BA celebrates the fact that Ariel has a bit of meat on his bones, something it doesn’t do with its other models. I don’t think other BA boys even get to the point of having some meat on their bones.
There’s this tidbit on Ariel’s page on the BA website:
Some of our boys say his ass is growing a little bit. Ariel plays football and because of this his thighs and ass are growing and some of our boys are making fun of him for this. That’s not so bad.
Ariel did a scene with Benoit Ulliel. He admires Benoit’s thin body.
Ariel: Really? No fat? How do you do that?
Benoit: When you were younger, I’m sure you didn’t have any either.
Ariel: Right. I’m experienced, but I’m also a little older. (Ariel pats his stomach.)
Benoit: You’re so manly.
Ariel: I’ve been here for some time.
That was an odd exchange, but I found it sexy. Give me Ariel’s buffer bod any day.
Ariel knows he’s meaty too. He swims (backstroke) with Peter Annaud in one scene. Peter chides him for being too slow. Ariel says, “I’m drowning! My ass is too heavy!”
Ariel is in a shower and says to a cameraman, “Look at my beautiful ass.”
The boy knows what his best features are.