2023 Rewind: Revealing Maluma Almost Didn't Find a Photographer for Latest Thirst-Traps

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This piece is part of EDGE's 2023 Rewind series. We're reaching into our archives and sharing some of our favorite stories from the past year.

Super buff Maluma is on vacation, but this hasn't kept him from working out if his latest Instagram photos are anything to go by. Men's Health writes that "the Colombian pop star just posted a carousel of naked pool photos with nothing but the photographer's well-placed hand covering his modesty, with his lean physique on full display."

"Wearing nothing more than his distinctive tattoos and a grin, he captioned the series of revealing photos – his modesty protected by the photographer's strategically placed hand – 'Casi no encuentro fotógrafa' / 'I almost didn't find a photographer,' " the website Extra writes.

He further teased about the revealing shots on his Instagram Story, with two devil emojis and a camera sticker hiding his lower half in the cover photo, People writes.

"The singer and actor has plenty of reasons to rest and relax, as he recently joined Spotify's Billions Club, which is for songs that have been streamed 1 billion times. Maluma achieved this feat with his track 'Hawái.'"

Beside working out, the 29-year old Maluma is consistent with his diet. In a 2019 interview with Men's Health, he "revealed that he eats the exact same breakfast every single day, consisting of egg whites, chicken, onion, tomato, coffee, and green juice. 'My whole body, my mind, everything, works better when I eat good. It's the gas that you put in your body.' "

"However," Men's Health continues, "he doesn't deny himself the things that give him pleasure either. 'You can't just eat that clean every single day.... You need a beer."

People Magazine reports that the singer is in a romance with interior and jewelry designer Susana Gomez, whom he met in late 2020, but has kept the romance out of the spotlight.

"It's unclear when or how the couple met, but they were first spotted together in August 2020, according to Hola!. They've made more frequent appearances together in the years since, from romantic date nights around the world to family vacations. While neither has spoken publicly about their romance, the pop star – whose real name is Juan Luis Londoño Arias – has been open about longing for a love like this," People writes.