There's an earthly explanation for the astronaut spotted taking a stroll on Margate beach.

The spaceman was photographed on Sunday morning, walking on the sand near Marine Terrace.

Stunned onlookers watched the space-suited figure make his way along a concrete spit, heading out to sea, before turning back and walking across the sand.

Hayley Mollart, restaurant supervisor at the Sands Hotel, said staff on the breakfast shift spotted the spaceman on the beach.

But we can reveal the spaceman was part of a new music video shot for the low-fi pop band Elephant, by London-based production company Loveday - Valentine.

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