King Curtis from Wife Swap is completely unrecognisable years after appearing on show
The child who became known as King Curtis has changed a lot in the 13 years since he found viral fame on Wife Swap.
Curtis Holland was only six years old when he appeared on the US iteration of Wife Swap, with his matter-of-fact manner of speaking leading to him becoming hugely popular on social media.
During his time on the show he came out with several one liners which cemented his status online, even becoming a meme.
One of them saw him clashing with Joy, who was replacing his mum on the reality TV series, over fitness, saying: "I don’t wanna be skinny! I wanna be fat and happy."
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Defying Joy in one particular moment, he wrote 'I am not listening to your rules' on a post-it note.
In another iconic line he declared his love for chicken nuggets, telling his mum: "Chicken nuggets is like my family."
Chicken nuggets were not the only meat-based food that Curtis had a fondness for, as he also one declared: "Bacon is good for me".
And it was this one-liner which saw him become an internet meme, with the line even being sampled into a song.
Things have changed a lot in the intervening 13 years, and Curtis is now employed as a welder, and safe to say he has changed a lot since he found that viral fame.
Several pictures of him now aged 19 have been shared online, with him out and about and appearing to show a fondness for hunting, shooting, and fishing.
The smart-talking six-year-old is long gone, and now Curtis sports a beard, and posts some pictures from his fishing and hunting trips.
One photo shows him posing with a deer that he has shot, while in another he holds up a fish that he's caught.
He is now sporting a beard, and has grown a lot.
But while there have of course been a lot of changes, it seems that one thing had not changed since he left the show.
Speaking to the New Statesman in 2017, Curtis said that yes, he still very much has a fondness for bacon.
"Every morning my mum gets up and we all cook bacon together," he said.
Curtis has also addressed his popularity online, saying: "We live in a small community, and a lot of people say that I’m the movie star.
"I mean I don’t have a Twitter but a lot of people say that I’m up there just about every week."
He even revealed that his online fame has led to him having offers to be a representative for meat companies.
"I had an offer from a bacon company but I was still contracted to ABC so I couldn’t take it," he told news.com.au in 2017.
And of course when he is recognised while out and about Curtis gets his catchphrases shouted at him, telling the outlet that it happens 'all the time'.
"People yell either 'bacon is good for me' or 'chicken nuggets is like my family'," he said.
Topics: US News, Entertainment, TV
Kit Roberts