starts to get unnecessarily confusing – one film at a time please guys. They are all due to form a part of the legendary Justice League hence the subtitle here ‘Dawn Of Justice’

    Little Secret – Ben Affleck stated in a interview that he had asked if he could have the batsuit when filming was complete. The producers said yes, but that he would have to pay $100,000 in order to keep it. Affleck quickly changed his mind and asked if he could just take a picture with it instead. This is the first Batman film ever to be released outside of the lucrative Summer blockbuster period and the first to be filmed in 3D. Matt Damon, Joachin Phoenix and Bradley Cooper were all sought for the Lex Luther part. This is the 10th Batman film in 75 years but the 16th for Superman.

    Movie Mistake – Quite a few we could mention the ever changing coffin lid at a key funeral, the movie script pinned to Clark Kent’s suit when he climbs into the bath etc but there is such a major goof that it just jars. After the two heroes have a very long nasty bone crunching fight where Batman’s cowl is smashed; the bat then flies off to beat up another bunch of thugs without any evidence of muscle strain! But what’s this? – The Bat is in a completely different batsuit and with no broken cowl yet only a couple of minutes had passed and in that time he had to get from Gotham to Metropolis as well – now that’s super powers or just truly crap continuity.

    Someone at the Daily Planet needs to check the spelling of the word ‘Mourning’ too.

    Awards – Maybe for effects, stunts and technical teams and Golden Raspberries for poor acting from Affleck and especially Cavill and maybe for director Zach Snyder who spent all that cash on a 3 star film and who certainly needs to find a decent editor to cut some scenes out.

    Zach you are risking 10 movies here on a gamble you may have lost.

    Further Viewing – Man Of Steel, The Dark Knight, Avengers Assemble, Alien V Predator, Iron Man 3 & Captain America Winter Soldier the best comic book movies and the recently released Gay porn parody of Batman V Superman from Men.com where Supe’s injects some serious kryptonite into a doubled over gaping bat hole or bat cave as it were… oh we mean ass!

    Any Good – Well it is fine, no better no worse, you won’t be asking for your money back and you will probably check out all the MANY films that will follow from this, in fact most of it’s problems stem from the fact that it is trying to set up a whole cinematic universe that will run and run for a decade rather than concentrating on this plot. Affleck is fine and although no Christian Bale, is worthy to continue in the black cape whereas Henry Cavill who is actually a Brit is at least very easy on the eye and gets to wear the tightest gear; He wants Bond but please Mrs Broccoli please don’t do it. The action is fine without being memorable, the early part is clever picking up from the previous Man Of steel film neatly and as for that solo Wonder Woman project well that can come as soon as it wants.

    Rating – 72/100 (72nd out of the last 100 films reviewed with 1 being Gay UK filmatic ejaculatery heaven and 100 being as much fun as watching The Green Lantern film in a double bill with the stinking Fantastic Four movie in wet underpants and an overtight cock ring.

  • 60 SECOND Movie REVIEW | Grimsby – The Biggest Penis You’ll See On Film – FACT

    60 SECOND Movie REVIEW | Grimsby – The Biggest Penis You’ll See On Film – FACT

    FILM: Grimsby

    Sacha Baron Cohen as Nobby in THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY.
    Sacha Baron Cohen as Nobby in THE BROTHERS GRIMSBY.

    Nutshell 

    This is a very adult comedy action spy movie rather than a spoof which we have seen before. A chav footie hooligan (Cohen) finds his long lost brother who is the UK’s top secret agent/assassin. After wrecking his latest operation they both go on the run across Africa and South America in an attempt to save the world from destruction by shoving things up their asses, sucking each others bollocks and getting covered in a lot of ejaculate. Very funny and very rude and mega sexy Mark Strong stops Armageddon with a dildo up the chuff so what is there not to like.

    Time 

    A tight jam packed 83 mins; Certificate – 15

    Tagline

     “MI6 Has a Brand New Tool” or “One Secret Agent, One Complete Idiot”

    THE GAY UK FACTOR

    Mark Strong the thinking man’s Jason Stathan get’s covered in cum not once but twice and this ain’t gay porn is he trying to tell us something.

