Women beg me to ‘kidnap them and lock them up' because I look a Netflix serial killer – I get locations sent to me daily
Nikita Darwin, 22, says he is regularly compared to Joe Goldberg - the lead character in the hit series - played by Penn Badgley.
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He said it is "kind of crazy" to be told that he looks like the infamous stalker and serial killer and the amount of messages he gets about it is "insane".
Nikita even claims women on dating apps ask him to kidnap them and lock them in a cage - like Joe does in the show.
Some women will even send him their address for him to go over - but insists he's never taken anyone up on the offer.
Nikita, a content creator, from Dover, Kent, said: "I have a lot of family and friends say that I look like Joe from You.
"A lot of people tell me that I have a serial killer vibe, which is kind of scary as I am not trying to be a serial killer.
"People really love the idea of being stalked by Joe.
"I will be sent locations, people will ask me to stalk them and lock them in a glass cage."
Nikita started posting videos on TikTok three weeks ago, and his messages were soon flooded by strangers who said he bears striking resemblance to Joe Goldberg.
He said he found it "crazy" to be likened to a serial killer but has leaned into the stereotype.
Nikita said: "I have had a lot of people in my life who tell me I look like Joe.
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"So I thought I would start posting online, it has been kind of crazy.
"I get thousands upon thousands of messages every day of people telling me that I look like Joe and asking me to stalk them."
Nikita - who is single - says women on dating apps will often message him with their location.
He says he will often jokingly tell them that he is Joe's brother.
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Nikita said: "I get people on dating apps messaging me asking if I can put them in a glass cage.
"People will send me their live location and ask me to stalk them.
"They don't think I am a catfish, they just think I am a really good lookalike.
"I just respond to them saying I'm his brother and their reaction is always a surprise."
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Nikita said he is a huge fan of You, but doesn't understand why women are fascinated by Joe as a character.
He said every day he leaves the house, someone will come up to him - mistaking him for the actor.
Nikita said: "My initial response is always 'I get that a lot'.
"I will leave the house and people come up to me asking me to stalk them.
"In all honesty, I don't think people would enjoy it as much as they think they would.
"I think he is really bad, but all the girls seem to be fascinated by this serial killer, which is really messed up."
The final season of You
IN the fifth and final series, which is now streaming, viewers see Joe embarking on an affair with a young woman named Bronte, played by Madeline Brewer.
They meet after she gains employment at his bookstore but it soon becomes clear that she has an ulterior motive after she developed suspicions that Joe was responsible for the death of her close friend.
Penn Badgley reprises his role of Joe Goldberg, the serial killer who has gotten away with numerous murders.
The show is based on the book series by Caroline Kepnes.
You started out on Lifetime, after Netflix originally passed on it.
But, with low ratings on the cable channel, the streaming network picked it up and saw massive success.
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