Jerry Hall hunts for her perfect boy toy

updated 4:35 p.m. ET June 23, 2005

NEW YORK - Wanted: Single, twentysomething boy toy to change light bulbs and escort divorced model-actress down red carpets. Must be somewhat intelligent, well-groomed and able to hang with rock royalty. Bond-era Sean Connery lookalikes preferred.

That’s exactly what Jerry Hall, the leggy model-actress ex-wife of Mick Jagger, is looking for in her new VH1 reality show, “Kept.” And she won’t settle for less, darling.

Hall, 48, went from Texas cowgirl to covergal back in the ’70s when supermodels were just becoming super. The long-haired blonde married longtime rock beau Jagger in 1990, then split with him in 1999 and earned a whopping settlement in the process. She’s a mum of four with daddy Jagger and now frequently appears on stage in London’s West End, where in 2000 she disrobed as Mrs. Robinson in “The Graduate.”

On a recent rainy afternoon more typical of her London stomping grounds than New York, Hall and gal pal Rachel Fuller, girlfriend of The Who’s Pete Townshend, prattled to The Associated Press in a desolate hotel bar. Every now and again, Hall’s Texas drawl swirled into a boozy English cadence, an intoxicating blend.

In the 10 episodes of “Kept,” which premiered Sunday and moves to its regular time slot Thursday at 9 p.m. ET, a dozen fumbling American beefcakes are slowly transformed into gentlemen through a series of makeovers and art appreciation lessons. After a series of velvet rope eliminations, the man Hall ultimately chooses to become her kept man wins a car, apartment and six-figure salary for one year. More important to Hall, though, he becomes her red carpet arm candy, a delightful twist on society standards.

‘This is gonna be fun’
AP: What was your first impression of the “Kept” men?

Jerry Hall: Some of them looked so gorgeous. I thought, ‘Mmmm. This is gonna be fun.’ Some of them looked a bit flawed. I thought, ’Some of them are gonna have to go quick.’ When it got down to the last three, they were so gorgeous and so fabulous. I really couldn’t make my mind up. I had to take them to Paris for the weekend and have a close look.

AP: Is having a kept man empowering?

Hall: It’s totally empowering. The whole show is empowering. I’m divorced, financially independent. Why shouldn’t I get to carry on like all the guys that have been carrying on forever? The worm has turned.

AP: At what point did you begin to have that mind-set?

Hall: Since I got a divorce, I have been dating younger guys. But it’s just because they’re the ones that ask me out. I suppose they’re confident. I think younger guys love the idea of a divorced woman who’s going to teach them how to be a man.

Rachel Fuller: It’s very ‘Desperate Housewives.’

AP: What qualities does one look for in a kept man?

Hall: Someone who fits into my lifestyle, cool, funny, smart, good-looking, gets along well with my friends.

Fuller: Doesn’t crack under pressure.

AP: And looks?

Hall: Looks good, too. Yeah, I want it all. I don’t have a specific type.

Fuller: Back hair and nipple rings is probably a no-no. Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hall: I like the look of Sean Connery in James Bond. Now that is a gorgeous-looking guy!

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