‘What have they done to my mouth?’: Ghosts star Kiel Smith-Bynoe horrified by BBC promotional photo

Kielel Smith-Bynoe has shared his hilarious reaction to a photo of himself used by the BBC to promote the Christmas special ghosts.

Smith-Bynoe stars alongside Charlotte Ritchie and Lolly Adefope on the hit sitcom, which began in April 2019.

The series follows a couple who move into a country home already inhabited by a number of ghosts.

On Tuesday (6 December) the BBC Press Office’s official Twitter account shared a post promoting the upcoming Christmas special.

The announcement was accompanied by a promotional image in which the cast took a celebratory photo.

In the center, Ritchie and Smith-Bynoe sit on a red sofa as Alison and Mike Cooper.

Smith-Bynoe shared his reaction to the photo on Twitter, asking, “WHAT did you do to my mouth in this picture?”

Fans have since responded to the post with a laugh, sharing their own reactions to the photo.

“It looks like it’s facing the opposite direction from the rest of your face,” one person said.

Another added: “Oh lord they got you dirty.”

One fan noted that it looked like someone “cut out a turkey leg.”

“Did you have a dentist appointment that day and were you still groggy from the injection?” asked a fourth person.

That ghosts The Christmas special will be broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Christmas Day (25 December) at 19:25.

Here is our comprehensive summary of the BBC’s Christmas programme.