Gary Barlow and son

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I'm sorry but some the comments on that link are hilarious 'Gary Barlow asking his son for a cuddle'

It doesn’t matter that he’s an Ironman or a medical student ot that his dad is famous, people should pipe down. DH is 6ft4, I’m 5ft4 we’ve had comments about our height difference the whole time we’ve been together. DS2 is 6ft5, he’s a nurse, all and sundry think they can comment on his height. He knows he’s tall, he knows he needs to duck go through some doors and no, it’s not raining up there if you’re not getting wet where you are. It’s so boring. DDIL is 4ft11, so since they’ve been together it’s been a lot worse.

Maybe it’s the photo because he does look huge and the difference in height is striking. I didn’t know Gary Barlow was short. Neither of them look just a bit different to the average.

So you've posted a photo to mock his appearance? Classy op...reaaaal classy..

He is 6'2" it is not that unusual a height nowadays. My ds is 6'3" and dh and I look tiny beside him even though we are both 5'10" !

It is just because his dad and rest of family are tiny, he will look completely in proportion next to most of his friends.

It is a shame it has gone viral, he is a young lad who could be sensitive about all the attention on him.

Oh my days! I an crying laughing at some of those memes! Hilarious!

Since when is 5’8’’ short and tiny 🙄

It's body shaming

Seriously, no one is shaming anyone.

Aw gosh yes that's particularly unfair

That's a rude question

Same. That stuck with me too. People need to think before they take the piss

Just try seeing it from a different perspective. You go online and there are hundreds of memes and thousands of comments about your appearance. Nobody is saying you look hot or gorgeous. It’s all about how massive you look.

Exactly. It's really cruel

Gary "And this kids is why we chose to raise you out of the spotlight".

It's not on, but I think they'll handle it fine.

My DH and DS19 are like this. My DH is 6ft and slim with a small frame and looks like a tiny little man next to our son who is 6ft5 and although very slim has a large frame. DS loves it and often positions himself in a certain way when posing for photos so that the size difference is even more pronounced.

When DS was in Y6 at primary school they had to bring in a special chair and desk for him as he was too big for the standard sized ones and I used to joke that it was like a scene from Elf.

Both his children have gone into medicine which makes a lovely change.

I think it is an unfortunate photo too. I'm the same height as Gary and DH is 6'4" and it doesn't look as marked.

I've been disgusted by the avalanche of memes and comments about this young man and that's only from brief glances at media/social media. I hope he is sensible and confident enough to shrug it off but the people who think this hilarious to mock should remember he's a real person with real feelings.

5 ft 8 isn't 'unusually short' FFS 😂

Exactly. So ridiculous

That pic was in the Mail tv guide and it said he was 6ft 5.
It is mean but some of the memes are very witty.

He has to be taller than 6'2 surely? Gary's wife is like 5'9 and it's the same height difference between me and my brother and he doesn't tower over me that much!

Genetics are funny. My in-laws are both 5’4 ish, but DH is 6’3! Apparently his maternal grandad was tall so it must have skipped a generation!

That makes more sense he defo looks at least 6'4! People who are 6'2 don't tower over everyone to that extent.

He is 6ft 5 apparently. Having a son who is 6ft 3 I can understand how tiny GB feels.

But I doubt his son minds the memes too much - if he is anything like my son and tall friends he will be loving it!!