"Holy Hottie" Airs in the U.K.

Besides photography, I also work as a videographer. Recently, I worked on a show for the U.K.’s Channel 4 called “The Holy Hottie.” (Channel 4 is similar to Fox, here in the U.S.) “Holy Hottie” is a documentary about Heather Veitch and her JC’s Girls.

Heather, along with two other women from her church, founded JC's Girls a couple of years ago and they've been featured quite often in the media.

JC's Girls brings the Word of the Lord to strippers, porn stars, and other women who ply the flesh trades. They do this, for example, by going to strip joints and purchasing lap-dances but, instead of enjoying the salacious thrill of a hot babe on their laps, they spend their lap-dance time talking with the girls about God and letting them know they're spiritually there for them and inviting them to their church. JC's Girls also attends porn conventions and reaches out to the women of that industry. JC's Girls doesn't seek to entice these women from their chosen occupations with promises of salvation. Rather, they want to let them know that Jesus loves them and they're welcome in their church. The documentary, "Holy Hottie," examines Heather's life-- from stripper to soft-core sex actress to Christian missionary.

My good pal, Bill Day, a documentary filmmaker, was the producer, director, and editor for this 1-hour show.

Your’s truly is featured in Bill’s Channel Four, “Holy Hottie,” documentary (as the pretty girl shooter I am) plus I shot second-unit camera for some of the show’s steamier stuff and provided a few other services.I should note I've photographed Heather and the JC's Girls, two or three times-- for their website and for other uses. In fact, my images of Heather and the girls have netted me more than a few tearsheets in international publications, including an upcoming issue of Playboy magazine in Brazil.

According to Channel Four, “Holy Hottie” received a 9% share of television households for its first airing. That means 1 in 9 people in Great Britain (who were watching the telly at the time) were tuned in to the “Holy Hottie” broadcast. Not bad for a documentary, no? Word is, Channel 4 is very pleased with these ratings. Congratulations Mr. Day!

On the flip-side, Heather isn’t too thrilled about the “steamier stuff” I shot. It consisted of 4 or 5 models, naked and semi-nude, shot on a set made to look like a strip club environment. I should also mention that full nudity is fairly common on British national television. Bill Day and I have some other projects in the works which involve various aspects of the sex trades that might end up on Channel Four. I’ll keep you posted on developments.

Heather has a whole bunch of other projects on her plate, including a reality show with actor-turned-Christian-activist, Stephen Baldwyn, and a possible book deal. It seems sex and the skin biz is sometimes more lucrative for those only indirectly involved rather than those who make their livings from it. Some might say that’s God’s way of rewarding the faithful, others might say it’s the nature of the media beast.

Below is a pic of your's truly with the JC's Girls. I was wearing a tee-shirt that read, "Bad Girl Trainer," and Lori is holding a sheet of paper with the word, "Good," covering the word "Bad." Heather is making a halo over my head with her hands. Yeah, right! As if! JC's Girls work diligently trying to save me from, uhh... me.