Fans poke fun at Troye Sivan and will.i.am in newly shared photo

Troye Sivan and will.i.am sparked fun across the internet over a throwback photo.

A new throwback photo of Troye Sivan and will.i.am from 2008 has resurfaced, and the internet can't get enough of it. The photo shows a young Troye smiling at the camera next to Black Eyed Peas frontman will.i.am, whose real name is William James Adams Jr..

The image is a throwback where Sivan looks barely recognisable as an adolescent. Fans speculate that the photo could be from the time the two had a cameo in the X-Men Origins: Wolverine film from 2009, where Troye played a character named James, while William played John Wraith.

Troye has recently been making big waves all over. The singer was a guest act on Charli XCX's set this year at Coachella. But that's not all. The singer also dropped a remix with Dua Lipa on her song Physical, and the singer also joined Lipa at her Melbourne concert as part of her Radical Optimism Tour.

Troye Sivan has also been giving major entrepreneur vibes, with his multi-year global partnership with the vodka brand Smirnoff, as he has been given a made-up position called "Chief Vibes Officer."

Stephanie Jacoby, SVP Global Vodkas, said, “We are so excited to partner with Troye - as someone who radiates joy and shares our ‘WE DO WE’ spirit he is the ultimate vibe shifter for his fans all around the world. We knew from the moment we first spoke to Troye and his team that this was going to be something truly special – we share a passion for fun, for bringing people together and for not taking ourselves too seriously."

The Youth singer was recently part of the new Prada campaign for the Days of Summer collection, along with Kendall Jenner and Hunter Schafer. This year at the 2025 APRA Music Awards in Melbourne, he was named songwriter of the year, almost a year after winning song of the year at the 2024 ceremony for Troye Sivan's song Rush.

Fans react to Troye Sivan and will.i.am's "unearthed" photo

Fans had mixed reactions to the discovery of the image, which showcases quite a random pairing.

"oh so he founded him," one user made a nepo type comment.

While another joked, "newly?? baby this 2008"

A user also mentioned, "I need to listen to something new coming from will"

One fan mentioned their history, "Wait this makes sense, cause this was from X-Men Origins, right?"

"I need to listen to something new coming from will" another expressed the need for new music from the 2000s icon.

Will.i.am has recently turned into a tech entrepreneur, and an interview mentioned,

“If you’re trying to build something that doesn’t exist, it’s about dream-reality balance. Work-life balance means that you’re working for somebody else’s dream. You just have a job supporting somebody else’s dream, and you want to balance your work and your life."

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