Ed Balls Day

It's April 28th, which is a very special day if you're from the UK - Ed Balls Day! Why does the former politician have his own holiday?

If my name was Ed Smith it wouldn’t have been the same amusement in there.” Back in 2016, he tweeted a cake recreation of the tweet and said: “Good grief.. According to the New York Times, he said in an interview:

It's hard to believe, but Ed Balls Day is 11 years old. Comes around quicker every year, doesn't it? Here's how the Twitter craze began...

He appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2016, when he was partnered with Katya Jones and was the ninth celebrity eliminated. It has now been retweeted more than 100,000 times and Balls has even joined in with the annual merrymaking. The day has even been known to inspire musical tributes and poetry about the ex-Labour shadow chancellor.

It truly feels like it comes around earlier and earlier each year - Ed Balls day.Eleven years ago, the former shadow chancellor tweeted his own name in a ...

At the time of writing, Balls hasn't tweeted to acknowledge his anniversary but given he usually likes to join in on the fun it is probably only a matter of time before he marks the occasion. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings. People unsurprisingly delighted in the incident at the time, and every year since Ed Balls has gone viral on Twitter as people remember the time the politician made the slip, with he himself joining in by making a cake to celebrate the day one year and wearing a Balls emblazoned football jersey another.