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Manchester Evening News
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Vickie Scullard

Christine and Paddy McGuinness recreate THAT Ghost scene to hammer home importance of washing your hands

It’s one of the most recognisable movie moments in history.

When Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore act out THAT scene in the 1990 film Ghost with Unchained Melody playing in the background.

Demi’s character Molly is sat at a pottery wheel while her boyfriend Sam (Swayze) appears and things get very steamy very quickly.

So what better moment to recreate than this when you’re trying to reiterate a public service announcement?

This is exactly what Paddy and Christine McGuinness did in a bid to hammer home the importance of washing your hands.

Christine and Paddy McGuinness recreate THAT Ghost scene to hammer home importance of washing your hands (Christine McGuinness/Instagram)

The governmental advice to scrub for 20 seconds regularly has been at the forefront of our minds ever since the coronavirus pandemic hit Britain in a bid to keep the germs at bay.

A number of songs have been attributed to this action - Happy Birthday, Stayin’ Alive by The Bee Gees, Jolene by Dolly Parton.

But we can safely say nothing beats the McGuinnesses’ take on the issue - the pair uploaded a video of themselves washing their hands to Unchained Melody, much to their followers’ delight.

It shows Christine standing at the sink, squirting some hand sanitiser on before washing her hands, while a topless (and rather buff) Paddy creeps up in the background to assist her.

Christine and Paddy McGuinness recreate THAT Ghost scene to hammer home importance of washing your hands (Christine McGuinness/Instagram)

They both then scrub each other’s hands and arms before rinsing before the music comes to a halt.

Paddy as expected is his usual comical self, while Christine jokingly looks into the distance.

Bolton comic Paddy says: “And that’s how you wash your hands. You filthy animals.”

Christine put up the video on instagram saying: “#WashYourHands #StayHome #StaySafe #ProtectTheNHS #KeepSmiling #WeWillMeetAgain ❤”

Christine and Paddy McGuinness recreate THAT Ghost scene to hammer home importance of washing your hands (Christine McGuinness/Instagram)

Fans were delighted with it.

One said: “I actually burst out laughing!!!”

A second said: “You two are hilarious.”

A third added: “Brilliant....I see Paddy's hiding his Six Pack.”

A fourth wrote: “Omg! Roaring laughing.”

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