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I think I might just have to get the new Scissor Sisters album if it’s full of songs like this. If I was at an even like Glastonbury and enjoying the fantastically camp sensibilities of the Scissor Sisters and Ms Minogue came out on stage to do a number this cool with them, I might just explode. I know a lot of people out there don’t get the Kylie thing, but hey, she is my religion.

OK, the time difference confused me, so I’m a day late on wishing Neil Patrick Harris a happy 37th birthday. Neil gets my award for the best gay role model around and the best advertisement for our community amongst the straight community.

He’s funny, he’s got a killer smile, he’s not in your face, he lives his life out of the tabloids, with his beautiful boyfriend/partner. He’s got a good body without being intimidating, and he seems like a great guy willing to take the piss out of himself and have a great laugh. He can also sing and dance which will come in handy on a quiet weekend with nothing to do… I imagine.

Neil also seems to prove wrong the recent statement in the press that gay actors can’t convincingly play straight, leveled at Sean Hayes in his role on Broadway. Neil plays Barney, the womanising batchelor guy (as opposed to the big purple dinosaur) on “How I met your mother” and does a great job of it.

A belated birthday present? I’m officially giving Neil the first ever Aussielicious Award Role Model Award! Happy birthday Neil.

P.S. He’s also top of my wish list for an interview. Anyone?

When Jason Akermanis announced that straight footballers wouldn’t be comfortable with a gay teammate in the locker rooms with all the horse play and nudity he clearly wasn’t speaking for Nick Youngquest. Nick has been in the pages of DNA, drooled over by gay blogs and just adored by gay men for some time and is quite apparently very comfortable with it.

After Elton has chronicled a twitter conversation between Nick and out and proud Rugby player Gareth Thomas that gets pretty saucy and full of suggestive banter between two guys that are very comfortable with each other and a level of sexy teasing between two guys on different sides of the sexuality fence. It’s a great read, very amusing and proves that not all footballers are as neanderthal as Akermanis.

Firass Dirani is an Australian actor who is currently riding a wave of popularity thanks to the latest installment of Underbelly. He plays John Ibrahim, nightclub boss of Kings Cross, all wrapped up in the underworld and corruption of the police force.

Firass was recently interviewed on Australian radio about being mobbed at an appearance in a Gold Coast nightclub, and he thought it was hilarious that a “tabouli cracker from the western suburbs” was being mobbed and being voted Cleo’s most eligible bachelor. Sadly in ten pages of google images, I couldn’t find any good shots of him with his shirt off. Shocking.

This video is from his recent photo shoot with Interview magazine. The man is just hot.

Danny Young is a UK actor who has just got his gear off for Attitude magazine’s annual “Naked Issue”.

I’m not familiar with his work, but I could get very familiar with his body!

This is why we love him!

Born in 1979, Will Young shot to UK Stardom in 2002 when he won the first ever Pop Idol, soon to be licensed around the world in a money making, star factory TV franchise. Will showed his smarts and eloquence when he told Simon Cowell exactly what he should do with his nasty attitude and unnecessary jibes at contestants, showing just how to use a political science degree.

Will has also been openly gay since his first single broke all sales records in the U.K. even outselling the Princess Diana tribute version of Candles in the Wind. To my knowledge Will has never been embroiled in any tabloid scandal, which for someone in the public eye in the U.K. is no mean feat. Proof indeed that you can have a successful career after coming out.

While it won’t come as a surprise to basically anyone, I think Ricky Martin should be applauded for finally coming out. Why? Because he did. His sexuality has been the subject of gossip and speculation for years, and while it may have been bigger news if he’d come out at the peak of his success everyone needs to come out in their own time, if at all.

Desnudo Words – Ricky Martin
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There is an argument that no one should ever have to publicly declare their sexuality, whether in the public eye or not. Private life does, after all, mean private. The other argument is that every high profile person that does reveal that they are homosexual gives someone struggling with their sexuality someone to look up to. We’ve all gone through that struggle at some point, thinking we are the only gay person, that everyone can tell as you walk down the street.

While Ricky may not be at the top of the charts any more and therefore doesn’t stand to lose endorsements or record deals through discrimination, he is still someone that a gay teenager might look at and identify with. I also think it’s very admirable that he has handled his coming out with class. There is no fanfare, no magazine deal, just an open, honest letter on his website. “Allowing myself to be seduced by fear and insecurity became a self-fulfilling prophecy of sabotage. Today I take full responsibility for my decisions and my actions.” Congratulations Ricky.

Dave Salmoni is a modern day Tarzan, showering amongst lions in the African savanna, calling sharks and scaring the bejeezus out of Tyra while dressed in a loincloth. He’s normally found presenting wildlife shows on Animal Planet but right now he’s found looking hot in the pages of Flaunt magazine looking all kinds of hot photographed by the very talented and currently extremely popular, Tony Duran.

For anyone who’s been watching True Blood, you will have seen this stunning man on your TV screens. Mehcad Brooks was born in 1980 in Austin Texas and has been in Desperate Housewives (don’t watch it, can’t tell you) and now has become a lust object of mine after walking around seducing Tara in True Blood season 2.

Mehcad is not only physically stunning but his voice is one that I could listen to for days. One thing I am a total sucker for in a guy is a killer smile and you can’t deny Mehcad has one of those. His smile could light up a room. Genetically blessed. I for one am hoping his star is on the rise.

Word went round the blogs a month or two ago that the famous Marky Mark Calvin advertisements were going to be “recreated” using Kellan Lutz. Thank goodness that has proven to be false. Those originals were iconic and a product of their era. Thank goodness Calvin Klein DID use Kellan Lutz for the new X Underwear campaign.

Thank goodness they’ve also brought us the hotness that is Mehcad Brooks, of True Blood Season 2 fame. Oh my lordy. Just for good measure they’ve thrown in Fernando Verdasco, the Spanish tennis player and footballer Hidetoshi Nakata and you know playing those sports those boys have buns of steel. We love advertising… it makes us look at hot people.

Over the couple of weeks break for the holidays, I discovered a U.S. show that is on in the middle of the day here called “The Doctors”. The host, or lead doctor is Dr Travis Stork, who upon googling his name, I found out was one of “The Batchelors” and is considered The Nice Batchelor.

Yes he seems quite nice, but since I’ll never meet him and marry him, I’ll settle for the fact that he’s darned cute. These photos don’t really do him justice but let’s just say, he’s hot and totally my type, apart from being straight.

Ryan Kwanten’s first break in Australia came in the form of a soapie called Home and Away where he played an annoying character called Vinnie. I tell you what, he’s come a long way since then. Now starring in the hit series True Blood set in New Orleans, he’s usually not wearing much but looking all the hotter for it.

I’ve just had dinner with a good friend of mine whose sister is an art director for films. She’s currently working on a movie that Ryan is back in Australia filming. Reports from the set paint Ryan as a really hard worker, doing his own stunts, incredibly down to earth and one of the most professional actors around. I love hearing that successful people are still real people. I’m going to see if I can wrangle and interview. I don’t like my chances but it’s worth a shot.

Trevor Donovan isn’t a name I’d come across, not being a fan of the new version of 90210. The original was cool when I was young and stupid and it should have been left there. That is until I saw these shots. This guy is 30 and is just freaking sexy. Of course, I don’t shop at Armani Exchange for budgetary reasons, and also, who the hell wants to shop in a store when there’s guys like that in there making everything you try on look like a pile of crap because it’s not on him?

He’s so All-American clean cut it almost hurts and without doing a scrap of research I’d almost bet money on him having modelled for Abercrombie?