Matthew ‘Jesus’ Smith Was On Our TV Screens Long Before His Stint On ‘Too Hot To Handle’

If you thought that Jesus-lookin’ zen-type Matthew Stephen Smith from Netflix’s ‘Too Hot To Handle’ looked familiar, you’re not losing your mind. It’s okay, you’ve definitely seen him before, and it was absolutely on another reality TV show.

Keen eyes (including my friend Joshua who tipped me off in the first place) have realised that the ‘Too Hot To Handle’ Matthew Smith is the same Matthew Smith who was a contestant in ‘America’s Next Top Model’ way back in 2014.

Turns out the dude just looks completely different with his hair grown out. Who would have thought?

Here’s Baby Matthew in ‘Top Model’ six years ago.

And here’s 2020 Matthew, in full Adonis-Jesus mode for ‘Too Hot To Handle’.

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This mans has grown into his cheekbones in the last decade. Bless.

Not only that, but Matthew also had a small bit-part in an episode of ‘New Girl’ as robe-clad babe, Gino, who made Schmidt jealous after he was in a photoshoot with CeCe.

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See! That’s him! (Image: FOX)

If you’ve watched all of Matthew and his ~journey~ on ‘Too Hot To Handle’, you’ll know that he caused a bit of a stir when he decided, upon realising that he hadn’t made any kind of connection on the island, that it was time for him to go home.

His stint on Top Model wasn’t without causing a ripple in the contestants, where Matthew’s sexuality came under the spotlight after he pashed fellow out contestant , Will Jardell, off-screen as part of a dare.

Apparently the rest of the Top Model contestants quizzed Matthew on his sexuality, which ended with him explaining that he doesn’t believe in labelling something as fluid as sexuality. The two ended up talking about their experience and showmance on Top Model with Out Magazine,

OH NO MY HEART.

So there you go, the more you know. Maybe next time Netflix can think about putting more sexually-fluid contestants onto the island – Lord knows that’d up the ante (and the horny) a whole lot.

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