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With Thirsty Fitness Update & Six-Pack Abs, Podcaster Hasan Piker Sparks Gay Twitter Frenzy
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
The holidays are fast approaching – a time of overindulgence and potential weight gain. But podcaster Hasan Piker is headed in the other direction, posting a fitness - yet thirsty - "progress update" to X that celebrates his losing 60 pounds and gaining a six-pack.
"progress update: 285->225lbs!" Piker – who podcasts under the name HasanAbi – captioned a before-and-after combination photo.
Twitter went into a frenzy, weighing in with a mix of thirst and envy.
"my tongue is a scale, let me prove it," one fan offered, while another pleaded, "Cmon man my girl follows you".
More to the point, perhaps, someone else posted: "Cmon my bf is on this app".
One fellow described his reaction in terms that "Bugs Bunny" fans would appreciate: "*jaw drops to floor, eyes pop out of sockets accompanied by trumpets, heart beats out of chest, awooga awooga sound effect, pulls chain on train whistle that has appeared next to head as steam blows out, slams fists on table, rattling any plates, bowls or silverware, whistles".
Another didn't simply describe his reaction; he illustrated it:
"Honestly hot before and hot after," one commenter, whose icon included a transgender flag, declared, while another stammered, "b-b-boss?"
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.