    Cast  

    Sascha Baron Cohen, Mark Strong, Rebel Wilson, Sacha’s wife as always in his movies Isla Fisher, Benidorm’s very own Johnny Vegas, Ian McShane (Lovejoy), Ricky Tomlinson from The Royle Family and Cold Feet’s own John Thomson and many other cameos plus two Oscar nominated actresses in Penelope Cruz and Gabourey Sidibe.

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    Key Player

    Like with Borat, Bruno, Ali G, The Dictator etc this is Sacha’s show period. If you like his humour you are quids in if not then give it a miss. He goes a bit over the top here with a 90 minute Liam Gallagher impersonation which does not really hit the mark but not only acts, he is in charge of the screenplay, his misses is the leading actress and other family members take charge of things like music and so on.

    Budget

    $35 million likely to gross just over 20 million – oh dear so not a Borat size hit then – trouble is for the International market is it is SO English – Jokes about Manchester United fans for example ?

    Best Bit

    0.48mins; Whilst escaping from a gang of gun toting thugs the brothers have to find a quick place to hide in the middle of the African bush. We won’t tell you what happens but it is one of those scenes that the whole film will get remembered for like Sharon’s snatch in Basic Instinct, the orgasm scene in When Harry Met Sally or ‘I am your father’ from Empire Strikes Back, yes it is that legendary a sequence.

    Worst Bit

    26 mins; Sascha Baron-Cohen sucks poison from Mark Strong’s bollocks for a very very long time in front of Grimsby Town footie fans.

    Little Secret

    None of the film was shot in the Lincolnshire fishing port of the title as the film crew never went further north than Essex. All the ‘Benefit Street’ type look that was used for the Grimsby scenes were planted around Grays and other Essex estates massively to the chagrin of the folks of Grimsby who feel as though they have been misrepresented. Cohen did visit Grimsby for research but thought the town that has appeared in such movies as Atonement was not right for this one, or maybe he got scared.

    Movie Mistake 

    So many bearing in mind the above filming location switcheroo. The very opening scene involving the purchase of a mattress supposedly in Grimsby town centre is then wheeled on a trolley passed many signs saying Grays which is in Essex 5 counties away which is one very long walk akin to a Sports Relief charity fundraiser. Then there is the Essex train station and so it goes on.

    Awards

    Not a chance in hell but wasn’t made for that purpose purely to provide a bunch of belly laughs to the Cohen faithful of the last two decades who won’t be disappointed.

    Further viewing 

    The Dictator, Ali G The Movie, Kinsgman of the secret service, Spy, The Life of Bryan and anything by the South Park lads

    Any Good 

    Definitely if you like Sacha’s output you will laugh out loud repeatedly. If you are not in the right mood you may find the whole thing a course James Bond lite farce with knob jokes and Cohen just doing his usual schtick. His character is pretty unloveable and probably his most hard to like to date but Mark Strong is a great straight man and the supporting cast he has put together is top notch. We are not expecting a sequel but if they did make one we would be there for sure.

    RATING

    68/100 (68th place out of the last 100 films reviewed with 1 being Gay UK filmatic Heaven and 100 being as much fun as a Matt LeBlanc presenting a British car show outside the Centotaph).

  • What To Give A Porn Star On Valentines

    What To Give A Porn Star On Valentines

    Valentine’s is here and when you have bought a present for your boyfriend you may want to send a little something special to your favourite porn star.

     

    CREDIT: ©-lofilolo-Depositphotos
    CREDIT: ©-lofilolo-Depositphotos

    Since the arrival of Amazon this has never been easier as the top guys in porn are way ahead of you and for many years they have uploaded wish lists of items that will make their pampered horny underpaid worlds even more complete. It’s a simple concept surf the web of your favourite horse hung studs list at your leisure, a quick flex of your credit card and a gift direct from you is heading over to Rocco Steele’s front door or onto Darius Ferdynand’s welcome mat. The grateful porn stud will then send you a signed thank you note maybe a little parcel of his own like a signed DVD, used underwear etc. These lists are a real insight into a pornstars life obviously there is the ubiquitous sex toys, underwear, clothing and toiletries which make up the bulk of their wish lists together with endless Apple electronics. There are of course many surprises too who knew Kayden Gray was so into Natural History and it seems insects, in particular, Levi Michaels loves his superheroes whereas Conner Habib is probably the best read guy on the planet with 217 books on his wish list and nothing else whatsoever.

