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  • Chris Crocker just started a debate on tipping in the US

    Chris Crocker just started a debate on tipping in the US

    How much do you tip?

    In the UK tipping in a restaurant is discretionary, but usually most people tip between 10 and 12.5 percent (sometimes that 12.5 percent is actually added on by the restaurant as an option, which you can ask to have removed, but most of us don’t).

    In the USA however, tipping in restaurants is essential and it’s pretty steep in comparison to the British way of tipping. When eating out, you are expected to add a whopping 20 percent to your total bill, which can really add to your meal’s total.

    Step in, Internet-turned-porn star, Chris Crocker, who opened the debate on tipping, posting a video of him giving a $40 tip on a $14 bill saying, “don’t complain about the tipping when it’s literally part of the dining experience, bitch, if you don’t want to tip, don’t dine the f**k out.

    He continued, “We’re not living in Europe where their (servers) hourly pay is built into the situation,” before adding, “Waiters waitresses, bar tenders are juggeling college, children… they’re making $2 an hour, having to split their tips with their co-workers. If you’ve got a problem tipping, sit your ass at home bitch”.

    Minimum Wage

    In the UK there is a minimum wage (£8.21 for adults over the age of 25 from April 2019) which employers must pay their wait staff, however in the US employers do not have to pay the $7.25 minimum wage to tipped staff and can go as low as $2.13 per hour, as long as tips equals at the minimum wage.

    https://twitter.com/ChrisCrocker/status/1089282834395774977

    Well, the Internet came at the situation from all sides.

     

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  • Oh my TV star Eugene Cordero whips it out

    Oh my TV star Eugene Cordero whips it out

    It’s out there… It’s really out there

    Ghostbusters‘ and Veep star, Eugene Cordero’s little (not so little) Mr Cordero makes an appearance in a new comedy Black Monday about Wall Street in the 80s. And well you know those stock boys… They literally can’t keep it in their pants, which is why his character, pops his out – on to his cast mate Andrew Rannell’s shoulder. We particularly enjoy the look on Andrew’s face!

    H/t OMG BLOG

    See it all here (NSFW)

  • “Novelty” X Factor star Bradley Hunt stuns with Leona Lewis cover

    “Novelty” X Factor star Bradley Hunt stuns with Leona Lewis cover

    You may remember Bradley as part of the Duo Bratavio… Well he’s back and proving that he can really sing

    Singing Leona Lewis’s “Run” is a challenge for even the most accomplished singer, but former Bratavio singer, Bradley Hunt seems to make light work of the epic ballad, in his latest YouTube video.

    His fans were quick to agree that the singer had come along way since his time on X Factor in 2016. When the duo first appeared on the scene in 2016 they caused controversy for judge Louis Walsh, who was bombarded with homophobic comments when he put them through to the live shows, with many dismissing the group as a “novelty act”.

    BRADLEY HUNT: Giving it his all on Leona Lewis’ hit “Run” which reached number 1 with in 2008.

    In 2017 the pair who were as famous for their costumes as their epic public fall outs, said that they actually recieved the most homophobia from inside the gay communty.

    Speaking on Simon Gross‘s YouTube The Showbiz Show in 2017, the singing duo, revealed the negativity they’ve recieved from the gay community since they left the show.

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    The duo said that they never have trouble when they make appearances at straight clubs, but in gay clubs, they say that people snub them and that club-goers shout abuse at them. The pair even fear that they will get pelted with eggs.

    However, since leaving the competition, Bradley hasn’t left music completely, in 2017 he released his rather catchy debut solo single, “Side Dish” which he was forced to clarify was not a dis song against his former partner, Ottavio Columbo.

     

  • Piers Morgan lashes out over Dad who dressed as princess for his son

    Piers Morgan lashes out over Dad who dressed as princess for his son

    “Ridiculous”

    Oh dear, it didn’t take long did it? Piers Morgan has lashed out over a report that a dad from Norway, is the “best dad” because he dressed up as Elsa from Frozen for his son.

    Taking to Twitter Piers questioned why the dad, Ørjan Burøe, should be considered any more of a “best dad” than one who takes his son to a football match.

    The story was first reported on CBS’s The UpLift website, and shows the Norwegian dad dancing in a full Elsa costume to the hit song from Frozen, ‘Let It Go’ along with his son, who is also dressed as Elsa – because his four-year-old son is the “biggest fan of Elsa”.

    Ørjan Burøe said that it was “important to embarrass yourself and let it go,” The video has been watched millions of time on social media.

    Piers, however, couldn’t let the video pass without making comment, writing, “Why does this make him any more ‘BEST DAD’ then [sic] one who plays football with his son? Ridiculous.”

     

    It didn’t take long for reaction to Piers’ statement to come in thick and fast, with one user saying, “A fathers love, should never be ridiculed. No matter the circumstances”, while another added, “Creative and make sure his son is happy and enjoying himself.”

