Nathan Wyburn with his portraits

Nathan Wyburn with his portraits

Ricky Gervais has had his portrait sculpted out of potatoes.

The 53-year-old comedian fought off stiff competition from stars including Sarah Millican, James Blunt and Charlie Brooker to be named the funniest tweeter in Birds Eye's Mashtags TwEater Awards, meaning his portrait has been lovingly sculpted out of potatoes and vegetables by artist Nathan Wyburn.

Meanwhile, Stephen Fry has been named as the most loved ''TwEater'', Katie Price as the feistiest, Russell Brand the most relevant and Lady Gaga the most attention seeking, winning them all the opportunity to join Ricky in having their faces sculpted out of Birds Eye food products.