WHEN broadcaster and writer Muriel Gray lost her phone, she did what many do in the digital age and turned to social media for help. 

Yet her followers on Twitter were baffled and amused in equal measure by her description of the handset  - and its one-of-a-kind case. 

Asking for help locating her smartphone, Ms Gray revealed it was decorated with a picture of a marmot standing on a mountain, wearing a hat and a backpack which contained a French baguette.

The 59-year-old former TV presenter said she had left it on her table at the SSE Scottish Music Awards at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket on Saturday night.

She Tweeted: "Oh smells. If anyone finds a phone in a case with a picture of a marmot on a mountain in a hat and wearing a rucksack with a baguette in it ( I know) at table 29 #SSEScottishMusicAwards it’s mine. I’d love it back. I’m a shambles. Sorry."

The appeal drew helpful replies from her followers, but there was also some surprise among her online admirers over her choice of design.

One suggested it should be entered in the next Turner Prize competition, while another said thay would have to keep such a unique item if they found it.

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However, the tale had a happy ending, with Ms Gray later Tweeting she had been reunited with the unusual item, which was bought in Parc Vanoise in the Alps. 

She also delighted her followers with a picture of the marmot design, complete with hat, bag and French loaf. 

Ms Gray is an author, journalist, producer and was the first Chairwoman of the Glasgow School of Art. She has also served on the on the board of the British Museum. 

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The 2017 SSE Music Awards raised a total of £148,500 for music therapy charity Nordoff Robbins. Lewis Capaldi, Emeli Sande, The Temperance Movement, and Nina Nesbitt all won awards on the night.