A British singer is going viral for his Oscar-worthy social media video after a flying fish landed on a deck where he was having dinner. And I promise you, this one won’t disappoint.
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For reference, 44-year-old Craig David found fame in 1999 with a string of R&B hits across the UK, like “Fill Me In” and “7 Days.” He is still going at it, releasing his ninth studio album just last year, and performing all around the globe.
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Craig is also known for his regular social media posts, with the star no stranger to documenting his day-to-day life on his Instagram story. And his 1.5 million followers were in for a shock when they stayed until the end of a video that he shared earlier this week.
The 38-second video begins with Craig filming a blue flying fish flapping around on a deck. He tells fans: “This is crazy! I’m literally having dinner, and this fish comes flying out.” Craig then says to the fish: “OK, I’m just going to grab you, here we go, we’re putting you back in.”
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“Come on, man, stay with me, stay with me,” he continues as he pans the camera to show that he has picked the fish up.
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“So this fish just literally just jumped out of the sea,” Craig explains. “And you’re going back in here, my friend.” The singer films himself seemingly doing the right thing by throwing the fish back into the ocean unscathed. Continuing to shoot the fish as it swims away, Craig exclaims: “Oh my gosh, that’s the full moon for you!”
“Come on, come on, you’ve still got it inside of you, you’ve still got it,” Craig urges as he tries to make sure that the fish is OK.
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Almost right on cue, a bigger fish leaps and eats the flying fish — leaving Craig understandable speechless. In fact, you can just hear Craig saying: “Ohhhhhhhh dear,” before the video abruptly cuts off. In addition to being posted to Craig’s Instagram story, he also shared it to his TikTok page.
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Needless to say, the sad plot twist turned this short clip into a cinematic masterpiece in the eyes of social media users, and it has gone incredibly viral across all platforms. One X repost that has been liked more than 18,000 times reads: “early contender for best short film of 2026.”
“It’s got everything. A protagonist, last minute villain who doesn’t speak, and a full moon,” somebody else replied, while another joked: “This is some shit straight out of The Simpsons.”
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One more wrote: “this is a full narrative arc worthy of the greeks in 30 seconds.” Another observed: “the ‘oh dear’ at the end.”
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You can watch the full clip below, let me know your thoughts in the comments!
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