The 2018 Red Hot Calendar Is Looking For More Sexy Redheads For Us To Swoon Over
If you've followed Thomas Knights' "Red Hot" series, you know he has a gift for capturing beautiful redheads. Over five years, four calendars, an art exhibit, and two coffee table books, Knights has given us some of the most stunning carrot-tops in nature.
Now he and art director Elliott James Freize are getting ready to shoot the 2018 "Red Hot British Boys” calendar, and they've put out a model call. (Because there's nothing quite like a ginger in the wild, right?)
"We are looking for nine buff ginger men based in the UK to join our three Red Hot British Boys—Rob, Alex and Chris—in the 2018 calendar," Knights says in a press release. "You need to have a handsome face, great body and awesome personality, natural red hair and a British accent - and also be available to shoot in London in July."
If you or someone you know fits the bill, reach out to Knight and Freize (and also, send us naughty pics—it won't improve your chances of getting in the calendar but it'll make our week).
Knights says redheaded guys have always had a place in gay culture—even if its a bit fetishized, their rarity is seen as asset, not a curse.
"They're ready-and-willing to see empowered sexual ginger guys flaunting it," he tells NewNowNext.
"What's been interesting in the last few years is that straight culture is finally, after years of us campaigning, coming along for the ride," he adds.
"We are seeing more ginger guys in advertising campaigns playing the lead man rather than the nerd—last year half our calendar sales and half our Facebook followers were women. Its a totally unprecedented shift that we weren’t expecting. The other week we were on the cover of Daily Star which I think means we have permeated the mass market. Finally sexy ginger guys are an actual thing."
A portion of proceeds from next year's calendar benefit the Ben Cohen Standup foundation, which helps support those doing real-world work to eradicate bullying, especially in the LGBT community. You can support the 2018 "Red Hot British Boys” calendar on Kickstarter through July 1.
