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GLOOM AND BUST

Can you put names to these very dodgy busts that leave Cristiano Ronaldo’s bronze airport monstrosity in the shade?

Can you put a name to the statue? Find the answers at the bottom of the page

IT’S gloom and bust as we take a look at some of the world’s worst statues.

It comes after  a dodgy bronze of footie ace Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled at an airport on his native Madeira this week.

 This dodgy bronze of footie ace Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled at an airport on his native Madeira this week
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This dodgy bronze of footie ace Cristiano Ronaldo was unveiled at an airport on his native Madeira this weekCredit: AP:Associated Press

Amazingly, sculptor and former airport cleaner Emanuel Santos, 40, has now insisted the Real Madrid player was happy with his piece, which took just 15 days to complete.

He boasted: “I asked him what he thought of the result and he said he liked it.”

But Ronaldo, 32, isn’t the only star to be left scratching his head after a statue intended to look just like them ended up more like a distant cousin – at best. Can you guess who these are meant to be? Find the answers at the bottom.

 1) Dame hard? Identifying this bronze will give you a run for your money
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1) Dame hard? Identifying this bronze will give you a run for your money
 2) Shirley you won't make the Dame mistake with this one?
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2) Shirley you won't make the Dame mistake with this one?Credit: Camera Press
 3) It's seconds out on this one
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3) It's seconds out on this one
 4) This sculpture looks like it’s been used for Voodoo, Child
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4) This sculpture looks like it’s been used for Voodoo, ChildCredit: //www.artparks.co.uk
 5) It is hard to Work It Out, but this is supposed to be a legendary musician
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5) It is hard to Work It Out, but this is supposed to be a legendary musician
 6) This statue is not for turning
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6) This statue is not for turning


And the answer are...

  1. Dame Kelly Holmes
  2. Dame Shirley Bassey
  3. Muhammad Ali
  4. Jimi Hendrix
  5. Sir Paul McCartney
  6. Margaret Thatcher

 

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