Guide to New Episodes of Kept and Strip Search  6/1/05

Manly Make-Overs and More Magical Manhunting Keep Things Hot on VH1's Man-Tastic New Summer Series

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

NEW YORK, May 31 /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 #102: "Style" Thursday 06/09 @ 9PM*

The transformation begins as Jerry sends the eleven remaining men for much needed style makeovers. Afterwards, she arranges for them to learn how to strut down the catwalk for a private fashion show wearing the latest designs from fashion icon Vivienne Westwood. Confidence and style will determine who measures up and who gets left behind.

"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 #102: Thursday 06/09 @ 10PM*

Now halfway through their cross-country search, Billy and Rachel continue to ambush guys selected from the myriad of applications and tapes received. A few have the looks, a few have the moves, but not many have that special "x-factor", including charm and personality, to merit a plane ticket to Los Angeles to continue the competition. With fewer than half the number of guys they need, Billy and Rachel travel from Missouri to Tennessee, through Illinois, Kentucky, Ohio and then to Pennsylvania and New Jersey. With tensions high, they are running out of time to find enough great guys to vie for a chance to be part of the final troupe.

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.

* all times ET/PT

SOURCE VH1

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