“Not Something You Want to Hear”: Bodybuilding Heartthrob Chris Bumstead Confesses His Fan-Given Nickname Makes Him “Uncomfortable”

Winning the Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title four years in a row gave Chris Bumstead wide recognition. Being the global heartthrob, he also gained the nickname of ‘CBum’. But that’s not the only name fans love to call him. Reportedly, the Canadian bodybuilder is recently being called ‘Daddy’ by his followers. Having a prominent social media presence, CBum frequently experiences people calling him by the name online.

Chris Bumstead recently gave an interview and talked about various topics, including how he felt about his new fan-given nickname. Let’s know more about the fact from his lens.

Chris Bumstead’s new nickname made him blush as well as uncomfortable

Bumstead recently attended a podcast with Alex Harp, where he candidly was involved in a chat and talked about his crazy fan encounters. Notably, he shared his views on being called ‘Daddy’, the most famous term used by his followers to describe the bodybuilder. The interview started with the host asking, “When people call you daddy…how does that make you feel in person?”

This question indeed made him blush. Nonetheless, explaining his feeling, CBum added, “Very uncomfortable to say the least. I think there’s been two or three experiences where people literally come up to me, and they don’t know what to say, and they are like stuttering, they’re like ‘daddy,’ and it’s a grown man or a young man…it’s just it’s not something you want to hear from another guy or anyone.”

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Certainly, it makes him feel awkward when fans start to call him the term while addressing him in person. Evidently, his fandom which is based on his shredded physique, handsome looks, and the incredible presence of mind, comes with some consequences. Although he seemed fine being called like that.

CBum took it lightly

Later in the interview, the host asked CBum whether he minds getting addressed as ‘Daddy’. Acknowledging this, the reigning Mr. Olympia revealed, “So, that’s cool, but it’s funny.” He added, “I definitely laugh it off. I’m just an awkward dude, so it makes me kind of uncomfortable, but it’s definitely more funny than it is awkward.”

Moreover, once, Bumstead read and reacted to a few of his TikTok comments and tweets on one of his YouTube videos, where people addressed him with the new unofficial title. Hence, after reading a comment, which referred to him by his new unofficial title, Bumstead sarcastically said, “Apparently, I am a daddy now.”

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Even though it makes him uncomfortable, Chris Bumstead does not mind the name given by his fans and takes it in a sporting way.