Stuart Hatton
{{Short description|English pageant winner, model, and dancer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=January 2019}}
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| name = Stuart Hatton
| image = Stuart Hatton Jr.jpg
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| caption = Stuart Hatton Jr. moments after winning Mr. Gay World 2014
| birth_name = Stuart Alexander McNichol
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|06|17}}
| birth_place = South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England
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| nationality = English
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| title = Mr Gay UK 2013{{cite news|last1=Avery|first1=Dan|title=Stuart Hatton, 28, Crowned Mr. Gay UK 2013: PHOTOS|url=http://www.newnownext.com/stuart-hatton-28-crowned-mr-gay-uk-2013-photos/12/2013/|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=New Now Next|date=Dec 4, 2013|archive-date=6 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160906080915/http://www.newnownext.com/stuart-hatton-28-crowned-mr-gay-uk-2013-photos/12/2013/|url-status=live}}
Mr Gay UK 2014
Mr. Gay World 2014{{cite news|last1=McCormick|first1=Joseph Patrick|title=Mr Gay UK returns home after being crowned Mr Gay World|url=http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/09/02/mr-gay-uk-returns-home-after-being-crowned-mr-gay-world/|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Pink News|date=Sep 2, 2014|archive-date=20 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920063501/http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2014/09/02/mr-gay-uk-returns-home-after-being-crowned-mr-gay-world/|url-status=live}}
| parents = Peter McNichol
Wendy Hatton
| alma_mater = St Wilfrid's RC College
South Tyneside College
Newcastle University
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Stuart Hatton (born Stuart Alexander McNichol 17 June 1985) is an English pageant winner, model, and dancer. He was a former Mr. Gay World and for two consecutive years and Mr. Gay UK in 2013 and 2014. He was the first North East man to win the title of Mr. Gay UK.{{cite news|title=VIDEO: 'I'm proud to represent South Shields gay community'|url=http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/video-i-m-proud-to-represent-south-shields-gay-community-1-6294637|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=The Shields Gazette|date=Dec 4, 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304052735/http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/video-i-m-proud-to-represent-south-shields-gay-community-1-6294637|url-status=dead}}
Early life
Stuart Alexander McNichol was born to Peter McNicol and Wendy Hatton on June 17, 1985, in South Shields, United Kingdom. His mother has a fraternal twin named Stuart Hatton, so when he started using the last name Hatton, he was referred to as Stuart Hatton Jr. Hatton started dancing at 13 months and attended St Wilfrid's RC College for high school, graduating in 2001, followed by South Tyneside College and Newcastle University. Hatton studied Language and Linguistics, originally planning on becoming a speech therapist.{{cite news|title=From DNA Magazine - Meet This Year's Mr Gay World|url=http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=23543|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=DNA Magazine|date=Dec 25, 2014|archive-date=13 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160313202458/http://www.dnamagazine.com.au/articles/news.asp?news_id=23543|url-status=dead}}
Career
Hatton worked as an underwear model and dance teacher before entering the pageant and modelling world. Hatton teaches at the Hatton Academy of Dance owned by his mother, where he is also co-principal.{{cite news|title=Mr. Gay UK Stuart Hatton Wins Mr. Gay World 2014|url=http://www.newnownext.com/mr-gay-uk-stuart-hatton-wins-mr-gay-world-2014/09/2014/|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=New Now Next|date=Sep 1, 2014|archive-date=5 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305185142/http://www.newnownext.com/mr-gay-uk-stuart-hatton-wins-mr-gay-world-2014/09/2014/|url-status=live}} He specialises in classical, ballroom, and Latin American dance.{{cite news|title=STUART HATTON JR: MORE THAN MR GAY UK|url=http://www.beautifulmag.com/beautiful/2014/01/stuart-hatton-jr-more-than-mr-gay-uk.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Beautiful Magazine|date=Jan 14, 2014|archive-date=7 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707051218/http://www.beautifulmag.com/beautiful/2014/01/stuart-hatton-jr-more-than-mr-gay-uk.html|url-status=live}}
=Pageantry=
In 2013, he entered and won the Mr. Gay UK contest.{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=James Michael|title=Stuart Hatton Crowned Mr. Gay UK 2013|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/mr-gay-uk-2013_n_4384381.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Huffington Post|date=Dec 4, 2013|archive-date=7 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007002517/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/04/mr-gay-uk-2013_n_4384381.html|url-status=live}}
In 2013, Stuart was honored as the first Mr Don’t H8 UK representative for the USA National System Don’t H8. The organization stands for anti-bullying across all spectrums and ran by Chip Matthews (Ronnie Paulley) the CEO/President. Stuart was also inducted into the class of 2015 Don’t H8 Hall of Fame.
