NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian uploads photo of man mistakenly labelled with her name

A hairy man was mistakenly labelled as Gladys Berejiklian during a popular news segment on Channel Nine. 

The photo uploaded by the NSW premier shows a man with long curly hair and a beard mistakenly labelled as ‘Gladys Berejiklian’ live on-air. 

Ms Berejiklian however had the last laugh when she shared the screenshot to her Facebook page captioning it: ‘Too long between appointments with the beautician’. 

The photo uploaded by the NSW premier shows a man with long curly hair and a beard mistakenly labelled as ‘Gladys Berejiklian’

It’s understood the premier’s reference hints to the time in 2020 when hairdressers and beauticians were closed during the Covid-19 lockdown period in the state. 

The man however is identified as coronavirus conspiracy theorist Joe McHale, who was arrested after leading two anti-mask protests.

‘I would rather be a human than a slave,’ Mr McHale could be seen chanting in the video. 

With the camera pointed to his face, the conspiracy theorist says, ‘Coronavirus is a scam’. 

He was questioned by the journalist about him risking public health safety and the deaths caused from coronavirus.

‘What about the protests on Australia Day? Nobody has died from coronavirus,’ he responded.  

Ms Berejiklian (pictured) subject herself to a meme on Saturday and uploaded a photo of a man mistakenly labelled with her name

Within just 20 minutes of uploading, Ms Berejiklian received more than 1,200 likes as social media users joked about her new look. 

‘You’re under too much stress,’ someone said.

‘When the mask finally comes off – we see the real you,’ someone joked. 

‘Post-Covid effect. This is each one of us, premier,’ another pointed out. 

‘I am sure there must have been many days last year that you felt like that premier,’ someone else wrote.  

‘Poor ol’ Gladys – the stress of the pandemic is finally getting to her,’ another commented. 

It’s not known, as yet, who the man being interviewed is.