World Premiere Interview: Julian Christian

             

     Julian Christian:Masculine Man

                            by Christopher Uvenio

International Male Model for Romance Novels, Fabio who? Masculine. Italian and Handsome. Always Shirtless. Strong and Sculptured. Julian Christian (born February 16, 1979) is an American male model and actor who has appeared in dozens of magazines and on several television shows . He was born in San Diego, California on 16 February 1979 and grew up in New York City. He is primarily of Italian descent. He was a fitness model for Men's Health magazine, appearing in the publication 5 times.

He also appeared in several fitness magazines, exercise videos and has appeared on several television shows. He has a Master's degree from New York University where he was awarded a full scholarship.

Playgirl magazine named Fantechi their Man of the Year for 2007; he had appeared in the magazine three times prior to the award and was its cover model and centerfold for the August 2006 issue. On each occasion, Fantechi was shot by longtime Playgirl photographer Greg Weiner, who also shot him for the erotic web-zine Paragon Men. Fantechi has also been on the covers of Exercise for Men, Men's Exercise, Genre, Men and many others.

Fantechi continues to work actively as a model while pursuing acting. His mainstream work includes appearing on the December 2006 and the January 2009 cover of Men's Exercise, performing on the ABC sitcom Ugly Betty, The Colbert Report for Comedy Central and modeling for a Saks Fifth Avenue ad campaign.

He has appeared on several TV commercials for companies such as BrookStone, LG phones and others. He is also currently perfecting his acting skills and has been appearing in local community theater projects. He currently resides in San Diego California where he is performing in various stage productions at local downtown theaters. He also has appeared in several independent film and shorts as well as a TV commercial actor.

He also has garnered a large fan base from his work as a romance novel cover model. He has appeared on covers for Harlequin, St. Martins Press and DCL publications. He also modeled several of my menswear designs.

 When was it that you got started becoming a Male Model and how did it come about? 
I was in club and someone approached me from an agency. I thought it was bullshit at first but my friend said it was a real agency and that I should go.

Tell us about yourself: Why do you want to work as a model? Why are you interested in this career?  
 I just did it for fun. It was great to meet people and travel.

When you get offered a shoot from a photo shoot, what kind of preparation do you need to do for modeling?  
Depends what kind of shoot it is. Usually shaving, tanning and cutting out my carbs.

What was it like doing your first photo shoot - scary, interesting, exciting, sexy? -
  It was weird at first, it’s like this seems so fake. I’m really shy and reserved.

What is it like posing Nude and for Playgirl ?  
It was fun and liberating. 

What's the funniest or weirdest thing that's ever happened to you during a photo shoot? 
 Hmmm.. one time I had a shoot on the beach without a shirt and in a bathing suit. I turn around and there is a group of nuns watching me. Talk about weird, they smiled at me.

What companies have you modeled for?
Oh wow, a lot of different products and designers.

Who are your favorite Designers? 
Uvenio, of course.  (thank you: Julian!)

What would you not wear in Public? 
Jean shirts and white tennis shoes.

How do you keep up to date with Fashion?
 I don’t.

Are you a Brief or a Boxer guy? 
Boxer briefs

Do you eat nutritiously? How often do you exercise or go to the gym? 
 I’m a vegan, about 5 days a week.

How do you stay in such great shape?   Share your fitness routine? 
Don’t eat meat and don’t eat garbage.

Would you model any kind of clothing at all?
 I would never model fur or leather.

What do you do in leisure/spare time? 
 I surf and read a lot.

What advice would you give a newbie who's just starting in the industry - any suggestions on what to do or what to avoid? 
 Get an education and a real career. Modeling is only a small part of anyone's life.

Thank you for your time and miss seeing you here in New York!

J.Lo's BoyToy caught with another Tranny, again!

Jennifer Lopez's boyfriend Casper Smart is again being accused of stepping out on the American Idol judge.

On Monday newspapers published a report that the 27-year-old choreographer has been seeing transsexual model Xristina Marie behind the 44-year-old superstar's back. This comes exactly one week after a claim was made that Smart had been having a fling with transsexual bikini pinup Sofie Vissa.

Hours after the latest accusation, London reporters reported Lopez and Smart are on the brink of a split. 'The relationship is all but over,' a source told the site.

