{"id":192814,"date":"2025-09-13T15:13:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/tiktok-star-mark-estes-reveals-why-he-joined-special-forces-excl\/"},"modified":"2025-09-13T15:13:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T15:13:00","slug":"tiktok-star-mark-estes-reveals-why-he-joined-special-forces-excl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2025\/09\/13\/tiktok-star-mark-estes-reveals-why-he-joined-special-forces-excl\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Star Mark Estes Reveals Why He Joined Special Forces (Excl)"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Mark Estes<\/strong><\/a> had his reasons for trading in his \u201cMontana Boyz\u201d lifestyle for a more rugged challenge on Special Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test<\/a>.<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201c[I want to show fans] that I\u2019m more than just a thirst trapper on TikTok,\u201d Mark 25, exclusively told Us<\/i> Weekly<\/i> while discussing season 4 of Fox\u2019s reality competition<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m excited for people to show that side. I hope it does show people that I\u2019m not just a dancer on TikTok, or whatever they think of me.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI\u2019m excited for people to see the background I do come from being Montana, so I\u2019m excited to show off all the skills I grew up doing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark, who fans first got to know from his \u201cMontana Boyz\u201d TikTok videos in 2021, admits that preparing for the show was different from his online presence.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think it prepared me at all for it, if I\u2019m being honest,\u201d Mark explained, referring to his social media experience before joining Special Forces<\/i>. \u201cI\u2019m excited for people to be able to see it and another side of me than TikTok and all the content [I\u2019m] creating.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mark has already proved himself to his Special Forces <\/i>costars<\/a>, which include Kody Brown, Teresa Giudice, Shawn Johnson East<\/strong> and Johnny Manziel<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think there\u2019s a lot more to Mark than meets the eye or what his Internet persona and personality is,\u201d former football star Manziel, 32, told Us <\/i>in a separate interview<\/a> this month. \u201cI think we had a great bond and we\u2019ll be friends for a long time in life. I\u2019m thankful to have had the times we had breakfast, lunch, dinner [and] times in the car together.\u201d<\/p>\n

Manziel continued, \u201cI think [Mark] is an unbelievable person, and one that I didn\u2019t know how he was going to be going into it, but I had heard good things. It was above and beyond what I expected as a friend, as a human being.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\n\t\t\tSpecial Forces: World\u2019s Toughest Test pushes celebrities to their limits \u2014 and season 4 will be no different. The reality show puts athletes, reality TV stars, musicians and more through a series of tests that the real United States Special Forces completes to become part of the military. While there are no eliminations during the [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Long before tackling the Special Forces <\/i>courses, Mark grew up in the country and played football for both Montana State University and Montana Tech. After graduating in 2023, Mark started making social media videos with friends Kaleb Campbell Winterburn<\/strong> and Kade Cutter Wilcox<\/strong> that have since gone viral.<\/p>\n

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