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Liverpool Echo
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Christopher Megrath

The Body Coach Joe Wicks sparks concern with photo of his baby dangling from bar

The Body Coach Joe Wicks has left his followers stunned with a photo of his baby daughter Leni.

Joe, 37, shared a photo of his youngest hanging from a playground pole, ushering in a wave of concern as to whether or not the image is photoshopped.

The comment section blew up with people weighing in yet no one was able to confirm if the child was truly at risk of falling. One follower said: "Is the first pic photoshopped??"

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Another added: "Surely a baby can't do that." While a third said: "The first pic can’t be for real, well doctored…I hope." A fourth added: "Is that even possible for a baby that age being able to hang from monkey bars though?!" Finally, a last follower said: "That first photo makes me uncomfortable."

It was eventually explained in the comments that babies are born with Palmar grasp, a primitive clinging reflex which causes the baby to involuntarily close their fingers around an object placed in their palm and hang on.

The reflex is said to have evolved as it is essential to survival in primates, where the young can be safely carried while grasping onto the fur as the mother forages for food or moves from one place to another.

Joe failed to mention whether or not his own images were doctored.

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