Before One Direction (yes, there was such a time), one of the most popular posters back in the day was the hunky muscled man, shirtless, cradling a baby.
Remember this Athena poster? Maybe you had one on your bedroom wall back in the 1980s… pic.twitter.com/s9qY3qmYY3
— DoYouRemember.co.uk (@dyr) January 24, 2016
So when Louis Tomlinson debuted his baby pic of him and son Freddie, it TOTALLY brought to mind the above-mentioned landscape.
Meet my little lad, Freddie 👶 pic.twitter.com/nec7OqwuQR
— Louis Tomlinson (@Louis_Tomlinson) January 28, 2016
Digging deeper, you’ll find it’s not only Louis who has channelled his inner ’80s poster pin-up.
Oh no, have a look at which other celeb dads have done the same:
Robbie Williams did it back in 2012.
this photo of robbie williams and his baby girl is too much for my heart to handle pic.twitter.com/ggDZZRRo
— ❤️ (@JLSOfficialFans) November 3, 2012
Simon Cowell and baby Eric are ADORABLE.
Taking after daddy pic.twitter.com/O16zcTZEL2
— Simon Cowell (@SimonCowell) August 13, 2014
NFL player Eric Decker gives pretty much every celeb dad a run for their money in this snap of him and his then newborn son, Eric Thomas Decker II.
Sons of Anarchy actor Theo Rossi shares his cute pic.
Singer Chris Brown’s album cover says it all.
#ROYALTY https://t.co/F3rR4ewTak pic.twitter.com/FiQ4OmB1Tt
— Chris Brown (@chrisbrown) January 9, 2016
The Only Way is Essex’s Dan Osborne only went and recreated the famous poster himself.
'Inside is where the son and the father will always be holding hands' 💙 This does not feel like 2 years ago! 💙 pic.twitter.com/YIuw7zt7bo
— Daniel Osborne (@DannyO) December 22, 2015
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