Machine Gun Kelly Shares Video of Leeches Squirming Over His Stomach Button

My bloody BFFs.

On Dec. 16, Machine Gun Kelly took to his Instagram Tales to share a hair-raising video of himself getting up shut and private with some slimy, blood sucking leeches. Within the clip, captioned “My greatest mates,” the “My Bloody Valentine” singer lies down shirtless because the creepy crawlers squirm round his belly-button.

The 32-year-old did not elaborate on what he was doing with the predatory worms. Leech remedy on the navel is believed to assist to detoxify the liver and digestive system, whereas enhancing blood circulation, and dates again to historic Egyptian occasions.

Blood appears to be a standard theme for MGK. When proposing to Megan Fox in in January, he introduced the 36-year-old actress with an enormous engagement ring that consists of a tear-drop-shaped diamond and emerald gems, representing their birthstones, joined and perched on a silver magnetic band of thorns. By design, if Megan makes an attempt to take it off, the thorns would dig into her pores and skin.

“If she tries to take it off, it hurts,” MGK informed Vogue. “Love is ache!”

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When the Jennifer’s Physique star introduced the pair’s engagement on Instagram, she raised eyebrows writing, “I mentioned sure…after which we drank one another’s blood,” though she later clarified that the couple’s blood-swapping is not as barbaric as some followers might imagine.

“So, I suppose to ‘drink’ one another’s blood may mislead individuals or persons are imagining us with goblets and we’re like Recreation of Thrones, ingesting one another’s blood,” Megan informed Glamour U.Ok. in April. “It is only a few drops, however sure, we do devour one another’s blood from time to time for ritual functions solely.

Two months later, MGK walked the pink carpet on the premiere of the rapper’s movie Taurus, carrying a syringe earring, which was seemingly full of blood.

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MGK is not the primary celeb to mess around with leeches. Throughout a 2008 look on the Late Night time Present the David Letterman, Demi Moore recalled doing leech remedy on her stomach button and several other others physique components whereas on a visit to Austria,

“I’ve all the time been someone searching for the slicing fringe of issues which might be for optimizing your well being and therapeutic,” she informed host David Letterman. “These aren’t simply swamp leeches, these are extremely skilled medical leeches. These aren’t just a few low-level scavengers; we’re speaking excessive stage blood suckers.”

She continued, “It detoxifies your blood. They usually have a bit enzyme that once they’re biting down on you, will get launched into your blood and customarily you bleed for fairly a bit. And your well being is optimized. I am feeling detoxified proper now.”

Miranda Kerr beforehand revealed she swears by leech facials to maintain her pores and skin tight and youthful, calling the remedy “adventurous.” She even took the creatures residence after.

“Well being is wealth. They have been doing leech remedy for 1000’s of years,” Miranda defined to Gwyneth Paltrow throughout an interview for Goop in 2017. “I saved the leeches, they’re in my koi pond. You are not allowed to reuse them and in case you do not take them residence then she kills them and I did not like that concept.”

Bowled over, Gwyneth—somebody who’s tried all the things from vaginal steaming to jade eggs— informed her, “‘Wow. I assumed I used to be batshit loopy.’

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