    Ryan Rose has only been in the industry a couple of years reaching the very top of the tree in almost record time and he has certainly embraced the world of the porn star Wish List. His list is now infamous with this Valentines a choice of 116 items to choose from. Top of his list for a cool $116,000 is an M6 Gran Coupe car followed by a choice of three Rolex watches or a $1,200 gold toothpick. French supermodel Theo Ford goes one better than Ryan with four Rolex’s on his list whereas Brent Corrigan prefers to ask for a real Trojan helmet and metal body chest plate probably for some ‘300/Game of Thrones’ type sex play. He is also keen on a couple of leather harness’s and as you often find the stars write little comments as to why they want certain things or what they will do with them over Valentines.

    Next, to a very snazzy SBL Leather harness, Brent writes, ‘Something for him to hold onto while he’s driving his cock deep inside me’.

    We spoke to many other stars as to what they would like for Valentines.

    JUSTIN KING

    https://twitter.com/JustinKingXXX/status/696416711420076033

    ‘Eddie Stones FleshPhalix Rascal Dildo’ as I love realistic sex toys to play with, and everyone knows I have a huge weakness for big circumsised helmets! (Prowler Store) Another would be: ‘F*** me Silly! Dude’ from Clonezone as I would love the chance to flip flop between top and bottom whilst in my room wanking to my favourite porn! And my one fantasy item would be ‘Electrastim Nipple Xtreme sensation’ to see if  my nipples could handle anymore heightened sensation than they already have!

     

    LOGAN MOORE, Performer of the year at the European Porn Awards

    https://twitter.com/VisionVideoLLC/status/694198201210007552

    My wishlist item would be a toy from crackstuffers I love big toys and a fun fantasy gift would be a naughty gay alcohol sex game always fun to have around to play with your hot Buddies or your Boyfriend.

    HARRY LOUIS

    I am easy to shop for just get me soft toys, loads and loads of them, designer jackets and as much sexy undewear as you can find on the racks of Prowler and Clone zone.

     

    MR LEATHER UK – GREG ROBINSON

    A Mister B 14 piece stainless Sound set and A full set of custom Bikers Leathers, or a Leather Bull Whip Belt Holder all from Expectations. A full set of Coloured Hankies, cos I can’t remember what the f*** half of them mean, and it would be fun finding out!…or not! Plus a “token” for a “no holes barred” date with Garath Thomas! Hehe.

     

    KRIS KURT – King of European bareback

    A new outfit from invincible Rubber plus my long awaited shoot from Paul Lewis of that company. Also my boyfriend to become bottom but this is just a dream lol

     

    LEVI KARTER

    https://twitter.com/LeviKarterCB/status/694770017863372800

    I would want a gift card to H&M & a years movie theater pass, loads of sexy fun clothes and a street bike!

    Ha And Cocky Boys world peace!

    ALE TEDESCO

    I would like to get baseball leather pants from either Boxer, MrB or Expectations, a new flogger, a large red butt plug… and a good slave to use all that stuff on. Basically the entire contents of Expectations magastore.

    BLUE BAILEY

    https://twitter.com/BlueBaileyxxx/status/689692747410763776

    One black and One grey Tom Ford suit, some  nasty as hell Fisting porn and a Kylo Ren Star Wars lightsaber then my Californian Valentine would be complete.

    LUKE TYLER

    https://twitter.com/TheLukeTylerXXX/status/590341320302002176

    Fleshjack Ice bottom crystal,  Nexus Sparta prostate massager both from cloncezone, PUMP! Frat boy Jogger, and a box of anthing AndrewChristian.

    JP DUBOIS

    https://twitter.com/JPDuboisxxx/status/693243672956108800

    Well I’m a single boy now and I like my toys so maybe something from Crackstuffers? To literally fill the long cold nights!
    Also I’m known as a rubber boy but I’d love a full made to measure formal leather ensemble, from Mister B maybe? I need to seriously update my wish list!

