Ian Wright has left fans in stitches with a hilarious reaction to the viral photo of Gary Barlow‘s son.
The former Take That star – who has three children with his wife of 25 years Dawn Andrews – tends to keep his personal life out of the spotlight.
However, a family photo he recently posted on Instagram went viral as a light-hearted tweet featuring it was viewed more than six million times.
Barlow barely reaches his son Daniel’s shoulder in the wholesome photo, which Gary originally posted to mark Father’s Day in June 2023, with memes flooding the internet with jokes about Daniel’s height.
And, speaking on the Stick to Football podcast, brought to you by Sky Bet, Wright couldn’t get enough of the photo.
Ian Wright left fans in stitches with a hilarious reaction to the viral photo of Gary Barlow’s son
Fans couldn’t believe how small Barlow was made to look by his 25-year-old son, Daniel
Wright found it hilarious and tried to show Roy Keane, but he was left less than impressed
In the most recent episode, Wright was seen chuckling on his phone, barely able to contain his excitement.
Approaching Roy Keane, he said: ‘Have you seen the size of Gary Barlow’s son? Look at the size of him.’
However, the former Man United harman was unimpressed by the photo, before Wright said the same to Jill Scott, who was more reactive.
‘Shut up,’ she responded. ‘No way. How tall is he?’
Wright was struggling to contain his excitement as his hilarious reaction continued.
‘Look at him,’ he added. ‘He should be playing basketball. He’s like a giant, look at the size of him. I can’t believe how big he is.
‘Jesus, I love that picture. He’s massive, he’s so big.’
Scott then shared a hilarious explanation for why Daniel looked so tall, as she said: ‘Maybe Gary Barlow has shrunk over the years.’
Jill Scott was equally taken aback and hilariously hinted that Barlow might have shrunk
Wright couldn’t stop chuckling to himself as he revealed his love for the viral photo
However, although the 24-year-old looks massive, in reality, he is only a few inches taller than the average British man.
The average height for a man in the UK is 5’9, and 5’3 for a woman. Daniel, who is pursuing a career in medicine, comes in at an impressive 6’2, but seems taller next to his father. Yet in reality, Barlow is only a few inches shorter than average at 5’7.
The father-and-son duo had their arms around each other in the picture, posted shortly after Barlow celebrated his son’s achievement completing the Ironman competition, which saw him tackle a 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile run.
He wrote: ‘We just couldn’t be prouder of our boy – unbelievable amounts of training and determination – when you put in the work you get the results. Congratulations #ironman.’
But the photo went viral, with many commenting ‘Gary Barhigh’ below.
Memes compared the picture to a scene in the Christmas movie Elf, where human-sized Buddy struggles to fit in at the North Pole because everything is too tiny for him.
Another captioned ‘Gary Barlow’s son looking at all these memes about him on Twitter’ above a picture of a tiny model of a phone.
It was held in a hand which looks huge in comparison.
Memes compared the picture to a scene in the Christmas movie Elf, where human-sized Buddy struggles to fit in at the North Pole because everything is too tiny for him
Another read: ‘Gary Barlow asking 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 with items which could be seen as clothing – such as a check pattern wall – captioned: ‘Gary Barlow standing in front of his son’s new cardigan.’
References were also made to how 6’2 Donald Trump’s son Barron – who is 18-years-old – also towers over him at an impressive height of 6’7.
Back in 2022, the singer shared another rare snap of his towering son for his 22nd birthday.
He wrote: ‘Happy 22nd Birthday to our Dan. We love you mate 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 was on tour with Take That in 1995 and who he married in 2000.
Ian Wright and Jill Scott were speaking on The Overlap, brought to you by Sky Bet.