MAMBA GOSSIP

Jesse is back in fine shape

Despite natural good looks (and rumoured pec implants) Jesse Metcalfe has admittedly had some weight problems in the past (moobs anyone?) but the boy has clearly bounced back as evidenced by this photo from an upcoming feature in the May issue of Men’s Health. He says it’s all due to a new fitness routine incorporating “striking and jiu-jitsu. It’s a different form of conditioning. I start nearly every day with a workout,” Jesse said. “It sets my day in a positive direction…”

We have mixed feeling about this hunk, who seems destined to only be remembered as the horny gardener on Desperate Housewives. The 32 year old Californian went through a drunken and aggressive phase (complete with bar brawls), then rehab, and didn’t seem none too happy about persistent gay rumours. “It’s a little annoying, but what can you do about it?” he once said.

Then again he did hang out at G.A.Y nightclub in London with his girlfriend, so he can’t be all bad. He’s really struggled to make a mark in Hollywood since he left Housewives but as long as he keeps taking off his shirt we’re happy. Does ‘looking hot’ qualify as talent?

Reichen Lehmkuhl admits to spanking the monkey online

Openly gay reality TV stud (winner of The Amazing Race season four), model and occasional actor Reichen Lehmkuhl has admitted that it is indeed him in webcam pictures of a man pleasuring himself, which were splashed across the internet. The images, which cut off Reichen just above his chin, otherwise show ALL the rest of him – and standing at full attention, nogal. We can’t show you the pics, but you can click here to see Reichen’s fine (although not impressive) assets (Warning: NSFW). In a conversation with the OMG blog, the 37 year old at first hadn’t actually seen the pictures, but admitted: “Well I’ve jacked off on cam lots of times.”

Then, once he’d had a look at the images, he commented “ah…yep. Wow. Nothing’s sacred anymore I guess.” He later said in a statement: “I don’t feel that this story represents anything different in me than what the majority of gay men have done at one point or another — as far as posting a private picture over internet lines for private viewing.” He added: “In my, now, nine years of being in the public eye, I’ve seen many less-flattering photos attributed to me, so that’s a plus. Moving on…” Reichen doesn’t seem too bothered about the whole thing. Perhaps a pretty adult way of looking at things. Or, maybe he’s just an unrepentant man-slut… You decide.

Ryan Gosling (nearly) reveals all

We’re increasingly in lust with Canadian Ryan Gosling (30) who just seems to get better looking by the day. And in his new movie, the comedy Crazy, Stupid, Love, he almost exposes himself to the audience. In a locker room scene we get to see a naked Ryan, with his man-bits strategically obscured by someone’s head. The someone in question, who has a view that we’d literally kill for, is none-other than Ryan’s co-star Steve Carell. In the film, Ryan plays a womaniser who helps out Steve’s character after his marriage falls apart. It seems like it could be a great flick – with the added bonus of Ryan’s hotness. Check out the trailer here.

Mark Ruffalo wants to make the Hulk incredibly hairy

Oscar-nominated The Kids Are All Right actor Mark Ruffalo has told The Advocate that he’s hoping to keep his chest furry for his new role as the Hulk in the much anticipated The Avengers film. “No one’s asked me to shave my chest yet, thank God. They want this Hulk to be as close to me as possible.” When told that some gay men have quite a thing for his bear-ish look, he replied: “I was not aware. But that’s good, because young girls are probably like, ‘Ew, chest hair! I didn’t even know guys grew hair there.'”.

Mark, who is straight but a vocal supporter of gay rights, said that he became aware of LGBT issues when a close friend came out to him in high school. “I’d heard about gay people, but I had no idea what that was. At the time I was in Virginia Beach, where homosexuals were like an urban myth. All of a sudden, there it was in front of me, and it was a person that I really admired,” he said, adding: “Luckily, I’d had whatever it takes to make someone see a person for who they really are — and to stand up and accept that even when other people around you don’t.”

Blue boys strip off for gay mag

The boys from Blue – Simon Webbe, Lee Ryan, Duncan James and Antony Costa – have stripped off for a cover feature for British gay mag Attitude’s annual naked edition. Duncan, who came out as bisexual in 2009, told The Daily Star: “We are getting our kit off for Attitude magazine like the McFly boys did.” He added: “I’m up for showing everything off. I’m happy enough about the size of my manhood.” Well good for him! We certainly hope to get to assess his claims for ourselves. According to editor Matthew Todd, the April edition is also dedicated to safer sex. The issue should be on South African shelves soon.

David Arquette is sex mad

Courteney Cox has claimed that her estranged husband David Arquette is obsessed with sex. “Arquette wants it too much – and at too many inappropriate times,” she said. The couple, who star in the new Scream 4 movie together and have not closed the door on reuniting, were both interviewed on the Howard Stern radio show. Courteney opened up about a recent trip they took to Disney World with six-year-old daughter Coco during which David claims she rejected his advances. “It was early in the morning. This is one of our problems in our relationship,” she said. “Whenever I would need consoling from David, he could not literally put his arm around me for one second without completely getting a boner.”

Oh come on, Courteney, we wouldn’t complain – David’s pretty sexy in a quirky way! In the remarkable interview, David urged Courteney to admit that she didn’t want to reconcile, but the actress refused, insisting that she still loves him and that their problems are not due to a lack of sexual attraction but because “we are very different”. Reacting to claims that she has been seeing other men during their separation, Courteney insisted that she had not been with any men. “I have not had sex [since the breakup],” she asserted.