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Gary Barlow jokes about his son’s height in resurfaced workout clip

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Gary Barlowthe iconic frontman of Take That, may be known for his music, but lately it’s his incredibly huge son which is making waves online.

Known for being relatively private about his personal life, Gary, 53, gave his fans a rare glimpse into his family dynamic with a recent post that quickly turned into an internet sensation.

His 24-year-old son Daniel’s impressive height of 6’2″, especially when compared to his father’s modest height of 5’7″, has become a topic of conversation. social networkssparking countless memes and jokes.

Now, a resurfaced clip from 2019 of Gary and Daniel lifting weights in their backyard has gone viral. In the post, Gary jokes about the noticeable “size gap.”

He wrote under the post: “Don’t look at the weight difference. Don’t notice I’m standing a little further forward to reduce the height gap. Lol.’

Gary posted the video to celebrate one of Daniel’s achievements: completing an Ironman competition, an incredible physical feat.

Fans found an old clip once again highlighting the couple’s size difference (Photo: Twitter/GaryBarlow)

Gary praised his son’s hard work and determination, commenting: “We simply couldn’t be more proud of our boy.”

The meme started when Gary shared a photo of himself with Daniel and his youngest daughter, Daisy, during a family vacation.

The wholesome snap celebrated Father’s Day and showed Gary and his family smiling at the camera in summery outfits. In his caption, Gary joked about his rare family post, saying: “Father’s Day is the only day I think I’m allowed to post photos of the family, hey???”

Daniel’s height only became a viral topic last week, despite the post being posted in June, leading to a flurry of light-hearted tweets comparing the Barlows’ height difference.

He joked about their “size gap” in the video’s caption (Photo: Twitter/GaryBarlow)

The meme probably took off this way because it was a welcome and absurd distraction from the anxiety surrounding the recent election of Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States.

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@MatticusMoore posted: “Election depression left my body after seeing all the memes about Gary Barlow and his huge son xoxo.”

@FattusPrickus hilariously wrote: “It’s been almost a full day and I haven’t seen any of you do it, so I’m going to do it myself. Gary Barlow and Gary Barhigh.

Despite his father’s fame, Daniel avoided the spotlight, choosing instead to focus on his medical studies.

The musician recently revealed that Daniel and his daughter Emily, 22, have chosen very different career paths, while his daughter Daisy, 15, is still unsure about her future.

The online sensation started with a Father’s Day post from Barlow (Photo: Instagram)

“The older two (Daniel and Emily) kind of went into medicine and physiology – studying strength and conditioning – and my youngest, Daisy, I’m not sure what she’s going into but still a Sometimes, she is very studious… unlike me. and my wife,” he said.

He continued to The mirror: ‘I don’t think they will follow in my musical footsteps but I wouldn’t have discouraged them but if they wanted to it’s a good deal for me.

“Every day I still enjoy what I do and when you realize you make a living from it, it’s a great, great place to be.” Many roles in ‘showbiz’ are just wonderful, there’s definitely a much tougher world out there than the one I live in I think.

Gary and his wife Dawn Andrews, 54got married in 2000 and welcomed baby Daniel later that year.

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