ENTERTAINMENT: ‘Fantasy’ ends for Bridges

Angelica Bridges, the first-ever billed star of “Fantasy,” will bow out of the Luxor’s topless revue Saturday.

“I’m very sad,” producer Anita Mann says of the decision that stems from a new singer-host, Lorena Peril, joining the show Aug. 1. “Angelica will always be my friend.”

Bridges joined the 10-year-old revue in November, her familiarity from “Baywatch” giving the show a response to the ubiquitous Holly Madison headlining the rival “Peepshow.”

The producer says it was Bridges’ choice to leave. But Mann also says she needed consistency in the hosting role, while Bridges has other pursuits beyond “Fantasy” and had been asking to work five days a week instead of six.

Peril was top-billed in the rival “Sin City Bad Girls” until it closed recently at the Las Vegas Hilton. She’s a powerhouse of a vocalist, but doesn’t bring even Bridges’ nominal level of celebrity to an ad campaign.

There was talk of Bridges becoming “a special guest star,” one who could more easily be scheduled in and out of the show. But there were challenges there too, including Bridges not wanting to go topless, Mann acknowledges. The two had reached an understanding along those lines, but audiences might expect it more from a guest star more than from the singer-host.

“I’m so respectful of her as a mother,” Mann says. On the other hand, “We are an adult show. That’s all I can say.”