HE is Chelsea's talisman and is clearly loving life at the moment.
On the pitch, Cole Palmer has fired the Blues into the title race with goals and assists.
He has also become a cultural phenomenon, with social media clips attracting millions of views.
In some of those videos, Palmer is portrayed as not being smart, although that couldn't be further from the truth – with the attacker certainly involved.
Brilliantly, the keyword 'Palmercore' was created so that fans can watch some of these amazing moments.
Palmer recently caused hilarity when he stopped midway through a TV interview to question Marc Cucurella about his boots, after two costly slips that allowed Tottenham to score.
A little later he was told by Belgian television how the Panenka punishment got its name.
Needless to say, Palmer never knew who Antonin Panenka was: the scorer of the first penalty in the 1976 European Championship final for the Czechs against West Germany.
It's not the first time the England star has provided laughs, as SunSport can reveal.
Monkeys around
At the turn of the year, Palmer and his teammates were in Dubai for warm-weather training.
Enjoying a bit of peace and quiet, the former Man City man took a trip to the famous Dubai Safari Park.
There he came across a chimpanzee, which he held in a clip.
Funnily enough, the baby chimpanzee wouldn't sit still – and when he hit his own hand, he hit him in the hand. Palmer screamed.
He immediately handed the animal to the handlers and ran away from the camera.
Meal
In an interview with BBC Sport, Palmer was asked what his favorite post-match meal is.
Immediately and understandably, he opted for a filling Chinese meal.
As he listed his order, he said, “Salt and pepper chicken, rice, no salt and pepper chips. Too much.”
Then he asked the interviewer, “Do you know chippy chips?”
'They have to be chips, otherwise you won't get them. Curry sauce, noodles…'
Pleased with his answer, Palmer then nods to the interviewer.
He later posted a photo of his Panenka penalty against Spurs with the caption: “Chippy chips”.
Fishing for compliments
Sometimes the best humor can be found in just doing nothing.
That's exactly what Cole did in his Burberry ad campaign.
Now imagine this; he stars in a series of adverts alongside Olivia Colman, Barry Keoghan, Little Simz and Cara Delevigne.
But it is the footballer whose video on the fashion house's YouTube channel attracts the most views.
And what is the nine-minute video about? Only Cole sat quietly fishing by himself.
Occasionally he gets up to check his fishing rod, mend his coat, but most of the time he stands motionless.
Behind the scenes, in the same shoot, Palmer also wowed fans with the way he made a cup of tea.
Leave the cold to Cole
After his success at Burberry, Chelsea did well to involve Palmer in a Christmas campaign to support the homeless.
It was called Leave The Cold To Cole and was intended to provide clothing for people who were sleeping rough.
British rapper Central Cee was involved, as was Blues superfan Suggs of Madness.
The video shows a young boy walking through a snowy Stamford Bridge wearing a Chelsea shirt with Palmer's name and number on the back.
Palmer then appears next to him to put a coat over him and protect the boy from the cold.
Backstage, Palmer was seen on camera sharing a joke with Central Cee.
“That boy stole my jacket,” he is heard saying as the Sprinter singer starts laughing.
Beauty expert
One of Palmer's favorite words when he's confused is, “What?”
His sister Hallie ripped it out of him when he appeared on her TikTok to answer her “girl questions.”
She asked, “What's the difference between bronzer and contour?”
Some of Palmer's answers were hilarious, as he replied the above: “How the hell am I supposed to know?”
But as the questions about makeup and clothing persisted, Palmer started to get the answers right — much to his sister's surprise.
The two were left in fits of giggles.
And after Palmer correctly guessed what a “kitten heel” was, he turned to the camera and said, “To anyone who says I'm stupid, I'm not stupid!”
More fun with Cucarella
Many comedians have a sidekick.
For prankster Palmer, Spanish star Marc Cucurella is his – as was proven in an amazing clip.
It appeared on Chelsea's social media and they were asked about the meaning of BRB, AM and PM.
But Palmer didn't know what PM stood for, prompting him to gape, “What?”
Cucurella giggled before helping his partner and saying the Latin phrase, “Post meridiem.”
“Post what?” Palmer then said as everyone in the studio laughed.
Whatever you do, Cole. Don't change.
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