Las Vegas Weekly

September 24, 2009 · 7:24 AM

Photo Gallery: Aubrey O’Day ready for Peepshow premiere after photo drama

By Robin Leach

Holly Madison as Bo Peep and Aubrey O'Day as Peep Diva in Peepshow at Planet Hollywood.

Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

New Peepshow star Aubrey O’Day was angry and outraged over photos of her topless in the Planet Hollywood cabaret burlesque show being illegally used in a nasty Hollywood blog, and then being resold to scandalous London tabloids. The former Danity Kane singer wound up spending most of Tuesday working with lawyers on both sides of the Atlantic to have them removed and subjected to a forceful cease-and-desist order.

So instead of celebrating her success from Monday night’s debut, Aubrey was ill, unable to get any sleep and had to cancel her Tuesday follow-up performance. However, Aubrey has assured me that she is back to her normal feisty self and will give it 100 percent at tonight’s official premiere.

Yesterday, she even published her own video on YouTube and undressed au naturel to show fans that the vicious comments by the Hollywood blogger were untrue. Warning: This video should be viewed by only people ages 18 and over, and it contains adult language!

I’d met up with Aubrey right after her preview performance on Monday, and she was ecstatic as to how well her first show had gone. She even laughed with me about how comfortable she’d felt going topless during the “Teddy Bare” dance number. VH1 cameras rolled on her new reality series project as she joked with me. “So I hope you got a good look! It felt great, and I love the show. So now you know I do go topless,” laughed Aubrey.

Theater security had checked people’s bags and warned to take no secret photos or video. Somebody broke the rules and sent the illegal photos to a Hollywood Web site that specializes in sliming celebrities. Meantime, Aubrey was overloaded with first-night flowers and balloons to celebrate at nearby Prive with friends and family who all congratulated her.

“Even my grandma saw me go topless and said, ‘Anyone with boobs that beautiful should show them.’ I love her -- and my dad was also partying with us,” Aubrey said. Then party time early Tuesday morning suddenly came to a crashing halt as word spread about the nasty comments written about the photos.

Aubrey, who was the March Playboy cover girl and centerfold, called lawyers to deal with the leaked photos and cruel, childish comments. I say boycott the blogger and woe betide anybody who tries it again tonight!

Vegas DeLuxe did not take or post any photos of Aubrey topless -- nor would we -- but we are proud to display the exclusive full production photos by Ethan Miller of Getty Images in advance of tonight’s official premiere for Aubrey.

Aubrey is an incredible and exciting powerhouse performer, full of energy and high spirits. She sings, she dances, and she ad libs with the audience -- and she shines as the costumes come off right down to her next-to-nothing, sparkling Swarovski crystal G-string. So now it’s a pair of double hits in Peepshow with Aubrey and co-star Holly Madison going topless!

Peepshow creator, director and choreographer Jerry Mitchell has made changes to the show and given Aubrey, who worked for him on Hairspray on Broadway, an expanded role as Peep Diva. As she sings “I’ve got a trick or two,” she uses them to her advantage.

Peepshow is a wonderful nursery tale romp of sexy adventures, phenomenal dancing (don’t take your eyes off Little Red Riding Hood’s mastery for a minute) and great music. No wonder everybody calls it the best burlesque on the Strip! Now with Aubrey and Holly, it’s double your pleasure and double the fun!

Robin Leach has been a journalist for more than 50 years and has spent the past decade giving readers the inside scoop on Las Vegas, the world’s premier platinum playground.

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