INFLUENTIAL internet star Alfie Deyes has been criticised for posting a picture of himself balancing on a rooftop.

The 24-year-old YouTuber uploaded a picture to Facebook and Instagram which appeared to show him performing an impromptu aerobatics display about 100ft above the ground.

Brighton-based Deyes, who posts his activities online under the name Pointless Blog, put the picture online on Sunday afternoon, captioning it with “Although this looks like I’m walking on the edge… It wasn’t”.

But concerns have been raised that the blogger, who has a 1.7 million-strong Facebook audience and four million Instagram followers, is encouraging reckless behaviour.

One concerned mother told The Argus that her son spotted the picture online and had shown it to her saying how “cool” it was.

The mother said the stunt was “tasteless” and feared children would copy the dangerous aerobatics.

She said “I thought it was really irresponsible.

“We’ve had some terrible incidents where youngsters have fallen from car parks and other high buildings and they really look up to people like Alfie Deyes.

“I don’t think he should do things like that.”

The picture had more 164,000 likes on his Instagram account by yesterday afternoon.

The stunt is similar to a popular and growing sport, parkour, in which trained athletes swing, vault, jump and roll to their destination in the most efficient way possible, sometimes across rooftops.

The sport has gained popularity online with millions watching parkour clips on YouTube each week.

It is the second time in a matter of days that wealthy star Deyes has come under fire for being irresponsible.

The Argus reported last week that he had posted an apology on his YouTube channel following the backlash he received over his “One Pound a Day” challenge.

He posted about “living on £1 a day”, prompting many to accuse him of “making poverty a game”.

Deyes, who shares a £1.7 million home with fellow blogger Zoella, said sorry, explaining he did not “think about charity” when making the video. He said he was now in contact with Brighton charities supporting the homeless or those living below the poverty line as he intended to donate all revenue from the film.