Nigel Barker has always felt just as comfortable in front of the camera as he has behind it.
I usually get, I dont know, 50 little views on X. Im a 52-year-old man.
Ive got gray hair on my chest.
I hardly think of myself as studly at this point…
I think its really fun.
If anyone is interested in me still, whatever it is, Ill take it, Barker says.
Ive never really seen sexuality as one thing or another.
Barker, however, is a bonafide wife guy.
Yet it was love at first sight.
I first picked up a camera [because] I wanted to capture them and their beauty.
Barker says a commemorative book featuring decades of pictures is forthcoming.
For Barker, everything is this throw in of a family affair.
After he signed on to judge Season 2 ofANTMin 2004, Cristen and their growing brood came with him.
When Cristen had the babies, then the kids would come.
Ive got pictures of all them with Tyra, Miss J, Twiggy.
My son actually said his first word with Twiggy, not with me.
After 17 seasons onANTM, Barker moved on from the reality TV juggernaut.
We were basically guys in their mid-40s, having a midlife crisis.
But instead of buying a Corvette, we were trying to turn ourselves into Corvettes.
Sometimes, I pinch myself.
I’m like, You know, youre actuallylivingthis life, he says.
I feel like I might just wake up at some point and be back in England in the rain.
Hes never had to look far for inspiration.
Im like, Whats your hobby?
Taking pictures and drinking?
Oh, guess what?
Thats what I do for a living, says Barker.
I like to do fun things and monetize them so I can continue to do them.
