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Man who was a moving bush in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show reveals strict requirements for role

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Published 10:48 9 Feb 2026 GMT

Man who was a moving bush in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show reveals strict requirements for role

He revealed how much he was paid for the stint, too

Ellie Kemp

Ellie Kemp

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After months of build-up, the Super Bowl is over for another year - but Bad Bunny's halftime show is still a talking point as people continue to digest the rapper's 14-minute performance.

Thousands of NFL fans filed into Levi's Stadium in California on Sunday night (February 8) ultimately to witness the Seattle Seahawks beat New England Patriots 29-13.

Meanwhile, Grammy winner Bad Bunny pulled out all the stops for his performance, which featured a couple getting married, and guest stars including Lady Gaga, Cardi B, Pedro Pascal, Jessica Alba, Karol G and Ricky Martin.

The Puerto Rican native performed entirely in Spanish, including hits from his Grammy-winning 2025 album, Debí Tirar Más Fotos.

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One detail social media users are only just noticing, however, is that the tall grass featured in his performance were actually real-life people.

The stage was covered in greenery in hommage to the 31-year-old's hometown of Vega Baja.

Bad Bunny certainly delivered a lot of things in his half time performance but we didn't realise people as grass would be one of them. (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Contributor / Getty)
Bad Bunny certainly delivered a lot of things in his half time performance but we didn't realise people as grass would be one of them. (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers / Contributor / Getty)

As Wired reported, it would've taken more carts of grass being rolled into the stadium than was allowed to achieve the desired effect, so Bad Bunny's team came up with a creative workaround to use dancers instead - hence why the grass and bushes began moving.

One of the people who snagged a job as a blade of grass has since lifted the lid on the requirements of the role.

Not everyone can say they've had such a unique experience of the Super Bowl halftime show!

Andrew Athias - who goes by The Reese's Guy online - was one of 500 people dressed up as greenery for the show.

Ricky Martin was among the stars featured in Bad Bunny's halftime show (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
Ricky Martin was among the stars featured in Bad Bunny's halftime show (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Taking to X, formerly Twitter, he revealed he flew all the way from Philadelphia to take part and encouraged people to ask him anything about his experience.

Naturally, people were super curious, as one X user asked what the requirements were for the such a position.

Turns out, it wasn't as simple as it might seem on the surface.

Andrew revealed you had to be between 5'7 and 6', have an 'athletic build' and more importantly 'be able to wear a 50 lb costume for 5+ hours'.

How's that for a workout!?

Speaking to Business Insider, Andrew said he spent two weeks in San Francisco in preparation, and there were eight practices in total, including three 12-hour long run-throughs.

You might be wondering whether the content creator was paid for his time - he certainly was, but admits he'd have done it for free anyway.

Andrew revealed he made $18.70 per hour for the gig, which included dress fittings as well as the aforementioned rehearsals.

The hardest part of the whole process, Andrew said, was keeping quiet.

He told Business Insider: "They made us sign an NDA to not talk about it or post anything on social media for two weeks.

"So when I saw people posting about what his setlist was going to be, it was so hard to have so much knowledge and power and not be able to do anything with it."

He added that he landed the job through a company called Backlit, which handles finding extras for the halftime show.

The more you know!

Featured Image Credit: Neilson Barnard/Getty Images

Topics: Super Bowl, Bad Bunny, NFL, Music, Social Media, Viral

Ellie Kemp
Ellie Kemp

Ellie joined UNILAD in 2024, specialising in SEO and trending content. She moved from Reach PLC where she worked as a senior journalist at the UK’s largest regional news title, the Manchester Evening News. She also covered TV and entertainment for national brands including the Mirror, Star and Express. In her spare time, Ellie enjoys watching true crime documentaries and curating the perfect Spotify playlist.

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