A model and a former rugby player, Aussie Nick Youngquest shared a nude photo of himself from sunny Portugal.

He didn’t want to be in any trouble with Instagram as these kinds of pictures are not allowed to share on the app so he decided to hide his manhood with the Portuguese flag.

He captioned the photo:  “Amazing to announce a partnership with Tourism Portugal!⁣ Not really, just had no shorts after my surf today.⁣

“All things aside, clearly I activated full blogger mode, but this coast is something special!”

He covered his private part but forgot to cover up something else and it quite embarrassing and that was the shadow.

Soon, social media users filled the comment section pointing out this thing.

One person wrote:  “Hahaha brother!! Was leaving the shadow a tactical play??!!”

“Once you see it, you can’t unsee…and I ain’t complaining,” wrote another.

Another said: “I mean, after this post, I think tourism in Portugal is about to go up by 100%.”

Another added: “Ok, WOW, that shadow leaves little to the imagination.”

But many called the shadow ‘fake’ and were not convinced as the angle and proportion didn’t make sense.

“I’m trying to do the math,” one person said.

“Ahahaha yeah of course it’s a fake shadow,” another agreed.

Third added: “It’s obvious it’s a fake shadow which screams even more of desperation.”

In 2013, he told GQ in an interview about his career and how he manages to stay fit.

He said: “I’m always in the gym – I’ve been lucky because I’ve played sports for so many years, so I know what to do in the gym and how to stay fit,” he said.

“When I was playing rugby in England, some people would go in [to the changing room] after training, just grab their bag and get in their car. But for me, looking after yourself is very important. I was always the last one out of there!”