Mystery of astronaut seen walking along beach in Margate is revealed

 
Strange sight: the astronaut on a beach in Margate (Picture: Twitter)
Rachel Blundy30 September 2014

A trip to the seaside doesn't normally involve an encounter with an astronaut.

So residents in Margate were a little surprised to see a spaceman wandering along their prized beach at the weekend.

The bizarre sight sparked a flurry of tweets online as people attempted to guess what the astronaut was doing in the Kent seaside town.

But it soon emerged that the curious incident was part of a music video shoot for UK band Elephant and their new song TV Dinner.

Actor Sam Way gradually revealed he was part of the stunt through several cryptic posts on Twitter.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck">Have a great weekend. Love from space <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=9&amp;id=222025&amp;p=http://t.co/oE4bNFoT9s" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-170921-http://t.co/oE4bNFoT9s" data-vars-event-id="c23">pic.twitter.com/oE4bNFoT9s</a>— Sam Way (@IAmSamWay) <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://twitter.com/IAmSamWay/status/515822660153274368" class="body-link" data-vars-item-name="BL-170921-https://twitter.com/IAmSamWay/status/515822660153274368" data-vars-event-id="c23">September 27, 2014</a>

He eventually shared a picture of himself in the space suit with the caption: "Have a great weekend. Love from space".

Mr Way, 26, from Bethnal Green, east London, said he was surprised by the reaction to the stunt.

He told the Standard: "It is kind of crazy how one picture goes viral. You never know what is going to happen with these things."

He added some locals who were on their way home from a night out in the town thought they were hallucinating when they encountered the video shoot.

He said: "There were a few people who thought they were tripping when they saw us".

Music video director Joseph Radonich, part of directing duo Love Day Valentine with Jack Exton, said the project aims to show a story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the 1960s Space Race.

He said: "There was a lot of attention from the locals. It's not every morning you wake up to a space man walking down the beach."

He continued: "The imagery of a space man on a desolate beach is something conjured from our imaginations but does fit with the dreamy aesthetic of the song."

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