About a Hunk

So funny that The Advocate would be profiling "About a Boy" star David Walton today. One of my colleagues was just telling me how he'd grown up with him and what an incredibly nice guy he was -- to which I said: "Why wouldn't he be nice? ... Everyone's bending over backwards to kiss his ass 24 hours a day since he's so hot!"

My colleague explains his upbringing like this, including his and David's college alma mater:

I had a pretty conservative, WASP-y family in Boston, and it wasn’t the most open and free-spirited of families, but my mom certainly had gay friends. I didn’t fully comprehend the details of that journey while in high school, but then I went to Brown University, where you basically have a transgender a cappella group singing in the archway on your first day. The LGBT community was a powerful force the minute you walked on that campus.

Highlights:

On his gay admirers: 
I’ll sometimes get that look from guys, but I don’t necessarily know if they’re fans. To be perfectly honest, I’ve gotten attention from gay men for a long time. … I don’t know, but it’s flattering. I love being around cool, fun guys, so I’ve always enjoyed talking to gay men. Maybe it’s because I’m an inherent flirt, but it just feels very natural. There’s this club I like in L.A. where a lot of gay guys go. I’ve always gone there with girls, but sometimes you get carried away by the ’80s music and lose your way on the dance floor. Look, I’ve got a wife and two kids. I never want to give a guy the wrong impression or hurt his feelings, but a little mild flirtation is harmless.

On playing Stanley Tucci’s love interest in Burlesque: 
Yeah, I was supposed to be this fit, younger dude, but Tucci’s totally ripped! I had to wrap myself up in a towel during our morning-after scene because I felt so embarrassed.

On what type of gay role he'd like to play next: 
I like playing characters who show one thing on the outside but are actually something very different on the inside, so I’d like to play a gay character that no one knows is gay. I think the hiding of that would be interesting to play. If someone writes a part like that, I’d be really into it.

On the possibility of upcoming LGBT story lines on "About a Boy": 
Your guess is as good as mine. But they can’t do the show without me, so I can threaten to walk off the set unless we get a nice juicy story line that satisfies you guys. … Should we just have a conference call with [executive producer] Jason [Katims]? Maybe we can pitch an episode where Will decides to play for the other team. … Let’s spitball some ideas. Let’s say I meet an awesome guy, we’re hanging out all the time, and then he turns out to be in love with me. Hilarity ensues? Obviously we’ll have to flesh it out.

On his sexuality: 
I believe that sexuality is on a continuum. I’m never surprised to hear that a straight man has dabbled or that a gay man used to sleep with women, because sexuality’s the most powerful force on earth. With 1 being the strictest hetero and 10 being a gay person who’d vomit thinking about sleeping with the opposite sex, I feel like the vast majority of people lie between 3 and 7.

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[I’m] Right at 20. [Laughs] No, maybe 3.

On his dude crush: 
Tom Brady. The guy’s such a stud. I met him once playing golf and couldn’t stop shaking his hand. I’m like, ‘Hey, it’s really nice to meet you,’ but I made it this weird moment where I wouldn’t look away. He’s a guy who really locks eyes, too, so we had five good seconds of eye lock. Seriously, I’ll never forget it.

Full article HERE.