A lock of Oscar-nominated actor Cillian Murphy’s hair is currently on sale for £6,000.
The ‘substantial’ lock of hair was cut by a wig maker on the set of Peaky Blinders to ensure the wig matched Mr Murphy’s hair perfectly. There’s even a card with his name written in pen as proof.
Now the hair sample is being sold Paul Fraser Collectibles for £6,000, with the note that the lock could soon belong to an Oscar winner.
He is the bookmakers’ favorite to take home the Best Actor prize at the Oscars next Sunday for his role in Oppenheimer. Mr Murphy stars as the titular character J Robert Oppenheimer in the critically acclaimed historical biopic.
In February, the Irish actor won best actor at the BAFTAs and earlier this year he won a Golden Globe for his role.
Cillian Murphy after winning Best Lead Actor for Oppenheimer at the BAFTAs. A lock of Mr Murphy’s hair is currently on sale for £6,000
Mr. Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer in the historical biopic Oppenheimer. He is the bookmakers’ favorite to take home the Best Actor prize at the Oscars next Sunday
Mr Murphy as Tommy Shelby in Peaky Blinders. He was credited with popularizing the faded short, back and side hairstyle
A memorabilia expert told it The sun: ‘Cillian’s share price is rising and he is now a global star, especially after the Bafta and probably Oscar.
“So while this may be strange to collect, it will likely increase in value.
“There’s actually a pretty big market for famous people’s hair.”
Mr. Murphy’s hair isn’t the only celebrity hair sold by Paul Fraser Collectibles. The site also sells US pop star Justin Bieber’s hair clips for £35,000. As well as a lock of Marilyn Monroe’s hair from the night she sang Happy Birthday to JFK, which costs a whopping £250,000.
Surprisingly, this isn’t the first time Mr. Murphy’s hair has been in the news. During his time playing the role of Tommy Shelby in the hit BBC drama Peaky Blinders, Mr Murphy was credited with popularizing the faded short, back and side hairstyle.