DOGG-Y STYLE
THE next action hero just might be Cordell Broadus (right), Snoop Dogg’sDogg agile son. The 6-foot-3 wide receiver — who burned up Philipp Plein’s runwayunway last night along with his grandfather, Vernell Varnado, ak a Poppa Snoopp —— left the prestigious UCLA Bruins team to pursue entertainment interests.
“I’m just using fashion as a vehicle to open up more doors and opportunities,” the handsome 20-year-old told The Post backstage at the show.
“I want to executive-produce and star in my own movies,” said Broadus, who also rocked the Dolce & Gabbana runway in June. “I want to do a story on my grandfather and his life because he’s a Vietnam vet. He’s got tremendous stories and life experiences.”
His spry granddad, who appears in five scenes in the new Tupac movie, “All Eyez on Me,” caught Plein’s eye when he accompanied Broa-adus to the casting call a few days ago and ended up with a spot in the show. The former mail carrier posted a snap from the encounter on hiss Instagram, and it exploded.
“I came up here just to be his guardian angel, and all of a sudden I get 2,000 followers in two days,” Poppa said backstage.
Broadus bared his chest on the catwalk in a black leather jacket andd damaged jeans. “I look like a rock star! I love it!” he said.
In a more serious moment, the athlete admitted that it was difficultt to quit the game he’s played since he was 6. “The hard part was telling my family,” said Broadus, whose rap-legend dad founded a youth football league and chronicled his son’s achievements in an ESPN docu-series,es, “Snoop & Son: A Dad’s Dream.” “At the end of the day, you want to makee your family happy, but more importantly I cameme to find out you should put yourself first andnd your happiness is the No. 1 priority,” said Broadus,adus, who never took the field for the Bruins.. “Ever since I made my decision, I’ve been tremen-mendously happy and my family has supportedrted me the whole way. It was pretty hard for myy dad, but he adjusted to it and he accepted me for who I am.”