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28th Oct 2017

WATCH: ‘Hairy Westmeath man’ recreates one of Rihanna’s most famous videos

Even better than the real thing.

Olivia Hayes

Guava Island

Can it get more Irish?

We think not.

Pale skin and green fields are just two of the things that make our country great (or just grand, really) and this video has it all.

An Irishman named Dan and his friend and film student Sławek, decided to recreated Rihanna’s Stay’ video and it’s every bit as compelling as it sounds.

To jog your memory, here’s the original.

But to put a twist on it, Dan himself hopped in the bath in the middle of the open field.

Speaking about it, he said: “Sławek approached me and Louise and asked if we’d like to remake this Rihanna video where they flip the genders and give it a different spin, by replacing the sensual Rihanna with a hairy Westmeath man and replacing the background male character with a stronger female one.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3s0JaVzdrQ

He added: “We had a lot of craic making the video. I had to sit in a bathtub outside for two hours while [my friend] brought up kettles of water to keep me warm!”

Dan, and the director of the video, Sławek, have just launched their new YouTube channel, so expect to see many more videos like this.

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Topics:

Irish,Rihanna,stay