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Comedian Mark Critch Turns Tables On Prime Minister With Bare-Chested Photobomb

The Canadian Press, 15 Aug, 2016 11:40 AM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — The prime minister's visit to Atlantic Canada has already included one shirtless selfie — but this time, Justin Trudeau is the photobombee rather than photobomber.

Comedian and Newfoundland native Mark Critch pounced on the opportunity to turn the tables on Trudeau during a walkabout in Signal Hill on Monday.

Critch tweeted a photo of Trudeau grinning at the camera with Critch bare-chested in the background.

"Sorry to accidentally photobomb your @CityofStJohns pic @JustinTrudeau," wrote Critch in the tweet, which had been retweeted 1,000 times by early Monday afternoon.

Sorry to accidentally photobomb your @CityofStJohns pic @JustinTrudeau #shirtlessCritch #shirtlessTrudeau pic.twitter.com/h58MBDJFfc
— Mark Critch (@markcritch) August 15, 2016

A clearly amused Seamus O'Regan, the MP for St. John's South-Mount Pearl, flanks the prime minister with one hand over his mouth, presumably stifling giggles.

Trudeau made international headlines recently with two shirtless photos, the latest while taking a break from surfing and simultaneously photobombing a couple getting married on a Tofino, B.C., beach.

Last month, the BBC and Time magazine reported on a Canadian family that encountered a bare-chested Trudeau while hiking in Quebec's Gatineau Park and took a selfie with the prime minister.

Reporting on the same Quebec encounter, American online news provider Mic called shirtless Trudeau "one of Canada's most prized national treasures."

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