This week in pop culture delivered two completely unrelated headlines that somehow feel spiritually connected: Benson Boone recreating an Alix Earle TikTok in a black lace minidress like it’s just another Tuesday in music rollout strategy, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar going viral in a crop top and short shorts while promoting Bulges.
Some weeks are quiet. This one was not.
Zack Morris Reboots Himself in “Bulges” Mode
Mark-Paul Gosselaar decided the safest way to revisit public attention is apparently through aggressively confident sports-bar cosplay.
The Saved By the Bell alum appeared at the Bell Media Upfronts in Toronto to promote his new series Bulges, a workplace comedy set in what is officially described as an “iconic and once-thriving all-male, not-so-family-friendly restaurant in Niagara Falls,”
Which already sounds like a place where HR gave up early and everyone agreed not to ask follow-up questions.
Bell Media executive Justin Stockman laid out the premise with almost concerning clarity:
Mark-Paul Gosselaar Is Still Fit At 52
For the ladies (and some of the fellas too) — Zack Morris is STILL serving looks.
Mark-Paul Gosselaar just hit the Bell Media Upfronts in a cropped tank showing off those shredded abs, bulging biceps, and killer legs.
Dude’s in insane… pic.twitter.com/7SBiFLskKh
— Paul A. Szypula 🇺🇸 (@Bubblebathgirl) June 9, 2026
“So if Hooters is for a mainly male clientele, BULGES is for a mainly female clientele. The waiters are men, and they wear shorts. The rest is obvious. It’s basically Hooters for women.”
Translation: yes, that is the concept, no we will not be elaborating further.
@thefilmtripper Saved by the Bell Actor #markpaulgosselaar shows off his abs at the bell media upfront to promote his new show BULGES #zackmorris #savedbythebell #90smovies
Then Gosselaar showed up and fully committed to the bit like he was trying to win a very specific internal competition nobody else knew existed. Sleeveless crop top with the show’s name, blue shorts, knee-high socks, and the energy of a man who decided subtlety is for other people.
He danced. He posed. He threw air kisses.
Benson Boone Says: Lace Dress, Balcony, Emotion
Just as the internet was recovering from Gosselaar’s crop-top diplomacy, Benson Boone arrived on TikTok like he personally disagreed with everyone’s sense of normalcy.
The 23-year-old singer recreated a viral Alix Earle post, except he did it in a black lace minidress and treated it like a soft launch, a music teaser, and a performance art piece all at once.
“This song is going to wreck me,” he wrote over the clip, echoing Earle’s original caption energy.
@bensonboone @Alix Earle
The video starts calm enough: Boone seated on a couch, lip-syncing to his unreleased track The Time of My Life. Then it escalates—standing up, walking a balcony, twirling, skipping—like the song dared him to embody it physically.
Earle’s original yacht-side version already set the tone. Her response to Boone’s recreation was simple: “YES!”
@alixearle Release it now plz @Benson
Boone, meanwhile, stayed in full dramatic sincerity mode: “This song live is going to wreck me.”
Which is either a warning, a promise, or a legally binding emotional disclaimer.
One Week, Two Completely Unnecessary Levels of Commitment
Put together, these moments feel like the universe testing how far it can push “main character energy” before we all agree to log off. One legacy sitcom star returned in crop tops and chaos marketing. One rising pop star is turning TikTok into a runway, a diary, and a stage all at once. Different industries. Same energy: no hesitation, no restraint, and absolutely no regard for how this looks compiled into a single week.
Source: Deadline