Casper has yet to deny this current allegation though he has said he's never been involved with Vissa.

'Jennifer has been embarrassed by him yet again,' a friend told the site. 'He was not invited to accompany her to New York.'

The beauty is holed up in her New York apartment where she's making plans to dump her boyfriend of nearly three years, Radar maintains.

'Casper was told he’s not going to Brazil for the World Cup,' the friend said of the soccer tournament that starts June 12 - Jennifer made the Cup’s official song, 'We Are One (Ole Ola)' with rapper Pitbull in May. 'Soccer is his favorite sport, so it must really suck for him.'

Smart did not appear to be with Lopez when she attended the Healthy Childhood launch event in New York on Sunday as he had work commitments in LA. Instead, the Jenny From The Block singer was with her sister Lynda.

Casper and Jennifer were last seen together on May 20 heading to Craig's restaurant in West Hollywood after she taped American Idol.

London newspapers broke the story of Casper Smart cheating on Jennifer Lopez with transsexual model Sofie Vissa last week. This week I discovered (thank you Dirty Army) a SECOND transsexual model by the name of Xristina Marie,' The Dirty's Nik Richie, who is married to former Bachelor star Shayne Lamas, wrote.

'Xristina Marie also had inappropriate relations with Casper Smart. According to our source the couple met in Miami and Casper Smart was 100% aware that Xristina is a transsexual.' Nik promised 'more details to come.'

Along with the post, there is a link to several messages between Xristina and a person who claims to be Casper.

After liking her photo, he asks for revealing snaps of her, adding, 'I need somethin good.' When she asks, 'But what am I getting back?' he replies, 'Surprise me.' He also reveals he is 'White and Mexican.'

One week ago an anonymous reader maintained her friend Sofie had been getting close to Lopez's partner.

'Nik, sooo my homegirl has been talking and linking up with Casper Smart for a week now… they met online and I guess they Both follow each other,' the person wrote.

'She texted me saying they exchanged pictures XXX’s… and what not… I’m liked shocked… didn’t know he was down for Us beautiful Transexual WOMEN.'

There were also screen grabs of their alleged messages where Casper told the beauty - who slightly resembles the My Love Don't Cost A Thing singer - 'I wanna see more what else ya got.'

The unidentified pal added: 'I myself didn’t believe it…. I’m like Casper Smart? JLo’s MAN!!!!!!!  Guess he likes beautiful women and the best of both worlds… crazy what a simple hello and simple talking and flirting can end up to….

'My girl said she seen him a few times and he picked her up in his big truck…. I didn’t believe it so I asked for screen-shot and here they are. I guess my friend Sofie is f***ing Casper Smart.. I’m asking for more screenshots she has them ALL.'

Richie - whose real name is Hooman Karamian - claimed that Vissa has naked images of Casper.

She allegedly took the photos on May 19 and is 'shopping them to the highest bidder,' according to Nik. No photos have since surfaced.

'I can confirm she has naked images of Casper Smart and Casper has nude images of (Vissa),' Richie has said.

'Someone must be posing as Casper, he is not a part of this thing with Sofie, it's absurd,' a source told MailOnline. 'There are no pictures of him.'

On Tuesday, Casper responded to Richie via Instagram.

Last week Jennifer Lopez' boyfriend Casper Smart was 'allegedly' caught exchanging direct messages with transsexual bikini model Sofie Vissa  !!

                             
This week another T-Girl comes forward claiming a hook-up with Casper…

Abercrobie & Fitch is trying to Revamp their Image!

Abercrombie & Fitch is trying to revamp their image in order to make up for their poor sales numbers. According to The Business Reporters profits for the past four quarters in a row have shrank to 77-percent last year. So to keep up with the changing shopping habits of its young demographic, AF has proposed the following changes:

1. Ditching “da club” atmosphere.
Both AF and its sister store Hollister will be changing their store layouts for a more welcoming shopping experience. The windows with blinds at AF will be replaced with actual window displays. The lights in both stores will also be brighter . 

No more loud, thumping music that always pissed parents off! Plus, less fragrance looming inside and outside of the store! By 25-percent! So does this mean the stores will only use three-quarters of an entire bottle of fragrance every time they open?

