Jay Manuel Has Changed A Lot Since His ANTM Days

July 18, 2017
TREY-PAUL

Back in the day, every teen girl and gay boy tuned in weekly to see what crazy antics would be happening on America's Next Top Model, which is like RDPR with less makeup (and talent in some cases). Tyra Banks surrounded herself with a great team to help the contestants, but my favorite was photoshoot director Jay Manuel. Maybe it was the always-perfect platinum blonde hair or the third-degree burns he gave with his subtle sass - either way, he was on the top of my list.

Since his eight-season long run on the hit reality model search, Jay seems to be spending a lot more time in front of the camera than behind it. Time and gravity have both taken extra good care of him, that's for sure.

In this @dsquared2 skin.

A post shared by Jay Manuel (@mrjaymanuel) on Jul 16, 2017 at 5:05pm PDT

Don't freak out. The tats are all makeup. This evidently needed some explanation, which he gave in this next steamy post.

For all of you who thought those tattoos were real (see my last post)... I'm starting to think... maybe it's time for some ink! What should my first #tattoo be??? #NoTattoos

A post shared by Jay Manuel (@mrjaymanuel) on Jul 17, 2017 at 4:55pm PDT