A TV presenter's heartwarming tweet about an experience with a young child in Morrisons in Largs has gone viral. 

Hardeep Singh Kohli's tweet about an incident where a young child mistook him for Santa in the store has won hearts across the country. 

The tweet said: "Shopping in Morrisons in Largs. A wean, no more than 3, stands with his dad. He sees me, his eyes fill with wonder.

"As he points directly at me he says, "Santa". One of the loveliest moments I can remember. Our kids don't see colour. (Just a fat bloke with a big beard)."

The tweet has been liked more than 18,000 times, with hundreds of comments referencing how heartwarming the incident was.