Aaron Moten spent most of his time in a suit in Fallout, but finally got to show off his body on the show. He put ample preparation behind it. In a recent interview, Moten discussed this shirtless scene and shed light on what he did before this part was shot.
Aaron Moten talks about how he prepared to go shirtless
Aaron Moten thrilled fans with his role as Maximus on Prime Video’s blockbuster video game adaptation, Fallout. Now, the series is back with a second season, which premiered on December 17, 2025, and Aaron Moten has a lot more to do in this instalment.
Moten recently sat down with GQ, where he discussed various aspects of his career, as well as his role in Fallout. One interesting aspect that emerged was that Aaron Moten finally had the chance of going shirtless when Maximus reached the Vault at the end of season 1.
Speaking about this, the actor said, “We had him shirtless for the shower. I made an argument to [producer] Jonathan Nolan, “This is this guy’s first hot shower ever, how are we gonna shoot this?” Because I kind of wanted to be fully nude. Jonathan sat down on the step and looked at me, “I think we could figure that out.” And then different people had different opinions.”
He continued the story, adding that the production team offered to reshoot the scene if he really wanted to be naked there. “And I was like, this is ridiculous, you’re asking me to charge us all so much money for an extra day just so I can be naked. No, that’s never what this was,” he said.
He was asked if he had taken any extra preparations for the shoot ahead of his shirtless scene. Moten answered, “For a week, I was eating sweet potatoes and spinach for lunch, breakfast was just eggs, you’re trying to let some of the water flush outta your body. On set, people are passing out warm chocolate chip cookies, and you’re just like, ‘No, thank you. No, I’m fine, thanks.’ Before I left that day, I ordered a pizza to my apartment, wanting to know what’s waiting for me at home.”
Fallout season 2 episode 2 will premiere on December 24, 2025.
Originally reported by Sourav Chakraborty on Mandatory.
