James Arthur has taken to Instagram with a shocking selfie of his face wrapped in bandages to warn young fans about the knock on effects of a misspent youth.

A cautionary tale for the modern age, if you will.

The ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ signer posted the picture from his hospital bed following a corrective procedure on his nose, which he revealed was the result of ‘too many scuffles as a teen’.

He captioned the selfie: “Stay outta trouble kids.. just had my nose put straight after many years of it being on one side of my face due to one to many scuffles as a teen lol.”

LOL indeed.

But also, don’t punch people in the nose, guys.

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