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Kathleen Speirs

Scots schoolboy goes viral with hilarious take on lockdown forcing him to bake and do chores

A Scots schoolboy has told the story of his lockdown frustrations through a hilarious poem and video.

All Campbell Smith wants to do is pay football outside with his friends.

But to the six-year-old's dismay he has to do school work, bake and dance with his baby sister.

Campbell, from Bellshill, North Lanarkshire, performs in a video to go alongside a playful poem written by his mum, Nikki.

Baking wasn't on Campbell Smith's list of things he'd like to do during lockdown (Handout)

The 39-year-old uploaded the brilliant clip to social media which went viral overnight.

Nikki, who works for a maintenance service provider, told the Record: "I sometimes come up with poems and was thinking about a coronavirus one in bed on Friday morning.

"I then thought, Campbell could maybe act this out.

"He was keen and it just went from there."

Campbell Smith sported a pink dressing gown to play his mum, Nikki in the brilliant video (Handout)

Cutie Campbell is no stranger to performing.

The football fan is signed with a modelling agency and recently starred as an extra in Channel 4's hit drama, Deadwater Fell with acting superstar, and fellow Scot, David Tennant.

Campbell Smith was an extra in the Channel 4 series Deadwater Fell starring David Tennant (Channel 4)

Campbell was on location in Renfrewshire for one week last summer before the chilling series aired in January.

Going down a more light-hearted route, Campbell's lockdown video sees him sitting on the shed roof talking to friends, baking a cake, and pretending to be his stressed mother.

The schoolboy refers to 'rockets' not abiding by current lockdown rules issues by the Scottish Government and pleads, 'learn to stay at hame'.

Nikki added: "He's still quite young so nothing fazes him.

"He's keen on starting a YouTube channel too, he's definitely not shy.

"We just wanted to cheer people up with the video."

In less than 24 hours the clip, shot and edited by Nikki, has been shared 12,000 times.

Also behind the scenes are proud dad, Andy, 34 and little sister Drew, four.

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