Mr Gay UK
Mr Gay UK was a British annual
In 1984, the competition name was changed to Mr Gay UK.
In 2008 the first winner of the contest, Anthony Morley, was convicted of murder and cannibalism.[3]
The competition's website has not been updated since 2014 and no winners are listed after 2013.[4]
Mr Gay UK winners
Year | Winner | Hometown | Profession | Heat Won |
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1993 | Anthony Morley | Leeds | Body Heat @ The Ritzy, Doncaster | |
1994 | David Jackson | Manchester | DJ | Cruz 101, Manchester |
1995 | Lance Trimble[5] | Birmingham | Subway City, Birmingham | |
1996 | Roy Fairhurst[6] | Leeds | DJ | Primos II, Leeds |
1997 | Sean McVeigh[7] | Manchester | Cruz 101, Manchester | |
1998 | Ben Harris[8][9] | London | Builder's Mate | |
1999 | Mark Ledsham | Preston | Business Student | |
2000 | Harry French | Glasgow | Lifeguard | Bennets, Glasgow |
2001 | Carl Austin[10] | Manchester | Events Manager | Cruz 101, Manchester |
2002 | Rob Conn[11] | Bristol | IT manager | Queens Shilling, Bristol |
2003 | Jarrod Batchelor[12][13] | Newport, Isle of Wight | Fireman | |
2004 | Mark Roberts[14] | Walsall | Plasterer | The Golden Lion, Walsall |
2005 | Richard Carr[15] | Birmingham | Supermarket Manager | The Nightingale, Birmingham |
2006 | Mark Carter[16] | Huddersfield | Police Officer | Birmingham |
2007 | Daniel Broughton | Blackpool | Stage Manager | Flamingo Club, Blackpool |
2008 | Dino Gamecho | Cardiff | Student | Ritz, Manchester |
2009 | contest not held | |||
2010 | contest not held | |||
2011 | Samuel Kneen | Cardiff | Hairdresser | |
2012 | Arjun Marwaha | Glasgow, Scotland
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Car sales | Mansfield |
2013 | Scott Lawson[17] | Doncaster | Future Next Engineer |
Since 2005, the winner has gone on to represent the UK in Mr Gay Europe.
2011 contest
As with previous years, heats for the 2011 contest were held in various gay venues across the country. Participants could apply in advance directly with the venue, or just turn up on the evening and complete an application form. In total there are 14 finalists from the heats that took place between September and October 2011.[18]
In this year the rules and the feeling of the competition were changed. A public vore was put into place and contestants were expected to campaign for votes in any way they could. Each finalist could receive votes through a premium rate phone and text number, a 'like' on their individual Facebook page and a Twitter and E-mail vote accessible from the main Mr Gay UK website. Voting ended on 29 November 2011 and the five finalists were announced. They were Greg Lumley – Middlesbrough, Charlie Drummond – Bristol, John Wheeldon – Leeds, Nik Chapman – Newcastle and Samuel Kneen – Cardiff, who eventually went on to win the competition
A media relations push was made on the competition with articles appearing in local and regional media and radio, but also had national coverage in
The grand final was held on Saturday 10 December at Mission 2 in Leeds.[18] Judges included Kieron Richardson from Hollyoaks, Rob Gunn from the competition's sponsor Manhunt and photographer Jay Eff.
Hosts
Presenters have included
Notable contestants
Mr Gay 2001,
Mr Gay UK 2003, Jarrold Batchelor, went on to appear in the Channel 4
In 2006, police officer Mark Carter made national headlines when he won the competition.[16]
Mr Gay UK 1998, Ben Harris, became the winner of the Channel 4 show Playing It Straight in 2004.
Mr Gay Newcastle 2007,
Mr Gay UK winner 2013, Stuart Hatton, went on to represent the United Kingdom in Austria at Mr Gay Europe and was second runner up. Two months later Hatton travelled to Rome, Italy to represent the United Kingdom once more as Mr Gay UK but this time at The Mr Gay World Contest where he won the Mr Gay World title becoming the first United Kingdom winner to receive the global award.
See also
References
- ^ a b c Pidd, Helen (1 September 2007). "Soldiers and a sailor in fight to be Mr Gay UK". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 October 2007.
- ^ Richard Conrad Glover (30 September 1988). "Gay UK Alive And Kicking". The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia). p. 15.
- ^ "Former Mr Gay UK who killed and cooked victim guilty of murder". PinkNews. 17 October 2007. Archived from the original on 19 October 2008. Retrieved 18 October 2008.
- ^ "Past Winners". Mr Gay UK. 4 December 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
- ^ "Oh Boy, Paula, Lance's gay day, Paula Yates at the Mr Gay UK contest". Daily Record. 30 May 1995. p. 9.
- ^ "Jason Looks a bit Queer; He sweats and stutters through gay contest; Jason Donovan gets into a sweat at Mr Gay UK contest". Daily Record. 28 May 1996. p. 3.
- ^ Paul McCann (28 February 1998). "Miss World is ousted by Mr Gay Universe". The Independent (London).
- ^ "Only my mum knew, says Mr Gay UK". Evening Herald (Plymouth). 29 May 1998. p. 24.
- ^ "Mr Gay UK 1998".
- ^ "So.. Graham Norton Falls for Mr Gay UK; Revealed: Secret love of TV star". The People. 9 June 2002.
- ^ "Bristol man is named Mr Gay UK after 'joke' entry". Bristol Evening Post. 11 September 2002. p. 4.
- ^ Sam Mann (29 August 2003). "Jolie Good Fun at the Movies, A Gay Time with the Boys and a Rockin' Awards Do". The Mirror. p. 3.
- ^ "Mr Gay UK: I slept with lots of girls". The Sunday People. 25 April 2004.
Jarrod Batchelor, 24, took the drastic action when he was bullied at school because of his sexuality.
- ^ "Gay Crown". Birmingham Post. 30 November 2004. p. 2.
- ^ "Store boss scoops title". Birmingham Mail (England). 30 November 2005. p. 19.
- ^ a b "PC Carter, UK Mr Gay, Triumphs at International Mr Gay Contest". The Press Dispensary. 22 January 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "Mr Gay UK 2013". All Points North Publications Limited. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
- ^ a b "Mr Gay UK 2011 Finals". Mr Gay UK website. Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2011.
- ^ Andrew Douglas (4 June 2009). "Big Brother is just the job for North-East contestant". The Northern Echo.
Charlie Drummond won the Newcastle heat of Mr Gay UK in 2007 and has worked as a model in the past. The 22-year-old, who works in customer services for the JobCentre, says his favourite part of his job is walking into the office in the morning and saying Good morning angels to his colleagues, who reply Good morning Charlie. Charlie, from Newcastle, thinks he has a good chance of winning BB – now in its tenth year.