    MICKEY TAYLOR

    Mickey taylor

    “I actually kinda don’t want anything. I don’t have a serious. Sex shop wise though if I could get anything. I’d go get a new pair of Marco Marcos and a new fleshjack. Mines almost dead as I have totally worn it out haha”

    DEVIANT OTTER

    https://twitter.com/DeviantOtter/status/687825253565894656

    For under my Valentines I would love a Mr. S Leather – Piped Sea Dog Harness, a p*ss funnel (preferably used), and retired porn star Manuel DeBoxer hogtied, naked and after he hasn’t taken a shower in at least a week.

  • FILM REVIEW: Spotlight

    FILM REVIEW: Spotlight

    FILM REVIEW: Spotlight ★★★★

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  • 2016 The Year The UK Has Decided It Is Time To Win Eurovision Again

    2016 The Year The UK Has Decided It Is Time To Win Eurovision Again

    After 6 years of the BBC handpicking a song to represent the UK at Eurovision to ever increasing levels of failure this year it will be chosen by the public vote in a live TV extravaganza.

    Later this month on February 26th the BBC are mounting a live 90 minute show entitled ‘You Decide’ where we will be presented with 6 songs to choose from followed by a live phone vote. The show will be hosted by Bake Off’sMel Giedroyc and the winner will be heading into the charts no doubt and off to Stockholm for the finals on May 14th. Mel said: “I am a huge fan of Eurovision and am honoured to be hosting this fantastic event. It’s very exciting that the great British public will get the chance to choose who will be sent to Sweden and I know it’s going to be an amazing night.”

    This year, the BBC allowed an open submission for songs to get the best possible entrants. Last year there was a lot of complaint about the song chosen by BBC executives that suddenly just appeared one night in video form just before the lottery result show. That was Electro Velvet with Still In Love With You which was only the second song in history that failed to make the UK Top 100 chart – so not popular with the general public. In the finals it gained little extra love as we came 24th out of 27.

    Cassian Harrison, editor of BBC Four, the channel showing the 90 minute live performance from The Kentish Town Forum which will include many special guests from existing chart acts and former Eurovision stars said: “I’m delighted that Eurovision: You Decideand both of the semi-finals are coming to the channel this year. BBC Four is the home of music on TV in the UK and, as any fan will tell you, Eurovision is one of the biggest music events on the planet and is much more than just one night of TV, therefore it is only right that BBC Four is able to showcase Europe’s favourite music TV event right here in the UK.”

    Last year the contest was won by Sweden with the songHeroes by Mans Zelmerlow who has been asked to co-host this year’s finals. There is a joint record number of countries this year 43 in total. Australia Is back after its special invite last year and Bosnia Herzegovina, Croatia, Ukraine and Bulgaria have all come back but Portugal has left as their national broadcaster is not big on music.

    Some songs have already been selected and early interest has been drawn to former Westlife studmuffin Nicky Byrne with his song Sunlight representing Ireland. There is also considerable controversy from Germany. Their entrant was replaced just before Christmas. Xavier Naidoo, a well known star in his homeland was dropped two days after being picked due to heavy criticism. Co -ordinator for ARD broadcasters Thomas Schreiber explained: “Xavier Naidoo is a brilliant singer who is, according to my own opinion, neither racist nor a homophobe. It was clear that his nomination would polarise opinions, but we were surprised about the negative response. The Eurovision Song Contest is a fun event, in which music and the understanding between European people should be the focus. This characteristic must be kept at all costs.”

    The UK has won the contest 5 times since it’s birth in 1957. Namely Sandie Shaw/Puppet On A String; Lulu/Boom Bang A Bang; Brotherhood Of Man/Save Your Kisses For Me; Bucks Fizz/Making Your Mind Upand Katrina with her Waves with Love Shine A Light.

    We are the unluckiest country coming second an incredible 15 times including with Cliff, Michael Ball, Sonia, The Shadows and Mary Hopkin all falling just a point or two short. We have done really badly of late often chalked up to political voting and we have only made the top five once in the last decade and for that Jade Ewen from the Sugababes had to drag Sir Andrew Lloyd Weber onto stage with her to get the vote in. We are trying to forget the Blue, Bonnie Tyler and Englebert entries. As for what happened in 1996 when the superb Ooh Aah Jut A Little Bit by Gina G made it to number one in the UK chart and did great in Euro charts but somehow only came 8th at Eurovision….well we was robbed surely the best Eurovision winner that never was.

