1. Nathan Wyburn was born on 24 October 1989 and is a contemporary Welsh artist and media personality who has created celebrity portraits and pop culture imagery using non-traditional media such as foodstuffs and other household items, including most notably working with Marmite on toast.
Nathan Wyburn was featured on the BBC children's TV programme, Blue Peter, ITV News and Sky Sports.
Nathan Wyburn received messages of support from celebrities including singer Katherine Jenkins and pop star Justin Bieber.
In 2011 Nathan Wyburn appeared on the TV talent show Britain's Got Talent, where he created a portrait of judge Michael McIntyre, again using Marmite on toast.
Nathan Wyburn reached the semi-finals where his portraits of Michael Jackson, Marilyn Monroe and Elvis Presley were judged overambitious.
Nathan Wyburn created an image of Queen Elizabeth II, as he had missed out on the prize to meet her.
Nathan Wyburn's work was recognized as part of the London 2012 Olympic Games under Education Relays when he held a one-off edible art exhibition, featuring British Olympians at Bournemouth Arts College.
Nathan Wyburn's work has been praised by celebrity admirers such as Perez Hilton.
In 2015 Nathan Wyburn created a portrait of Princess Charlotte of Cambridge using 1,000 babygrows, a portrait of Welsh rugby international Adam Jones using mud, and for Father's Day pizzas featuring five famous fathers: David Beckham, Tom Fletcher, Gary Barlow Simon Cowell and Marvin Humes, in partnership with Morrisons supermarket.
Nathan Wyburn describes himself as having a "Warhol-like obsession" with pop culture and the notion of celebrity, and cites Warhol, Chuck Close and Vik Muniz as his main influences.
In December 2015 Nathan Wyburn created portraits of Francis Rossi and Rick Parfitt, from the rock group Status Quo, out of matchsticks, inspired by their 1969 song "Pictures of Matchstick Men".
Nathan Wyburn created images of Star Wars characters from food products, including lead characters Rey made from tomato puree and Finn made from tikka paste.
In 2016, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Techniquest science museum, Nathan Wyburn created a portrait of scientist Albert Einstein using thousands of Smarties.
Nathan Wyburn painted a portrait of actor Gene Wilder, using chocolate, as a tribute to the late comic actor.
In November 2017 Nathan Wyburn painted a picture of Jesus using a sausage roll and ketchup, in response to an advertisement for Greggs which showed a sausage roll in place of the holy infant on their advent calendars.
On New Year's Eve 2017, ITV aired a panel show hosted by Fern Britton titled A Right Royal Quiz which featured a cameo appearance from Nathan Wyburn, showcasing some of his royal portraits including a new artwork of The Queen using pizza.
In early 2019 Nathan Wyburn created artwork for Lisa Riley, for Boyzone and for Dame Joan Collins at her show at the London Palladium.
Nathan Wyburn has since been commissioned for Mariah Carey's birthday present using silver glitter, and was then invited to meet her at the Royal Albert Hall.
Nathan Wyburn then went on to present Catherine Zeta-Jones with artworks when she was awarded freedom of Swansea in July 2019.
Nathan Wyburn featured on shows such as This Morning and American talk show Live With Kelly and Ryan to talk about the piece, and how to stay creative during the COVID-19 lockdown.
In June 2020, Nathan Wyburn created a 18-metre soil portrait of Tom Jones for his 80th birthday in the grounds of Cardiff Castle.
Nathan Wyburn is gay and is an ambassador and spokesperson for several anti-bullying charities and campaigns.
Nathan Wyburn is a supporting partner of Pride Cymru acting as their youth ambassador.
In October 2015 Nathan Wyburn took part in YouTube's first live 12-hour Stand Up to Cancer event, making coffee portraits of YouTube favourites Joe Sugg and Caspar Lee.
In December 2018 Nathan Wyburn was part of a team of people who presented a Christmas-themed fund raising drag show at St Andrews United Reformed Church, Roath.
In 2020, Nathan Wyburn was placed 79th on the 'Most Influential Redhead Men' list by Red Hot 100.