Any male models among us??

SupaFlyTNT · 23-04-2017 2:41pm #1

Well? Just curious about this line of work. Not saying I want to take the plunge myself but, would be interested to hear anecdotes from within the industry. The most important being - that it does actually exist - lol. A part of me in reluctant to believe a dude can get paid for looking pretty. Maybe it's just Irish culture but, I had always just assumed that was something exclusively obtainable by females. AmIRite??

One eyed Jack · 23-04-2017 2:44pm

As long as you're not this particular male model, you should be fine :pac:

soups05 · 23-04-2017 2:44pm

i was once an ass model for a weight loss ad, i was the before picture *

*may or may not be true

Tom Mann Centuria · 23-04-2017 2:47pm

I was a merMAN!

Winterlong · 23-04-2017 3:09pm

I was a hand model once. I have deadly hands.

Your Face · 23-04-2017 3:18pm

I'm a model citizen.

Skylinehead · 23-04-2017 3:21pm

But why male models?

23-04-2017 3:26pm

Yep.

The Guards are after me.

I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest

Gunmonkey · 23-04-2017 4:21pm

A Tyrant Named Miltiades! wrote: »

Yep.

The Guards are after me.

I'm so gorgeous they want to put me under arrest

Or to star in their next film.

Conor Bourke · 23-04-2017 4:23pm

Is this anything to do with the recent story of the "male model" who claims to have been catfished by his ex and made a cringy video auditioning for Ex on the Beach?!

AMKC · 23-04-2017 4:24pm

There is plenty of male models just not a lot of big Irish ones.

Some just model male clothing and others do both male and female clothing like Andrej Pejic. There has been some other male models that also model both as well but he is the best known. So yes males can do pretty too just have to make the effort. A little bit of waxing and some make up also helps.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AkMmYPbbOd4&t=32s

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 23-04-2017 4:26pm

Cornelius Crow wrote: »

Is this anything to do with the recent story of the "male model" who claims to have been catfished by his ex and made a cringy video auditioning for Ex on the Beach?!

Hon Dano

harry Bailey esq · 23-04-2017 4:37pm

Winterlong wrote: »

I was a hand model once. I have deadly hands.

My right hand never fails me, I haven't mastered the technique with the left though. Besides,even if I could use the left one for self pleasure,the Doctor Jekyll(in my mind)would accuse Hydey boy of infidelity and a fierce hullabaloo would ensue in the region between my ears.

Parchment · 23-04-2017 4:48pm

An ex-boyfriend was a male model. He was from Sweden, he did catwalk stuff and commercial stuff. Never heard anything too exciting from him about the industry, just that they had to eat well and keep in shape.

He was kind of a free spirit so i dont think he bought into the industry too much and just used it as an easy source of money. He also didnt have to watch his weight or anything as he was naturally slim.

SupaFlyTNT · 23-04-2017 4:53pm

Parchment wrote: »

An ex-boyfriend was a male model. He was from Sweden, he did catwalk stuff and commercial stuff. Never heard anything too exciting from him about the industry, just that they had to eat well and keep in shape.

He was kind of a free spirit so i dont think he bought into the industry too much and just used it as an easy source of money. He also didnt have to watch his weight or anything as he was naturally slim.

Easy money you say?

Parchment · 23-04-2017 4:54pm

SupaFlyTNT wrote: »

Easy money you say?

Well its not rocket science really.

Omackeral · 23-04-2017 5:04pm

Had a fella called Eden Hazard here before. He used to have to carry Wet Floor signs with him everywhere he went.

hungry hypno toad · 23-04-2017 5:08pm

OP, check out yesterdays Irish Times magazine, it features an androgynous male model, might interest you.

hungry hypno toad · 23-04-2017 5:10pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Had a fella called Eden Hazard here before. He used to have to carry Wet Floor signs with him everywhere he went.

Incontinence is a terrible affliction, or so I understand.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 23-04-2017 5:10pm

Omackeral wrote: »

Had a fella called Eden Hazard here before. He used to have to carry Wet Floor signs with him everywhere he went.

Boards was like the front row of a Daniel o donnell concert sure

wakka12 · 23-04-2017 5:23pm

Waste of time. Only a handful of models make any decent income, most are female yes but plenty of males too. Its not even about being good looking per se, its a lot about who you know, your connections, and just chance a lot of the time.Id say it'll be very hard for you to establish a career tbh.
Id also say the majority of models who are making decent income were scouted as teenagers and grew into their careers, Im guessing you're adult age, like 20+
And as with most things Ireland probably doesn't have a huge modelling industry compared to many other larger nations

So yeh, few barriers ahead but good luck!