Gary Barlow is towered over by lookalike son Daniel, 24, as they watch Chelsea F.C take on Brentford – after the youngster’s impressive height went viral
Gary Barlow was blown away by lookalike son Daniel as they watched Chelsea FC play Brentford from the stands at Stamford Bridge on Sunday.
The Take That singer, 53, wrapped up warm in a green padded jacket which he wore over a smart red jumper and checked shirt.
While Daniel, 24, wore a similar white shirt under a cream knit top and a black duffel bag as he chatted to his dad while watching the match.
It comes after Gary unknowingly sparked a viral frenzy in October after a sweet family photo showing his son towering over him sent social media into meltdown.
The singer tends to keep his personal life out of the spotlight, but the family photo posted to Instagram went viral online when a light-hearted tweet featuring it was viewed more than six million times.
He had originally shared the image in June in honor of Father’s Day, noting at the time that it was rare for him to post images of his family.
Gary Barlow, 53, was overshadowed by lookalike son Daniel, 24, as they watched Chelsea FC play Brentford from the stands at Stamford Bridge on Sunday
The Take That singer wrapped himself warm in a green quilted jacket that he wore over a nice red sweater and a checked shirt
The photo showed Gary, his son Daniel and youngest daughter Daisy, 15, with his 25-year-old wife Dawn Andrews, on a recent holiday.
In the caption, Gary innocently praised his son for staying out of the spotlight, writing, “Father’s Day is the only day I think I’m allowed to post pictures of the family, huh???”
Barlow – who has reportedly raked in a whopping £90million throughout his career – barely reaches his son’s shoulder in the wholesome photo.
After the image appeared on X earlier this week, a light-hearted tweet featuring it was viewed more than six million times.
Since then, memes have flooded the internet with jokes about Daniel’s height, but in reality the 24-year-old is just a few inches taller than the average British man.
The average height for a man in Britain is 1.80 metres, and for a woman 1.80 metres.
Daniel, who is pursuing a career in medicine, stands at an impressive height of 6ft 1in, but looks taller next to his ‘little king’ dad.
Famous father Barlow is only a few centimeters shorter than average, at 1.80 meters.
The father-and-son duo had their arms around each other in the photo, posted shortly after Barlow celebrated his son’s achievement in completing the Ironman competition, which required him to swim 3.8 kilometers, cycle 180 kilometers and 42.2 kilometer run.
The photo showed Gary, his son Daniel and youngest daughter Daisy, 15, with his wife of 25 years Dawn Andrews, on a recent holiday
His innocent praise for son Daniel in an Instagram post unwittingly sparked a viral frenzy after the image showed his eldest child towering over him
The singer initially praised his son for staying out of the spotlight, but after the photo was reposted on X, a sea of memes emerged commenting on Daniel’s height.
He wrote: “We just couldn’t be more proud of our boy – incredible amounts of training and determination – when you work hard you get the results. Congratulations #ironman.”
But the photo went viral and many commented below with “Gary Barhigh.”
Memes compared the photo to a scene in the Christmas movie Elf, in which human-sized Buddy struggles to fit in at the North Pole because everything is too small for him.
Another captioned “Gary Barlow’s son looking at all these memes about him on Twitter” above a photo of a small model of a phone.
It was held in a hand that looked enormous in comparison.
Another read: ‘Gary Barlow asks his son for a cuddle before bed’, showing the Take That star on stage with his arms spread wide above him.
Others posted photos of the celebrity wearing items that could be considered clothing – such as a plaid wall – with the caption: “Gary Barlow standing in front of his son’s new vest.”
Reference was also made to how 6-foot-2 Donald Trump’s son Barron – who is 18 years old – also towers over him at an impressive 6-foot-4.
In 2022, Gary shared another rare photo of his towering son to celebrate his 22nd birthday
Gary previously revealed that his children are so different from him and have shown no interest in showbiz despite his own success (pictured with daughters Daisy, R and Emily, L)
Memes have since flooded the internet with jokes about Daniel’s height
In 2022, the singer shared another rare photo of his towering son for his 22nd birthday.
He wrote: ‘Happy 22nd birthday to our Dan. We love you buddy, and you make us so proud every day.”
He has his arm around Daniel’s waist, with his head barely above his shoulder.
Barlow shares his three children with wife Dawn, a backup dancer who toured with Take That in 1995 and whom he married in 2000.
The hitmaker previously said that his children are so different from him and have shown no interest in showbiz, opting for an academic career instead.
He told it The mirror: ‘The two oldest [Daniel and Emily] I’ve started studying a bit of medicine and physiology – studying strength and conditioning – and for my youngest, Daisy, I’m not sure where she’ll go next, but again, she’s very eager to learn…unlike me and my wife.
“I don’t think they will follow in my musical footsteps, but I wouldn’t have discouraged them, but if they had wanted to, it was a good thing for me.
‘Every day I still enjoy what I do and when you realize you’re making a living doing it, it’s a great place to be. A lot of roles in ‘showbiz’ are just great, there’s definitely a much tougher world than the one I’m in, I think’.