A life-size marble statue of former page three girl Samantha Fox is to be erected in Serbia after she agreed to sing at a pop festival.

Locals in Cacak raised the money to show the 1980s model turned pop star how delighted they were she is to visit.

Fan Obrad Banovic said: "We love her. She is an authentic sex symbol of the 1980s so why shouldn't we have a monument to her? Other towns have their heroes in parks so why can't we? We are also aware that her most famous attributes may require special treatment so we are planning on using only the best quality marble."

The idea for the statue came after Samantha agreed to take part at a local music festival in Cacak scheduled for April. It also comes after the northern Serbian village of Zitiste decided to put up a statue of Hollywood film character Rocky, as portrayed by Sylvester Stallone.

Well, this is the part of the world that treats Norman Wisdom as a god….

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We're going to need more marble...