The second series of Star Portraits with Rolf Harris airs on BBC One:

Sunday 5th June at 6:15pm - Cilla Black OBE
Sunday 12th June at 6:50pm - Adrian Edmondson
Sunday 19th June at 7:05pm - Dr Mo Mowlam
Sunday 26th June at 7:05pm - Richard Wilson

The first series of Star Portraits with Rolf Harris was watched by 5 million viewers each week. The highest ever ratings for an arts programme. The celebrity sitters who took part in the first series were:

Michael Parkinson CBE
Charlie Dimmock
David Dickinson
Meera Syal

Cilla Black OBE

Cilla felt that the portraits each reflected a different side to her personality, but in the end, selected the work she felt was fitting to present to her new baby grandson.
By Fergus Mayhew By Belinda Eaton By Peregrine Heathcote
www.fergusmayhew.com www.belindaeaton.com www.peregrineheathcote.com


Adrian Edmondson

Adrian was intrigued and curious to see how the artists had captured him, but the moment he saw all three portraits he knew instantly which one he wanted to take home.
By Bill Mundy By Morgan Penn By Nick Archer
www.billmundy.co.uk www.morganpenn.com www.nicholasarcher.com


Dr Mo Mowlam

Mo was stumped when she saw the three portraits but knew that she had to choose just one. She finally settled on the portrait that fitted best in her home.
By Aine Divine

By Robbie Stuart

 By Rob Beckett
www.divineportraits.co.uk www.robbiestuart.co.uk www.robbeckett.com


Richard Wilson

Richard collects art by contemporary Scottish artists and was delighted by all three portraits though, in the end, chose the work that best fitted his collection.
By Charlie Wells By Richard Brazier By Clare Shenstone
www.charliewells.com www.richardbrazier.co.uk www.commissionaportrait.com/
artistsportfolio.asp?id=65

Michael Parkinson CBE

Michael is an eclectic collector of art. After viewing the three portraits, he alighted on the one that he confessed made him laugh when he first saw it, and he selected it to add to his collection.
By Amanda Danicic By Sherree Valentine-Daines
By Robin Elvin
www.amandadanicic.co.uk www.sherreevalentine-daines.co.uk


Charlie Dimmock

Charlie was surprised at how the portraits had depicted her too demure in one, too serious in another and she chose the one she considered most dramatic and best captured her cheeky nature.

By Martyn Baldwin By Alfred Daniels By Wei Li Zhu
www.martynbaldwin.com   www.aberdeenartistssociety.co.uk
/profiles/Wei-Li%20Zhu/profile.php


David Dickinson

David was visibly moved when the three portraits were revealed to him, immediately recognising in Andy James's painting the face of the mother he never met.

By Andy James By Binny Matthews By Rebecca Driffield
www.nickwhistler.com/mini
/index.php 		www.rebecca-driffield.net



Meera Syal

Meera was touched by all three portraits but decided in the end to choose the one which she felt showed a more thoughtful and serene side of her personality.
By Maggie Milne By Kim Beer By John Raynes
www.maggiemilne.co.uk www.kimbeer.com www.commissionaportrait.com/
artistsportfolio.asp?id=59

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