07 February 2020
Newsdesk
Richard E. Grant has taken his obsession with Barbra Streisand to a new level by commissioning a sculpture of his heroine's head.
The British actor took to Twitter on Thursday to share a video of himself posing beside the artwork in his garden.
He added the caption: "Commisioned a sculpture of @BarbraStreisand as I’ve been an avid fan for over half a century. It’s 2 foot tall and finally received it today!!"
The Can You Ever Forgive Me? star made it clear he's a massive Streisand fan in the run-up to the 2019 Oscars, explaining he had sent her a fan letter, inviting her to come and stay with him in Swaziland, when he was a smitten young boy.
During the Academy Awards promotional campaign, he even drove up the California coast to the singer's home and posed for a picture by her gated entrance, which he posted online.
Barbra responded to his social media posts and 'replied' to the letter he wrote her over 40 years ago.
She tweeted: "Dear Richard What a wonderful letter you wrote me when u were 14! and look at u now! You're terrific in your latest movie with Melissa (McCarthy) congratulations and love Barbra (sic)."
In July, he shared a picture of himself and Streisand together at the Academy Awards prior to her show in London, and added: "For the past 50 years I have avidly and devotedly followed the uniquely talented Human Being called ?@BarbraStreisand? and am counting down the hours till I see her tomorrow evening in Hyde Park."