    Another said, “Because not all young boys want to play football and a lot of stupid uneducated people will look down at this and make stupid comments such as “encouraging him to become gay”.

    One user said that it was important to break down stereotypes adding, “I’d like to think it’s a step forward in breaking down stereotypes, and why not put positive energy out into the world rather than twist the words to suit your own agenda”.

     

     

  • Lady Gaga on Mike Pence: Worst representation of what it means to be a Christian

    She’s one hell of an ally.

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    Lady Gaga threw some epic shade at Mike Pence at one of her shows at her Las Vegas residency Enigma, calling him the worst representation of a Christian.

    The current Vice President of the USA, Mike Pence has been critcised by activists and LGBT+ advocates for defending his wife’s job at the Immanuel Christian School in Virginia, a school which does not allow LGBT+ people to work for it on the basis of religion.

    On Sunday’s performance, he found himself at the end of Lady Gaga’s wrath, with the “Born This Way” singer calling him the “worst representation of what it means to be a Christian.”

    To a cheering crowd, Lady Gaga took a moment to get political saying “to Mike Pence, who thinks it’s acceptable that his wife works at a school that bans LGBTQ — you’re wrong … You say we should not discriminate against Christianity. You are the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian.”

    “I am a Christian woman,” Gaga added, “and what I do know about Christianity is that we bear no prejudice and everybody is welcome. So you can take all that disgrace, Mr. Pence, and you can look yourself in the mirror and you’ll find it right there.”

  • Jameela Jamil called out a cosmetic company and they actually listened

    Jameela Jamil called out a cosmetic company and they actually listened

    The Good Place star called out cosmetics company Avon for a “gross abuse of the body positive movement” and they listened and apologised.

    Well known for her campaigning on body positivity issues, Jameela Jamil recently took cosmetic giant Avon to task over what she called “gross abuse” with some of their advertising.

    Jameela was criticising the Avon #NakedProof campaign which focussed on cellulite on women’s thighs. One of the main images had the caption, “dimples are cute on your face, not on your thighs”.

    Railing against the campaign, Jameela wrote, “And yet EVERYONE has dimples on their thighs, I do, you do, and the CLOWNS at @Avon_UK certainly do.

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    She then called upon the cosmetics giant to “Stop shaming women about age, gravity and cellulite” adding, “they’re inevitable, completely normal things. To make us fear them and try to “fix” them, is to literally set us up for failure”

    She said that Avon, or indeed any other publication should be ashamed to run this sort of “abusive advertising” adding, “My timeline is full of women saying adverts like these are why they are afraid to be naked in front of lovers, or to wear a swimsuit. You are being robbed of your money and self-esteem.”

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    Avon UK wiped their hands clean of the campaign saying, “Naked Proof is not an Avon UK Campaign and will not be featured in any of our materials.”

    However, AvonInsider, the official account for the US arm of the company did eventually come back to star saying it had “missed the mark” with its messaging, saying, “We have removed this messaging from all future marketing materials. We fully support our community in loving their bodies and feel confident in their own skin.”

    The actor, thanked the company, calling their reply “progress” before saying, “But also @AvonInsider please don’t promote a brand that markets itself as “Naked Proof” again. None of us need to be told that anything should stop us from feeling good naked.

    “It’s the most natural thing. There is nothing wrong with scars and marks and bumps. We are human.”

    https://twitter.com/jameelajamil/status/1086764577071616000

     

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  • Frankie Grande is celebrating something amazing

    Frankie Grande is celebrating something amazing

    “This has been a crazy year and I have survived many many things… including some very recent lows…”

    Frankie Grande is celebrating 19 months of being sober. The reality TV star said that despite living through some recent lows, which he didn’t go into, his 19 months of continuous sobriety was “testament to how hard I am working and how wonderful the support I am receiving is”.

    The star, who recently revealed that he was in a threeway relationship, took to social media to say that he felt happy, joyous and free after giving up booze one year and seven months ago.

    To celebrate the amazing milestone Frankie released a colourful artwork featuring a picture of him smiling and the words, “sexy, sassy and strong” added.

    He also took a moment to reach out to anyone who is struggling with depression or unmanageable or overwhelming feelings to offer the words of encouragment, that you don’t “have to drink and use over them…”

    Congrats Frankie!

  • Austin powers through as Scotty T pulls out

    Austin powers through as Scotty T pulls out

    An adult panto in Wrexham has been saved after CBB star, Austin Armacost saves the day.

    Austin and his giant Beanstalk!

    Geordie Shore star Scotty T pulled out of an adult panto over the weekend, just four days before the opening night, leaving the show in jeopardy, but CBB star, Austin Armacost was at hand to save the day. A source close to the show, said, “Scotty pulled out with no warning leaving the cast without a star.”

