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Benson Boone has left fans stunned after going shirtless on social media.
On Wednesday, Oct. 29, the “Beautiful Things” hitmaker posted a series of photos on Instagram from his time in Glasgow while in the United Kingdom for his American Heart Tour.
The post included a shirtless mirror pic while the singer was in the gym with his friend Dawson Wills. The 23-year-old posed with his 8-pack abs on display, hiking up his shorts to show off his toned legs as well.
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Underneath the post, fans of Boone went crazy over the musician’s appearance.
“Cutie and also Greek god,” one person wrote, while another follower said, “The body in that gym pic sheesshh 😍😍🔥🔥”
One user replied, “Those abs and legs belong in the Louvre.”
“Benson I didn’t know you were built like that 🔥🔥🔥” another comment read.
Earlier this year, Boone opened up about body image struggles and discussed his relationship with his “physical form” during his concerts.
“I definitely remember there was a time where I would take my shirt off because I didn’t know what else to do,” he told Rolling Stone in March. “After doing a lot of shows, you start to pick up on what people like and don’t like, what girls like and don’t like. There is an art to making anybody go crazy.”
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However, the “In the Stars” artist noted that he didn’t want people to attend one of his concerts “expecting me to just take my shirt off and it to be like a gun show.”
“One, I don’t have the guns for that. Two, that’s just not what I’m about.… I don’t want to rely on my physical form to be the primary driver of my shows,” he said.
Though he’s been working out regularly, it’s been challenging for him to “focus” on his body “all the time.”
“Because I’m so incredibly hard on myself, and when I start to think about my appearance too much, it just kills me because there’s always something more I could do,” Boone said at the time. “There’s always a hairstyle or, like, my arms could be bigger. My shoulders could be bigger. It’s never-ending. I can’t afford to think that way because I will never be happy if I do think that way.”
“Obviously, like, I enjoy working out and I want to keep my physical shape because I need to. But I can’t be the sex icon of the century, just because that’s not who I am.”
