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Mark Zuckerberg Explains Why He Had So Much Sunscreen On In Famous Picture

Mark Zuckerberg Explains Why He Had So Much Sunscreen On In Famous Picture

The tech boss was in disguise

Amelia Ward

Amelia Ward

Mark Zuckerberg has finally explained the reason behind that famous sunscreen photo - but it still makes no sense.

The 36-year-old tech mogul was photographed while he was on holiday in Hawaii last year. He could be seen surfing, but his face was smeared with a thick layer of sun cream.

The Facebook founder has touched on the bizarre image before, but he has now fully explained his actions, saying he was using it as a disguise. I don't know about you, but I have even more questions now.

Speaking during a recent Instagram Live session, he said: "I really should have thought that one through more. I noticed there was this paparazzi guy following us and, so I was like, 'Oh I don't want him to recognize me so you know what I'm gonna do? I'm just gonna put a ton of sunscreen on my face.'

"And that backfired."

He went on to say - stating the absolute obvious - that 'no one needs to be wearing that much sunscreen'.

Adding: "I'm glad people can laugh about it. I laugh about it and I think it's pretty funny."

The now infamous image was taken in July 2020, and it sparked a huge influx of memes as people tried to make sense of what they had witnessed.





His other explanation for the image came out during a Q&A that took place in August 2020.

According to The Verge, he had previously said: "I'm not a person who's under the illusion that I look particularly cool at any point with what I'm doing.

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"But when you're eFoiling down the coast of Hawaii, and it's beautiful and it just feels like it's awesome - and then you come back online and you see that's the photo, that's what you look like - it's like, OK. Alright. That's maybe quite a bit more sunscreen than I thought I was wearing."

He stood firm saying he is "not going to apologize for wearing too much sunscreen."

Adding: "I think that sunscreen is good, and I stand behind that."

Featured Image Credit: Mega

Topics: US News, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg