Leon actor reacts to fan thirst, jokes about a body pillow

Leon "hot unc" Kennedy is dominating social media algorithms in a barrage of memes that celebrate one of the gaming community's favorite pastimes: thirsting over characters. Resident Evil Requiem star Nick Apostolides, who plays Leon Kennedy, joined Partychat to watch a compilation of some of the thirstiest Leon memes, and his reactions ranged from jealousy to amusement to mild discomfort.

Partychat producer Skyler was outed as one of Leon’s enthusiastic fans, prompting Apostolides to joke, "I bet you have a body pillow." Where can I score one of those? Asking for a friend. After seeing dozens of posts about how hot Leon is, Apostolides said he’s using the attention as motivation: "I'm working on my arms at the gym, because I need to live up to this." Actors who portray impossibly attractive video game characters often get compared to their creations when seen in real life.

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