A SICKENING video of a man dressed as Jimmy Savile impersonating the paedophile TV presenter in his former Glencoe home has sparked fury. Hundreds of thousands of people have viewed the clip, shared on Instagram by a hillwalking influencer known only as arcticscrambler. 3 A man dressed up as disgraced TV presenter Jimmy Savile at his former Highland home Credit: arcticscrambler/Instagram 3 The clip showed the vlogger arcticscrambler entering Allt-na-Reigh cottage Credit: arcticscrambler/Instagram The video, posted on June 26, shows the man behind the account exploring the “creepy” abandoned Glencoe home.
Once inside he then calls out “Jimmy", after which a second man dressed as Savile jumps out to scare him. The video has more than 56,000 likes and over 1,200 comments. The second man wears a shiny tracksuit, tinted sunglasses and blonde wig while pretending to smoke a cigar – all synonymous with Savile at the height of his fame.
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"This is disgusting, a poor taste stunt from one of Glencoe’s darkest pe.
