LINGERIE entrepreneur Michelle Mone has commissioned a £50,000 painting as a birthday present for her new billionaire partner.
Baroness Mone enlisted the help of contemporary artist Lincoln Townley to depict new boyfriend Doug Barrowman for his 52nd birthday.
The Tory peer has been in a relationship with Glasgow-born Barrowman, the chairman of the Knox group of companies, since last October following her split from golf pro Stefan Soroka.
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Townley, who is married to Loose Women and ex-Coronation Street star Denise Welch, has been forging a name for himself over the last five years painting the likes of Sir Michael Caine, Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Robert De Niro, Leonardo DiCaprio, David Bowie and Jack Nicholson.
He confirmed the commission, saying: “I’ve met Doug and he has an energy about him that has obviously been key to his success.”
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