2. Back to black.
You may have noticed that black-colored clothing never had a home on the AF shelves. But now the store will start carrying this shade to increase profits. (Apparently, CEO Mike Jefferies never liked the color.) And that’s all we’re going to say about that…

3. Larger sizes are now available.
Abercrombie created a more “classic” fit T-shirt for men that’s looser than their usual muscle-hugging tops. The style is only available online for now in order to save you from face-to-face  fat shamming  by sales associates at the register.

4. Less logo-branded clothing, more outside brand offerings.
While logos are having its moments this year, the idea of having a moose, seagull, or the letters “A” and “F” on your clothes isn’t as appealing. Away they go, slowly but surely, while other brands that fit with the AF aesthetic will start to make its way on stores’ shelves, starting with Keds. 

It’s about time that AF started to adapt to the changes that are happening in the retail industry. But it’ll take some time to really see if these new methods will help make a comeback. Perhaps, for now, we won’t always  make a beeline for the opposite side of the street whenever we come across an AF brick-and-mortar.

Abercrombie & Fitch started its corporate life as nondescript sports equipment and menswear clothing division of Leslie Wexner’s The Limited. In the early ’90s, it was spun off from the parent company as its own individual tracking stock on the exchange. But its success was not a forgone conclusion. In the mid-’90s, new management took over and completely overhauled the company, eventually evolving into the moneymaking machine that it has become. 

   The first A&F Quarterly appeared in late 1997 or early 1998. As a marketing tool, it was an immediate success. Its mix of feature articles, pages displaying the product and page upon page of nearly naked flesh struck a chord with young people everywhere.

Much like Vogue and Architectural Digest, the quarterly served as a means of aspirational (and inspirational) living for young men and women all over the country. The girls lusted after the handsome, nearly naked boys on the pages and vice versa. The male readers, in addition to lust, bought into the idea that girls would find them even more attractive if they were wearing a pair of A&F surfer shorts, and the unspoken thought that sex (yes, sex) would follow.

And of course, the underlying concept of appealing to gay men wasn’t initially made clear or highlighted; but make no mistake, nothing was left to chance in mounting the rebirth of this company.

   I was a convert from the very beginning, and although I don’t shop from every catalogue, I appreciate every issue. I appreciate them even more when my friends would come into my home and my latest A&F would turn up missing after they’d left.

   Nothing succeeds like success and someone is always out there trying to spoil your fun. Hence the occasional controversy. The first full-blown controversy came after the summer 1999 issue. A ‘concerned’ parent group held a press conference to tell the world that Abercrombie & Fitch is the ‘devil trying the corrupt the innocent minds of their impressionable children’.

   If only they knew what their kids were doing when they weren’t around.

J.Lo & Gandy Hottest Scenes!

We knew it was going to be big, but Jennifer Lopez and David Gandy teaming up is even better than we could have imagined.
 Lopez released her new music video today - and it's hotter than we could have possibly hoped for.
There's half naked shower scenes, rolling around in the desert and topless models.Well, one, but he's enough on his own
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J Lo, 44, shows off her curvy and stunning figure in a white swimsuit and cut-out dress in the new video, lying flat out in the sand at the start and awaiting her man.
Slowly standing up, she shows off her toned pins and beautiful bum in the revealing outfit, before heading into a nearby shack.

Playing the boyfriend in her new music video for single First Love, from new album AKA.

"I play her love interest," Gandy told us today. "I've been asked if I'd take part in music videos before and I've always said no, but I jumped at the chance of working with a music icon such as Jennifer. The conditions to shoot in were very challenging due to the weather - we were in the desert outside LA and the winds were incredibly strong and we had to deal with plummeting temperatures and sandstorms - but the atmosphere on set was great and we all had a lot of fun.

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The video will premiere later this month, and calls on his as much as his developing acting skills.

"He's a great guy and we had such a great time making the video," Lopez said. "He may have been shirtless occasionally, but for the most part he had clothes on!"

"I have the largest project of my career happening later this year," he revealed. "I can't say much at the moment, but we are working heavily on that right now."

Soon D&G model David joins her in a white shirt, and they head to the shower.

Because that's exactly where they should both spend the rest of their lives. They probably needed to cool down.

Of course, it meant he had to pull his soaking top off and promptly carry a huge heavy tyre around on his shoulder for us all to ogle over a little more.

They end by rolling around seductively together, and we don't know who we're more jealous of.

These two need to work together for ever more.