OutZoneTV.com Blogs: Chat

Austin Scarlett: On Lauri's Wedding

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 12:23:37 -0500

You want to give us an update on what you’re doing now?
I am designing bridal. I’ve been the Creative Director of the Kenneth Pool collection for two years now. That’s a division of the AMSALE bridal design company. Which, she [Amsale Abera] was actually a guest judge on the First Season of Project Runway. That’s how we met. So shortly after show, she invited me to take over as designer for the collection. … So, yeah we actually just completed my fourth season designing for the line.

Congratulations! So the store that Lauri goes to …
The store that Lauri goes to … So we sell out of many vendors across the country. We have our main flagship salon here in New York on Madison, but then we also sell at Saks Fifth Avenue nationwide. So I met with Lauri at Saks Beverly Hills, which is a great town for us....

Jack: Dating, HIV, and The Everyday Woman

Wed, 12 Dec 2007 18:40:31 -0500

OUTzone catches up with Jack Mackenroth, as he dishes on Runway, Dale, the other contestants, his HIV status, and much much more.

So, you’re dating Dale from “Top Chef.” How’s that going?
Well the thing that’s so funny for us because the extent of our dating relationship is we hung out for a couple weekends, and we talk on the phone a lot, and I really like him. And we get along really well. I mean he’s hilarious and I’m hilarious. So it just clicked. And to us – we’d both gone through this Bravo craziness, we immediately got each other and have this common ground. It’s weird. We talked about the fact that we’re not even celebrities. Imagine the scrutiny, you know, Brad and Angelina. I don’t know how those relationships survive with all this, but we’re taking it in stride. It’s funny. It’s whatever. Whether this happens to us or...

Jesse Brune: The Follow Up Interview

Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:59:06 -0500

Jesse was the first interview we ever conducted here at OUTzonetv.com. We caught up with him again to make sure he's doing just as well as he was last season. He never fails to amuse us.

OZ: Season Two. Lay it On us. What’s different?
What isn’t different, let’s talk about that. Business is really good and that’s exciting.

OZ: In addition to the training, you also make healthy food and deliver it. How does that work?
It depends. I have different options, and price structures and whatnot. Some people get two meals a day, some get three, some get one. It really depends on what they’re looking for.

OZ: Do you have a go-to food theory?
My theory with food seems to be ever changing. The one consistency is that balance is very important. I don’t really believe in diets, because people get into a mindset with diets...

Jonathan Adler: Design Guru

Thu, 15 Mar 2007 13:14:07 -0500

Long before he became Top Judge on "Top Design," Jonathan Adler held a little gay place in our hearts. Who else turns their crafty passion (pottery) into an empire of stores and sheets and hotels. And they have amazingly talented husbands and are so out it makes us want to come out of the closet all over again? So of course we jumped at the chance to talk to Adler about "Top Design," Liberace (his dog) and poo heads!

OUTzoneTV.com: Hi Jonathan, how are you?
Jonthan Adler: I’m good. I was at the site. Are you guys bringing Manhunt back?

OZ: You can watch all of the episodes on the site. And there are some interviews with all the cute boys.
JA: Oh, I was giddy. That’s hysterical. I thought there was a new season.

OZ: No, it’s just for the eye candy.
JA: Wow. It’s pretty...

John Gray: Top Design Rising Star

Fri, 09 Feb 2007 18:49:30 -0500

After only two episodes of “Top Design," the world got to see maybe 30 minutes of John from Chicago? Handsome, muscular, cool. And talented. His first room looked like someone had lived in it for years. (Well, that could have been the carefully placed shoes...)

But really, the guy made an impact in his short time, and is already missed. He blasted through episode one with a dramatic fight. And he practically ruled episode 2. He started the show off with a bang sharing his HIV status with the contestants. And John ended the second episode with a dissapointing thud by being voted off the show for not finishing his room.

But of course, the first thing we want to know is what happened in episode 1 with Michael, the little rat who can't paint! So we called John in Chicago and asked him a few questions:

Was it just bad luck that...

