Fans Are All Saying the Same Thing After TV Star Shares Throwback Snap — But Can You Guess Who It Is?

Fans are all saying the same thing after a TV star took a trip down memory lane on Saturday and shared a throwback photo from when he was younger.

According to followers, the photo – a younger shot of one of the most recognizable faces in the British cooking scene – bears a “striking resemblance” to Liam Payne.

The celebrity chef, 58, looks almost unrecognizable in the old photo as he faces the camera with a very healthy-looking head of hair.

Along with various food and cooking shows, he has appeared on everything from Who Do You Think You Are? to 8 out of 10 cats and also had a shot at Strictly Come Dancing in 2014.

But can you guess who it is?

Do you see it? According to followers, the photo bears a “striking resemblance” to Liam

Would you believe it? It’s TV celebrity chef Gregg Wallace

It is Gregg Wallace, who became famous in Masterchef together with John Torode.

Born in Peckham in south east London, Wallace began his career in the fruit and vegetable market in Covent Garden at the age of 15 after dropping out of school.

He started George Allan’s Greengrocers in 1989 and has had a successful broadcasting career presenting many shows including Veg Talk on BBC Radio 4, Saturday Kitchen, Eat Well For Less, Inside The Factory, Turn Back Time, Harvest and Supermarket Secrets.

And according to fans, young Gregg looks eerily similar to Liam Payne.

In response to the post, one fan wrote, “OMGGG… Liam Paynes double”

“A striking resemblance to Liam Payne!” commented another.

A third asked, “Why does that look like Liam Payne?”

It comes after Gregg discussed his son’s autism and the possibility that his age is a factor in why Sid, four, has the developmental disability.

The star spoke to The Times’ T2 about his son, who he has with his fourth wife Anna, 37, and detailed how Sid was diagnosed with autism last year and struggles to get an EHCP (an education, health and care plan) from the council.

Sid is non-verbal and it’s unknown if he’ll ever speak, but the Masterchef star admitted they’re “hoping” that they’ll see developments in the toddler.

Gregg was asked if he thought his age was related to Sid’s autism, as multiple studies published over the past decade have shown that older men and women are more likely than young people to have a child with autism.

When asked if he was concerned about the link between age and autism, he candidly said, “It could be. I don’t care. The blame is on God and little children. It won’t make it any better if we go: it’s my fault.’

Gregg and Anna welcomed their first child – Gregg’s fourth – in May 2019. Gregg was married to Christine Wallace for less than a year in 1981, Denise Wallace from 1999 to 2004, Heidi Brown from 2011 to 2012, and married Anne-Marie in 2016.

Speaking in T2 about how he reacted to the diagnosis, he said, “You’re going through a period of near-grieving. Like, my God, I didn’t have the child I thought I had.”

Rise to fame: Gregg rose to fame at Masterchef alongside John Torode

Busy: He started George Allan’s Greengrocers in 1989 and has gone on to have a successful broadcasting career, presenting many shows including Veg Talk on BBC Radio 4, Saturday Kitchen, Eat Well For Less, Inside The Factory (pictured), Turn Back Time, Harvest and supermarket secrets

My boy: Gregg quit hosting Inside The Factory to spend more time with his son, Sid, four, who has autism

Gregg stopped hosting Inside The Factory to spend more time with Sid and recently launched his own wellness and weight loss app.

Last year on Loose Women, Gregg revealed that he and Anna was only officially diagnosed at the age of three: ‘Syd has autism…

“He’s three, you can’t legally establish it in this country until they’re two and a half, but when we were about a year old, we knew we had some problems.”

When asked by Coleen Nolan and Kaye Adams what the signs were, Gregg said, “For us, he didn’t answer by name, he didn’t play peek-a-boo.”

“He walked and ran around, but he has autism and he has something called global developmental delay. So he’s not talking.’

Gregg then sweetly added, “But he’s beautiful and he’s cuddly and he’s happy. And when he wants something, he takes your hand and takes you. Honestly, if you think you have a problem, go see someone.’