Bizarre footage has emerged online of Max Clifford sneaking up and “photobombing” a Sky News reporter, presenting from outside his trial.

In the video, the former PR guru, recently convicted on eight counts of indecent assault, creeps up behind Sky News correspondent Tom Parmenter outside Southwark Crown Court and mimics his mannerisms as he speaks to the camera.

The footage, filmed on 8 April, was posted on the Sky News YouTube channel yesterday with the caption:

During his trial Max Clifford couldn’t resist the lure of the media.