Ultimate selfie? Artist paints herself as the World Cup trophy

An artist has painstakingly transformed herself into the famous World Cup trophy. Emma Allen covered herself in gold body paint at her home in south London.

Emma posed against a dark background, placed a cap on her head and began painting herself with different shades of gold.

The image has been seen more than 500,000 times online, even impressing former England footballer, Ian Wright.

Speaking to ITV News London, Emma said:

And just to compare... here's the real thing.