Boys can be girls (if they want to be) with Snapchat's gender swap filter

14 May 2019 - 10:33 By Cebelihle Bhengu
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Social media users are sharing their Snapchat filter images on Twitter
Social media users are sharing their Snapchat filter images on Twitter
Image: Twitter/Oronsaye Osazi

Forget spending exorbitant amounts of your hard-earned money to look like your celebrity faves. Thanks to Snapchat, there's a new filter in town and people are loving it.

In case you have been living under a rock and haven't heard of Snapchat's gender swap filter, which also gives you flawless skin, or haven't seen the convincing pictures making rounds on social media, we've got your back.

Snapchat recently debuted a new feature to the app, which allows its users to switch from male to female or vice versa - within seconds.

The pictures are now being widely shared on Twitter and people are here for it. While not everyone gets to look like certain public figures, the changes are so convincing.

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