In 1997, the world fell in love with The Full Monty. It is a movie about a group of men who decide to do a striptease to make money.
Twenty years later, ITV decided to turn that film into a reality special where several celebrities took all of their clothes to raise money for charity. The Real Monty was such a huge success that it has become an annual special in the UK and has been replicated worldwide.
Later this year, it is coming to America on Fox to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancer testing and research.
During the two-hour special, The Real Full Monty’s male celebrity talent will train and rehearse for the most revealing performance of their careers, culminating with a big strip-tease dance in front of a live audience. Leading up the final disrobing, the men will push their limits of comfortability, modesty, and brotherhood with a series of rehearsals and experiences, both private and public, designed to build confidence and remove them far from their comfort zone and strengthen their bond as a group. Along the way, each of the celebrities will share their personal stories of how cancer has impacted their lives.
“Sadly, cancer continues to impact millions of people throughout the world; and while science has made great progress in developing a cure, it’s so important that we keep fighting the battle against this horrible disease,” said Allison Wallach, President of Unscripted Programming at FOX Entertainment. “Through The Real Full Monty, we are leveraging the immense reach and power of broadcast to air this important call-to-action to educate viewers about cancer. If The Real Full Monty saves even one life, then having these brave men sharing their personal and poignant experiences with cancer will have been worth it.”
This sounds like it is going to be the show of the year. And we should start stocking up on tissues now. Something the men on the show will not be able to use because we will know if they do!
I told my actor friend, who will be living with cancer for the rest of his life, to apply to be on the show. I hope he gets it. Although, I don’t know if I want to see him SFW naked.
