Hong Kong actor Kenneth Ma's shirtless photo has gone viral online and has also been causing laughter among his fellow TVB artists recently because his body is said to be 'flabby'.

According to media reports, Ma was spotted by fans and the paparazzi playing soccer with some of his close friends just recently. It had been going smoothly, according to accounts, until the actor actually decided to remove his shirt while they were taking a break.

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The photo of Ma in his shirtless state was taken by some of the fans and was uploaded online. The photo has since gone viral and has been the subject of jokes among netizens and some TVB artists alike. Based on Hong Kong media reports, the photo showed the actor without his shirt, but what caught the attention of the public was his rather flabby upper body. Furthermore, the actor's body also showed signs of a 'muffin-top' while his stomach is said to have looked slack in the photo.

Other than his upper body, the photo also showed a prominent outline of his crotch while he went about with eating his snack and drinking water at the field while walking around.

As for his fellow TVB artists, they have been shown the photo of the actor, eliciting different reactions. However, almost everyone who has seen the photo either tried hard not to laugh or just laughed at it openly.

Hong Kong actress Myolie Wu awkwardly asked the reporters, "What do you want me to say?" when the photo was shown to her.  Although the actress was trying hard to suppress her laughter, she had been quite careful with her comment, saying that Ma's pants in the photo were too tight and that he should have worn a looser pair of pants.

In contrast to Wu's reaction, TVB actress Christine Ng laughed openly at the photo the moment she set her eyes on it.  Priscilla Wong was also shown the photo and although her eyes widened upon seeing Ma's photo, she chose not to comment about it.

Vincent Wong, who has a very fit body, commented that he thinks that Ma's body is considered 'fit', too. He later concealed the rather awkward comment by saying that Ma should wear a shirt because of the cold weather.

While everyone seemed to have poked fun at the photo, model Jackie X, his rumoured girlfriend, spoke in his defence , saying that she thinks Ma is very tall and that she has never seen him wearing such tight pants.

"I think it's normal for men to have a little stomach," says the model who later added that it is difficult to stop people from eating a little too much and that it was unavoidable to have flabs if that is the case.

TagsKenneth Ma, Christine Ng