December 15, 2024
Benson Boone's Latest Gym Selfie Makes Gay Twitter Thirsty
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 3 MIN.
Singer Benson Boone posted a ripped selfie, and the thirst was on!
The 22-year-old "Slow It Down" singer took to Instagram with the pic, a mirror selfie that shows him posing shirtless in a gym. Boone's rippling abs stand out in cut relief over gray sweatpants, as the waistband of his white briefs peek out.
The post was part of a carrel of photos that also showed Boone in a couple of black-and-white group shots. Another selfie caught Boone tucked into bed with someone else, but the bedmate's identity – and gender – are hidden as they burrow beneath an ample white duvet, barely peeking out. Another bed shot captures the singer shirtless and lying atop the covers, squinting into the morning light.
"I've got peace and I've got love..." the singer captioned the carrel, quoting from his own song "Beautiful Things," and then quipping: "But I'm up at night until 5am cause I can't sleep after shows..."
Gay Twitter seemed amped up, too, as the image made its way from Instagram to X.
Even those who purported not to like his music gave their stamp of approval for the thirsty portrait.
The gym selfie was just the latest thirst trap from the onetime "American Idol" contestant. Boone made a splash a couple months ago as he exited a convert venue wearing little other than a red-white-and-blue Speedo.
More recently, a clip of Boone having his shirtless torso rubbed – reportedly with moisturizer – by fellow singer Teddy Swims made the rounds of Twitter, eliciting more cries of thirst.
Check out some of the other pics Boone has put up at his Insta.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.