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The truth behind Glastonbury's viral naked hippie

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A boys horrified face as he walks past a naked man at Glastonbury.

A boys horrified face as he walks past a naked man at Glastonbury.

A photo of a boy's horrified face having come face-to-groin with a completely naked man at an event is doing the rounds on Twitter, after it was claimed to have been taken at this year's Glastonbury.

Unfortunately, that man hadn't lost all of his clothes in the melee of the mosh pit during last night's Metallica set. Nor did he want to take a video recording of the English National Ballet who took to the Pyramid Stage this morning at 11.30am.

No, the picture is at least four years old. It appears on a blog post by Joey Devilla on 30 May 2010, and may even predate that.

Photos: Glastonbury 2014

Matthew Healy, lead singer of the 1975, poses backstage with a fan at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Serge Pizzorno of Kasabian is seen backstage ahead of the band's headline performance on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Ellie Goulding performs on the Other stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Dan Auerbach from U.S band The Black Keys performs at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Ed Sheeran performs at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Yoko Ono and the Plastic Ono band perform on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
A fan dressed as Dolly Parton takes part in the flash mob Dolly dance as she performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Security takes part in the flash mob Dolly dance as she performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Dolly Parton performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Girls in the crowd watch the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Girls in the crowd listen to the music on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Matthew Healy, lead singer of the 1975, performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Ellie Goulding walks through the backstage area at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British model Alexa Chung is seen backstage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Billy Bragg performs at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Members of the English National Ballet perform Lest We Forget, a dance inspired by the centenary of the Great War, at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Members of the English National Ballet perform Lest We Forget, a dance inspired by the centenary of the Great War, at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Robert Trujillo of Metallica performs on the main Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, in England. Photo / AP
James Hetfield gestures as the US band Metallica perform at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
A member of the crowd lights a flare whilst watching US band Metallica performs at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
James Hetfield, left and Kirk Hammett, right from US band Metallica perform at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Festival goers react after falling over in the mud close to the Pyramid stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Robert Plant performs on the Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Florence Welch centre, talks, backstage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
US rapper Angel Haze performs on the Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
U.S singer Lana del Rey performs at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
British singer Lily Allen is seen backstage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Edwin 'Win' Butler, lead singer of Arcade Fire, performs on the Pyramid main stage at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP
Fans enjoy the music as US singer Dolly Parton performs on the Pyramid Stage, on the final day of the Glastonbury Festival. Photo / AFP
A girl waits for the first act to take to the Pyramid Stage on the last day of the Glastonbury Festival. Photo / AFP
Festivalgoers watch US metal band Metallica perform on the Pyramid Stage, on the second day of the Glastonbury Festival. Photo / AFP
Revellers wake on the last day of the Glastonbury Festival. Photo / AFP

Image 1 of 32: Matthew Healy, lead singer of the 1975, poses backstage with a fan at Glastonbury music festival, England. Photo / AP

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The image was tweeted by bookmakers Paddy Power this morning, who said it is "probably the best pic from #Glastonbury you'll see this weekend."

It has since gone viral and received over 1,600 retweets, leading social media users to warn of the dangers of "naked hippies."

Even TV presenter Eamonn Holmes tweeted it out, garnering more than 1,900 retweets.

- Independent

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