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  • Now to a question posed to New Yorkers yesterday.

  • Who can do the best Timothee Chalamet impression?

  • Chalamet even?

  • Well, it turns out nobody does it better than the Wonka star himself.

  • The actor stunned dozens of doppelgangers who'd gathered for a lookalike contest by making a surprise appearance, as Sangeeta Kandola reports.

  • They're not the real deal, but dead ringers for Timothee Chalamet causing chaos in New York.

  • These dedicated doppelgangers gathered in their droves, all bidding for the top prize of $50 in this competition.

  • Some sang for the cash, some came up with irrational reasons for winning.

  • Timothee Chalamet looks like Bob Dylan and I look like Bob Dylan and by default I look like Timothee Chalamet.

  • Others doppelganged their dogs, toupee and all, while some thought they had it in the bag.

  • But only one person stood out, and that would be Timothee Chalamet himself.

  • Who looked like he'd come in disguise, sporting a new moustache.

  • The June actor gate crashed his own lookalike competition.

  • The event, organised by a YouTuber, had earlier caused pandemonium, with police issuing a dispersal order and slapping organisers with a fine for an unpermitted costume contest.

  • And at least one impersonator was taken away in cuffs.

  • But for the wannabe Chalamets and the eventual real winner, it was well worth it, as the real golden ticket here was a chance encounter with the star himself.

  • Sangeeta Kandola, ITV News.

Now to a question posed to New Yorkers yesterday.

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