Fitter Than Fit Celebs — NPH and KJ Apa Thirst Trap Their Workout Successes
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Instagram is the home of the thirst trap, which makes it the right place for celebrities to post pics of their fit selves.
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Take Neil Patrick Harris, recently appearing in the key role of The Analyst in "The Matrix Revolutions," who posted a thirst trap where he is flexing and holding up his tank top with his teeth to display his tight abs. In the post, he asks his 8.6M followers: "How are your resolutions holding up? Mine are doing abs-olutely amazing (see what I did there?)!"
He also used the post to promote subscribing to wondercade.com, his weekly email, a weekly dispatch on the culture of curiosity from the desk of Neil Patrick Harris. "Today's special wellness issue features @chrishemsworth's trainer @zocobodypro with workout tips for everybody (and every body), my husband @dbelicious' advice for eating and cooking healthy, and essential gear," reads his IG.
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And then there's KJ Apa, who may be the most famous ginger on television today for playing Archie on "Riverdale," in part because of his rock-hard abs. He recently shared a playful video on IG in which he opens his front door in a pair of Lacoste underwear. In the post, he writes: "Coming soon," followed by an alligator emoji — alluding to the famous trademark for the French clothing company.
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Apa is clean-shaven in the post. Late last year he put up another pic of himself shirtless and smiling, but with a full beard and scruffy hair, which has received nearly 2M likes since posting in November.