Comedian Al Murray was forced to cancel a skydive intended to generate publicity for his campaign for Parliament - because he is too heavy.
The star is standing against UKIP leader Nigel Farage in the seat of South Thanet in his guise as the Pub Landlord.
Murray had hoped to jump out of a plane from 12,000ft (3,658m) after saying he was "shocked" at claims he had been parachuted in to fight the seat, which is held by the Conservatives.
But as journalists and cameramen gathered to watch the stunt at Headcorn Aerodrome near Ashford, he learned that he was heavier than the 14st 7lb (92kg) weight limit.
Murray blamed the metric scales used to weigh him, and insisted the aborted jump had proved he was a "political heavyweight".
He said: "Unfortunately today's stunt - and that was exactly what it was, a stunt to garner publicity it might generate - has had to be cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.
"It seems that I am too heavy to jump. It's a double whammy.
"Not only am I another tragic victim of this country's obesity epidemic, but also I have been held back by health and safety gone mad."
Murray said he was unsure how much he weighed.
When asked whether Friday the 13th was the best day to perform such a stunt, he said: "I'm a true British man - I neither cry nor weigh myself on scales.
"Those are my values."
Murray is standing for his newly-formed Free United Kingdom Party, and launched an action plan in January under the guise of his patriotic character.
This included a pledge that the UK will leave Europe by 2025 and move to "the edge of the Solar System by 2050".
Murray also promised to tackle crime by locking up all unemployed people.
A website set up for his campaign carries the slogan: "Other parties offer the moon on a stick.
"We'll do better than that: a British moon on a British stick."
UKIP has welcomed Murray's intervention, with a party spokesman saying: "At last, serious competition in the constituency."
Mr Farage said: "The more, the merrier."
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