Amazingly this rumor actually has its origin from Gabriele D’Annunzio in the 1930s. It has been repeated for other famous people throughout history.
I heard it about David Bowie in the 1980s.
Heh. I think that was one of the first things I ever went down a rabbit hole to understand on The Internet. And it eventually led me to learn that with just a bit of yoga (which you should do anyway since it is a great way to improve flexibility and general muscle health) you don’t need to remove the rib. Admittedly, I have too much of a “dad bod” and a “beer gut” these days. But… it is totally a thing.
it is totally a thing.
What was your experience?
It’s… okay.
Feels like sucking a dick (which is fine if you’re into that, which I am), but with a lot of back and abs discomfort, which I am definitely not into.
But yeah it’s not actually super hard to do, just needs a few weeks of practice, and maybe a slightly lower body fat percentage so you aren’t getting in your own way.
Even further back, there was the same rumor about Gene Simmons from Kiss
Before that I remember hearing a rumor that Rod Stewart had had a hot hair curler shoved up his butt by his wife bc she had caught him having a homosexual affair. Years later I heard the exact same rumor about a local used car dealer and knew that it probably wasn’t true, but it was interesting that the same rumor had cropped up about different people (heard these in different states as well, so it wasn’t just the same people repeating it).
I loved the response he gave for that rumor.
It was essentially… "Do you think I’d be here giving this interview if I could do that?
Love that he knew about the rumor.
In the 80’s, I always heard it was Gene Simmons.
I heard it about David Bowie back then.
That rumour was everywhere by the end of '94. Not a lot of millenials in high school then. Almost all Gen X.