'You can't alter underwear!'
Earlier this year, I began a re-watch of Ugly Betty. I had watched the first season or two when it first aired, but stopped watching regularly before the end of the second season. I loved the show, and the characters, but there was a certain magic to that first season. Some of the magic was the location, Ugly Betty shot the first season in New York. It later moved to L.A, using blue screen more and more to replicate the big apple.
During my re-watch, I featured several of the supporting cast members who stood out to me over the second watch. There was one scene, however, one of the shows most famous, that I left out. It was in the season 2 episode, A League of their Own, that had the famous underwear scene. I remember when the episode aired, there were images of Christopher Gorham all over the net in his boxer briefs. No wonder, Gorham's Henry was the cute nerd, usually seen wearing a suit. Out of his suit, he had an incredible body that was shown off on the show for the first time.
Some viewers may remember though, that Henry was actually standing there in his tight undies, it was fantasy of Betty's. The actual hottie in his boxer briefs was a model named Gus, who Christina and Betty were ogling over. The model was played by real-life model Dustin Moss, who did a few acting roles in the 2000's and 2010's.
Dustin by Sean Watters
Although the episode aired close to 20 years ago, Moss is still a busy working model, and looking at his current portfolio, still looking mighty fine. Although Gorham got the lions share of attention for the scene, on my second viewing, it was all about Moss for me.
Gus was written as your stereotypical 'dim' male model, who didn't seem to notice, or to mind, that Christina, Betty and Mark were all salivating over him. This episode all introduced the character Cliff, (actor David Blue) who I enjoyed as Mark's boyfriend, and who I wish had stuck around longer.
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