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It’s giving HOLLYWOOD. Image: Nine
So many of the couples on Beauty and the Geek seem so honest and willing to go out of their comfort zone. This is just so heartwarming to see. Finally, one of those reality TV dating shows has managed to grab my interest for once #BATG
was the second cast member to be tizzed up in 2022 and tell me why this man looks like he would ghost me on Bumble. I say this with love, of course.
The 30-year-old software engineer/ international Yu-Gi-Oh! champion joined the cast because he wanted to expand his circles to people who don’t share his interests. Which is probably a majority of the population so I love the dedication.
He also said he wants to develop a sense of style because he’s always been “insecure about [his] looks”, especially because people keep comparing him to . Who is 79-years-old. Honestly, with that hair… I see it.
Well it looks like Christopher’s checked off at least one of his goals because his makeover is STUNNING. Peep it below.
Look at that smoulder!!!! Honestly, it’s wild how something as simple as a haircut can be such a game changer. This man is a certified cutie if I’ve ever seen one.
No one was happier for our boi Christopher than his Beauty .
“She’s always building me up,” Christopher said of Bri.
“I wanna show her that I can absolutely be the person that she believes I can be.”
Brb, sobbing. Which funnily enough was also what Bri was doing when he walked out. She was so overwhelmed with pride she burst into tears and could barely get a word out — but she did tell him he looks “so good”.
The wholesomeness never ceases with this show.
was the first Geek to be transformed.
The 20-year-old Batman enthusiast — who has been paired with “hype girl” , a 20-year-old waitress — entered the makeover den in the show’s first episode and the results did not disappoint.
Pre-makeover, Mike had a bushy, scraggly beard, long-ish brown hair (that I actually thought was really cute tbh), and glasses. Here’s what he looked like:
Honestly, look at those huge eyes! And that clear skin! There is so much to show off here. Are you ready for the makeover???? Peep it below:
Yes, that’s right, the beard and glasses have been axed and Mike now looks like this:
Are you KIDDING me????????
Look at how that smile shines!!! The lashes!!! That sweet face is SHINING.
Mike later told producers that he’s “never actually been called hot before” but he’s “feeling it now.”
His on-screen partner Heidi also gushed over his new look, calling him “perfect”. The hype is so real!!
“It was like someone has just switched a light on inside of him,” she said.
“He just shone.”
Watch his reveal again and tell me his excitement and tentative confidence doesn’t stir something deep in your soul.
This is what I love about the genuine effort from everyone on the show to be kind, the open-mindedness and willingness to challenge each other, and the makeovers.
And honestly it’s not even shallow to love the makeovers because they aren’t actually about making the show’s Geeks “hot” or giving us a spectacle.
What the makeovers really do is give these men the confidence to realise they were *always* hot and likeable — that being hot is a vibe, a lifestyle that anyone can embody — and sometimes it just takes a change of perspective, scenery or thought process to realise it.
Ugh, I’m emotional.
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