''COVERguy'' is a six-part

Canadian Canadians () are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''C ...

television series A television show, TV program (), or simply a TV show, is the general reference to any content produced for viewing on a television set that is broadcast via over-the-air, satellite, and cable, or distributed digitally on streaming plat ...

created and produced by Giant Productions, hosted by Mathieu Chantelois broadcast on

OUTtv OUTtv is a Canadian English language specialty channel and streaming network that was launched in September 2001. The brand focuses on general entertainment and lifestyle programming serving Canadian and international LGBT+ communities. The ...

in 2005. Thirty aspiring male models compete for $1000 cash, a fashion

photoshoot A photo shoot is the process taken by creatives and models that results in a visual objective being obtained. An example is a model posing for a photographer at a studio or an outdoor location. A photo shoot is a series of images that are taken, ...

, a one-year membership to Goodlife Fitness Club and the front cover of ''abOUT'' magazine. Chantelois is accompanied by celebrity stylist Maha Rishi.

Series

Series One and Two were shot on location at Lüb Lounge, owned by one of the show's creators, in downtown

Toronto Toronto ( , locally pronounced or ) is the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, most populous city in Canada. It is the capital city of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Ontario. With a p ...

. The show was co-produced by Giant Productions. Season Two premiered Sunday, October 1, 2006. The winner was Gerry King, a dancer who also won the

Montreal Montreal is the List of towns in Quebec, largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, province of Quebec, the List of the largest municipalities in Canada by population, second-largest in Canada, and the List of North American cit ...

-based Priape clothing model search in spring 2007. In Season Three, the location was changed to the Gladstone Hotel in the

Queen Street West Queen Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It extends from Roncesvalles Avenue and King Street in the west to Victoria Park Avenue in the east. Queen Street was the cartographic baseline for the original eas ...

neighbourhood in Toronto. The producers stated that they moved because the Gladstone was becoming a focal point for the young, chic demographic associated with Queen West. Lüb Lounge closed its doors the same summer. A one-year contract as a model for Ginch Gonch underwear, based in

Vancouver Vancouver is a major city in Western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the List of cities in British Columbia, most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the cit ...

, was added to the first prize package for this year. Judges for the third series were model/entertainment reporter John Nightingale,

transsexual A transsexual person is someone who experiences a gender identity that is inconsistent with their assigned sex, and desires to permanently transition to the sex or gender with which they identify, usually seeking medical assistance (incl ...

actress & writer

Nina Arsenault Nina Arsenault (born January 20, 1974) is a Canadian performance artist, freelance writer, and former sex worker who works in theatre, dance, video, photography, and visual art. Early life Arsenault grew up in a trailer park in Beamsville, Ont ...

, and photographer Jim Armstrong. Season Four was shot in Montreal at Club Unity Montreal. Coverguy Montreal airs on OUTtv Judges for the Montreal edition were Francisco Randez, Jean-Paul Gaultier's Male model, Plastic Patrick, from Montreal's club scene, and Paul Pabello, a

talent scout In professional sports, scouts are experienced talent evaluators who travel extensively for the purposes of watching athletes play their chosen sports, and they determine whether their set of skills and talents represent what is needed by the s ...

for several circuit parties. The first prize was a one-year contract as a model for 3G underwear. In 2007, murderer

Luka Magnotta In May 2012, Jun Lin (; December 30, 1978 – May 24 or 25, 2012), a Chinese university student, was fatally stabbed and dismembered in Montreal, Canada, by Luka Rocco Magnotta, who then mailed Lin's hands and feet to elementary schools and f ...

auditioned for the show but was ultimately rejected.

Broadcasters

References

External links

Official COVERguy websiteCOVERguy on OUTtv
{{DEFAULTSORT:Coverguy OutTV (Canadian TV channel) original programming Reality modeling competition television series 2005 Canadian television series debuts 2000s Canadian LGBTQ-related reality television series