Ask the Flying Monkey! (November 16, 2009)

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Q: I'm curious about Project Runway's Christopher Straub. The ring he wears suggests he has a husband / partner / significant other. What details might you know on this? Every time Heidi had him in tears, I found myself strongly torn between wanting to give him a hug and going all Cher on him. – LgH, Houston, TX, USW, Earth

Christopher Straub

A: “I am married!” Straub tells the Flying Monkey. “Well, not legally, but Ronnie and I had a commitment ceremony two-and-a-half years ago. We've been together for over five years. He's a little scientist, and we really don't understand what each other does for a living.”

I asked what the two of them do for fun. “We like to travel, watch TV – I like reality shows and he likes Little House on the Prairie  – eat out, play board games, play video games, make cookies. That sorta thing. Very chill.”

Straub has an online business, cricketsyndicate.com which turns classic t-shirts into pairs of underwear (or even custom-creating a pair from your own favorite t-shirt). I asked if Ronnie has been known to don a pair, or help out with the business.

“Ronnie has some pairs of Cricket Syndicate briefs but, sadly, it's not his preferred brand,” Christopher says. “He likes Paul Frank. He has very little to do with my undies business. It's probably best that way.”

Straub's underwear line Cricket Syndicate

Next page! Cher's to do list and Xena's natural hair color.