Wanted: boy toy to act as eye candy for divorced model-actress. Must be somewhat intelligent and well-groomed. Bond-era Sean Connery lookalikes preferred.

That's exactly what Jerry Hall, the leggy model-actress ex-wife of Mick Jagger, is looking for in her new reality show, Kept. And she won't settle for less, darling.

Hall, 48, went from Texas cowgirl to covergirl back in the '70s when models were just becoming super. She had four children with longtime beau Jagger, whom she married in 1990 and divorced in 1999. Now an actress, in 2000 she raised eyebrows by disrobing as Mrs. Robinson in The Graduate in London's West End.

In the 10 episodes of Kept, which premiered Sunday and moves to its regular time slot Thursday (check local listings) a dozen fumbling beefcakes are slowly transformed into gentlemen through a series of makeovers and art appreciation lessons. The man Hall ultimately chooses to become her kept man wins a car, apartment and six-figure salary for one year. More important to Hall, though, he becomes her red carpet arm candy, a delightful twist on society standards.

On a recent rainy afternoon, Hall and her friend Rachel Fuller, girlfriend of The Who's Pete Townshend, answered the following questions in a desolate hotel bar. Every now and again, Hall's Texas drawl swirled into a boozy English cadence, an intoxicating blend.

AP: What was your first impression of the Kept men?

Hall: Some of them looked so gorgeous. I thought, 'Mmmm. This is gonna be fun.' Some of them looked a bit flawed. I thought, 'Some of them are gonna have to go quick.' When it got down to the last three, they were so gorgeous and so fabulous. I really couldn't make my mind up. I had to take them to Paris for the weekend and have a close look.

AP: Is having a kept man empowering?

Hall: It's totally empowering. The whole show is empowering. I'm divorced, financially independent. Why shouldn't I get to carry on like all the guys that have been carrying on forever? The worm has turned.

AP: At what point did you begin to have that mind-set?

Hall: Since I got a divorce, I have been dating younger guys. But it's just because they're the ones that ask me out. I suppose they're confident. I think younger guys love the idea of a divorced woman who's going to teach them how to be a man.

Fuller: It's very Desperate Housewives.

AP: What qualities does one look for in a kept man?

Hall: Someone who fits into my lifestyle, cool, funny, smart, good-looking, gets along well with my friends.

Fuller: Doesn't crack under pressure.

AP: And looks?

Hall: Looks good, too. Yeah, I want it all. I don't have a specific type.

Fuller: Back hair and nipple rings is probably a no-no. Cleanliness is next to godliness.

Hall: I like the look of Sean Connery in James Bond. Now that is a gorgeous-looking guy!