Chad Powers PRANK! Colton Ryan SHOCKS Glen Powell and Cast With Undercover Makeover (Exclusive)
Headline: Unrecognizable Colton Underwood Pulls Off Hilarious “Chad Powers” Prank on Castmates
In a wildly entertaining stunt, former Bachelor star Colton Underwood took a page out of Glen Powell’s playbook and completely transformed himself to prank his fellow castmates on the set of Hulu’s highly anticipated Chad Powers. The elaborate ruse, coordinated behind the scenes with Entertainment Tonight, saw the 31-year-old reality star morph into an unrecognizable, eccentric 64-year-old character named Rick O’Connell, giving him a firsthand look at the rigorous prosthetic process Powell endures to play the show’s titular character.
The behind-the-scenes footage provided by ET showcased Underwood’s incredible transformation, which required a grueling three hours in the makeup chair. As artists meticulously applied layers of prosthetics to age his face by over three decades, Underwood couldn’t help but crack jokes about the intense process.
“The many hours I’ve seen him [Powell] in the makeup chair, I thought, ‘You fool.’ And then look at me, a glutton for punishment,” Underwood laughed while being transformed. Staring at his aged reflection, he quipped, “Okay, now it does feel a little Silence of the Lambsy. Just another day in showbiz. I’m thinking, ‘Dear god, is this what 70’s going to look like? 80?'”
When asked if he was jealous of Powell’s role, which requires this daily transformation, Underwood jokingly claimed he was the one who originally turned it down. “I’m not doing this every day for 3 hours in the chair,” he joked, before adding that he looked like “Deadpool” with the prosthetics fully applied.
Dubbing his new 64-year-old alter ego “Rick O’Connell, an affiliate guy back in West Palm,” Underwood fully committed to the bit. He described the transformation as an “exorcism,” claiming he had “woken up a sleeping dormant beast all thanks to the lovely talents of this makeup team.” Confident in his disguise, he boldly predicted, “I think those idiots aren’t going to know nothing. I’m pulling the wool over their eyes today.”
However, Underwood’s castmates are clearly a sharp bunch. When he finally debuted the look on set, approaching his co-stars while in character as the bumbling, over-enthusiastic reporter Rick O’Connell, the illusion didn’t last long. It took a mere 18 seconds for the cast to recognize him.
“Wait, who… that’s… Hang on. Wait a second. What’s happening here?” one castmate questioned, before someone definitively shouted, “That’s Colton!”
Despite being quickly busted—a scenario Underwood had hilariously predicted the night before—he refused to break character. Armed with a microphone and a perfectly executed, raspy older-man voice, he continued to interrogate his co-stars, much to their amusement. The cast immediately pulled out their phones to record the surreal interaction as Underwood, fully committed to being Rick, showered them with awkward compliments and intrusive questions.
Approaching Powell, “Rick” aggressively praised him, saying, “Glenn Powell. God, what a stud, huh? Tell us about yourself.” He then hilariously pried into Powell’s personal life, asking about his property in Austin, Texas, before jokingly assuring the actor, “Jesus, man, I ain’t going to leak it. I’m just going to come by the house.”
The bit only got weirder and funnier from there. Underwood launched into a bizarre, rambling monologue about fishing, mistaking the show’s concept of being “catfished” for actual angling. He spun a wild tale about catching a 15-pounder, arguing with his wife, and nearly hitting his teenage stepson in the chaos of reeling it in.
He then awkwardly confronted co-star Frankie A. Rodriguez, asking him what the worst part of wearing prosthetics every day was. When Rodriguez politely informed him that he doesn’t actually wear prosthetics on the show, Underwood feigned mortification. “Who gave me this… Oh my god, I am so sorry,” he stammered, while the rest of the cast erupted in laughter.
The grand finale of the prank involved a “drawing” from Rick’s fictional stepson. Unveiling a hilariously unflattering, bug-eyed sketch of Powell, Underwood presented it with faux emotion. “It makes me a bit emotional. It’s so uncanny,” he said, as Powell graciously accepted the bizarre artwork, joking, “I’m going to hang this in my house.”
Finally tearing off the prosthetics to reveal his true face, the cast cheered. “Two hundred and four performances in one take. I am very impressed. That was funny, dude,” Powell commended him.
When asked how long he had been in the makeup chair, Underwood revealed the three-hour timeline, leaving his castmates in awe of his commitment to the bit. The hilarious prank was a massive success, proving that while Colton Underwood might not be playing Chad Powers, he definitely has the comedic chops to hold his own alongside Glen Powell. Chad Powers season 2 is set to stream this Thursday on Hulu.
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