Unflattering Ronaldo bust: Other celebrities who didn't have much luck with statue-makers


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  • Thursday, 30 Mar 2017

ootballer Cristiano Ronaldo (left) and his statue at the Cristiano Ronaldo Airport. PHOTO: AFP, EPA



The 2.3m-tall statue of the late King of Pop was unveiled outside Craven Cottage in Fulham, London, on April 3, 2011.

It was not an April Fool's joke, but still it was mocked for not resembling the icon himself, and not having anything to do with football in the first place.

It had been installed by the club's former owner, Mr Mohamed Al Fayed, who was a friend of the late pop star.

But his successor Shahid Khan removed it in 2013. It currently stands in the National Football Museum in Manchester.

2. OSCAR WILDE MEMORIAL IN LONDON



One of the greatest poets and authors, Oscar Wilde was honoured with a memorial in London in 1998.

"A Conversation with Oscar Wilde" features his head, cast in bronze, rising from a sarcophagus, while he holds a cigarette.

It was designed by British sculptor Maggi Hambling, and people have been wondering if it is a bench they can sit on.

Ms Hambling said that "the passer-by, should he or she choose to, can sit on the sarcophagus and have a conversation" with Wilde.

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