A YOUTUBE prankster fooled Made in Chelsea and I'm A Celeb stars into promoting “moon rock” that came from a bag of B&Q gravel.

Josh Pieters packaged 40 boxes of the fake moon dust to send to celebrities and Instagram influencers.

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Pieters insisted the boxes were part of the National Space Centre’s 50th anniversary of the Moon landing.

But he’d bought the gravel from B&Q for £6.50 before delivering the boxes and posting the stunt on his YouTube channel.

Made in Chelsea stars Louise Thompson, Emily Blackwell and Tiffany Watson were among those given the fake moon packages.

YouTuber and I'm a Celeb star Jack Maynard, who has more than 1.5 million subscribers and Instgram star Sophie Habboo were also roped in by the prank.

FAKE MOON ROCK

A handwritten note on fake letterhead sent with the boxes read: “To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Moon landing, we at the National Space Centre are delighted to send you your very own piece of the Moon.

"Feel free to share."

In a video, Pieters posted responses from some of the internet stars.

Louise Thompson, who has 1.1 million Instagram followers, said: “Sorry as if this if from the moon. Oh my god.

This is the coolest thing I've ever received in my life. I’ve got a moon in the jar

Louise Thompson

“This is the coolest thing I've ever received in my life.

“I’ve got a moon in the jar.”

Oli White Vlogs, who has more than 1.1 million YouTube subscribers, said: “I have a piece of the moon.”

YouTuber Jack Maynard posted screenshots of an Instagram conversation with the National Space Centre.

The body said “we don’t believe this ‘Moon Rock’ has come from us".

Malika Andress, from the National Space Centre, said: "We are sorry that people have been pranked in this way and that the National Space Centre's credibility as an educational charity has been called into question."

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They have offered anyone fooled by the spoof to come to the centre to handle "a real piece of moon rock."

Pieters apologised to the centre after his jape and said he hoped they saw the funny side.

His YouTube video of the prank was viewed nearly 400,000 times.

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