It would seem that former boybander Lance Bass has snagged himself a new man or, at the very least, a very protective new friend. Lance and said individual were making their way out of Bijou’s nightclub in London, England this week when they were approached by a photog hoping to snap a few pictures … but it was Lance’s new boy who snapped, trying to open an can of whoop ass on the paparazzo:

Lest you think a man wearing a scarf and a far too-unbuttoned silk lavender shirt would pose no real threat, think again. I’m pretty sure there are muscles underneath all that carefully coiffed fluff. If Lance hadn’t restrained his friend and dragged him away from the fray, well, I shudder to think what might’ve happened. Looks like Lance has got himself a spitfire there … I hate to think what might happen if when Lance decides to dump him.

[Photo credit: Splash News]