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Hulk Hogan, who is known for having 24-inch pythons, wasn’t a person with a splendid physique when he was young. He has said in several interviews about being a fat kid and getting bullied several times.

Moreover, the WWE Hall of Famer has several terrible memories from when he was a chubby kid.

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However, he decided to change his life by controlling his eating habits and working out. There is a major reason why a young Hogan decided to change his physique.

Hulk Hogan once claimed he lost weight to get girls in high school

‘The Immortal One’ was a fat kid before becoming a muscular man years later to call himself a WWE legend. But his primary aim at first was to have a girlfriend in high school, for which he decided to lose weight. Hogan talked about the same on Rover’s Morning Glory in 2013.

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The Hulkster said, “I didn’t know what bullying was, but I definitely got bullied. I don’t think I’ve been in a real fight in my life to tell you the truth, really. I’m a pretty good bluffer (not a violent guy). I was really fat, I had the rolls from my b**bs to my stomach to my three other stomachs.”

He added, “I was a fat kid. Well, I kind of woke up and realized that what girls were in high school. Everyone had one but me. So I figured out and try to get in shape and that was my motivation. (I was motivated) by the opposite s*x, yes sir.”

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It is indeed true, teenage brings massive change into kids and so it did to Hogan. It is safe to say, that in order to get a girlfriend, he decided to change his physique. The WWE legend got deep into bodybuilding, but joined professional wrestling and became a legend. 

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The reason why Hogan was afraid to take off his t-shirt as a kid

While speaking to Marc Mero in 2015, the 12-time world champion recalled getting bullied as a kid. He also shared that not taking off his shirt for a long time, as he thought people would laugh at him.

He said, “So I know what it’s like to be bullied as a kid. Never took my shirt off till I was 19 years old and I know what it’s like to have people always on you and what it can do to your self-esteem.”

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Clearly, Hogan went through major mental torture as a kid. However, he was strong and The Hulkster single-handedly changed his life to become what he is today, i.e. a most popular celebrity.

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