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Celebrity Circus with Antonio Sabato Jr.

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Young Hollywood visits the training set of NBC’s reality show, Celebrity Circus. We follow one of the contestants, Antonio Sabato Jr., who tells us all about the dedication and pain that he faces as he gets ready for the competition. He shows us the different acts that he will perform on the show, including hanging from Tissue (Silks), and climbing the Chinese Poles. Hosted by Michelle Marie.

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Young Hollywood

Welcome to YoungHollywood. com.

Young Hollywood

This is celebrity Circus.

Young Hollywood

The hottest show on NBC this summer.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

We're trying to do uh my first act, which is going to be on the silken, we're going to fly.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Sebastian is here.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

He's training me.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

But it's all good.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Pain is knowledge.

Young Hollywood

I am here with Antonio Sabato Jr. and you are one of the castmates on celebrity Circus.

Young Hollywood

I have to say right now, I'm really freaking out.

Young Hollywood

I cannot believe what I've been seeing you do.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I can't believe it either.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

It's been extremely hard for me for the last almost six weeks now, and it's been just amazing that I can do this stuff now.

Young Hollywood

So tell us a little bit about the show.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Well, no, this is just a different format on reality TV.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

We're all competing here to do something extremely hard.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

The circus is Solei, acts that, you know, people have been training for years.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

And we're just throwing in this mix, trying to learn this stuff in 8 weeks.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Rachel, and Blue, and Janet, and Jason, and Chris, everybody has just been amazing.

Young Hollywood

So you are also on the silks over there.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Yeah.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

First, we started with the straps, which is just two straps coming down.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

You wrap them around a certain way, and you just fly around and do all kinds of acrobatics.

Young Hollywood

What motivated you to do the show?

Young Hollywood

Of all the shows, there's dancing shows.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Yeah, I haven't had a show like this in years.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I believe since the 70s, and I always love the circus Solei.

Young Hollywood

Everyone remembers you from the Calvin Klein campaigns you've done.

Young Hollywood

Janet Jackson's videos, all the great things.

Young Hollywood

So, do you still get free underwear?

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I get them all the time.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Calvin hooks me up.

Young Hollywood

So we saw you on the acrobatic poles over there.

Young Hollywood

I don't know how you were doing that.

Young Hollywood

You have to tell me your technique.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Two poles that go way up.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

And this is Steve.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I Steve.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Hello, hello.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

How are we doing?

Antonio Sabato Jr.

He's he's a friend now, because I mean, we just bonded.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

There's just no way we can't walk away with being friends after you do this every day.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

The flag, what you saw me do, I kid you not.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I mean, that was the most frustrating thing to do.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

And now I'm able to do it from down here.

Young Hollywood

All about the arms and the abs, right?

Antonio Sabato Jr.

It's about technique.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

It's about how you hold yourself a certain way and being straight like a handstand.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

This is Christine.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

He's actually my partner in the hand balancing that we're doing together.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

She want to know what this is.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Actually, this is hers, personal one.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

My personal technique.

Young Hollywood

Tell us about it.

Christine

I do a lot of supporting tricks, and I dance on it, and I move on it.

Christine

I go upside down, and I flip and roll and doing.

Young Hollywood

So who do you think is going to be your biggest competitor?

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Everybody.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

We all have different acts.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

And they're all amazing and beautiful.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Everybody's working so, so hard.

Young Hollywood

We saw we men over there lifting a guy that's like over 250 pounds.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

Yeah.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

I mean, Jason is doing crazy stuff, and we're all so proud because, you know, we're all competing, but the reality is that this stuff is so hard.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

And it's just, you know, we're walking home just with pain and bruises and all kinds of stuff going on every day.

Antonio Sabato Jr.

So, to actually pull this stuff off is amazing.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Antonio Sabato Jr.

    Contestant on Celebrity Circus, demonstrating his acts

  • Michelle Marie

    Host for Young Hollywood

  • Sebastian

    Trainer for Antonio Sabato Jr. on the silks

  • Rachel

    Fellow castmate on Celebrity Circus

  • Blue

    Fellow castmate on Celebrity Circus

  • Janet

    Fellow castmate on Celebrity Circus

  • Jason

    Fellow castmate on Celebrity Circus

  • Chris

    Fellow castmate on Celebrity Circus

  • Janet Jackson

    Artist whose videos Antonio Sabato Jr. has appeared in

  • Steve

    Trainer for Antonio Sabato Jr. on the Chinese Poles

  • Christine

    Antonio Sabato Jr.'s partner for hand balancing

FAQ

What show is Antonio Sabato Jr. training for?+
Antonio Sabato Jr. is training for NBC's reality show, "Celebrity Circus."
What circus acts does Antonio Sabato Jr. perform?+
Antonio Sabato Jr. performs acts involving silks (tissue), straps, and Chinese Poles, and also does hand balancing.
Who is the host of Young Hollywood in this video?+
The host of Young Hollywood in this video is Michelle Marie.
How long has Antonio Sabato Jr. been training for the show?+
Antonio Sabato Jr. has been training for almost six weeks for the show.
Who are some of Antonio Sabato Jr.'s fellow castmates on Celebrity Circus?+
Some of Antonio Sabato Jr.'s fellow castmates mentioned include Rachel, Blue, Janet, Jason, and Chris.

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