He’s known as one half of the riotous YouTube comedy duo Bondi Hipsters.
But these days, Christiaan Van Vuuren, 35, looks remarkably different to his beanie-wearing persona from the hit series.
Recent pictures of the viral sensation show Christiaan cutting a much more clean-cut look as he enjoys life as with his fiancee Adele Vuko, 32.
New look, who dis? My how you’ve changed! Bondi Hipster star Christiaan Van Vuuren looks VERY different to his on-screen persona as he juggles work with family life
Unrecognisable: He looks remarkably different in real life to his beanie-wearing persona from the hit series (pictured)
Adele worked with the star on such projects as Soul Mates, Wham Bam Thank You Ma’am and the forthcoming ABC series Sando.
Speaking to Who magazine this week, Christiaan admitted that there is a lot of creative back-and-forth between the couple.
‘When we’re writing and developing, we fight a lot because at that point in the process, you’re judging ideas whereas when you’re on set people are looking at you. And there’s no wine involved.’
Dream team! Speaking to Who magazine this week, Christiaan admitted that there is a lot of creative back-and-forth between himself and fiancee Adele Vuko, 32
The couple, who share children Felix, 3, and Elke, 1, are planning to walk down the aisle bu the end of the year and Adele revealed Christiaan’s proposal was tinged with a hint of awkwardness.
Explaining that the proposal took place at a Chinese restaurant, Adel revealed that upon returning from the bathroom, Christiaan had placed the ring on the table and had started his proposal speech as the waitress stood there, holding plates as the scene unfolded.
‘To be fair,’ Christiaan said in his defence, ‘I had tried more creative ways to do it, but both times the jewellers called and said the ring wasn’t ready.’
Chip off the ol’ block: Christian, who shares children felix, 3, and Elke, 1 with Adele, also revealed that his son has been following in his comedic footsteps
Christian also told the publication that son Felix had already started following in his dad’s comedic footsteps.
‘The first joke Felix ever came up with was when I was cleaning his nappy one day. He was probably about 15 months old’ Christiaan explained.
He continued: ‘I got some poo on my hands and he found that really funny and started calling me Poo Daddy – I would say ‘I’m not Poo Daddy, I’m just Daddy. he found it hilarious.’
Christiaan and brother Connor leaped to national attention as the satirical web duo Bondi Hipsters.
With their unique take on youth culture, the pair parlayed their success into a career that saw them create the ABC2 comedy Soul Mates along with writer Nicholas Boshier.
Funnymen: Christiaan and brother Connor leaped to national attention as the satirical web duo Bondi Hipsters. With their unique take on youth culture, the pair parlayed their success into a career that saw them create the ABC2 comedy Soul Mates along with writer Nicholas Boshier