The Kept and Strip Search Men Bare Their Souls  6/9/05

Welcome to the Vain and Rhythmless Nation: the 'Kept' Men and the 'Strip Search' Men Bare Their Souls

The Weekly Guide to New Episodes of 'Kept' and 'Strip Search'

NEW YORK, June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Welcome to your weekly guide to new episodes of "Kept" and "Strip Search."

"Kept" -- A group of twelve, diverse, unformed, mounds of "man-clay" are shipped to London and dropped in the middle of Jerry Hall's lush life. Jerry will run the men through the rigors of her glittering, whirlwind existence with the goal of molding the perfect "kept" man. Moving from London to Paris, Jerry's bevy of "A" list family and friends will be on hand each week to help her narrow the playing field from twelve to the "one."

Episode #103: "Art and Etiquette" Thursday 06/09 @ 9PM*

*Newsflash* -- Ricardo loves himself. A surprise etiquette lesson puts the ten remaining men in the hot seat. Later, Jerry exposes the guys to another side of her world with a private art lesson where the men learn the finer points of art appreciation and the cold truth about nude modeling. An art auction for Jerry and her friends will separate the potential Picassos from the horrible hacks. *Newsflash* -- Ricardo still loves himself.

"Strip Search" -- With the help of Billy Cross, creator/producer of the internationally acclaimed male dance troupe "The Thunder from Down Under," and VH1 personality Rachel Perry, fifteen men from all walks of life are throwing off the shackles of the typical workday with the hopes of winning one of seven spots in a male revue dance troupe in Las Vegas.

Episode #103: Thursday 06/09 @ 10PM*

*Newsflash* -- Johnny thinks he has rhythm. In this episode, the guys meet each other -- and size up their competition -- when they move into a house in Los Angeles and immediately begin training. While the guys quickly discover that learning choreography is a difficult task, Billy and his choreographer Sharon Ridley realize that they have their work cut out for them if they are going to have a show ready in just 25 days. In the end, Billy must make a tough decision to send someone home in the first elimination. *Newsflash* --Johnny still thinks he has rhythm.

* all times ET/PT

Viewers can log onto VH1.com for more on both series.

"Kept:" http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/kept/series.jhtml

"Strip Search:" http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/strip_search/series.jhtml

"Kept" is executive produced for VH1 by Sam Korkis, Michael Canter, Julio Kollerbohm, Mark Ganshirt, Debbie Adler Myers, Brandon Riegg and Kim Rozenfeld.

"Strip Search" is a production of VH1 in conjunction with Pilgrim Films and Television, Screentime Pty Ltd and Distraction Formats. Craig Piligian serves as executive producer, Andrea Richter serves as co-executive producer and Sandi Johnson serves as Supervising Producer for Pilgrim Films, Des Monaghan serves as consultant for Screentime. Matt Hanna, Michael Hirschorn and Jim Ackerman are executive producers for VH1. 

SOURCE VH1

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