In 2014, Hatton was crowned Mr. Gay UK once again, and he went on to win the Mr Gay World 2014 competition.{{cite news|last1=Towner|first1=Myriah|title=South Shields dance teacher Stuart Hatton crowned Mr Gay World|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/south-shields-dance-teacher-stuart-8188282|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Chronicle Live|date=Nov 29, 2014|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304091835/http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/south-shields-dance-teacher-stuart-8188282|url-status=live}} On winning the crown, Hatton stated, "I am now able to use my voice to help those in countries around the world who have no voice or equality rights, such as people in Malaysia and Iran. We are all human, and all gay people around the world deserve the same human rights. This is just the beginning."{{cite news|title=INTERVIEW: Meet Mr Gay World 2014, Stuart Hatton|url=http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/INTERVIEW-Meet-Mr-Gay-World-2014-Stuart-Hatton/8745665|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=The Gay UK|date=Sep 8, 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140911025257/http://www.thegayuk.com/magazine/4574334751/INTERVIEW-Meet-Mr-Gay-World-2014-Stuart-Hatton/8745665|archive-date=11 September 2014}}{{cite news|last1=Nichols|first1=James Michael|title=Stuart Hatton, Mr. Gay U.K. 2014, Crowned Mr. Gay World 2014|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/mr-gay-2014_n_5753912.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Huffington Post|date=Sep 2, 2014|archive-date=24 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024190718/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/mr-gay-2014_n_5753912.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last1=Higbee|first1=Johnathan|title=Mr. Gay World 2014 Is Crowned!|url=http://instinctmagazine.com/post/mr-gay-world-2014-crowned|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Instinct Magazine|date=Sep 2, 2014|archive-date=8 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208182340/http://instinctmagazine.com/post/mr-gay-world-2014-crowned|url-status=live}}
=Modelling=
Hatton was picked for a contract with Ubisoft, appearing in their Just Dance 4 game for Xbox commercial.{{cite news|title=Just Dance 4 Kinect Features Trailer|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwS3czrJbR4|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Ubisoft|date=Oct 17, 2012|archive-date=8 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108015022/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwS3czrJbR4|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Stuart Hatton Interview|url=http://mens-underwear-reporter.blogspot.com/2013/11/stuart-hatton-interview.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Men's Underwear Reporter|date=Nov 3, 2013|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304235710/http://mens-underwear-reporter.blogspot.com/2013/11/stuart-hatton-interview.html|url-status=live}}
In 2015, he joined with Strictly Come Dancing'
As an underwear model, Hatton has modelled for Bruno Banani,{{cite news|title=Underwear photoshoot in live broadcast by DeadGoodUndies|url=https://www.deadgoodundies.com/|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Dead Good Undies|date=Sep 5, 2015|archive-date=15 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915021029/http://www.deadgoodundies.com/|url-status=live}} DeadGoodUndies,{{cite news|title=DGU model in global talent contest|url=http://www.menandunderwear.com/2014/08/dgu-model-in-global-talent-contest.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Men & Underwear|date=Aug 28, 2014|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018184752/http://www.menandunderwear.com/2014/08/dgu-model-in-global-talent-contest.html|url-status=live}} Mundo Unico,{{cite news|title=Mr Gay UK Stuart Hatton returns to Deadgoodundies.com to model the latest men's underwear fashions for spring|url=https://www.prweb.com/releases/mr_gay_uk_stuart_hatton_returns_to_deadgoodundies_com_to_model_the_latest_men_s_underwear_fashions_for_spring/prweb11538707.htm|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=PR Web|date=Jan 31, 2014|archive-date=10 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310030717/http://www.prweb.com/releases/2014/02/prweb11538707.htm|url-status=live}} and others.
=So what?=
Hatton launched his "So what?" campaign in January 2015. The campaign has an anti-bullying and homophobia awareness platform with people writing "So what?" on their hands and posting their photos to social media. The official slogan of the campaign is: "Some of us have blue eyes, some of us have green eyes. Some of us are straight. Some of us are gay... So what?" The campaign was supported by The Shields Gazette, Alfie Joey, Lorraine Kelly, the cast of Coronation Street, and international Twitter users who used the hashtag #SoWhat.{{cite news|last1=Newman|first1=Vicki|title=IN PICTURES: Mr Gay World's 'So What?' anti-homophobia campaign goes global|url=http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/in-pictures-mr-gay-world-s-so-what-anti-homophobia-campaign-goes-global-1-7040242|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=The Shields Gazette|date=Jan 8, 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304050351/http://www.shieldsgazette.com/news/in-pictures-mr-gay-world-s-so-what-anti-homophobia-campaign-goes-global-1-7040242|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=We Say So What!|url=http://parentingwithpride.net/tag/stuart-hatton-jr/|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Parenting With Pride|date=Apr 15, 2015|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031757/http://parentingwithpride.net/tag/stuart-hatton-jr/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|title=Stuart Hatton Mr Gay World tells us about his So What campaign|url=http://www.gweddingdirectory.com/#!mr-gay-world/c1mtu|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=G Wedding Directory|archive-date=2 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002014029/http://www.gweddingdirectory.com/#!mr-gay-world/c1mtu|url-status=live}}
=Awards=
| class="wikitable" | ||
| Year | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Mr. Gay UK | {{won}} |
| 2013 | Mr. Don’t H8 UK | {{won}} |
| 2014 | Mr. Gay UK | {{won}} |
| 2014 | Mr. Gay Europe | First runner up{{cite news|title=Deadgoodundies model Stuart Hatton Jr wins third place in Mr Gay Europe competition|url=http://www.menandunderwear.com/2014/06/deadgoodundies-model-stuart-hatton-jr.html|access-date=19 September 2015|publisher=Men & Underwear|date=Jun 17, 2014|archive-date=18 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018080753/http://www.menandunderwear.com/2014/06/deadgoodundies-model-stuart-hatton-jr.html|url-status=live}} after Austria was disqualified |
| 2014 | Mr. Gay World | {{won}} |
| 2015 | [Don't H8|Don’t H8 Hall of Fame | {{won}} |
| {{Unk}} | Carl Alan Award | {{nom}} |
Personal life
Hatton previously dated actor Daniel Brocklebank. The two separated after two years in January 2019.{{cite news |last1=Chase |first1=Stephanie |title=Coronation Street's Daniel Brocklebank splits from boyfriend Stuart Hatton |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a26039940/coronation-street-daniel-brocklebank-stuart-hatton-split/ |access-date=August 8, 2020 |publisher=Digital Spy |date=January 25, 2019 |archive-date=12 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201012033050/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a26039940/coronation-street-daniel-brocklebank-stuart-hatton-split/ |url-status=live }}