Ronnie O’Sullivan mural leaves fans in hysterics as 30ft ‘zombie’ artwork branded ‘terrifying’

Ronnie O’Sullivan mural leaves fans in hysterics as 30ft ‘zombie’ artwork branded ‘terrifying’ The massive 30ft-high artwork appeared on the side of a snooker and pool club and quickly attracted comments online with one comparing the mural of Ronnie O'Sullivan to a zombie Snooker fans have blasted this giant mural of snooker ace Ronnie O'Sullivan. The massive 30ft-high artwork appeared on the side of Spot on Snooker & Pool Club close to snooker's famous Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. Club owner Dan Kirkland commissioned local artist Chris Ashmore to create the huge artwork of 'The Rocket' which has taken more than six weeks and is not yet finished. Social media users went on to brand the artwork as "Monkey O'Sullivan" on account of how the star's facial features have been depicted. Other branded it "terrifying" and said it made the seven time World Champion look more like a "zombie." "Didn't know zombie snooker was a thing," one social media user said. Another quipped: "That's absolutely horrendous, just looks like the corpse of Ronnie O'Sullivan." Meanwhile one fan joked: "I want a snooker player but I want him to look like he's just returned from war." Others said the mural made 50-year-old Ronnie "look like a primate." One said: "Monkey O'Sullivan hits a banana shot to hit a maximum 147!" Another fan said: "I thought this was AI until I went and saw it for myself. Absolutely p***ed myself when I saw it. "Best worst tribute to a sports star since the Ronaldo bust statue." Despite the online comments, Dan says he "loves" the artwork. He said: "Chris is a fantastic artist who has done loads of work for us inside, recreating the Crucible Theatre as well as pictures of John Lennon, Bullseye and Freddie Mercury which hang on our walls. We think some of the online comments are hilarious but we must stress that the artwork is not quite finished so it will look a little different by the time it is all done. "We love the painting so far, it's unique and is a talking point but then all good art should provoke discussion." Ronnie O'Sullivan is far from the only celeb to have what some consider to be unflattering art of themselves. Football icon Cristiano Ronaldo found himself immortalised in a less than flattering bust back in 2017. It was quickly mocked online before a new bust of the superstar was commissioned.