Milo Ventimigliais setting the record straight about his viral workout shorts.The 43-year-old actor appeared virtually onThe TalkMonday to chat about the upcoming final season of his hit NBC drama,This Is Us, and also touched on the recent viralphotos of himself rocking short shortsout in Los Angeles.“I swear to God this isjust a guy leaving the gym,” Ventimiglia said. “I wasn’t even thinking about it. The shorts are normal length, but when I work out, I kind of fold them up just so I can work a little harder.“The actor went on to admit that the shorts are “even a joke around some of my friends that are inside the gym when I’m there.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human-interest stories.Milo Ventimiglia.“We all know one another … you know, [I] get under a bar or get on a machine or somethingand my shorts get hiked upreally high, then everyone kind of hoots and hollers,” he said.Ventimiglia went on to say he was “excited about” the response to his fashion choice, even though he “wasn’t expecting it.““Whatever people wanna do, that’s cool,” he added.TheHeroesalum was first photographed baring his toned thighs and impressive biceps in apair of black short shortsand a graphic tee with the sleeves rolled up after a workout in West Hollywood, California, on April 5.RELATED VIDEO: Milo Ventimiglia Strips Down for Miley Cyrus onTheEllen DeGeneresShow, All for a Good CauseTwo weeks later, Ventimiglia stepped out again — this time in a pair ofcamo print short shorts— with an army-green baseball cap to match.While his appearance onThe Talkis seemingly his first time addressing the buzz directly, he did hint at the shorts frenzy on Instagram earlier this month.In his post shared on May 6, Ventimiglia posted a simplephoto of a pair of gray gym shorts.“Ride em high kids. West Hollywood, CA. MV,” he joked in the caption.
Milo Ventimigliais setting the record straight about his viral workout shorts.
The 43-year-old actor appeared virtually onThe TalkMonday to chat about the upcoming final season of his hit NBC drama,This Is Us, and also touched on the recent viralphotos of himself rocking short shortsout in Los Angeles.
“I swear to God this isjust a guy leaving the gym,” Ventimiglia said. “I wasn’t even thinking about it. The shorts are normal length, but when I work out, I kind of fold them up just so I can work a little harder.”
The actor went on to admit that the shorts are “even a joke around some of my friends that are inside the gym when I’m there.”
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Milo Ventimiglia.
“We all know one another … you know, [I] get under a bar or get on a machine or somethingand my shorts get hiked upreally high, then everyone kind of hoots and hollers,” he said.
Ventimiglia went on to say he was “excited about” the response to his fashion choice, even though he “wasn’t expecting it.”
“Whatever people wanna do, that’s cool,” he added.
TheHeroesalum was first photographed baring his toned thighs and impressive biceps in apair of black short shortsand a graphic tee with the sleeves rolled up after a workout in West Hollywood, California, on April 5.
RELATED VIDEO: Milo Ventimiglia Strips Down for Miley Cyrus onTheEllen DeGeneresShow, All for a Good Cause
Two weeks later, Ventimiglia stepped out again — this time in a pair ofcamo print short shorts— with an army-green baseball cap to match.
While his appearance onThe Talkis seemingly his first time addressing the buzz directly, he did hint at the shorts frenzy on Instagram earlier this month.
In his post shared on May 6, Ventimiglia posted a simplephoto of a pair of gray gym shorts.
“Ride em high kids. West Hollywood, CA. MV,” he joked in the caption.
source: people.com
