Just in time for the release of “The Ugly Truth”, The New Yooxer meets up with the film’s leading man: the actor Gerard Butler gives us a glimpse into the wardrobe of his character Mike, a brilliant television host.

Mike Alexander (Gerard Butler) is the appealing host of the television shows “The Ugly Truth”, which aims to expose the intricate workings of male/female relationships while exposing the mysteries of attraction and what makes men and women ‘click’. He takes his television persona into private life, where he attempts to practice what he preaches with the show’s producer Abby (Katherine Heigl), who finds herself the object of Mike’s search for love.

A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Butler graduated from the School of Law at Glasgow University before the lure of artistic pursuits brought him to London. While working in a coffee shop, he was approached by the actor Steven Berkoff who offered him a role in the play Coriolanus, which gave Butler the confidence to commit to acting full time. Other early theatrical parts include the junkie Renton in the play Trainspotting, the same character that was played by Ewan McGregor on the big screen. Butler’s first leading film role came with the part of Dracula in Dracula’s Legacy, which earned him the lead in the television mini-series Attila and caught the attention of critics and public alike. His career took off soon after with big-budget movie like Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life; Timeline, based on the Michael Crichton novel; and Joel Schumacker’s adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical The Phantom of the Opera. His international fame was achieved with the 2006 blockbuster 300 and the romantic drama P.S. I Love You, which was released in 2008.