    Speaking to THEGAYUK, Austin said, “I got a call at 3 on Saturday from the producer and by 4 I was running lines at home. Sunday morning I was in rehearsals.”

    He’s in panto… Oh yes he is!!!

    Austin, who is known to not hold back on what he thinks, took a swipe at Scotty, saying, “It’s so sad when people can’t fulfil their obligations” before assuring punters who had already bought tickets that, “the show is coming together really well!”.

    CREDIT: Channel 5

    Scotty T made headlines when he appeared in Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother and got very close and personal to fellow star Jeremy

    According to sources, Scotty had to pull out of the show “due to illness” and that the cast “are all annoyed as the show starts in three days.”

    The cast includes BGT star, Danny Beard and Voice star Divina De Campo.

    Austin told us, “Working with these 3 drag queens is entertaining as fuck! The show is going to be a non-stop laughing, raunchy, filthy, display of quirkiness! So glad to be a part of this cast as we are all working very hard!”

    The show is to take place from the 22nd January at the William Aston Hall in Wrexham.

  • FELICIA HEALS: May enter UK version of Drag Race

    FELICIA HEALS: May enter UK version of Drag Race

    Drag Race’s “first cis-gender” considered contestant has said that she would consider auditioning for the UK version of the show.

    Speaking with THEGAYUK Felicia Heals said “who knows where life will take me” when we asked her whether she’d consider enterting the greatly anticipated UK version of RuPaul’s Drag Race, which is due to air in the UK on BBC 3 in 2019.

    Felicia made headlines around the world, when Drag Race Thailand showed a segement where she auditioned to be part of the show. However, unfortunately she didn’t make the top 14, but has vowed to try out again for season three as long as the process remained “open to other genders“.

    The bio-queen also paid tribute to UK drag telling THEGAYUK that she was a fan of British drag, “you guys have some amazing queens” but said that the flight to the UK from Thailand might be a little too far for her to join the show.

    Championing non-traditional drag, which usually sees men dressed as heightened versions of women, Russian-born Heals said that she hoped the UK would be as open as the Thailand version, saying “I do hope the UK version will be open to all genders like drag race thailand is”.

    Casting is currently open for the UK version with queens urged to fill out an application at the Talent Talks website.

     

  • Sam Smith shares “agony” details before his eye surgery

    Sam Smith shares “agony” details before his eye surgery

    Sam Smith was “f**king scared” and in “agony”

    The “Stay With Me” singer Sam Smith, revealed that he’s been in surgery, getting a stye removed from his left eye after saying that he was in agony and that his eye was getting “worse and worse”.

    He told fans, “Been feeling sorry for myself all day because my f**king eye is in agony and getting worse and worse”.

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    The next day the openly gay singer took to social media to share a picture of him wearing an eye patch after an operation to remove his stye.

    He revealed before his op that he was “f**king scared” but joked that he was looking forward to wearing a “pirate patch”. He later added in an Instagram story that he was being dramatic and that the op only took 15 minutes.

    https://www.instagram.com/p/BsojbmMHgOF/

    After the procedure, Sam posted an Instagram story and picture of him and his eye patch, with the caption “Stye With Me” a tribute to his 2014 hit, “Stay With Me”. In his Instagram story, he wrote, “I know you’re probably sick of seeing my stye, but I don’t care. I think it’s beautiful.”

    During his stay in the hospital, the singer kept fans in the loop with several Insta stories, including one of him wearing a surgical cap.

  • Gay Icon Carol Channing dies, 97

    One of the last icons of Hollywood’s Golden Era, Carol Channing has died at the age of 97.

    As well as being a legend of some of Hollywood’s most glamorous years, the late Carol Channing was also celebrated as a gay icon.

    She will be remembered for groundbreaking roles like the money-obsessed Lorelei Lee in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes and the matchmaking Dolly Levi in Hello, Dolly!

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    In her lifetime, Carol won three Tony awards and was Oscar-nominated in 1967 for the film Thoroughly Modern Millie.

    She was always a vibrant and vocal ally to the gay community and even once visited Fire Island in the USA to perform in front of 500 gay fans at the Ice Palace disco.

    Publicist B. Harlan Boll confirmed her death to USA TODAY, saying that the actor died of natural causes after suffering two strokes last year.

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    “It is with extreme heartache, that I have to announce the passing of an original industry pioneer, legend and icon: Miss Carol Channing,

    “I admired her before I met her, and have loved her since the day she stepped … or fell rather … into my life. It is so very hard to see the final curtain lower on a woman who has been a daily part of my life for more than a third of it. We supported each other, cried with each other, argued with each other, but always ended up laughing with each other.”

    Boll added, “Saying good-bye is one of the hardest things I have ever had to do, but I know that when I feel those uncontrollable urges to laugh at everything and/or nothing at all, it will be because she is with me, tickling my funny bone.”