ALL BLACK BRA-TOP BACKLASH
SHORTY STREET STAR’S
Sartist
Barrington, who plays plastic surgeon Dr Drew McCaskill on the hit soap, got engaged to Fergus last year while on holiday in Fiji. A year later his mates pulled out all the stops to see the groom-to-be sent off in style.
In what was officially called a “Gentleman’s Day Out”, Barrington was joined by best mate, star
and former co- stars and Good mate, former
star
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star had a mighty stag do last weekend, ahead of his wedding to 39-year-old makeup
Kristie Fergus.
co-star were also part of the large bachelor celebration.
The day started with Barrington and Hall donning robes and sipping coffee in bed at The SkyCity Grand Hotel. Barrington’s favourite movie is
he even named his Yorkshire Terrier after the film’s star So, it was no surprise that the first activity for the day was bowling at Metrolanes on upper Queen St, where the actor donned Jeffrey “The Dude” Lebowski’s famous cardigan, dark glasses and wig.
The 42-year-old was then taken out of his comfort zone and up to the top of the Sky Tower, where crew donned boiler suits for a SkyWalk as Barrington became more and more petrified that he wouldn’t be taking the elevator back down.
The gentle giant was beyond nervous
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and
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when he was harnessed up but it was all smiles by the time he completed his 192-metre SkyJump.
Barrington’s next incarnation was Western-style drag, with a bride-to-be sash, pink cowboy hat, tulle mini skirt, bow tie and knee-high pink socks to match. The showman was on stage before long with one of the Divas at SkyCity’s Sammy’s Lounge, where he did a shout-out for WOOF! The Auckland Rainbow Dog Show.
PR are keeping Barrington and Fergus’ wedding details a secret as a woman’s magazine deal has been struck.
Spy understands their 2-year-old daughter will be a flower girl and Fergus’s teenage son will walk her up the aisle.
Shortland Street Harley Oliver Nehe Milner-Skudder
All Black got quite a ribbing from his fans this week when he posted a picture of himself and fellow All Black donning bra tops at Hurricanes’ training.
“When the trainer says ‘One more block to go’. Loving the preseason mahi with my @hurricanesrugby brothers,” Milner-Skudder wrote.
The response from his Instagram followers to the picture was hilarious. Some of the best ones were:
“Did he also say bras or you’re off the team?”
“Why are you all wearing girls’ tops??” “Sports bras for everyone” Skudder didn’t answer the jibes — but Spy did some research and it seems the look is all very high-tech and nothing to do with too many pectoral exercises or showing off the AB abs.
The tops are cutting-edge technology
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from STATSports and are fitness and heart monitors. There are wires inside, and not the usual ones found in a bra.
The key component of the system is the Viper pod, a matchbox-sized GPS device which sits between the shoulder blades, where it monitors heart rate and measures various aspects of physiological performance. The pods can integrate match day and practice data which can be viewed on a Desktop, iPad and Smart Watch.
The Northern Ireland-based company, founded in 2007, has become a pioneering influence in the sports’ science industry, The Hurricanes’ logo is proudly displayed on their website. Their player-tracking and analysis equipment is also used by the IRFU Ireland rugby team, several Premier League football clubs in England, and European teams Barcelona and Juventus.