TV3 weatherman’s fashion sense wins ‘praise’ from William Shatner

He does have some lovely clothes!

In yet more proof of how small the world can be, Hollywood icon William Shatner is apparently a massive fan of TV3 weather broadcasts.

The Star Trek legend took to Twitter yesterday to compare TV3 weatherman Deric Ó h'Artagáin to famous film character Derek Zoolander because of his somewhat flashy sense of style.

@deric_hartigan You are the Zoolander of weather forecasters.

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) April 23, 2015

I watched his sparkly skull tshirt forecast on YouTube. 😜 https://t.co/09oBqCwRJq

— William Shatner (@WilliamShatner) April 23, 2015

Ó h'Artagáin is known to surprise viewers with his daring choice of clobber, but hits home runs more often than not!

Cloudier as day goes on but plenty of morn sunshine before Friday rain arrives! Temps upto 19C Enjoy it☀️ #3eWeather pic.twitter.com/dl6aMKaCsr

— Deric (@deric_tv) April 23, 2015

Enjoy the sunshine while we have it this evening All changing tomorrow!! ☀️👌 pic.twitter.com/f9A8qs4pDv

— Deric (@deric_tv) April 23, 2015

The weatherman took the comparison as the compliment and even invited the screen legend, who was most recently seen in Boston Legal, to appear on the TV3 weather with him.

Made my day @WilliamShatner Come share my blue screen in Ireland anytime @TV3Ireland A warm Zoolander welcome awaits😉 pic.twitter.com/ToytXwjX4x

— Deric (@deric_tv) April 23, 2015

We now await a response…

Here's Zoolander in action.

Zoolander 2 is due to be released in cinemas on February 12, 2016.