Fans were shocked when, shortly before Christmas, actor and comedian Kumail Nanjiani revealed the results of his intense fitness regime in preparation for his role in The Eternals.
Sharing a shirtless pic on Instagram, Nanjiani – who will play Kingo Sunen in the upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) movie – looked more than capable of lifting cars and throwing them at intergalactic enemies.
Bearing a superhuman amount of arm muscle, Nanjiani, 41, revealed he had been working alongside the ‘best trainers and nutritionists’ for a full year to achieve his battle-ready bod. And Marvel fans weren’t the only ones left impressed.
Nanjiani was in for quite a surprise after Pornhub used a picture of him for the primary image on its Muscular Men category.
Fortunately, he was paid handsomely for the use of his rippling biceps, in the form of a 10-year free subscription to Pornhub Premium.
Speaking with late night host Conan O’Brien on his YouTube channel Team Coco, Nanjiani opened up about the benefits of Pornhub’s generous gift:
They gave me a 10-year free subscription to Pornhub Premium. I will say, because people are like, ‘Why do you need to pay for porn?’ — and I don’t, I do not work for Pornhub, they have not paid me to say this — you have access to a whole new world.
Free porn is good but when you go to Premium… I could develop fetishes, crazy ones over the next 10 years and I know I’ll be taken care of.
After being pressed by O’Brien about what potential types of fetishes he could see himself getting into, Nanjiani teased:
If I have to explain it to you, you wouldn’t understand.
You can watch the interview for yourself in the following clip:
When he first posted his picture on Instagram, Nanjiani explained how he has achieved such a high level of fitness, writing:
I never thought I’d be one of those people who would post a thirsty shirtless, but I’ve worked way too hard for way too long so here we are.
You either die a hero, or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I found out a year ago I was going to be in Marvel’s Eternals and decided I wanted to transform how I looked.
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. 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.
The Eternals is scheduled for release in the UK on November 6, 2020.
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Jules studied English Literature with Creative Writing at Lancaster University before earning her masters in International Relations at Leiden University in The Netherlands (Hoi!). She then trained as a journalist through News Associates in Manchester. Jules has previously worked as a mental health blogger, copywriter and freelancer for various publications.