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Ed Cullinane & Ryan Fahey

Hairdresser creates giant portrait of Boris Johnson with client's cuttings

A woman has created a giant portrait of Boris Johnson - made entirely from human hair.

Talented hairdresser Davinia Fox took two days off work and spent 16 hours creating the five foot by three foot portrait of the Prime Minister from the neck up.

Using well over half a black bin bag of hair cut from clients, family and friends, Davinia created a close likeness to Johnson - showcasing his own scruffy blonde locks.

Davinia, of Rockwell Green, Somerset, said she collected the waste hair from cuts during the brief period when businesses were allowed to open up between the lockdowns.

Hairdresser Davinia Fox took donations of hair from clients, family and friends to create the 5ft3in poster of PM Boris Johnson (Davinia Fox / SWNS)

"I had well over half a black sack of hair which I very carefully swept up without my clients knowing.

"I wanted to give something back. I wanted to show how much people's hair did grow throughout the lockdowns without hairdressers there.

"Obviously, it will be swept up, but I would really love it if Boris Johnson could actually see the photograph of it or if he could come down to see it in person, that would be lovely."

Davinia, from Somerset, said it was a lockdown project (Davinia Fox / SWNS)

Davinia has worked in hairdressing for 26 years and said she felt her profession was not as valued as it should be.

"There's been stigma behind us.

"That has changed as the years have progressed and Covid has definitely helped, now we're essential."

The picture was posted on facebook, much to the great amusement of her clients and friends.

And she said it was designed as a fond tribute to the Prime Minister.

Davinia said the hairy portrait was a fond tribute to the PM, who she thinks "brought us through the pandemic" (Davinia Fox / SWNS)

She added: "I believe it was Boris who brought us through the pandemic.

"He had no idea what was going to happen or how Covid-19 was going to pan out.

"He got married, became a new dad, contracted Covid himself, ended up in hospital and nearly lost his life.

"He is just a man trying to do a good job the best he can. So what better way for me to say thank you, than to try to do a picture of him?"

Davinia has also since emailed a copy to No.10 Downing Street.

She added: "I would love for Boris to see it. I really don't know if any other hairdresser has done something like this before, I may actually be the first."

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