    So it Is over to you, watch ‘You Decide’ pick wisely amongst the rumoured 80’s megastars and reality stars we have heard have entered and let’s get a real winner and bring the contest home to blighty.

    At The Gay UK we love everything Eurovision so check back in regularly and we will bring you all the news and gossip first in the European vote this year we all massively care about.

     

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  • Zayn Malik Wants To Sing About Sex

    So we now know the reason why Zayn left the most successful band on the planet and that is he has sex on his mind and wants to tell us all about it in song.

    The former One Direction singer took to Twitter on Sunday morning to reveal that his first ever single, ‘Pillow Talk’, will be coming out on Friday. He posted the artwork of in a shirtless black-and-white photo showing all his tasteful tattoos together with a 50-second clip of the video on YouTube. So what does it sound like? Well just imagine the next Nick Jonas single with a slight dancier edge and you will have it, yep Zayn wants to sound very American with his music maybe with his eye on that market but it is pure pop with a decent hook.

    This will mark the first material fans will hear from his upcoming debut solo album, this follows his sudden departure from One Direction a year ago as he wanted to have ‘the normal life of a young guy his age’ a young guy with a few million in the bank and an international recording contract of course! There was a lot of atmosphere in the group and Zayn seemed to become the odd one out and the band have ploughed on successfully as a four piece with a number one album and single all over the globe in the run-up to Christmas.

    Zayn had lead with a short clip of a song called ‘Be Four’, which appeared in a special video for Fader magazine 10 weeks ago. Speaking about what fans can expect from his solo material, Zayn explained in that article: “I don’t feel like people really know what I’m going to give them, musically. And once they hear it, I feel like they will understand me a little bit more, and they’ll understand why I did what I did, and why I left the band, and why I had to write this shit down.

    “Because for five – not even for five years, for ten years, this album has been in my brain, and it’s just been there, sat with me, needing to be out.”

    He went much further telling the Sunday Times this week the real meaning of his music – Sex “Everybody wants to have sex and it’s something people want. It’s part of everybody’s life and you don’t want to sweep it under the carpet. It has to be talked about ”

    The release of ‘Pillow Talk’ will be followed the same night by an appearance on the Graham Norton Show which will be his first TV interview and performance as a solo star. The song will then, of course, have a clear seven days of sales, downloads and streamlining to see if it can usurp Shawn Mendes and Justin Bieber from the top of the charts. Of course with his band mates currently flying high in the top 10 with their third single from the massive current album, there will be an instant judge as to whether Zayn has made the right move or not.

    Let the 1D chart battle commence. Have the fans forgiven him for splitting from 1D or will they turn their backs on him and stick with the other four and their new faves Shawn and Bieber. The industry is keen to see whether Zayn is the next Robbie Williams, Ronan Keating or Justin Timberlake that were right to jump ship or whether he is the latest Charlie Simpson from Busted, Brian McFadden from Westlife or Gary Barlow from Take That who all left hugely popular outfits for very indifferent solo careers and poor sales.

    There are many rumours flying about that Harry Styles has officially recorded several solo tracks after collaborating with Snow Patrol so may fancy the soloist route himself too.

    Ironically Zayn’s announcement came on the same day as pictures were released of the first 1D baby. Louis Tomlinson’s son with Briana Jungwirth had a child last week and although as the couple are not married it is uncertain as to who’s name the young lad will take we do know that they have chosen the names Sydney Rain for him. The couple is no longer romantically involved although Louis did attend the birth and instantly tweeted the lyrics to Boney M’s debut hit ‘Daddy Cool’ and added: “I’m pleased to say my baby son was born yesterday; he is healthy and pretty amazing, i am very happy”.

    One Direction famously all auditioned separately for the X-Factor where Simon Cowell and Nicole Scherzinger put the five lads together as a boy band after they failed to get picked as individuals.

