"Listen, there's an ass for every saddle. We live in a time when everyone is hairless and beefy and ripped and whatever. I keep it au natural. I have chest hair, I own it. I don't really want to fit into anyone's mold. I did that for so long being a model. I've definitely had to shave it down for shoots and whatever and fit that mold. But now I'm in the business of breaking that mold and creating my own."
"Part of it was just that sort of '80s, old school masculinity - a man with hair on his chest, sort of Richard Gere, Tom Selleck, the classic chiseled looks. We're not making those guys anymore, for some reason, and he really needed to have that."
Paul Anthony Kelly addressed social media discourse about his chest hair following his role as John F. Kennedy Jr. in the FX series Love Story. Kelly explained that his decades-long modeling career taught him to embrace his natural body rather than conform to industry expectations. He stated he prefers to break molds and create his own identity instead of fitting predetermined standards. His historically accurate appearance, including chest hair, was actually a deliberate casting choice by producers seeking to portray classic 1980s masculinity reminiscent of actors like Richard Gere and Tom Selleck. Kelly views his experience with objectification as preparation for his elevated level of fame.
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