“Thumbs up on all that,” I say, gesturing at his physique. “Ha. Thanks,” Valentino says as he puts on a white undershirt that’s less snug on him. “I really wish looking like this didn’t feel so mandatory to break into this industry. Who knows how many hours I put into exercising all so I could become a buff corpse.” “A lot of shaving too.” Valentino chuckles. “Yeah. A buff, hairless corpse.”

