It fast became one of the Internet’s favourite memes.
Chris Crocker shot to fame in 2007 when his video defending Britney Spears went super viral.
The YouTuber was defending the pop princess who was infamously experiencing a breakdown. Speaking from beneath a blanket, Crocker’s emotions get the best of him as he urges viewers to ease up on poor Britters after her comeback MTV video Music Awards performance.
The video racked up 4 million views in two days and is one of the most parodied clips in cyber space.
It’s hard to believe that moment of pure Internet joy was 9 years ago. Since then Crocker has worked as a blogger, songwriter, recording artist and adult film star.
He looks insanely different now and has attributed the change in his looks as a pursuit for a more masculine identity.
“I started gradually. I was wearing less makeup and pushing my hair back and putting it in a pony tail instead of curling it or wearing it long” he said to The Huffington Post.
Anyway here’s how that worked out.
A photo posted by Chris Crocker (@itschriscrocker) on
