YouTuber Nikocado Avocado, known for grotesque 'Mukbang' videos, reveals shock 250-lb. weight loss — and how he hid it from fans for months

A popular YouTuber who became famous for his excessive "Mukbang" eating videos has managed to shed 250 pounds of weight. Throughout this transformation, he continued to portray himself as dangerously overweight to his millions of loyal followers.

Nikocado Avocado, a popular YouTuber with more than 4 million followers, recently revealed his new, slimmer body in a video titled "Two Steps Ahead" that he uploaded on Friday. In his videos, he and his friends devour large amounts of food for viewers to watch.

The video also featured a angry speech where he called his followers "ants" and criticized them for watching his videos and making comments about his weight when he was overweight.

Nikocado Avocado referred to the prank as his “most important social experiment,” and he successfully executed it by staying out of his videos for several months and sharing only previously recorded content from before he lost weight.

The person who creates content, known as Nicholas Perry, shared a big change in his appearance three months after announcing to his fans that he was giving up on his weight loss endeavor and taking a break.

"Moving forward by two steps, moving forward by two steps," Nikocado Avocado said as he started the video, revealing himself in a panda head disguise.

"This has been the most fascinating social study I have ever conducted. It is concerning, it is intriguing, it is captivating to watch all these individuals who are unwell and disoriented wander the web looking for narratives, concepts, conflicts where they can feel supported, involved," he added.

Nikocado Avocado mentioned that he saw his experience of engaging with fans during his seven-year journey creating Mukbang videos as being similar to observing ants in an ant farm. He learned that people are willing to consume whatever they are told to consume.

Perry then took off the mask, revealing his impressive weight loss results.

"I am the antagonist because I have portrayed myself as one. And you will keep devouring these tales about me. Year after year, for as long as I declare myself as the antagonist on the internet. These narratives seep in and linger, affecting the thoughts of the audience. Manipulating the audience. Mind-controlling the audience," he stated, before directly addressing viewers: "You are the audience."

The YouTuber shared: "This morning, I finally woke up from a long dream and realized I had lost 250 pounds. But just yesterday, people were criticizing me for being overweight, unhealthy, and uninteresting. Humans can be really messed up sometimes."

In a different video posted on a different channel managed by Perry, he shared that he had been uploading old content from years past to keep his channel active while he focused on improving his health.

Perry quickly went back to his origins to entertain viewers, grabbing a big plate of noodles to eat.

His unexpected change surprised a lot of fans, but many were relieved to see the creator in good shape. One fan expressed relief, saying, "We were all secretly hoping for this instead of the news of his health deteriorating due to his weight."

Another supporter commented: "I can hardly believe it, he manipulated us effortlessly, this story of redemption seems dreamlike."

"He put on some pounds, made millions, slimmed down, and pulled off the greatest comeback of all time," someone else chimed in.