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Mohamed Salah has met his viral lookalike, who has now been hired to stand in for him in an advertisement.
In a behind-the-scenes clip from the ad, the Egyptian soccer star shakes hands with Fares Mohamed for the first time and poses with him for a souvenir photo.
Fares Mohamed, a young man widely known for his striking resemblance to Salah, plays the star’s body double in the commercial.
The clip also captures a lighter moment for Salah, who speaks with amazement about seeing his own wax figure at the Madame Tussauds museum in London for the first time.
Moments later, he turns to greet the man who will stand in for him on screen.
One social media user said the image left them momentarily confused, wondering whether Salah had somehow posed for a picture with himself, before realizing the other man was his stunt double.
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