YouTuber Nikocado Avocado, known for grotesque ‘Mukbang’ videos, reveals shock 250-lb. weight loss — and how he hid it from fans for months
nypost.com“Two Steps Ahead.” The video also included a rant in which he referred to his followers as “ants” and derided them for watching his videos and commenting on his size when he was obese.
Nikocado Avocado called the stunt his “greatest social experiment,” and he pulled it off by hiding himself from his videos for months and posting only old videos he had recorded before the weight loss.The content creator, whose real name is Nicholas Perry, revealed the drastic change three months after telling fans he “quit his weight loss journey” and would be taking a hiatus. “Two steps ahead, two steps ahead,” Nikocado Avocado began the video, showing himself wearing a panda head mask. “This has been the greatest social experiment of my entire life.
It’s worrying, it’s compelling, it’s gripping to observe all these unwell, disorientated beings roam the internet in search of stories, ideas, rivalries where they feel encouraged, engaged,” he continued.
Nikocado Avocado said he felt like interacting with fans over his seven-year career making Mukbang videos was like “monitoring ants on an ant farm.” He said it taught him that people will consume “anything they are told to consume.”Perry then removed the mask, fully showing off his weight loss transformation.“I am the villain because I’ve made myself one.
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