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<p>Through his high-profile modeling debut, <em><a href="https://dev.theshaderoom.com/rihanna-michael-b-jordan-and-all-the-beautiful-black-panther-2-premier-moments/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Black Panther</a> </em>star Winston Duke has inadvertently become &#8220;<a href="https://people.com/style/black-panther-star-winston-duke-says-he-was-surprised-to-learn-hes-plus-sized-after-modeling-debut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the face of the plus-sized modeling movement</a>.&#8221; However, the actor notably &#8220;had no idea&#8221; that he fell into the plus-size category, though he&#8217;s embracing the title!</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Winston Duke: &#8216;I&#8217;m The Ambassador For Plus-Size Modeling Now&#8217;</h3>
<p>While appearing on <em>Live with Kelly and Ryan </em>on Wednesday, Winston was asked if any additional offers followed his modeling debut at the <em>Savage X Fenty Show Vol.</em> 4 back in November.</p>
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<p>Despite responding with a simple &#8220;no,&#8221; Winston noted that one surprising development has come out of his modeling experience.</p>
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<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-8" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;No, but I&#8217;ve now been crowned the face of the plus-sized modeling movement.&#8221;</p>
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<div id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-9" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block">He continued, noting that he had no idea that he was &#8220;plus sized.&#8221; However, he&#8217;s openly embracing his status as the &#8220;unofficial ambassador.&#8221;</div>
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<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-10" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;I had no idea, apparently I&#8217;m plus sized. So, I&#8217;ve been running around telling people to watch how they talk to me because I&#8217;m the ambassador for plus-size modeling now. Unofficial ambassador.&#8221;</p>
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<p>Winston proceeded to humorously add that his feature for <em>Esquire </em>fueled the revelation as well, as he saw people refer to him as a &#8220;plus-sized man&#8221; for the first time.</p>
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<p id="mntl-sc-block_1-0-18" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html">&#8220;There were all the tweets saying, &#8216;We&#8217;re so glad&#8217;—I was like, the cover for <em>Esquire </em>magazine recently—and they&#8217;re like, &#8216;It&#8217;s so good to see a plus-sized man be dressed really well.&#8217; And I&#8217;m like, &#8216;I&#8217;m plus-sized?'&#8221;</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 14px; font-weight: 300;">Winston wrapped up by noting, &#8220;I&#8217;ve just been going with it. I&#8217;m a plus-sized guy. I&#8217;ll take it!&#8221;</span></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;">The Actor Serves BAWDY On Instagram</h3>
<p>While speaking on Winston being a plus-size icon, we have to add that he stays showin&#8217; off on IG!</p>
<p>Whether he&#8217;s lounging in shorts or cracking watermelon and papaya with his thighs, Winston isn&#8217;t afraid to put his thicc legs on display!</p>
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<p>Fruits aren&#8217;t the only things that buckle under the pressure of Winston&#8217;s thighs, though, as exemplified by a story he recently shared on <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon</em>.</p>
<p>The actor specifically recounted being asked to wrestle with Chadwick Boseman during a screen test for <em>Black Panther</em>.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;We were going through the scenes, and they&#8217;re like, &#8216;We just want to see how you guys are going to be together, how you&#8217;re gonna play. So, could you wrestle or something? Could you wrestle around?&#8221;</p></blockquote>
<p>Winston ultimately agreed to it, though &#8220;the first thing that happened was [his] pants split open.&#8221;</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;I got in there and I, like, crouched down. And the first thing that happened was my pants split open&#8230;We saw it!&#8221;</p></blockquote>
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<p>Shoutout to Winston Duke, and we hope to see him pursue other modeling opportunities in the future!</p>
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