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Olly Murs insisted he strip, says G-A-Y chief
By Chris Cooke | Published on Monday 7 October 2013
Pop boys might not feel the pressure to dress and dance all sexy like their female counterparts, but when they play the G-A-Y club night they all want to take their clothes off. Well, the straight ones do anyway. Or at least G-A-Y chief Jeremy Joseph has told Digital Spy that when pop males go nearly naked at his legendary club night, they always do so willingly.
Recalling Olly Murs’ strip on the G-A-Y stage, Joseph told the website: “It’s funny because I did a bet with him that if his single went to number one, next time he performed at G-A-Y he’d have to get naked. I made him sign a contract on stage and all that, but it was just a joke. A year later he went to number one and I didn’t push it or anything, and it was him who was like, ‘Oh, I suppose I should keep up my side of the bet'”.
Joseph, busy promoting today’s release of ‘G-A-Y The Album’, went on: “It’s quite weird actually, because a lot more of the straight male popstars are much more at home doing that at G-A-Y than some of the gay popstars. I find it funny that Olly was the runner-up on ‘The X Factor’ to a gay popstar, but he’s the one who gets naked on stage”.
Asked about McFly’s appearances at the club night Joseph concluded: “I don’t know why they even bother coming on stage dressed!”
