{"id":1954449,"date":"2025-08-11T18:42:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:42:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1954449"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:42:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T18:42:06","slug":"gilded-age-star-ben-ahlers-nicknamed-clock-twink-the-gays-are-obsessed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/gilded-age-star-ben-ahlers-nicknamed-clock-twink-the-gays-are-obsessed\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Gilded Age&#8217; star Ben Ahlers nicknamed &#8216;Clock Twink&#8217;\u2014the gays are obsessed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"\" data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">A twink has been clocked, let&#8217;s just say that.<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Ben Ahlers as Jack Trotter on The Gilded Age<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">HBO Max<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ben Ahlers as Jack Trotter a.k.a. &#8216;Clock Twink&#8217; on <em>The Gilded Age<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Editor&#8217;s note: This story contains mild spoilers and reactions to the grand finale of <em>The Gilded Age<\/em> season 3 on HBO Max.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">With <em>And Just Like That\u2026<\/em> coming to an end, a long waiting period until season 3 of <em>The Comeback<\/em> to drop on HBO Max, and the slow updates regarding the new season of <em>Euphoria<\/em>, the online gays are still spending their Sunday nights watching HBO. As a result, a new heartthrob has emerged in the cast of <em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.out.com\/out100\/2024\/artists\/the-gilded-age\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Gilded Age;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Gilded Age<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Actor Ben Ahlers, who plays Jack Trotter on HBO&#8217;s <em>The Gilded Age<\/em>, won over the hearts of even more fans during his appearances throughout season 3. Between dramatically changing his financial standing and continuing to serve Babygirl energy, the character \u2014 who makes a living as a clockmaker in the series \u2014 has been kindly nicknamed &#8220;Clock Twink&#8221; by the HBO stans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you&#8217;re still lost and\/or confused about this obsession with the &#8220;Clock Twink,&#8221; no need to worry! 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