UPDATED 9/18, 6 p.m. ET: Looks like Nikocado Avocado may have had everyone fooled regarding his 250-pound weight loss journey, or maybe that's what he wants us to think? The YouTuber took to social media this week to claim that he never actually lost the weight as part of his viral “social experiment" and fans are pretty confused.
"Who in their right mind does a social experiment gaining 250 pounds for five years in a row?” he said. “Y’all are so stupid. See this double chin? Yes, I ‘acted this out’ for five years in a row. For what, for clicks?”
He added, “I’m scared for society, actually. Okay? I’m a little afraid. Y’all need to go to school. Learn something! Think outside the box. Don’t believe everything you’re told, including from me.”
"What is happening rn 😭," one user wrote in the comments.
Earlier this week, Avocado claimed there were imposters and that his TikTok account, @realnikocadoavocado, is his only legitimate page.
However, eagle-eyed fans online, as they normally do, have put together some alleged clues to refute Avocado's story. One user claimed that the YouTuber's latest video could have been prerecorded and that he actually did lose the weight.
"Unfortunately you can’t fool us now, Nicholas," the X user wrote in a tweet with the alleged receipts that could prove Avocado is up to something.
See original story below.
Nikocado Avocado has gone viral for managing to lose 250 pounds without his audience knowing.
The YouTube star is famous for creating “mukbang”- style videos, which consist of a person eating a large amount of food while they talk to their audience. For the last seven years, Avocado’s food-themed content has turned him into a celebrity who’s visibly gained a lot of weight during the time period.
In one of his most recent videos, Avocado, who’d been working on losing weight, revealed that he was quitting his weight loss journey. He hadn’t lost any significant weight, according to his videos.
That all changed when he shared a new video today (Sept. 7), called “Two Steps Ahead,” that depicted him in a panda head, telling viewers: “I am always two steps ahead.”
Avocado then revealed the extent of his weight loss — which shocked fans because, as of a couple of months ago, he alleged that he hadn’t made any significant progress on his weight loss journey.
So, how’d he do it?
Avocado posted a video, called “hi,” on another YouTube channel, revealing that the videos he’d been sharing have been old footage while he went on his weight loss journey in secret. Now that the extent of his trickery has been revealed, he’s gone viral for what he’s done.
In his “Two Steps Ahead” video, Avocado remarked on his journey. “This has been the greatest social experiment of my entire life,” he said.
“It’s worrying, it’s compelling, it’s gripping to observe all these unwell, disoriented beings roam the internet in search of stories, ideas, rivalries where they feel encouraged, engaged,” he engaged.
Continuing on, Avocado claimed that he’s now awake from a “very long dream” where he lost “250 pounds off his body.”
Check out Avocado’s videos up above.
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