Celebrity egg-heads are being auctioned off on the web to raise money for the children's charity Barnardo's.
Five chocolate eggs bearing the faces of Gordon Brown, Victoria Beckham, David Beckham, Lily Allen and Prince Harry have been createdto "represent a spectrum of British culture".
Chocolatier Thorntons worked with design duo Id-Iom, known for their graffiti-style art, to create the bespoke eggs.
Dark chocolate has been used to stencil the portraits onto white Easter Eggs which will go on sale on eBay.
Other eggs have been designed for the auction including one from fashion designer Henry Holland, who used purple, pink, yellow, green and turquoise icing to decorate a 1kg chocolate egg.
Celebrity tattooist Louis Molloy also recreated two of the most popular designs available at his Manchester-based tattoo parlour - swallows and bluebirds.
And patissier Eric Lanlard, cake-maker to the stars, was inspired by a dream to create an egg lavishly decorated with gold leaf and sugar crystal pieces.
Peter Wright, marketing director for Thorntons, said: "Our customers have always loved the fact that they can personalise Thorntons' Easter eggs with an iced message.
"With this in mind, we decided to join forces with select creative experts, to celebrate our dedication to personalisation and innovation in chocolate, and engage people with a variety of cultural interests.
"We look forward to seeing how much we can raise for Barnardo's."
Chocolatier Thorntons worked with design duo Id-Iom, known for their graffiti-style art, to create the bespoke eggs.
Dark chocolate has been used to stencil the portraits onto white Easter Eggs which will go on sale on eBay.
Other eggs have been designed for the auction including one from fashion designer Henry Holland, who used purple, pink, yellow, green and turquoise icing to decorate a 1kg chocolate egg.
Celebrity tattooist Louis Molloy also recreated two of the most popular designs available at his Manchester-based tattoo parlour - swallows and bluebirds.
And patissier Eric Lanlard, cake-maker to the stars, was inspired by a dream to create an egg lavishly decorated with gold leaf and sugar crystal pieces.
Peter Wright, marketing director for Thorntons, said: "Our customers have always loved the fact that they can personalise Thorntons' Easter eggs with an iced message.
"With this in mind, we decided to join forces with select creative experts, to celebrate our dedication to personalisation and innovation in chocolate, and engage people with a variety of cultural interests.
"We look forward to seeing how much we can raise for Barnardo's."
Sky News
March 19, 2008
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