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Will Metcalfe

Boy's dance routine upstaging BBC weather reporter in South Shields goes viral

A young lad upstaged a BBC weather presenter with an hilarious display on South Shields beach.

North East born Jen Bartram was reporting on the heatwave hitting some areas of the country, with the Met Office reporting temperatures had reached as high as 37C on Friday.

During the segment, the young boy wanders into shot to begin his brilliant routine which left viewers in stitches.

Later realising what had happened, Jen tweeted to say: "I was unaware of being upstaged by the young boy with some rather enviable dance moves during my forecast."

Sharing the video with her followers, it shows the boy begin his well choreographed piece with a couple of T-shirt lifts before turning round to transition into some flawless side-stepping moves.

He ends the routine by speeding away into the distance - and he's been hailed a 'hero' on social media after the comedic clip went viral, the Mirror reports.

Jen even found a way to improve it further by "giving the forecast what it deserves", adding the soundtrack of Up & Down by Vengaboys, and Tony Christie's Amarillo to perfectly match the moves.

It went down a storm on Twitter, with one writing: "Top marks there - excellent delivery and real style."

A second replied: "Was laughing my socks off at beach kid just living his best life yesterday."

Another suggested: "Someone buy that lad an ice cream! Total legend."

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