Well-dressed man supposedly going to work divert to River Thame to wash himself in dirty water

A well-dressed gentle man caught everyone’s attention with a great surprise as he was captured in a video clip, as he completely stripped himself naked to have himself washed on the bank of River Thames in London.

According to eye witnesses, the man in question is alleged to be on his way to work when he got himself stripped off his birthday suit in front of the river.

He actually started taking up the muddy water and pouring it over himself - while giving himself a good scrub.

The incident kept commuters dumbfounded immediately they sighted him as he picked a bit of the southern bank of the Thames near the Woolwich Ferry for his early dip, at around 9am on Tuesday.

One of the workers, whose identity cannot be disclosed, said: "I've been getting the Woolwich Ferry to work for 15 years and I've never seen anything like this before.

"The bloke walked up, wearing normal, smart work clothes.

"Bold as brass he stripped off everything and started washing himself in the river.

"He was stood there as if he was on Malibu Beach in the middle of summer, not the grotty south bank on a miserable March morning.

"It was hilarious - he was just scooping water up with a can and pouring it over himself."

After washing himself for about ten minutes, the unidentified man dried himself off. After which he put on his cloths again and left the river bank, across the boggy silt which made his legs and trousers dirtier than they were before, according to a witness.

The red-faced witness added: "I was embarrassed for him - I think everyone that saw him was.

"It was pretty funny though - I've never seen anything like this before.

"It's just crazy. Especially because he looked like he was on his way to work."