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William769

(55,147 posts)
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:08 PM Mar 2012

Gay Porn Past of Bravo Star



Bravo’s Million Dollar Listing New York, a spin-off of Million Dollar Listing, debuts Mar. 7 with real estate agent Fredrik Eklund. We love it when former porn stars find legitimate success, but neither Eklund’s official Bravo bio nor press releases make any mention of his stint in the gay porn industry. Good thing we’ve got the scoop.

Although Eklund very briefly addressed the subject in a 2010 New York Times profile, he really opened up about his porno past five years ago in a Feb. 2007 cover story for HX, a now-defunct LGBT weekly. Unfortunately, the article’s no longer accessible online, but we dug it up a hard copy.


“I was in a different place in my life,” says Eklund, who was approached in 2002 by a Jet Set Studios representative who had seen his photo online. At that time, the ambitious entrepreneur was the CEO of a Swedish Internet company with nearly 50 employees. “After two-and-a-half years of building that company, I was exhausted, frustrated and felt suffocated. Everything in my whole life up until that point had been about my brain and studying and making money. So when I got the offer, I decided to take a break from everything, do something a little crazy and see where it led me. And the craziest thing I could think of was to go do porn movies in Los Angeles.”

Eklund made a fistful of films under the name Tag Eriksson like 2003’s The Hole, for which he earned a GayVN award for Best Solo Scene. He continues:

http://dlnqnt.com/blog/fredrik-eklunds-million-dollar-porno-past.html
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Gay Porn Past of Bravo Star (Original Post) William769 Mar 2012 OP
I have trouble believing he just sort of fell into it, needed a break... joeybee12 Mar 2012 #1
Road construction? closeupready Mar 2012 #3
No - it's doughnuts. jhrobbins Mar 2012 #13
Handcuffs and dark places Broderick Mar 2012 #4
Theres a bar in Miami called "The Hole" William769 Mar 2012 #5
I hope that's the only time in your life... WillParkinson Mar 2012 #7
Me too! William769 Mar 2012 #8
Holy Porn Star, Batman! DCKit Mar 2012 #2
Why does it matter? Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #6
It doesn't matter. This was the main reason for posting this article. William769 Mar 2012 #9
I wasn't directing the comment at you specifically. Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #10
Typing vs talking two different things. William769 Mar 2012 #11
So very true! Behind the Aegis Mar 2012 #12
 

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)
1. I have trouble believing he just sort of fell into it, needed a break...
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 02:41 PM
Mar 2012

I think people do a little more planning about their career choices.

I wonder what a movie called "The Hole" is about???

William769

(55,147 posts)
9. It doesn't matter. This was the main reason for posting this article.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:02 PM
Mar 2012

“C’mon, it’s New York, we’ve all done crazy things and it’s something I did five years ago,” he says. “And it’s something I’m not ashamed of. When I look someone in the eye and say, ‘Yeah, I did it, whatever,’ it’s easier for people to take in and no one can say anything. But when it comes to who knows and who doesn’t, I don’t know and I really don’t care."

Behind the Aegis

(53,967 posts)
10. I wasn't directing the comment at you specifically.
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:13 PM
Mar 2012

I thought about it after posting that it could be seen that way. I was more musing in general. It seems, to me, that some (general) are so worried about this sort of thing. It comes off as sex-phobic in my opinion. I am glad he has a healthier attitude than the man who took his life after being exposed.

Behind the Aegis

(53,967 posts)
12. So very true!
Tue Mar 6, 2012, 04:19 PM
Mar 2012

I have to even remind myself of this. I can't expect people to know how I am making my comment, especially when it is just a one-liner. I guess after reading about the young man who killed himself after being exposed as porn star, articles like this just hock me off a bit.

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