Matt Jacobi talks about being a gay assistant reality star on on Style Network’s “Giuliana & Bill”

I really hate all these reality shows on the air. They are ruining the world and I’d rather stick needles in my eyes than watch them. Jon and Kstie? Denise Richards? Bounty hunters?  I thought it was bad enough when we just had things like The Bachelor and Big Brother but at least folks on those shows were involved in some sort of competition.

So now the cute guy who won the first season of The Apprentice (Bill Rancic) and his E! television personality wife (Giuliana Rancic) have a show on Style Network. I don’t really care about them either but found this interview with their assistant interesting. Here are some excerpts from Brandon Voss‘ interview with Matt Jacobi for Advocate.com.

Gay celebrity assistants have come into the spotlight recently with Brad Goreski on The Rachel Zoe Project and Paula Deen’s assistant Brandon boozing it up on Kathy Griffin’s My Life on the D-List. Are gay celebrity assistants the new black?
They are a must-have. Anyone out there looking for an assistant, whether you’re in entertainment or in a law firm, get a gay one! We’re the hardest workers, the most blunt, and the most fun. We’re it. But I don’t actually consider myself a gay assistant; I consider myself the gay husband.

When Giuliana and Bill were guests on Chelsea Lately earlier this month, Chelsea Handler tried to make Bill admit that he didn’t really enjoy being around you and your gayness, saying that “no straight guy could put up with that.” Is there any truth there?
A lot of people have brought that up to me. I always get along with the butchest straight guys because they know there’s no ulterior motive there. When it comes to Bill, there will never be drama because he’s confident in who he is and I’m confident in who I am. It just works. Bill and I are never going to get into a fight because I want to take him to a gay bar and have a drink. Bill and Giuliana would come with me to a gay bar any time I wanted.

I read that you’re also a big fan of your Twitter pal Perez Hilton.
Perez has brought a lot of topics to the table for people to talk about, from gay marriage to gays in Hollywood. Yes, he causes controversy, but sometimes controversy opens up important conversations. And he’s very entertaining, so I can’t look at him as a bad person. We’re planning a hike together in Runyon Canyon in the near future.

Speaking of gay gossip, how do you think Giuliana’s E! News cohost Ryan Seacrest feels about all the jokes and rumors about his sexuality in the media?
I’ve known Ryan for a while now, and I don’t think he minds it at all. Sometimes being called gay is a huge compliment because gay guys are usually the best-looking and the most successful in whatever we do, so I think Ryan is A-OK with it [laughs].