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Picture of smiling affected person on hospital mattress goes viral – it is not all because it appears

A photo of a man grinning on a hospital bed has gone viral, but not everything is as it seems.

The man is actually rapper Slowthai and the image is from his music video, Feel Away. But in an unexpected twist, his body is made entirely of cake.

The internet went into meltdown when people couldn’t get their heads around seeing it cut up into pieces, revealing the sponge within. The viral picture has been doing the rounds online ever since the trend of crafting realistic cakes took over the internet.

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Bakers, cake artists and even beginners filled social media with photos of lifelike cakes. But this epic masterpiece by the Bake King really was the cherry on top.



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Fancy a slice?

In the photos of the masterpiece, the man can be seen smiling at the camera from a hospital bed.

He seems to be in high spirits as medical staff work around him, but upon closer inspection, something is off. The hospital workers are holding cake, and it’s revealed that the man isn’t being treated – he is the cake.

Two close-up photos of the eerie cake man’s hand have also been shared on social media. One photo shows his entire arm lying palm down on a hospital bed.



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The internet exploded

The next photo shows the same arm, but sliced into seven pieces of cake. One mindblown person commented: “This is so disturbing!”

Another added: “Imagine walking past the oven and seeing the silhouette of a man baking.”

Another was having none of it, remarking: “Noooo way, nope, no no no, we’re not bringing this trend back to life.”



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‘This is so disturbing’

Meanwhile, a fourth chimed in with both amazement and alarm: “This is amazing but horrifying!”

Others were literally gobsmacked, preferring to express their reactions through trending gifs from scenes like the Walking Dead, that unforgettable gingerbread man from Shrek, and the classic shark thriller Jaws.

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