A cheeky little boy left his mum mortified after flipping the bird while on stage, playing an angel in a nativity play.
Mum Mary-Anne Campbell revealed how her ‘comedian’ son George Sznober, now five, showed the middle finger during a Christmas show last year.
George began sticking up his middle finger after having seen his mum use the gesture as a joke to her dad Jason Campbell, 50, while out driving.
Mary-Anne, 27, a carer, and her mum Serena Campbell, 49, were relieved George’s antics didn’t attract the attention of other parents and teachers.
However hilarious footage captures George innocently flicking his two fingers up while singing ‘two’ and then chuckling mischievously when he begins flipping the bird in the direction of the crowd.
Mary-Anne, from Market Drayton, Shropshire, said: ‘He was singing a song about two little shepherds then it went down to one little shepherd.
‘He put two fingers up, which was to do with the song.
‘Then when he got to one little shepherd he first used his index finger then slyly stuck his finger up on stage at me, he knew exactly what he was doing.
‘He did that, not once but twice, after he saw us laughing. I just remember thinking “oh my god”.’
Mary-Anne added: ‘When he stopped doing it he carried on singing and laughing. I didn’t bring it up afterwards because I didn’t want him to start doing it again.
‘George is a bit of a comedian, if he thinks something’s funny he’ll carry on.’
The confident performance was in stark contrast to the earlier showing of the play where George got stage fright and was unable to perform at all.
Mary-Anne, who lives with self-employed landscape gardener partner Lee Sznober, 39, explained how George learned the gesture.
She said: ‘It’s a fun family joke that when I pass my dad in the car I flash my headlights and I flip the bird.
‘When we’re driving in the car I’ll go “oh there’s granddad” and all the fingers go up in the car.
‘I’ve no idea how it started, it’s been going on for years and years, the children just copy and join in. it sounds awful but that’s just how it’s gone.
‘George knows not to do it to anybody else, it was just one of those moments, I don’t think anybody else saw him.’
Mary-Anne, who also lives with children Jacob, 10, Mollie, seven, and seven-year-old Leo, 7, said she’s sad she won’t get to see George perform again this year.
She said: ‘It’s a bit sad because he probably would have been more into it and his role probably would have had a bit more to do.
‘When my friends and family saw the video they were all laughing, it was all taken in good fun.
‘We’ll have to wait until next year to see if there’s a repeat performance.’
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