    Four of them were keen but it was Liam that was the most reluctant as he still wanted to go forward as a soloist which may indicate that he will be the next on his own into a studio now the band are on an 18-month break. The boys after coming third in the X-Factor then found a great first song in What Makes You Beautiful which lead to 5 hit albums breaking America and everywhere else, movies, awards and endless merchandise before taking over the entire known universe. At THEGAYUK we love anything 1D orientated so we will keep our ears to the ground on all the developments of all 5 lads as they go forward with their many projects.

  • X Factor Stars Sign Huge Record Deal

    The very popular Ghanaian duo who swept to popularity in the current season of X Factor have just signed their record deal with Simon Cowell’s Syco records. The pair came second in the final which was watched by 10 million viewers last month with a total of 8 million votes cast over the final weekend.

    Reggie and Bollie seemed like underdogs throughout the Autumn X Factor run but the country fell in love with their hugely infectious live performances. Usually mashing up two songs together every week they bought the party and received a standing ovation which went on and on every week that the judges often struggled to speak over. As mentored by Cheryl Fernandez-Versini their most famous performance was when early on they melded together Omi’s Cheerleader and One Directions What Makes You Beautiful which was when it was speculated that they would go all the way to the final.

    On the last weekend which was recorded live at Wembley they came second to Louisa Johnson. She then released the winner’s single a cover of Bob Dylan’s Forever Youngwhich was not well received by the music buying public becoming the least successful X Factor Christmas song ever and the only one not to make number one in fact peaking at number 9 before falling like a stone which may play into the lads’ hands.

    Reggie and Bollie may follow in the footsteps of many of the most successful artists of the last decade who gained great exposure from the show without winning it and then were given ample time with less pressure to produce the music they want. It is well logged that performers such as Olly Murs, JLS, One Direction, Fleur East, Union J, Rebecca Ferguson, Cher Lloys and Ella Henderson have tended to be more successful than the actual winners. It is expected that an album and single will appear very soon from Reggie and Bollie which should be easier to produce than Louisa’s as their speciality of covering or mashing songs is a lot more straight forward than trying to find 12 great new songs for a female act when writers may prefer to give their best songs to a Jess Glynne or Ellie Goulding than Louisa who they may seem tainted by her first songs relative failure. Both acts of course have the small matter of the X Factor Nationwide tour to complete which starts next month in Aberdeen prior to any time in the recording studio.

    Cheryl Fernandez-Versini who is of course suffering relationship difficulties at present is keen to have something happy to place on her social media. Jumping on her Instagram she gushed “It’s official, Reggie N Bollie have a record deal and have been signed by Syco. I am so happy for them and it couldn’t have happened to two nicer people ! #regigeandbolliewepopthechampagne watch this space”.

    The lads responded online “We are so happy to be joining the Syco family and releasing our record with them. It is literally a dream come true for us to do what we love for a living. We promise to work hard and show you what Reggie and Bollie are made of. Here’s to a fun 2016”

    Their music is a mix of happy West African music now popularised world wide by their inspiration Fuse ODG and Caribbean soca music as enjoyed at events such as the Notting Hill Carnival. We expect and hope for Hot, Hot, Hot; Whip Me Nae Nae, that One Direction cover and maybe even Modern Romances party classic The Best Years Of Our Lives. In the final they dueted with both Fuse ODG and the legendary Craig David making a very welcome comeback so maybe they will join on the album too. Whichever songs they choose we can hardly wait one things for certain as the pop world goes into ever decreasing spirals of Sam Smith, Ed Sheeran, Adele, George Ezra, Hozier balladry at long last its time to party again Reggie ‘N’ Bollie style.

  • The Oscars go to… THEGAYUK predicts who will win and who should win The Oscars

    The Oscars are the ultimate prize of the movie industry but every year the nominees and winners are invariably made up of very worthy films and performances which hardly anybody paid to go see and most films did not even make it too your local Multiplex. (more…)

  • INTERVIEW: From Porn To Pop, Mickey Taylor On Making The Change

    Mickey Taylor is arguably the UK’s leading gay porn star after a hugely successful couple of years making movies for the biggest studios in Europe and North America.

    He is now one of the most in-demand performers currently working across the globe and later this month he see’s the realisation of his first full-length album of music which is the culmination of a lot of hard graft and we don’t know how he found the time.

