‘Wow, that is where a set of lips should be nowhere near!’ Piers Morgan is mocked by Freddie Flintoff after sharing an awkward snap of himself aged 20 wearing lip-print shorts
Piers Morgan has joined in on the latest trend sweeping social media by sharing a hilarious throwback photo of himself aged 20.
In the awkward snap, the young Piers, now 55, is standing over a bay wearing a T-shirt and a pair of short shorts with red lip prints.
Andrew Flintoff took the opportunity to poke fun at his friend’s questionable fashion choice, joking: ‘Wow, that is where a set of lips should be nowhere near.’
Hilarious: Piers Morgan posted a hilarious photo of himself aged 20 wearing a pair of shorts with red lip prints
Banter: Freddie Flintoff poked fun at his friend and his questionable fashion choices, joking ‘that is where a set of lips should be nowhere near’
Piers retweeted the comment from the Top Gear presenter, as well as others comparing him to Mark Zuckerberg and Neil from the Inbetweeners.
The presenter, a keen cricket fan, has been friends with former all-rounder Freddie Flintoff for a number of years and previously interviewed the star on his Life Stories series.
The Good Morning Britain presenter also posted the image on Instagram, where many, including Lizzie Cundy, mocked his outrageous shorts.
Old pals: Piers is good friends with the former cricketer and current Top Gear presenter, having interviewed him on his Life Stories series
In the Instagram post, the young Piers is standing alongside his friend Robin McGibbon, a journalist and author.
He captioned the image: ‘Me at 20 with my oldest journalist mate @robinmcgibbon – you’d never believe we both went on to write books about boy bands.’
In the 1990s, Piers wrote two books on Take That, while Robin has penned a number of books about pop’s biggest stars.
Way back when: Piers also posted the image on Instagram in which he is standing alongside his friend and fellow journalist Robin McGibbon
The 20 challenge on social media is the latest craze on social media, with a number of stars sharing awkward snaps from their youth.
Among those taking part have been Lin-Manuel Miranda who shared a photo of himself dressed as Jennifer Lopez, while Danny Baker posted an image of himself aged 20 wearing a T.Rex t-shirt.
A number of quarantine challenges have been shared on social media as people look to entertain themselves during the lockdown.
Getting involved: Lin-Manuel Miranda joined in on the Twitter craze by posting a hilarious photo of himself aged 20 dressed as Jennifer Lopez
Here we go: Comedy writer Danny Baker shared a photo from his days in music journalism wearing a leather jacket and T.Rex t-shirt