Joe Lycett paints tribute to viral Welsh nan Anne Hughes

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 28 Oct, 10:32 · Archive

Comedian Joe Lycett has painted a tribute to Anne Hughes, the Welsh grandmother who became a viral TikTok star after being hoisted into the air by shop shutters.

Comedian and artist Joe Lycett has created a painting honouring Anne Hughes, a Welsh grandmother who went viral on TikTok after an accident outside a Best One store. In the incident, Anne became trapped in closing shop shutters outside the store in Pontypridd and was hoisted 7 feet into the air whilst still holding her shopping buggy. The moment was captured on CCTV and viewed tens of millions of times on social media.

Lycett's painting is part of his exhibition at Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, his first major solo art exhibition. The exhibition is themed around 'things which are no longer with us'. Anne Hughes died in 2025, but her granddaughter Lilly has spoken positively about Lycett's work, describing the painting as 'lovely' and saying she would 'have it on my wall any day'. Lilly said the artwork has meant her grandmother's legacy has lived on.

Lycett, who appeared on Celebrity Traitors and was banished from the castle in series two, episode six, posted a photo of his painting on Instagram as a tribute to Hughes.

How it is being reported

• Celebrity Traitors' Joe Lycett's tribute to viral TikTok nanAnne Hughes found fame after being hoisted into the air after getting caught in shop shutters.BBC Wales · 28 Oct, 09:56
• Celebrity Traitors' Joe Lycett's wonderful tribute to viral Welsh nan caught in shop shuttersThe banished Celebrity Traitors' faithful artwork is capturing people's hearts on social mediaWalesOnline · 26 Oct, 18:24

In this story: Joe Lycett · Anne Hughes · Lilly Hughes · Pontypridd · Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery · Rhondda Cynon Taf

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