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Sean McPolin

'Four lads in jeans' meme immortalised as statue unveiled on spot viral photo taken

A statue immortalising one of the UK's most memorable memes has finally been erected.

The bronze statue of the "four lads in jeans" is now standing tall in Birmingham, three years on from when the group went viral.

It's been erected in the exact same spot friends Connor Humpage, Jamie Philips, Alex Lacey and Kevin Rooney took the well-known snap, which was shared and edited millions of times.

The group were at brunt of many, many jokes for their infamously tight jeans and "typical British" style.

And that's why artist Tat Vision wanted to immortalise the "lads", Birmingham Live reports.

People posed with the statue of the famous meme (Alamy Live News.)

He revealed the statue was made from women mannequins in tight clothing with added papier-mâché and PVA glue covered in bronze paint.

The artist explained: "The idea was inspired by the 'Ronaldo statue' and 'Boulton, Watt and Murdoch' near the library.

"I shipped the idea of doing it for the Commonwealth Games but it was too late. Fortunately I was put in contact with Birmingham Big Weekender and had the go-ahead from them. The statue will be there all weekend as part of an event.

"It took me a few weeks, on-and-off, to make. I used four women mannequins, which I covered in tight-fitting ladies jeans and tops.

"The heads are made from papier-mâché and all of it was painted to have a nice, shiny bronze effect.

"I'm happy with the way it looks, just the heads to attach. Hope they don't fall off."

People can see the new statue in New Street Station, Birmingham (Alamy Live News.)

Tat Vision explained he loved the tightness of the groups trousers and muscular upper-half, adding: "I first saw the Sea Shanty one and was perplexed and very amused.

"I got obsessed with it when I found out it was Birmingham-based.

"I love the proportions of their muscular upper-half, and the tightness of their trousers. It's like they're being squeezed out of them. They all seem really lovely guys."

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