Since coming third in Mr Gay Great Britain, Jordan’s charity work hasn’t stopped, but continued!
A new calendar, GYM BOYS, has been launched by Jordan to raise awareness for testicular cancer by supporting the Odd Balls Foundation, with a portion of money raised also being donated to Swale Pride.
This all-inclusive calendar also provides tips on how to check yourself for testicular cancer and also features a model that is a testicular cancer survivor.
The calendar features regular local guys from Jordan’s local gym that want to make a difference and hopefully save someone’s life. Pre-order your calendar now.
Congratulations on coming third in Mr Gay Great Britain. How was the competition overall?
Thank you! The competition was a great experience, I did a lot of charity work prior to the competition with my local Pride, however the competitions choose charities and I raised over £5,000 which I’m really proud of. I also came first for the social media and public vote round which saw me gain over 4,5000 votes in total! So massive thank you to everyone who donated and voted for me through my campaign, it means a lot!
While it was competitive, there must have been a lot of camaraderie and fun with the other guys?
Absolutely! All the finalists for Mr Gay Great Britain, Mx Drag and Mr Gay World were lovely! However I made two special bonds with the finalists Tom and Andy who I now consider close friends and jokingly my sisters. We refer to ourselves as the Sanderson Sisters from the iconic Hocus Pocus and always have a great time when we are together and never stop laughing! We also have plans to meet up soon!
Mr Gay Great Britain is a great platform. What have you been up to since coming third?
I’ve continued with fundraising events for my local Pride and photoshoots for different LGBTQ+ brands, which I missed doing and it’s great to get back into the swing of the things.
You’ve just launched a new calendar to raise funds and awareness for testicular cancer and your local Pride, Swale Pride. How did the idea come about?
It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while since watching Calendar Girls! I just loved that it’s so inclusive and features regular and local guys including myself that just want to make a difference and raise money for charity.
The charity for testicular cancer that we chose is the Odd Balls Foundation and the merch available will also provide tips on how to check yourself too.
Our launch party is coming up and all the guys featured will be there signing calendars and will be a big community event which is a great!
How did you get the other guys involved? Was there much convincing or were they pretty much up for it from the get go?
The guys couldn’t wait to their kit off! In all honesty the guys were brilliant and knew it was for a worthy cause and were happy to get involved and really enjoyed themselves and the experience.
Any highlights from the shoot?
Just the behind the scenes banter, everyone was relaxed and it was a great shoot! Big shout to Mwordsphotography for doing the amazing photos and Trojan Fitness for helping to facilitate!
Can you tell us about Swale Pride and what you hope the funds will do?
The funds for Swale Pride will contribute to their annual Pride event and to create safe spaces for my local LGBTQ+ community.
Why testicular cancer / Odd Balls Foundation?
Testicular cancer affects so many men and one of the models featured in the calendar is also a testicular cancer survivor. We as men do not talk about health scares or issues enough and I thought the calendar would be a great way to get people talking and spread awareness, as well as providing tips to help men check themselves.
Will you and the other guys be bearing all in the future? I think you mentioned full monty on Insta…
Haha, watch this space that’s all I’m saying for now!
How can we pre-order a copy of the calendar?
You can pre order HERE or donate HERE
What’s next for Jordan?
I’ll be continuing to support Prides around Kent and raising money for charity though different events, you can also catch me every other Tuesday on BRFM 95.6, 8-10pm for the Swale Pride Takeover to keep updated or follow on insta at jordanwch_92.
I have a few exciting opportunities coming up that I can’t share now, but I’m very much looking forward to the future!
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