Being under the constant glare of the YouTube lens can't be an easy one, and with millions of prying eyes on you at any given time, it's hard to get a moment's privacy. If anyone knows that, it's Nicholas Perry, aka Nikocado Avocado.
You might've seen the Ukrainian-born American YouTuber's mukbang videos where he eats a variety of weird and wonderful food, but these days, he's largely known for pulling the wool over the entire internet's eyes.
Perry's 'Two Steps Ahead' monologue infamously rang out through the internet on September 7. Shocking the world, Nikocado Avocado revealed he's lost a shocking 250lb as part of a two-year 'social experiment.'
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Opinions were split between those who applauded Perry for his dedication to pulling off the ruse, and those who branded the whole thing as 'cringe.'
Others say that while Nikocado Avocado looks great following his dramatic weight loss, it's a sleight against body positivity and conforms to the 'skinnier' content creator norms.
In his latest video, Nikocado Avocado is speaking out about his motivations behind his social experiment. Saying that it went way more viral than he ever expected, it seems Perry is still reeling from the fact his video is closing in on 50 million views.
Saying it was his 'dream' to be on Broadway, Nikocado Avocado then put those acting skills to the test. The YouTuber admits: "I had a CPAP machine, I could barely bend over, I had a scooter to get around."
However, he says this was all 'part of the plan' and that he started this experiment knowing he'd gain weight.
Perry was purposefully ‘diving deeper’ into this character work, describing his internet persona as: “This manic, self-absorbed, crazy, unhinged, bizarre man that’s trapped in his apartment, suffocating his lungs with food and junk.”
Nikocado Avocado dedicates the video at MoistCr1TiKaL, who called the transformation this generation's 'I am your father' moment from The Empire Strikes Back.
Perry continued: "It was really entertaining for me, I love the performance of this. It's so exciting, like I'm watching all these people just rake me through the coals every day on social media as I'm sitting there, getting skinnier and skinnier.”
There was more to it, and Perry hopes that others can be inspired by his journey: "People are happy for me. I think anytime someone tries to make themselves better physically and take their health in control, it inspires people because there's a lot of people out there who are fat too, and they're like, ‘Okay, if he can do it.’”
We've got to hand it to Nikocado Avocado for dedication to the cause. Not every YouTuber will create a backlog of videos to trick us, and even though he will always have his critics, the likes of MoistCr1TiKaL claim Nikocado Avocado has 'won' the internet.