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Troye Sivan‘s wild side is in full bloom in eye-popping new photos for Interview Magazine.
What could possibly inspire the actor/musician to live out his KISS goth-twink fantasy on the beach, you might ask? Well, it actually makes (some semblance of) sense when you realize he’ll soon be starring in HBO The Idol, a lurid cult drama about the underworld of L.A.’s music scene, co-created by The Weeknd and Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson.
Precious few details have been revealed about the upcoming series, but early trailers hint that it will be sexy, strange, more than a little spooky, and with a sharp sense of humor. And that certainly seems to be the vibe Sivan and Interview were going for with this photoshoot.
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The editorial spread arrives in conjunction with a frank and funny conversation between Sivan and his The Idol co-star, Rachel Sennott, the hilarious It Girl of Bodies Bodies Bodies and “What? It’s LA!” fame.
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Together, the pair discusses Sivan’s ventures into acting, his love of Architectural Digest, and the musicians that influenced him growing up, like Michael Jackson and Amy Winehouse. But it’s when Sennott asks “the world’s preeminent twink pop star” if he has any industry horror stories to share that we get the feature’s best—and ickiest— anecdote…
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It all started with a piece of “homophobic chicken,” as Sivan puts it. “I had Chick-fil-A—so first of all, it’s karma, right? Because I was eating homophobic chicken—but it was spicy homophobic chicken before this show.” Yikes, well there’s your first mistake, Troye. Don’t eat a spicy chicken sandwich before doing… anything in public.
“My band [and] I have this hand signal,” Sivan reveals, “where if I hold up the number four as I’m walking off stage, they know to play some beep-bop elevator music and give me ten minutes because something is going wrong in my body.”
(As a quick aside: We’ve always wondered what happens when musicians have to use the restroom in the middle of a show, so these is some good intel!)
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“I don’t think I puked but I remember feeling extraordinarily sick,” he shares. “It was that sweaty, clammy feeling, except there’s all these people staring back at me. Thank god at that point, the lyrics were second nature to me because I was singing about whatever I was singing about, but my mind was a million miles away thinking, ‘I need to get off this stage within the next 30 seconds.’ And so I ran off and did my thing, washed my face, almost puked, et cetera.”
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Ultimately, Sivan shares the story to highlight how he has the best fans, who he feels very comfortable with, apparently. “I feel very, very safe with my audience. If I needed to come out onstage and be like, ‘Guys, I just puked,’ it would be chill.”
new Troye Sivan Interview mag shoot has me in absolute shambles this morning pic.twitter.com/OrHuqHUSyJ
— coleman spilde (@colemanjspilde) October 17, 2022
So, next time you see Sivan flashing strange hand signals to his band before running off stage, you’ll know what’s up.
We’ll know that we’ve given you whiplash by sharing thirsty Troye Sivan pics and a gross bathroom story in quick succession, why don’t you wash it all down with the trailer for The Idol?
bachy
I’ll definitely watch it for the real estate porn.
Bengali
He’s very cute but I crave definition in the guys I lust over.
humble charlie
yeah. you may as well be pumping a bag of bones. but to each his own.
SDR94103
feed her.
DennisMpls
I don’t know if Troye’s diet is intended to keep him skinny, but I know from personal experience that at his age it’s entirely possible to eat large amounts and still not gain weight. As a senior in high school I was 5’10” and weighed 115, despite desperate efforts to eat as much as possible, and despite thrice weekly weight lifting sessions during phy-ed class. I remember weighing myself during the summer of my 27th year, and I was 118 pounds. I redoubled my eating efforts with a hope that I could someday reach 125. Since Troye is 27 he could be in the same situation. (Though because “twink chic” has become a thing since I was a kid I suspect Troye is happy with his body.)
caliboy17
While I concur that she might benefit from a cheeseburger or two…I’d hate for her to create the fat cells in the first place. If you never make them, you never have to lose them! Stay Thin Troye – Keep The Faith!
GreekKeys
This borders on paedophilia.
abfab
Are you such an expert? No it does not. Stop that. It’s way too serious a subject and I really don’t need your back talk. Take a class.
Bosch
He’s 27. People who are younger than you will just always look like children. A 40 year old looks like a child to a 70 year old.
mailliw110
You could have just said he’s not your type.
johncp56
I love slender men, he is a babe hot
abfab
A safe bet genetics is at work here.
Mostlikelytobedownvoted
Love troy, but I checked, Twitter is not in shambles. …at least not because of Troy.
nitejonboy
Damn I would tear that up. After I took him out for dinner first of course.
eliastaylor
Whats that all about
mz.sam
A big, fat, elfin’….YAWN!!!!
bachy
@mz.sam: nothing is pleasing you these days!!
scotty
have a seat on my face right after sean ford. also, mr simmons’ lawyers will be in touch about that make-up. keep being you.
IanHunter
Where did all the bears and otters go?