Lego Madonna

Madonna is among a series of celebrities portrayed in a special edition of Lego miniatures.

Others include Sir Cliff, Amy Winehouse, Posh and Becks, Angelina, Brad and their twins, the X Factor judges and Alan Titchmarsh.

Sadly for their fans, the Lego stars will not be available to the public as they have been created purely to celebrate the 30th anniversary of mini-figures, of which more than 4billion have been churned out by the moulding machines.

The first ones had yellow faces with happy or neutral expressions. But over the years they have become more sophisticated and assumed many roles including policeman, builder, nurse and football players. More recently a Darth Vader mini-figure featured in Lego Star Wars play sets.

Marko Ilincic, managing director of Lego UK, said: ‘We had no idea it would become such an icon.’

Based on an article by the Daily Mail.