A dancing Dundee plumber who was caught on camera by a colleague says he is overwhelmed after becoming an internet sensation.
Mark Topen’s moves were captured by fellow plumber Brian Ogilvie as he danced to Chicane’s Saltwater.
The 52-year-old’s dancing was picked up by the LadBible Facebook site and has gathered thousands of comments, shares and likes as well as 10 million views.
He said: “I was intitally embarrassed my mate filmed it, and he uploaded it just to have a laugh at me, but it’s backfired.
“I was just mucking about, I’m not the greatest dancer. I like that it’s entertaining, it’s a bit of a giggle.
“That’s what music is about, you’re never too old.
“I’m sure god listens to what I listen to. It’s just beautiful it lifts my soul.”
Mark, whose dance has even been on Australian morning news, added: “Seemingly it’s gone global and I’m a bit overwhelmed.
“I’m one of the old school pioneers and when I’m out in the town….I can’t help it I just start moving.
“I spend most of my day under the floor or in an attic but at the weekend the bird gets out of the cage and I have a good time.”
Mark has been receiving texts and calls around the clock to congratulate him on his newfound stardom.
He said: “My kids are really chuffed. They love saying: ‘My dad is thedancing man!’”
Brian described the moment he captured on film.
He said: “I could hear the music getting cranked up, every few minutes another few notches.I could hear theshuffling upstairs and I thought: ‘This is too good to miss’.”
For Mark, dancing is not just a skive off when he should be mending pipes, it is a passion.
He said: “I don’t have a TV, I just listen to music.Your job is hard, your life is hard enough, music is my escape.
“I love dancing, I’ll go into any pub in Dundee of a Friday night and startdancing. I think everybody should enjoy themselves.”