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Rachel Keenan

Edinburgh Primark shoppers speechless after spotting man in 'Jimmy Savile' top

A bizarre TikTok video has gone viral after a man was spotted dressed in strange attire in Edinburgh’s Primark store.

The man can be seen wandering around the store in a football strip that appears to be branded with a Jimmy Savile tribute.

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Reading the back of the strip it has “J Saville” as the customised name across the shoulder blades.

Following the man in disbelief the video is captioned “Saw this guy in Edinburgh today and cannot believe what he is wearing.”

Not appearing phased by wearing the insensitive shirt in public, the shopper walks away with his shopping bags and a suitcase

Light purple in colour, the strip matches the Leeds United 2021-2022 away kit that can be customised online to insert any name.

Leeds United football fans have previously been at the heart of controversy for similar incidents.

In 2018 the fans made headlines after chanting about Jimmy Savile being “one of their own” at matches.

Bringing focus to the disgraced TV presenter's birthplace, the football fans were seemingly bragging about him being from Leeds.

Fans started attending matches dressed up as the condemned Savile who has a list of sexual abuse scandals that came to light after his death in 2011.

The video has now gone viral on TikTok with over 10,000 likes and almost 25000 views.

People in the comments shared a mixture of emotions on the strange attire with some finding it hilarious while others were outraged.

One person said: “He’s lost a bet”

Another wrote: “Sad just sad as”

One commenter made the connection to the Leeds United strip writing: “In the Leeds shirt too”

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