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Just when you thought this election couldn't get much more surreal. We've had Jeremy Corbyn join BBK and be adopted by the grime community, a Conservative candidate give us his best Alan Partridge impression, and now the prime minister has got us all laughing about – wait for it – wheat.

During a wide-ranging interview with Julie Etchingham of ITV’s Tonight programme ahead of Thursday's general election, Theresa May was asked to reveal the "naughtiest" thing she ever did as a child.

What's the naughtiest thing @theresa_may has ever done?https://t.co/Y8Ys4T2fAT pic.twitter.com/5QvIXVNEl8
— ITV News (@itvnews) June 6, 2017

A self-described "goody two shoes", May, who was born in Sussex, initially seemed reluctant to answer. You can practically hear the cogs turning in her brain as she scrambles for the most politically correct response.

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"Oh, goodness me. Well, I suppose... gosh. Do you know, I'm not quite sure. I can't think what the naughtiest thing...," she dithered.

But when pressed again by Etchingham, May revealed just how much of a thrill-seeking adrenaline junkie she once was. "Well, nobody is ever perfectly behaved, are they? I mean, you know, there are times when... I have to confess, when me and my friend, sort of, used to run through the fields of wheat, the farmers weren’t too pleased about that,” she added.

Judging by this answer, it came as no surprise to learn during the interview that she was a "bookish" child who enjoyed going to school and loved learning. One of those kids.

No prizes for guessing how the PM's answer went down on social media. The news of her wild youth has spawned an avalanche of sidesplittingly hilarious tweets and memes. Some people also used the hashtag #naughtiestthing to admit to the most mischievous thing they'd ever done. We're in fits.

photo emerges of Theresa May running through a field of wheat pic.twitter.com/3AGSYwPKeh
— David Lewis (@davidclewis) June 6, 2017

Theresa May: The naughtiest thing I ever did was run through a wheat field
David Cameron: pic.twitter.com/YfcShfYRrk
— Jamie Ryan (@JamievRyan) June 6, 2017

I'm Danny Dyer and I'm about to meet Britain's nawtiest wheat runners pic.twitter.com/LLqK03DSuR
— Kit Lovelace (@kitlovelace) June 6, 2017

Thatcher in the Rye https://t.co/HhkHs6Xnl9
— Jonathan Dean (@JonathanDean_) June 6, 2017

#Journorequest Looking for a farmer whose wheat was trampled by children in Oxfordshire c. 1966. For a sensitive piece.
— Jack Sommers (@jack_sommers) June 6, 2017

On my way to trample your wheat. pic.twitter.com/LyLYiRtVKg
— Ben Kelly (@BenKellyMusic) June 6, 2017

Running through a field of wheat sure puts shitting on the pitch in the shade. Downright evil. #naughtiestthing
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) June 6, 2017

say "fields of wheat" in the mirror three times and theresa may as a victorian ghost child shows up in the reflection
— Bolu Babalola (@BeeBabs) June 6, 2017

Theresa May: Wanna run through a field of wheat?
David Cameron: Can't bbz i'm busy
May: There might be pigs in the field
Cameron: pic.twitter.com/uEKjUI6lDw
— Liam O'Hare (@Liam_O_Hare) June 6, 2017

Did she grow up in the fucking Darling Buds of May? https://t.co/REAphfkcHV
— Laura Snapes (@laurasnapes) June 6, 2017

Meanwhile, others took the opportunity to make serious political points.

A selection of things Theresa May has done which are a bit naughtier than running in wheat fields pic.twitter.com/Mhy9iThYae
— Ambleside Jenner (@tramfrau) June 6, 2017

The #naughtiestthing @theresa_may has ever done? Steal children's lunches, starve the NHS of funding, #dementiatax - need I go on? #GE2017 https://t.co/YGpXq0KlAu
— rosie_k_ (@rosie_k_) June 6, 2017

Theresa May ran in fields of wheat. I don't like it, but I'd rather she was doing that than RUNNING for Prime Minister. Please retweet this.
— Limmy (@DaftLimmy) June 6, 2017

theresa may is RECKLESS imagine running through fields of wheat ? nearly as bad as selling weapons to saudi arabia!! pic.twitter.com/jwVozIUZhr
— olivia newton tom (@tomwaIker) June 6, 2017

We can't wait to hear about Jeremy Corbyn's wild-child past.

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