Natalie Reynolds, a Kick streamer, has issued an apology following a controversial ‘social experiment’ in which she attended a gym wearing only body paint. On December 27, the 26-year-old underwent the experiment, painting herself in blue leggings and a purple sports bra, complemented by nude underwear and nipple covers.
Reynolds explained to her social media followers, “So, I started getting this painted on me at 11:30am and I got done at 4:15pm. So, I’m sitting up for, like, five to six hours. It’s painted on pants – so this is all paint. This is swimsuit bottoms.” She then decided to visit her nearest gym, wearing the body paint and a black zip hoodie.
Within minutes of entering the gym, Reynolds was confronted by a fellow gym-goer who told her, “If you don’t have clothes on, you need to be out of here, ma’am.” To which she responded, “I do have clothes on.” The man, asserting his knowledge of the industry, replied, “Not fine, I work in the industry enough to know. I work in the entertainment field.” He also reminded her that ‘videotaping’ in the gym is generally not allowed.
Reynolds initially defended herself, posting a tweet on December 27 with a picture of a male YouTuber in a gym with body paint, commenting on the double standards. “Let me get my gains and shredded in peace pls,” she wrote.
However, the clip received backlash, with one person writing, “That dude was 100 percent right. He called out your degenerate behaviour and you played the victim.” Another added, “Painted pants aren’t real pants.” A third criticized influencers, saying, “I’m sick of these influencers walking around with security guards thinking they can just do whatever they want.”
X’s community note stated, “The man in the video is protecting the overall gym etiquette according to which you should wear clothes suitable for exercise. Wearing unsuitable clothes or none at all is considered to be disrespectful towards the other. It is also a hygiene risk to others.”
Following the backlash, Reynolds apologized on X, tweeting on December 30, “I’ve made a severe and continuous lapse in my judgment and I don’t expect to be forgiven. I am simply here to apologize.”
