A dad has given his son the ultimate action figure – by dressing up every day for him as superhero Spider-Man.

Christopher Lee, 35, said he wears the £22 costume – with Christopher Jnr, three, in a matching one – as he has “no fun memories” of time with his dad as a boy.

Chris first wore the suit two months ago to pick up his Spidey-fan son from nursery. He said: “I’ve never seen him so happy.

“By me wearing this suit, I am giving him a real life action hero, and he loves it."

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The real thing: Spider-Man

Now the music producer puts it on for outings with his lad to the shops and the park.

He added: “He loves it. He follows me, eats what I eat, does what I do.

"I am a role model and can lead him down the right path.”

Chris, of Orpington, Kent, said: “Rich parents buy kids amazing things.

"My wife and I don’t have that kind of money. But this cheap suit has made us best friends.”