    You will know Mickey from such films as Ruined,Hangin’, The Hooker Stories franchise and the hugely successful Fame Game as well as many others of course. This 6′, 22yo sexually versatile Brit lad with over 90 tattoos and a stunning 8″ appendage is a very established musician and trained dancer not only does he write his own music but he also writes for other performers too who love his songs.

    Other porn stars such as Dean Monroe and Colton Ford have of course moved into music but that has always been when they are retiring from the adult industry and moving on what is great about Mickey is that he is flying high with his music career whilst still totally at the top of the porn game becoming a double industry threat. Last year at the Prowler British Porn Awards one-third of all the trophies on offer including Best Porn Star of the Year. Our staff writer Paul Stag sat down with Mickey to get the lowdown on his album, his influences and his plans for his future music career.

    “So I’ve been writing this album for over a year now, I’ve gone through different ideas and concepts in that time and I wrote over 100 songs for this album at first I thought I wanted to produce a very earthy, emotional album but then I went against it and thought about going through a more club vibe. There is some Dubstep, Club Anthems, EDM, Pop and a few ballads. We even changed the name and artwork for the album once or twice but I’m very happy with it now and it reflects myself and what I want the album to say.

    “The Album is called “Puppets Lament” and I went with that title because it really does reflect my emotions and feelings while writing this. As a model and entertainer, it’s hard not to feel like a puppet or used for a corporate or companies personal gain. I wanted to say with this album that this in some ways is how a few people in my industry feel but it’s also about gaining my independence and finally being able to charge off on my own and find my style and what I want to do and say in the world. So this album basically expresses the pain but also the beauty of finding myself and being able to be me and do what I want now that I’m in a point in my career where I’m hired for who I am not what they can mold me to be.

    “I wanted to make the album as versatile as humanly possible. At the end of the day, this was a learning process and I had never released music or an album until now so it as much a discovery of myself as it was a discovery of my own sound and the direction I want to take.

    “This album has so many influences both lyrically and production wise. I draw influence and inspiration from Lana Del Rey, Halsey, Drag Pop, and even a little Nicki Minaj and David Guetta.

    “But I also pull a lot of inspiration from my own life and those around me. I sing about a relationship I’m in right now as well as one’s in my past. I sing about crazy nights out I have been on and some of the awesome things I’ve seen and also some of the crazy times I’ve had between the sheets or my own personal fantasy haha.

    “The first single on the album was called ‘Pain‘ which is also seen in the Naked Sword original adult movie ‘Fame Game’. Myself and Will Read who produced this track wrote this in a day and we recorded an hour later. I wanted to kinda show a vulnerability in the song and sing with truth so the track is actually about a really messy break up I had two years ago.

    “I have so many people who have worked with me on this album! Aleks Rey produced most of this album and i have a lot to thank him for and all his work helping me develop. I have a few artists on the album both UK and US such as Virginia Wright, Aleks Rey, and Chris Crocker.

    “My next single ‘Look Me In The Eyes Ft. Chris Crocker will be out a few days before the albums release date which is the 29th January. This new track is very Pop but with a Club and Rap vibe but I guess you’ll see when it’s released.”

     

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  • COMMENT: So who is the UK’s new “Homophobe” in chief Winston McKenzie ?

    A couple of days ago we reported on the controversy caused by Winston McKenzie entering the Celebrity Big Brother house.

