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Liam O'Dell
Aug 30, 2021
Pam St. Clement as Pat Butcher
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It looks like Aberdeen is the place to be, as the same day footage emerged of cabinet minister Michael Gove busting some moves in a nightclub in the city, pictures surfaced of a wall painting dedicated to EastEnders legend, Pat Butcher.
Different estimates have been given around the height of the mural itself, with one Twitter user saying it’s 12ft, while MyLondon reports that the artwork of the long-serving Albert Square character – played by Pam St Clement from 1986 to 2012, when she was killed off, states that it is around 15ft.
Butcher and her recognisable earrings later returned to the soap for special appearances, including in a hallucination scene when friend Peggy Mitchell – played by the late Barbara Windsor – died on the soap in May 2016.
And if Gove didn’t do enough to draw attention to the Scottish city, then the appearance of Ms Butcher many miles away from her East London home has got both EastEnders fans and local residents talking:
Aberdeen's been screaming out for a Pat Butcher mural for years. Well played everyone involved https://t.co/7vSXBgH0Eo— Coco Beans (@Coco Beans) 1630312356
Between the Pat Butcher mural and Michael Gove rave, I honestly feel like aberdeen is just going through a really w… https://t.co/P2a77OwfyN— Sammy Dey (@Sammy Dey) 1630267013
Possibly the most exciting thing that’s ever happened in Aberdeen https://t.co/ZSPDdsHvLi— Angry People in Local Newspapers (@Angry People in Local Newspapers) 1630243194
brilliant! https://t.co/tILdX0LYCx— harrie “glorious being of light & miracles”💉😷 (@harrie “glorious being of light & miracles”💉😷) 1630242033
Some men see things as they are, and say why. I dream of things that never were, and say why not? https://t.co/iI07iQsOIf— 📚 Peggy Hughes 👟 🌱 (@📚 Peggy Hughes 👟 🌱) 1630303398
@josephcawthorn @crunro Pretty sure this is a Franksy.— dan barker (@dan barker) 1630252963
@josephcawthorn @crunro Pls make a video with an Eastenders doof doof ending with theories on who did this!— Lindsay the Bruce (@Lindsay the Bruce) 1630238099
For some, a mural of just Pat Butcher isn’t enough:
I love it, do Gail Platt next https://t.co/py72zpTLQK— Jenna Scott (@Jenna Scott) 1630241397
12ft Pat Butcher has been put up on Hadden St in Aberdeen and I’m obsessed. Kat Slater next please https://t.co/j3wVatXNE7— Kelly Mackie (@Kelly Mackie) 1630237392
And given we know a certain politician was in Aberdeen city centre the same day photos first appeared of the mural, others have joked about the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancashire’s whereabouts:
Massive Pat Butcher mural appears in Aberdeen on the same night Michael Gove goes to a rave nearby? Doesn't feel li… https://t.co/HE10Uf5fbs— Rob Fuller (@Rob Fuller) 1630248548
🚨 | NEW: We have an update on the giant Pat Butcher discovered in Aberdeen. It wasn't Michael Gove. Probably. https://t.co/bt9fZ0ysda— Craig Munro (@Craig Munro) 1630315990
Now am not saying it WAS Michael Gove who done the Pat Butcher mural but funny how both appeared in Aberdeen this w… https://t.co/jrW2YlGlTn— Kirst (@Kirst) 1630270329
There’s already been some suggestions as to which mystery artist is behind the mural, though, given another piece displaying Pam St Clement’s character appeared in Birmingham earlier this year.
Often drawing comparisons to fellow anonymous street artist Banksy, the person behind the Brum painting was an individual known by the alias, Fokawolf.
As for the Aberdeen version, it appears as though Fokawolf has struck again, with a festival Twitter account confirming the artist created the piece.
“Pat Butcher from our ‘Stuck Up’ project with paste up by @fokawolf. Riiiiiiicky,” Nuart Aberdeen tweeted.
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