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Eternals Star Kumail Nanjiani Has the Internet Thirsting Really Hard

The actor's recently-posted thirst traps have everyone SHOOK.

Raffy Ermac

Digital Director, Out.com

Raffy is a Los Angeles-based writer, editor, video creator, critic, and digital director of Out Magazine. The former editor-in-chief of PRIDE, he is also a die-hard Rihanna and Sailor Moon stan who loves to write about all things pop culture, entertainment, and identities. Follow him on Instagram (@raffyermac) and Twitter (@byraffy), and subscribe to his YouTube channel.

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December 16 2019 6:23 PM EST

December 09 2022 9:12 AM EST

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.

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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."