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WATCH: Get Ready for a Gay, Shirtless Nick Jonas in Scream Queens

WATCH: Get Ready for a Gay, Shirtless Nick Jonas in Scream Queens

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Jonas plays a gay character with many layers — some of which he'll take off — in the campy horror comedy.

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Nick Jonas says he's thrilled and honored to be playing another gay character -- and that character, frat boy Boone of Scream Queens, may well be the best of the new season, reports Entertainment Tonight.

"Boone is very intense," Jonas told ET. "He's got a lot under the surface that you don't see at first, and it all unravels as the show goes on."

One of the things that will emerge in the campy horror comedy created by Ryan Murphy, ET reports, is that Boone has a crush on fraternity brother Chad Radwell, played by Glen Powell. Also revealed will be Jonas's skin -- he has some shirtless scenes in Scream Queens, along with many in his other series, Kingdom, in which he also plays a gay role.

"I've been so honored to play some really strong gay characters," Jonas told ET.

And there are many layers to Boone, he noted. "For Boone, in particular, and this show as a whole, everything is not as it seems," Jonas said. "So I would say get ready to be surprised by a lot of different things. In his heart of hearts, that may be who he is, but we'll have to find out as we watch."

Scream Queens, which focuses on a sorority under siege from a masked killer, premieres tonight at 8 Eastern/Pacific on Fox. Watch the ET segment below.

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Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.
Trudy Ring is The Advocate’s senior politics editor and copy chief. She has been a reporter and editor for daily newspapers and LGBTQ+ weeklies/monthlies, trade magazines, and reference books. She is a political junkie who thinks even the wonkiest details are fascinating, and she always loves to see political candidates who are groundbreaking in some way. She enjoys writing about other topics as well, including religion (she’s interested in what people believe and why), literature, theater, and film. Trudy is a proud “old movie weirdo” and loves the Hollywood films of the 1930s and ’40s above all others. Other interests include classic rock music (Bruce Springsteen rules!) and history. Oh, and she was a Jeopardy! contestant back in 1998 and won two games. Not up there with Amy Schneider, but Trudy still takes pride in this achievement.