Meet the 'spornosexuals': Male body trend is back for 2025 and it has an extreme new twist Celebrities across the US and UK have been channelling 'spornosexuality' READ MORE: All my hours of exercise have taught me one thing: Men should be banned from gyms, writes OLIVIA DEAN By ELMIRA TANATAROVA Published: 02:35 EST, 23 February 2025 | Updated: 02:35 EST, 23 February 2025 e-mail View comments It appears there is a label for every kind of person these days - from 'tomato girls' to 'hot rodent boyfriends'. But the latest renaissance seems to be a vintage moniker from the 90s - as 'spornosexual' men are on the rise. The name, first understood to be coined in some 30 years ago, describes those who are 'more extreme, body-and-sex-obsessed version of the 1990s 'metrosexual' male', as described by Esquire in 2014.
Ten years on, as preferences have waned and resurged, it seems the trend is back in favour as social media is awash with photos of buff men unabashed in their desire to look good and feel strong. And it's not just gym influencers - celebrities from the different strada of fame, from singers to actors, have been documenting their weight-lifting workouts, sweaty post-run selfies and even sharing recommendations for protein powder. While the later 2010s seemed to glamourise more 'gaunt' and 'skinny' appearances, the first half of the 20s appears to have brought us to more muscular builds being the 'ideal' standard to strive for.
In line with women being swarmed with 'clean g.