Madonna Blond Ambition Reunion w/ Luis Xtravaganza, Carlton Wilborn & Kevin Stea

Hot Takes & Deep Dives

Jess Rothschild

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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Jess is joined by THREE of the iconic dancers from Madonna’s Blond Ambition Tour: Luis Xtravaganza, Carlton Wilborn + Kevin Stea! Topics: TRUTH OR DARE follow-up doc STRIKE A POSE, Luis attending high school with Jose Xtravaganza, Christopher Ciccone’s impact on “The Girlie Show,” Kevin’s work with LADY GAGA, the 1990 MTV “Rock the Vote” campaign, NIKI HARIS & DONNA DE LORY, Carlton as the "pillar of strength," Luis & Kevin appearing in “The Birdcage,” Kevin’s “Showgirls” experience and a lot more!

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0:00.0	Welcome back to hot takes and deep dives and I am so excited to welcome a group of dancers who helped define an entire generation.
0:24.1	You know them as the stars of Madonna, Truth or Dare, and the incredible documentary Strike a Pose.
0:30.5	Please welcome Lewis Extravaganza, Carlton Willeburn, and Kevin Stey.
0:35.4	Hi, boys.
0:36.8	Hello, what else?
0:37.2	Jess.
0:38.6	When was the last time the three of you hung out together?
0:42.6	It seems like you guys are regularly in touch.
0:44.7	Like, when was the last time you were all, like, had dinner together or in the same room?
0:48.7	I think the last time that we did was when we went to see M.'s last show.
0:52.7	Yeah.
0:53.4	You went to see it in L.A.?
0:54.7	In Palm Springs.
0:56.4	Oh, that's bad.
0:57.3	Oh, Palm Springs.
0:58.2	Yeah.
0:59.0	And so what did you guys?
0:59.6	Friends and family.
1:00.5	It was fun.
1:01.2	That's great.
1:02.2	That show was such an homage to everything she's done before.
1:05.7	I was shouting from the rooftops that I felt the entire stage should have been the red bed.
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