The former British Prime Minister appeared on ITV News to talk about the future of the UK.
(CNN) -
Few former world leaders have been debated as much about their legacy as Tony Blair.
And now, it appears that the former UK Prime Minister has cheered up the British again, sporting a haircut that has surprised far beyond the political landscape.
The former Labor leader gave his first television interview in several weeks on Tuesday, speaking to CNN affiliate ITV News about the UK's stability in the face of Scotland's independence movement.
But it was his particular “mullet” that most concerned many commenters, and within hours Blair, along with several aging celebrities he was being compared to, was trending on social media for the wrong reasons.
So Tony Blair's lockdown look has got David Icke, Peter Stringfellow, Paul Weller, and William Hartnell all trending.
Fair enough, but I think that's a shocking erasure for Vigo the Carpathian.
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- Julian Power Voice (@JulianPowerVO) April 27, 2021
Blair isn't the only Brit struggling with a dire hairstyle lately.
UK hairdressers were closed for several months during the country's third coronavirus lockdown, leaving many in the hands of family or friends for this type of care.
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The reconfiguration of British royalty is a fact
But hair salons and salons reopened on April 12, and people on the internet were relentless with Blair.
One Twitter user said in a viral tweet that the former prime minister was "transforming himself into Vigo's possessed painting in Ghostbusters," a similar comment noted by several.
Matt Gorman, an American political strategist, thought his transformation was more like Doc Brown from "Back to the Future."
Tony Blair is slowly transforming into Doc Brown pic.twitter.com/9NYzfHqdqn
- Matt Gorman (@mattsgorman) April 27, 2021
And Peter Stringfellow, the late British nightclub mogul known for mingling with celebrities, was quoted by other Twitter users.
"Everybody knows you will never become Peter Stringfellow," said writer Giles Paley-Phillips in another viral tweet.
Peter Stringfellow in 2005
Blair served from 1997 to 2007, one of the longest terms of any recent British prime minister.
Since leaving Downing Street, he has campaigned against Britain's exit from the European Union and, more recently, has weighed in on the debate over the global distribution of the covid-19 vaccine.
He is not the first former British leader to receive mild ridicule on the internet after his term expired.
In 2017, the web went against former Conservative leader David Cameron after news broke that he had bought an expensive garden shed to write on.
And coincidentally, much of the taunting Blair received came on what some corners of the internet affectionately call "Ed Balls day" - the 10th anniversary since Blair's former Labor colleague Ed Balls accidentally sent a message on Twitter. which never waned in popularity.
Ed balls
- Ed Balls (@edballs) April 28, 2011
"Ed Balls," Ed Balls wrote in the message in April 2011, apparently during an attempt to search for his own name online.
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