--- title: Peloton Husband Gets Real Girlfriend a Peloton Bike description: "Here's hoping this goes over better the second time," Sean Hunter said in an Instagram post showing the couple with the exercise bike. canonical: https://time.com/5755908/peloton-husband-buys-exercise-bike-girlfriend/ author: Sanya Mansoor article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-12-27T15:53:53.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-10-14T08:50:39.683Z og:title: Viral 'Peloton Husband' Gifts His Real-Life Girlfriend a Peloton Bike For Christmas og:description: Sean Hunter said he hopes it 'goes over better the second time' og:url: https://time.com/5755908/peloton-husband-buys-exercise-bike-girlfriend/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb285c7bd72c51d0/698a080f457a52d061d63530/peloton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1024 og:image:height: 576 og:image:alt: Peloton bike og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Viral 'Peloton Husband' Gifts His Real-Life Girlfriend a Peloton Bike For Christmas twitter:description: Sean Hunter said he hopes it 'goes over better the second time' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcb285c7bd72c51d0/698a080f457a52d061d63530/peloton.jpg?branch=production&width=1024&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Viral 'Peloton Husband' Gifts His Real-Life Girlfriend a Peloton Bike For Christmas, Hopes it 'Goes Over Better the Second Time' > Sponsored content. 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The Gift That Gives Back - Peloton Bike Commercial_  by [Sanya Mansoor](https://time.com/author/sanya-mansoor/)  ## Sanya Mansoor Dec 27, 2019 3:53 PM UTC The Gift That Gives Back - Peloton Bike Commercial  by [Sanya Mansoor](https://time.com/author/sanya-mansoor/)  ## Sanya Mansoor Dec 27, 2019 3:53 PM UTC The Peloton universe got even more meta this week as the actor who plays the ‘Peloton husband’ in the [infamous commercial](https://time.com/5743078/viral-peloton-commercial-christmas-ad/) got his real girlfriend the exercise bike for Christmas. “Here’s hoping this goes over better the second time,” Sean Hunter said in an Instagram post showing the couple with the bike — a red and white bow attached to the front. TIME has reached out to Peloton for comment on the gift. The original ad, which went viral over Thanksgiving weekend, showed Hunter surprising his on-screen wife with a Peloton bike for Christmas. She appears simultaneously overjoyed and terrified. “A Peloton!” she gasps before proceeding to document her ensuing fitness journey with a series of enthusiastic and awkward vlogs. The ad closes with the couple watching the video compilation on TV at the end of the following year. His wife tells him, “I didn’t realize how much this would change me. Thank you.” (Whether Hunter’s actual girlfriend will also be documenting her workouts on social media remains to be seen, but really, who would be surprised?!) Many found the cheeriness haunting harboring [“cinematic terror” ](https://twitter.com/LibyaLiberty/status/1201713443121840128?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1201713443121840128&ref%5Furl=https%3A%2F%2Ftime.com%2F5743078%2Fviral-peloton-commercial-christmas-ad%2F)under its peppy, motivational music and feelgood workout ethos. One Twitter user called the gift [“rude”](https://time.com/5743078/viral-peloton-commercial-christmas-ad/) in a parody video that ends with her happily handing her partner divorce papers. For the most part, Hunter, an actor and teacher, has embraced his new identity, even changing his Instagram handle to “[pelotonhusband](https://www.instagram.com/pelotonhusband/)“. But earlier this month, he[ said on ](https://time.com/5745757/viral-peloton-ad-husband-interview/)_Good Morning America_ that he didn’t want his image to be associated with sexism, saying, “That’s not who I am.” > [](https://twitter.com/GMA/status/1202932586936274944) Hunter’s gift comes just a few weeks after his on-screen wife starred in a [commercial for actor Ryan Reynolds’ liquor brand](https://time.com/5745954/peloton-aviation-gin/), Aviation Gin. 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