The Real Full Monty stars and Paul Burrell have bonded over their mutual love of baring all and getting naked. The pair formed an unlikely buff-mance while filming ’s latest cancer-awareness campaign, which hits TV screens on Monday. Reality
Queen Gemma, 42 revealed: “I strip off all the time. “I am always out in the garden watering the plants naked, I love it. There have been so many funny moments recording the show. “I’ve really loved getting to know Paul. We hit it off from day one. He is hilarious. “His trousers even fell down accidentally during rehearsals. He also kindly offered to be a butler in the buff at my house which was very funny.” Viewers will see Gemma, Paul, 65, and a host of celebs, including rugby star Ben Cohen, 45, TOWIE hunk Pete Wicks, 35, and host Coleen Nolan, 58, strip naked in the annual extravaganza. Diversity star Ashley Banjo, 35, will once again be choreographing the performance. And he let slip how Princess Diana’s former butler Paul couldn’t wait to strip down to his birthday suit. Ashley said: “I have never had anyone more eager to get naked than Paul. He loves it. “I think he is allergic to clothes. We went to a barbecue at Gemma’s house and there was Paul serving me a hot dog in the buff with an apron on. “I realised he has a tattoo on his backside. I never knew that. It was the most awkward hot dog of my life.” Other celebs taking part include; Corrie
Actress Victoria Ekanoye, 41, presenter Julia Bradbury, 53, Dancing On Ice professional Vanessa Bauer, 27, and Benidorm star Sherrie Hewson, 73. But it is the former TOWIE diva’s unlikely friendship with ex-Royal butler Paul which has been the show’s biggest surprise. The GC went on: “During filming we had to do a ‘papier-mache boob day’ and I donated mine to Paul as his present. I’ve told him to put them in pride of place in his house.” I’m A Celeb star Paul signed up for the show while battling prostate
cancer. He recently got the all-clear. Asked about Princess Diana, Paul told how his late friend would have loved to have seen his strip for charity. He said: “This is a long journey from Buckingham Palace to The Real Full Monty. “I keep sniggering to myself when I am standing in the wings thinking ‘what would Diana think? What would she think of me strutting the stage taking my clothes off.’ I think she would have sat in the front row and wanted the thong thrown in her direction.”