‘From Smart Guy to Buff Dude’: Tahj Mowry Lets His Chest Get Some Sun and Fans Are Here for It

Tahj Mowry let fans see what he’s working with underneath his T-shirts and the reveal did not disappoint.

On March 6, the 34-year-old “Baby Daddy” actor took advantage of a sunny day by letting his upper body soak up some vitamin D. Mowry, who normally keeps it cute and clothed for the ‘Gram, shocked fans when he showed off his buff bod and seemed to anticipate the extra attention the thirst trap would get him. He captioned the Instagram photo: “It was nice out, don’t @ me.”

Tahj Mowry and his guns just soaking up some sun Photo: @tahj_mowry/Instagram

Mowry’s siblings couldn’t resist jumping into their brothers’ comments section to remark on the shirtless pic, with Tia encouraging him to “Stunt on dem ❤️,” while Tamera summed up her brother’s image in one word: “Dammmmnnnnnn 🔥🔥🔥.” The fellas in the family also gave Tahj props for his gains. Tavior Mowry ignored his big brother’s request and dropped four “@” symbols; brother-in-law Cory Hardrict wrote, “When they let you out Swole Cuz!! 🍷.”

Mowry and his biceps are preparing to make their debut in “Family Reunion,” which will reunite him with Tia onscreen for the first time since his appearances in “The Game.” Tahj makes a few brief appearances in the recently released season-three trailer and revealed on Instagram that his character’s name is Mr. Dean, who appears to teach a class that Isaiah Russell-Bailey’s character Shaka has his heart set on taking.

Tahj’s beefed-up physique pleasantly surprised fans and it didn’t take long for the “Smart Guy” comments and puns to start rolling in.

“Bro woke up and chose pressure”

“Daaaaaaang someone’s been working out 💪”

“Okayyy TJ Henderson super intelligent a fine young gentlemannnn 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽”

“Went from Smart Guy to Buff Dude”

“😳 Chile, tahj done got muscles and stuff! *faints*😏😍”

In addition to Tia Mowry and Isaiah Russell-Bailey, “Family Reunion” also stars Loretta Divine, Richard Roundtree, Anthony Alabi, Talia Jackson, Cameron J. Wright and Jordyn Raya James. The show returns to Netflix for a third season on April 5.

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