Until you linked to that video, I didn't think I'd bother with the Ultimate Tour. Now I clearly need to get it. They are remarkably willing to strip things bare, with is fascinating. I'm pleased, though not entirely surprised, at how good they are at the showmanship and theatricality. What really got me with Robbie was his showmanship, and they all learned it in the same school. (Though clearly Robbie was going to be rather good at that sort of thing naturally.)

"The manager" has rather a lot to answer for, by the sound of things. And yet again I'll say that I really do have to get hold of Gary's book. (Their whole narrative seems to be almost custom built for fanfic, down to the villainous manager, and their relatively easy acceptance of the gay milieu, regardless of their own sexuality.)