    In a first for the bi-annual series shown on Channel 5 during August and January now in its 11th series there were 165 complaints to Ofcom before a housemate had even entered the house. This was due to his “I could cope with there being a homosexual in the house. I guess I’ll just have to stand with my back against a brick wall all the time,” comment.
    Complaints have now risen substantially to 350 plus and an investigation will be underway once all complaints have been processed. McKenzie who entered to loud boo’s from the crowd is not making many friends on the inside as within 48 hours of entering he has been nominated for eviction already by his fellow housemates throwing his fate into the hands of the voting public.
    The record number of 16 contestants in the house is causing McKenzie further problems as he has declared on the show repeatedly that he would not share a bed with another man under any circumstances ‘I would not even share a bed with my own Brother’ he said.
    This very popular show with gay viewers, probably only beaten by anything featuring RuPaul, drag queens or pop songs from Boznia-Herzegovena, it prides itself on booking the most outrageous people available such as Janice Dickinson, Spencer ‘Spidey’ and also placing Katie Price in the same building as Katie Hopkins and Perez Hilton for a month. Channel 5 could be in trouble with Ofcom this time though as the original ‘homophobic’ remark was made on a pre-recorded interview which was then edited and they still chose to show the hateful comment rather than take it out. The gay NTA award nominated host of the sister show ‘BB Bit On The Side’ Rylan Clark-Neal (His married name) who will do McKenzie’s first major interview live when he is evicted has according to his social media already had a small wall constructed so that either he or McKenzie can stand with their back to it to conduct the interrogation.
    McKenzie obviously figures that he is a very desirable male and that all gay men are after him for his body – he should be so lucky of course. So who is this latest gay irritant ?.
    This year he is standing for London Mayor on behalf of the English Democratic Party and he cites the main reason for doing Big Brother is to gain publicity for his campaign which currently seems to revolve around getting other female reality stars to jump into bed with him.
    He was a welterweight boxer of middling success but his career was cut short at 23 due to retina problems. He then went on to open The McKenzie Brother Bar and Grill in Thornton Heath with his two boxing siblings. Very shortly afterwards in 2002 it was raided by the police with 25 people arrested on either possession of drugs or firearms charges after losing their license the pub closed, was boarded up and has since been demolished.
    McKenzie who fancies himself as a rapper then tried to audition for the X-Factor but failed to get far enough through the process to make it in front of Louis, Sharon & Simon Cowell.
    He then decided to pursue his political career. After being a Labour Party member he switched to the Liberal Democrat party.
    He then left, stood as an Independent then joined Robin Kilroy-Silks Veritas party, then Independent again and then (are you keeping up ?) back to Veritas. After a very dissapointing campaign to which he wholly lies the blame at Kilroy Silk’s feet rather than his own.
    As an Independent he stood for the 2008 Mayoral election coming last polling fewer votes than a candidate who had actually withdrawn from the process! He then jumped ship to the Conservative Party often stating that you have to join these parties first before you actually find out what they are like. He then started his own Unity Party in 2009 before later that year joining UKIP.
    He has said that he believes Nigel Farage is like ‘Jesus Christ’ and calls him Teflon in his ability to shake off dirt that is thrown his way. UKIP made great use of the fact that McKenzie was a black man in their publicity and allowed him to represent them several times for election in the Croydon area.
    It was at this time that McKenzie made his infamous, “To say to a child, ‘I am having you adopted by two men who kiss regularly but don’t worry about it’ – that is abuse. It is a violation of a child’s human rights because that child has no opportunity to grow up under normal circumstances” remark to the Metro.
    He also stated “some people pretend” to be gay: “They take on being gay as a sort of fashion. Celebrities come out to become more well known, it gets attention. It’s a fact of life that some people actually are gay. They are what they are. They can’t help it but the other bunch take on being gay as a fashion and push it because they have nothing better to do with their lives.”
    He also made a very strange attempt to take over Crystal Palace Football Club. He stood for local Office in Croydon but to little success partly due to calling the borough, ‘Unsafe and a dump and descending into depravity’ before polling day.

    UKIP lost faith with him and his branch for mishandling several thousand pounds worth of branch funds and he was suspended. He was still UKIP spokesman for Commonwealth Affairs but lost that job just before the 2015 election where he lost for UKIP once again.
    In November last year live on ITV News he threw his UKIP badge onto the table and declared he was resigning as he had been overlooked as a Mayoral candidate due to racial issues from senior UKIP members (The race card of which he has played often when explaining why he lost jobs or elections) and was going Independent again.
    A couple of weeks later he joined the English Democrats who made him their Mayoral candidate calling him “the most influential Black English political figure today”. Three weeks later he was in hiding awaiting entry into the Celebrity Big Brother House.
    His most recent remarks have been defended by the spokesperson for the English Democrats, Steve Uncles, who compared the gay community to Nazi’s”when it comes to freedom of speech”.
    Please check online as during your reading of this article McKenzie may have since joined the Green Party Or Ulster Democrats to complete his set of political parties.

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