Movies Black Panther's Tenoch Huerta addresses viral Namor bulge tweet: 'I'm not going to lie to people' The MCU already has Steve Rogers as America's ass, but what about Talokan's bulge? By Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite Lester Fabian Brathwaite is a staff writer at Entertainment Weekly, where he covers breaking news, all things Real Housewives, and a rich cornucopia of popular culture. Formerly a senior editor at Out magazine, his work has appeared on NewNowNext, Queerty, Rolling Stone, and The New Yorker. He was also the first author signed to Phoebe Robinson's Tiny Reparations imprint. He met Oprah once. EW's editorial guidelines Published on November 28, 2022 08:49PM EST In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Namor, played by Tenoch Huerta, is the ruler of the underwater kingdom of Talokan. Huerta's portrayal of the moody king has set hearts and winged feet aflutter, and the internet (being the internet) fired off some serious thirst tweets. One, in particular, claimed Namor's bulge had been removed with the magic of CGI. The tweet shows two side-by-side photos of Huerta's body in costume, with the image on the left serving more sausage than Oktoberfest. In a recent interview, the actor is setting the record straight. Tenoch Huerta. Eli Adé/Marvel Studios "The only thing that I can say is: the original was the photo in the right. Without [the bulge]! That's original," he told Rolling Stone. "No, I mean, I'm not going to lie to people. Every man in the world, we have fragile masculinity, but not in that issue. I will say, the right one, the real one is the photo on the right." Well, that's a relief. That Disney isn't out here erasing perfectly good bulges, that is. Imagine? Like, that process alone costs so much money and ruins so many extremely horny lives. What a waste that would be. And bravo to Tenoch Huerta for being honest about the K'uk'ulkan in his briefs. Although it seems we're all missing one important fact here: A kingdom entirely underwater's gotta produce a lot of shrinkage. Just sayin'. Related content: How Namor's MCU debut in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever compares to the comics Why Angela Bassett's Queen Ramonda should've been the new Black Panther in Wakanda Forever EW answers your burning questions about Black Panther: Wakanda Forever