Watch the Crystal Palace cheerleaders living statue prank, filmed on the same day as the making of the The Crystals’ excellent edition of the Harlem Shake.

The girls were brought in for interviews individually or in pairs to a separate room where a ‘living statue’ was waiting for them.

Kitted out in a pretty convincing Crystal Palace mannequin outfit, the prankster suddenly moves and scares the girls who thought he was merely a figurine.

Watch the Crystal Palace cheerleaders living statue prank below and keep your eye out for an odd ending.

The video, proving popular as is usual for video outings by the girls, has a description that gives us a little more info:

On the day of filming The Crystals “Harlem Shake” video we thought we would have a little fun and prank the girls. We arranged for a human statue to wait in reception while we brought the girls in for an interview one by one. We sat them in front of the mannequin man and asked if they had seen the new kit, they turned around and…check out the video for the rest!

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