Men with potbellies mimic Will Smith’s hilarious pose, promise to start fitness journey
- Will Smith recently shared posts on social media showing that he had added a bit of weight
- This inspired men, including international celebs, to reveal they had given up on fitness while showing their rotund stomachs
- The men, including him, will be taking a 12-week fitness journey dubbed #bigwilliechallenge
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Movie star Will Smith has inspired men to show their lockdown bodies as many blame the COVID-19 stay at home guidelines for adding a bit of weight.
Source: Instagram
After the actor shared pictures of him displaying his potbelly, saying it's the body that carried him through the pandemic, fellow men followed suit in sharing their stories.
Smith shared a series of photos on his Instagram of other celebs, including actor Marlon Wayans, who disclosed they had added a bit of weight.
Some even mimicked his hilarious pose and Smith laughed at the imitations and made a pact that after 12 weeks things will be different.
The men were part of the #bigwilliechallenge as many came out to show the actor that he was not alone.
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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that the actor boldly admitted he was in the worst shape of his life.
As hard as it may be, some celebs find the strength to address the issues of weight gain in a bid to be real and create awareness while at it, and Smith is one of them.
Taking to his Instagram account, the father of three shared a photo of himself wearing an unbuttoned jacket with his protruding potbelly peeping 'loudly'.
On the caption, Smith wrote:
''I’m gonna be real with yall - I’m in the worst shape of my life.''
He got overwhelming support from his followers who claimed he is better than most Americans.
By Monday, May 3, morning, Smith's post had been shared more than 4 million times.
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