20-03-2025
BBC presenter appears in elephant art trail in Dorset
A BBC radio presenter has been immortalised in a charity sculpture trail in by the Sea is a trail of 50 individually decorated elephants, launching on 28 March in Bridport, Lyme Regis and West designs are yet to be unveiled but it has been revealed that Radio Solent's Dorset Breakfast host, Steve Harris, appears on an elephant by cartoonist Lyndon presenter is set to come cheek to cheek with his likeness ahead of the official launch.
The elephant - named Cartoons - was created in partnership with West Dorset image on the animal's rump depicts the presenter sitting on the edge of a swimming pool during the radio station's 2024 Children in Need swimming cartoon resembles a photo taken of Harris in 2023 after he had a tattoo marking the 10th anniversary of the Dorset Breakfast said he was "thrilled" to be featured in the trail.
He said: "You know how some things happen in your life but, because you're prepared for them, they don't excite you?"And then you get a message saying someone's painted you on the side of an elephant and it's somehow the most exciting thing that's happened all year. "We'd already planned, as a family, to get out and see the Stampede - now I can't wait to take my five-year-old and twin two-year-olds to go and see this particular element and surprise them with my topless form."The free trail, which lasts for eight weeks, aims to raise awareness and support for Weldmar Hospicecare, which provides end-of-life care to adults, and support for their families.
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