Clavicular walks out of interview after Andrew Tate question on '60 Minutes Australia'

An interview featuring influencer Braden Eric Peters, known as Clavicular, has drawn attention after his response to questions about controversial figures during a 60 Minutes Australia segment.

The programme profiled the 20-year-old Florida-based creator, who promotes “looksmaxxing”, a trend centred on physical self-improvement. During the segment, Peters discussed practices including anabolic steroid use and “bone smashing”, which he described as creating “micro-fractures in specific areas of your face” so the bone “grows back stronger”.

Medical experts featured in the programme raised concerns about such practices. Melbourne-based aesthetic surgeon Dr Angie Taras described them as “shocking” and said “there’s just absolutely no scientific evidence behind most of the things that they are talking about”.

Clinical psychologist Dr Zac Seidler warned of a “real dark undercurrent of nihilism”, suggesting the trend can contribute to harmful behaviours and “self-destruction”.

Peters, however, defended looksmaxxing as a form of self-improvement, stating it could help individuals improve their prospects. When questioned by journalist Adam Hegarty about the origins of the term in online incel communities, Peters said, “I’m not linked to that group in any way. Looksmaxxing is self-improvement, right? So it’s about, uh, potentially even ascending out of that category… one of the goals is to disassociate from being an incel and overcome that”.

The interview took a turn when Hegarty asked about Peters’ association with Andrew Tate. In response, Peters said, “All right, have a nice day,” before accusing the journalist of attempting to “make this… political” and ending the interview.

Subsequent livestream footage showed Peters criticising the interviewer, saying, “F*** that guy. I don’t like him”, while also confirming, “Yeah, of course, no Tate’s my boy and we’re going to be doing a collab soon… I got no problem associating with Andrew Tate”.

The segment has contributed to ongoing debate around online trends targeting young audiences and the influence of controversial figures within those spaces.