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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
Zahra Mulroy

Construction worker dad turns himself into influencer to prove point to daughter

Forget Zoella and co., there's a new social media influencer on the block, and he's definitely worth a follow.

He's a called Omar, and he's a construction worker and dad from Austin, Texas.

Until recently, Omar had no idea what an influencer even was, so he asked his daughter. His response? "Pssh, I could do that."

So he created the Instagram account  @justaconstructionguy  and began sharing beautifully curated images of his life. In just over a month, he's racked up over 342,000 followers.

Challenge accepted! (justaconstructionguy/Instagram)
(justaconstructionguy/Instagram)

The best bit? You won't see any naff shots of him sat on a beach, pensively looking at the ocean, nor reclining on a giant pink flamingo lilo in an outside pool, sipping a smoothie (#blessed).

Let's take a look at what "inspo" Omar has to offer...

Classic (justaconstructionguy/Instagram)
Obligatory coffee shot (justaconstructionguy/Instagram)

An Instagram natural, Omar delights his followers with some classic influencer faves.

There are numerous fancy coffee shots, images of his outfit for the day - high vis vest and helmet - laid out carefully, and the ever-popular leading someone by the hand shot.

(justaconstructionguy/Instagram)

Omar's fans are full of praise for his style of infuencing.

One starry-eyed follower wrote: "He is everything I want to be. (Strong, funny, looks great in yellow)."

Another added: "He is my Keanu ."

You really don't get much higher praise than that these days.

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