In case you missed it, Kumail Nanjiani posted a very rare thirst trap to Instragam earlier today, and literally everyone on the internet was shaken by it.
Best known for projects like The Big Sick and Silicon Valley, Nanjiani is set to star alongside an ensemble cast (that includes Angelia Jolie, Salma Hayek, Bryan Tyree Henry, Kit Harington, and Richard Madden) in Marvel Studios' upcoming The Eternals, and in preparation for the role of Kingo, he decided to, in his words, "transform the way he looked."
Well, transform he did. So much so, that people on Twitter were really, really taken by surprise at how good he looked when he flexed his muscles and showed off his hairy chest for the 'gram.
\u201cI WAS NOT PREPARED\u201d— Jarett Wieselman (@Jarett Wieselman) 1576513973
While most thirst traps are actually kinda cringey and worthy of a good roll of the eyes, especially for the overwhelming majority of people in the world who don't look statues of Greek Gods, at least Kumail got real in his caption, mentioning the privilege that he has that was required in order to transform his body into its current state.
"I would not have been able to do this if I didn’t have a full year with the best trainers and nutritionists paid for by the biggest studio in the world," he said. "I’m glad I look like this, but I also understand why I never did before. It would have been impossible without these resources and time."
As is expected in any case of celebrity shirtlessness, people wasted no time in letting their thirst be known...
\u201cMy whole day has been thrown off by learning that Kumail Nanjiani is ridiculously jacked now\u201d— Patrick Wyman (@Patrick Wyman) 1576514942
\u201cLove the honesty that @kumailn shares here. He looks great and explains he had the privilege to get there.\u201d— April (@April) 1576533053
\u201cI don't know who needs to hear this, but Kumail Nanjiani has always been hot\u201d— Elizabeth Schroeder (@Elizabeth Schroeder) 1576513770
\u201cOh,\nto be a towel\nat whatever gym\nKumail Nanjiani uses\u201d— Gabe Gonz\u00e1lez (@Gabe Gonz\u00e1lez) 1576530083
\u201cPretty decent of Kumail Nanjiani to admit that this isn't an achievable body unless your high-paid job is achieving this body.\u201d— Greg Jenner (@Greg Jenner) 1576536218
\u201ckumail nanjiani got super ripped. \nthis is A LOT\u201d— kara (@kara) 1576517760
The Eternals is set to hit theaters on November 6, 2020.
