Scaffolding returns to site of viral O'Sullivan 'zombie-like' mural in Sheffield

Scaffolding has been put back up at a snooker club wall where its mural of Ronnie O'Sullivan went viral - with some comparing it to a zombie.

Scaffolding has been put back up at a snooker club wall where its mural of Ronnie O’Sullivan went viral – with some comparing it to a zombie.

Artist Chris Ashmore told the BBC the mural was not yet finished.

Artist Chris Ashmore told the BBC the mural was not yet finished.

Critics say painting looks more like a zombie but artist Chris Ashmore says ‘touch-ups’ are still to happen A street artist has defended his mural of the snooker player Ronnie O’Sullivan in Sheffield after critics suggested the world champion looked like a zombie. Chris Ashmore was commissioned to produce the artwork f

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