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Rebecca Day & Chiara Fiorillo

What it's like being a male stripper - from jealous girlfriends to a very intimate pump

A male stripper has spoken out about his routine, including some amusing anecdotes from his time on stage.

Jason Romero, known by his stage name Romeo, says he was nervous at the prospect of going totally naked.

His confidence was then boosted by the realisation that he was rather well-endowed, Manchester Evening News reports.

"I saw another guy and I thought 'he's got a small one' and that's when I thought, 'if he can do it I can do it'," he says.

"And I thought 'he's buzzing him, he's proper loving it. He didn't give a sh**. I thought 'alright I'm gonna try it', and I then I realised, 'f****** hell, it's quite good this'."

He has worked for Dreamboys for seven years and a half (MEN Media)

The Dreamboy adds: "The lads talked me through it.

"They said 'go on and do it, who cares?' One of them said 'you've got a nice package innit'."

Mr Romero, who had some physical enhancement through the aid of a penis pump, says: "You use a c**k pump - it's just like when you get a semi, just to help you out.

"It's funny, it's so funny."

The 30-year-old, who has worked for Dreamboys for seven years and a half, said last week his tracksuit bottoms split down the middle as he was twerking.

"I thought I've got a draft here, it's got wider and wider, and I think oh my God," he says.

"It were funny. I could see people's faces. I got awkward. I realised and I just carried on.

"I thought f*** it, I'll do me show. I'll have a laugh, buzz, everyone laughing.

"Then I took my pants off and (he gestures throwing them in the audience).

"It were funny.

"Everyone was laughing, I thought 'f*****g hell, now I've got to get a new act.'"

Jason has spoken about his routine (MEN Media)

He is now bringing up his favourite performances, like one in which he dances to Peter Andre's Mysterious Girl in a paddling pool.

"I get a sponge, all the lights are on and everything like that and I proper milk it with the Peter Andre thing.

"They go mad, it's as funny as anything.

"I'm not being a big head but I do milk that."

Jason, who now lives in Moston, Manchester, prefers performing on stage in clubs rather than going to private addresses for hen dos and parties.

"To go private, it's more a risk," he says.

"You don't know who is there. That's why we say 'pay up front'.

"Because if you don't pay up front you might do an act and they will say 'it's not long enough, it's not good enough'.

He says he prefers performing on stage rather than at private events (MEN Media)

"But it's always been good with me.

"When you're on stage there's more stage presence, it's more classy and you're more safe, you've got bouncers there as well."

Mr Romero shared a bizarre story from a recent hen do: "I remember I went to this place in Bolton. It was like a mansion, they were all partying."

"They had a pool and a hot tub and all that.

"I was a butler and I started dancing.

"Someone had a fit - cos her mate told her I was a stripper.

"She thought I was going to strip for her. She was like hyper, she was laughing...she just had a fit.

"She collapsed and woke up. She was alright after.

"She said 'can you give me another dance?'

He said he gets 'all sorts of stuff' thrown at him during performances (MEN Media)

"It was a funny moment. I said 'you might have another fit innit'. It was the weirdest thing ever.

"We were just having banter with her."

Jason, who also works as a personal trainer, says he gets "all sorts of stuff" thrown at him during performances, from knickers to condoms to sweets.

Some audience members get carried away while he takes his kit off and steal his clothes after they land on stage.

He said someone recently stole his favourite pair of Calvin Klein boxers.

Jason revealed some customers even try to persuade him to go back to their hotels, have threesomes or carry on the night out with them.

"After, when they finish, they go 'I don't get married until next week'," he said.

"We are not down for that.

"We don't do that, we don't offer that.

"We do our jobs, we will have a drink and act professional'."

Jason added sometimes he feels "like a piece of meat" as some customers grope him after the show.

Jason said in the past he has bee a 'player' (MEN Media)

"It's like when we finish a show we take pictures.

"And it might get a bit crazy.

"And you feel like a piece of meat, but I'm not a piece of meat.

"They grab you, slapping your arse, squeezing your nipples, try and bite you.

"They are like 'you like that don't you', and I'm like 'no'."

He has previously met girlfriends through stripping and has had flings.

He admitted that in the past he has been a 'player' and has 'f***** up' relationships.

"I always say exes are experiences. It doesn't matter what I've done, it's a lesson."

Jason said some partners have been OK with his job, but after a while they might ask when he was going to stop.

"It's like, you've met me through my job. Why should I change? I'm enjoying myself. I'm coming home to you.

"Why should I quit?"

Often people want to get with him as it's their fantasy to hook up with a Dreamboy - but as he gets older, Jason, who is now single, is more interested in settling down.

"I get a lot of attention," he says.

"Now I'm getting older I want to find that person. I want a relationship now. I want someone to support me, and my job."

Jason started out as a model when he was 19 or 20 before getting into stripping.

His first solo number was to Shaggy's 'Boombastic'.

Jason says he has got ADHD and finds performing is a good way to burn energy, but adds sometimes he is not really in the mood.

"Some guys at the Dreamboys are a bit arrogant. They have ego problems.

"Some of them, not all of them. I'm a likeable person.

"If you don't put an act on and if you don't do your job, you won't get paid," he adds.

If he was not a stripper, he says he would be in the army or a firefighter.

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