Woman spotted walking banana through Somerset town on a lead

A woman has been spotted talking a banana for a walk on a lead in Taunton town centre.

The bizarre sight was filmed by Somerset cricketer Max Waller on Thursday 7 July.

He saw the woman was nonchalantly walking the piece of fruit across Hammet Street, heading towards Fore Street.

The right hander posted the footage on Twitter saying: “Only in Taunton can you walk a banana on a lead and all seems normal!”

The post has had more than 250 likes with lots of people seeing the funny side of the situation.

One Twitter user wrote: “What’s the issue? She obviously had to split.”

Another Tweeted: “The apple didn’t want to go out obviously!”

While another user said: "Keep your eyes peeled."

It is unclear why - perhaps the woman was hoping to get a dog and was practising or, well your guess is as good as ours.

Waller and Somerset County Cricket are in action on Saturday when they face Derbyshire at the County Ground for a chance to play in the Vitality Blast semi-final.