WOLF whistles and shouts of "Get 'Em Off" are all in a day's work for bricklayer Gary Mullins - except that he's on the receiving end! At weekends the 27-year-old Bury man is transformed into an erotic nightclub dancer. Off comes the hard hat, the ripped jeans, the dirty lumberjack shirt, and out come the sexy trousers and tight string vest. Strutting his stuff on a nightclub podium, he often has more than a hundred pairs of eyes watching his every move - a far cry from shovelling cement on the building site. Gary, of Malton Avenue, Unsworth, was first 'spotted' on the dance floor of a Manchester nightclub three years ago.

Now his weekends are divided between top clubs in Warrington and Leeds.

"This guy just came up to me one night and said I could be a professional dancer," said Gary, who has been in the building trade since he was 16.

"I was quite taken back at first. In fact I thought he was taking the mick."

But he wasn't - and Gary was introduced to another agent, who whisked him off polish up his dance moves.

Just weeks later, he was being paid £20 an hour to strut his stuff in front of hundreds of cheering clubbers.

Although he says he's never done a 'Full Monty', Gary admits he has revealed his rear before now.

He said: "The dancing can be quite erotic, but I don't strip off. It's just a fantastic buzz. I love it."

His pals from the building site couldn't believe the transformation, but Gary takes it all in his stride.

He said: "To be picked out of a crowd, I feel privileged. And it's a great way to meet people, especially girls - you get a lot of offers!"

Over the years he has appeared in music videos and has mingled with pop stars like 911. In fact, if he could dance for a living, he'd happily say goodbye to bricks and mortar for good.

"There'd be no more getting up at 6.30am every morning!"

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