Wife Swap legend King Curtis looks unrecognisable as cousin shares video on 22nd birthday – 14yrs on from iconic episode
A TELEVISION legend has shocked fans in a recent video, with many claiming the meme looked unrecognisable.
Wife Swap’s Curtis entered legend status after an episode of him reacting to his dad’s ‘new wife’ chucking junk food from the fridge captured the hearts of fans.
In a snippet from the popular TV show, he told the camera he wants to be “fat and happy”.
But in the most recent video of Curtis posted for his 22nd birthday by a cousin, the little boy is all grown up.
Curtis is all grown up as a tall man in the video in which he re-enacts his viral television scene.
Captioned: “Happy 22nd birthday to my king of a cousin,” the video quickly went viral, gaining nearly 400,000 likes.
Viewers loved the re-enactment, and many shared their shock at how different Curtis looked in the comments.
One fan said: “It’s like in my mind he isn’t supposed to age.”
Another shared: “I’ve thought of him everyday for six years. He’s beautiful.”
Fan Taylee was simply shocked: “NO FREAKIN WAY.”
In the years since his TV moment, Curtis has became a viral sensation multiple times – and now the video of him famously battling with his fitness fanatic replacement mum, Joy, has resurfaced once again.
One person recently posted to Twitter: “If you’re bored, watch this.”
At one point, the kid, from Vanceboro, North Carolina, said: “Chicken nuggets is like my family.”
He told Joy: “I don’t wanna be skinny! I wanna be fat and happy.”
During one tantrum, the chicken nugget loving tyke wrote “I am not listening to your rules” on a Post-It note.
In another particularly memorable scene, he responded to Joy’s veg and fruits diet by saying: “I gotta tell you something. Bacon is good for me!”
Speaking to the New Statesman in 2017, Curtis said he still loves bacon – and he eats it every single day.
Discussing his internet fame, the teenager said: “We live in a small community, and a lot of people say that I’m the movie star.
“I mean I don’t have a Twitter but a lot of people say that I’m up there just about every week.”