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THE GUARDIAN · HEALTH · November 7, 2026

‘They’re just live experiments’: the dark and deadly world of looksmaxxing

THE SHORT VERSION

Clavicular is a 20-year-old influencer with more than 2 million followers. He is the face of a once fringe movement that pushes men's bodies to the extreme. Clavicular has filed a cease and desist against Disney/Hulu for filming him.

To skirt US regulatory scrutiny, Hughes moved to Pattaya, Thailand. He gathered a clique of ‘passport bros’ for content and a ‘harem’ of paid women.

Get Huge is a look at the world of looksmaxxing and biohacking. Star Connor Murphy drowned in a lake two months after filming wrapped. Lee says she and her crew were ‘completely floored’

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