A barber hilariously pranked his male customers with a gown decorated with a princess doll leaving them in stitches.

When Christoph Filser’s unsuspecting customers sat down in his Bei Freunden seats in Kempten, Germany, they were left in hysterics at his creative surprise.

Hilarious footage – which has been viewed more than 800,000 times - shows the men’s reactions as they sit down and have a gown put over their heads with the body of a princess in a pink dress and wings stitched on.

The grown men all burst out laughing or into wide smiles as they realise their heads have replaced the doll’s head for the duration of their haircut.

Christoph said: “I just enjoy entertaining my customers and my followers and making them laugh.

“I did those over all three of my salons in one day and everyone loved it. The key to success was the authentic amazed faces of the customers.

“It was just funny when I came home after work and my daughter asked me why I had cut off her doll's head.”

Christoph’s video left the internet laughing with many praising the men’s reactions and ‘their lovely smiles’.

One commenter said: “That's brilliant. Just look at how happy you are making your customers.”

Another person wrote: “So funny. Love how the customers enjoyed it.”

One person commented: “They all have such lovely smiles.”