Post by Bethany Joy on Jul 5, 2006 13:33:58 GMT -5
Chad Michael Murray revels in newfound status
HOLLYWOOD -- Chad Michael Murray is looking mighty conservative these days.
He's been voted one of People magazine's sexiest men and Teen People's hottest shirtless hunks, but these days he's reduced to wearing turtlenecks.
"I have a few unsightly welts on my chest," admits the star of TV's One Tree Hill and the slasher flick House of Wax.
Last month, Murray married his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush.
On his wife's first girls-night-out, Murray invited several of his pals over for a guys' night.
"We had a paint-ball fight and I wasn't wearing my shirt, hence the welts," says Murray.
He laughs at his sex symbol status, but admits he "could be known for worse things and I'm grateful I'm not."
Quite the contrary.
Murray is active in numerous anti-drug organizations for teens.
"I've seen way too many kids throw their lives away -- especially in junior high schools. They get drunk every night, fail school and get stuck in dead-end jobs. It becomes a vicious circle that few are able to escape without help."
He knows he's fighting an uphill battle, but Murray says: "The letters and e-mails I receive are the inspiration I need to continue with these programs.
"It's heartening to know you're helping even one person with each address or appearance you make."
Murray says he doesn't want to come off sounding as if he's squeaky clean or flawless.
"Look -- I smoke, which is not healthy, and I'm a married man at 23. I need a lot of growing up to deal with both these things and a lot of other flaws I have."
He wants to stress that the happiness his three-year relationship with Bush that ended in marriage "has helped me to deal with the celebrity that has come my way."
HOLLYWOOD -- Chad Michael Murray is looking mighty conservative these days.
He's been voted one of People magazine's sexiest men and Teen People's hottest shirtless hunks, but these days he's reduced to wearing turtlenecks.
"I have a few unsightly welts on my chest," admits the star of TV's One Tree Hill and the slasher flick House of Wax.
Last month, Murray married his One Tree Hill co-star Sophia Bush.
On his wife's first girls-night-out, Murray invited several of his pals over for a guys' night.
"We had a paint-ball fight and I wasn't wearing my shirt, hence the welts," says Murray.
He laughs at his sex symbol status, but admits he "could be known for worse things and I'm grateful I'm not."
Quite the contrary.
Murray is active in numerous anti-drug organizations for teens.
"I've seen way too many kids throw their lives away -- especially in junior high schools. They get drunk every night, fail school and get stuck in dead-end jobs. It becomes a vicious circle that few are able to escape without help."
He knows he's fighting an uphill battle, but Murray says: "The letters and e-mails I receive are the inspiration I need to continue with these programs.
"It's heartening to know you're helping even one person with each address or appearance you make."
Murray says he doesn't want to come off sounding as if he's squeaky clean or flawless.
"Look -- I smoke, which is not healthy, and I'm a married man at 23. I need a lot of growing up to deal with both these things and a lot of other flaws I have."
He wants to stress that the happiness his three-year relationship with Bush that ended in marriage "has helped me to deal with the celebrity that has come my way."
