Aquarium bosses have put a bikini on an underwater statue of a mermaid - because her boobs were attracting too much attention.

Staff at Sea Life Chessington said they noticed many young male visitors to their underwater tunnel were not giving the marine life their full attention.

So in a bid to save the mermaid's modesty and get visitors concentrating on the fish again, a diver was dispatched to cover the statue's breasts with a bikini.

Manager Justine Locker said: "It's a bit of a boob on our part. We hadn't noticed quite how buxom Sally was until we clocked young boys, and not so young boys, spending a lot of time ogling her in the walk through ocean tunnel. Since then, none of us can avoid what is starring us straight in the face, so it's time for a cover-up."

Maybe it's just time to get real and grow up!

Where will it end?

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