Lewis Capaldi presented with an “unusual” statue of himself
Lewis Capaldi has been presented with a sculpture of himself, in celebration of him releasing his latest album.The statue was made by the students at St Kentigern’s Academy in Blackburn, West Lothian – the secondary school that the singer-songwriter used to attend. Made by a handful of students and staff members, the project took six months to complete, and involved all those involved being sworn to secrecy.Finished in bronze, the unique tribute was presented to Capaldi yesterday (May 21), and the 26-year-old star was seen happily posing with the final product.According to Bryan Johnston, the principal art teacher at the academy, the statue wasn’t meant to be a precise representation of Capaldi, but instead take more of an “unusual” approach – incorporating gigantic bulging eyes and noticeably thin fingers.“The art department got involved with the concept after speaking to Lewis’ team and we decided to follow James Corden’s concept when he made the statue of David Beckham a few years ago,” Johnston told the Daily Record.“[We] wanted to link it to Lewis’ new album [‘Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent’] which has now been released.”He continued: “The art department at the school came up with the concept, and it went from there,” he added.