Michael Musto: The Granddaddy of Gawk

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 17:19:57 -0500

We live in a celebrity-crazed age where more Americans can identify Brad Pitt than the vice president. You know, what’s-his-name.

Don’t blame “the world’s most outrageous columnist,” Michael Musto.

Sure, he’s been dropping names with a glorious spatter since 1984—you know, back when The Village Voice was an edgy alternative weekly that people actually paid for at newsstands. He’s just feeding the hungry public what it craves. And now he's serving up a 344 page helping of his classic collumns in a new book, "La Dolce Musto" (Carrol & Graf).

Though he didn’t exactly invent gossip, Musto was the first to mash celebrity news tidbits, gay politics, snark, and shameless self-promotion into a stream-of-conscious chatter that is now the lifeblood of Gawker.com, Defamer.com, PerezHilton.com, and countless other shrill voices in the blogosphere.

If you need proof of his supremacy (or, at least, his age), look no further than his new...

Kevin Peake: More Pictures!

Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:16:57 -0500

All of us at OUTzone were dismayed by the rumor that Kevin Peake is no longer modeling. Wha? Why? So we were desperate for confirmation. As the embedded mole on “Manhunt", Kevin had the uncomfortable position of being an already-successful model, as well as secret snitch (something he was very good at). We tracked him down as he ran some errands through Los Angeles. (God bless cellphones.).

OZ: We’ve heard rumors that you’re not modeling anymore? Is that true?
Yeah. I still do a little bit. But I’m really acting now.

OZ: That’s great! How’s it going?
It’s pretty slow, actually. The Holidays and all. I’m doing a lot of training and studying and trying to perfect my craft.

OZ: Are there specific roles you're interested in?
You know, one day I think I’ll be choosy, but right now, I’ll take what I can...

Hero: Out Writer Bryan Fuller

Sat, 13 Jan 2007 16:48:21 -0500

What a thrill to speak with the creator of "Wonderfalls" and "Dead Like Me", and now a writer on "Heroes", the super-fantastic fantasy epic that rules the new TV season. And best of all, he's openly gay. Always has been. We talk to Bryan Fuller about genres, fantasy, gays on television, and the why science fiction is important for today's (gay) audiences.

OUTzoneTV.com: Let's start off with everyone's favorite show right now. What's your involvement with “Heroes?”
Tim Kring created it. And he’s a peach of a guy. The whole experience has been really fantastic. My agents called and said “you have to read this.” And they never do that. They’ve tried in the past, and there’s stuff that I kinda go, “I don’t get it. I don’t know if I can get excited about writing that.” I’m sort of a workaholic and if something doesn’t inspire me then I...

OUTzone's Sexiest Gay of the Year!

Tue, 09 Jan 2007 09:33:28 -0500

We sat down with OUTzonetv.com's winner of our Sexiest Gay of the Year poll -- Kevin Vanwanseele and asked him what it was like to be called sexy by a bunch of strangers. He turns out to be a fascinating guy with lots to talk about.

OZ: How does it feel be OUTzonetv.com’s sexiest gay of the year?
I’m totally excited.

OZ: Who was the first person you called?
My boyfriend. And then my dad. And I was like, “Hey dad, I have some news. I sent my picture to this website a few months ago, and they voted me sexiest of the year.” And his response was, “Cool, man. Did you have to be nude for one of those?” And I said, “no, Dad.” He was proud.

Obviously some sort of "sport" that Kevin plays. We're not sure which one,...

Q & A with Rob Williams

Mon, 08 Jan 2007 11:59:02 -0500

OZ: Hi Rob. How are you?
I’m good. Everything seems to be going well.

OZ: So, overall, how did being on “Manhunt” go for you?
Great. Right afterwards, I was signed with IMG in New York. They signed John and me. I moved to New York for nine months of the year, I was in LA for the remainder. And that’s what I did for my fulltime job for about two years. I’m still represented by IMG, but I’m no longer doing it full time.

OZ: What are you up to now?
I run the men’s division for a fashion company.

OZ: Were you always interested in fashion?
Yeah. I went to law school, but I knew that I didn’t want to do that. A friend of mine started his own company, and I went to work for him. And then I kind of moved that...