PEREGRINE HEATHCOTE ON STAR PAINTINGS WITH ROLF HARRIS

Star Portraits with Rolf Harris was a BBC television series that had three series, the most recent of which was in March 2007. In it, three artists each painted a picture of a celebrity, and then the celebrity got to choose to keep one of the paintings. It was presented by artist and television personality Rolf Harris. Peregrine Heathcote was invited to participate in Series Two (2005) of Star Portraits and locked horns with two other artists to paint a portrait of Cilla Black. Happily, after the initial sitting and a two week period in his own studio, Cilla Black chose Peregrine's portrait of her as the winner of the episode. After each series was over, the paintings went on a touring exhibition around Britain.