Published 19:38 IST, March 26th 2020

Ronaldo, Messi and Neymar are all fans of Mr Bling's £150,000 crystal portraits

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Neymar and David Beckham are fans of a certain Mr Bling who creates £150,000 portraits made out of crystals for celebrities.

Reported by: Daniel Arambur
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All football players across globe have been forced to remain within confines of ir homes due to ongoing coronavirus pandemic. With all major football leagues suspended, it will be quite some time till we see return of competitive football. But what have footballers been doing during all this free time that y have been blessed with at what is supposed to be a crucial point in international season? Find out what Cristia Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have been obsessed with in recent times. 

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Cristia Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, and Diego Marona are all fans of £150,000 portraits me out of crystals

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Who is Mr Bling?

Mr Bling (real name Mauricio Benitez) is a Colombia-based artist who makes expensive and lavish Swarovski crystal portraits for people who can afford m. likes of Cristia Ronaldo, Lionel Messi have all purchased portraits me of crystals worth around £150,000  - £200,000 from Mr Bling in past. Cristia Ronaldo, in particular, has picked up three portraits from South American artist. In an interview with Sun, Mr Bling was quoted as saying that "Ronaldo contacted me on WhatsApp and told me he wanted a family portrait me with crystals in 2018. He sent me ims he wanted me to make, and I started working on m with changes he wanted. To be honest, I was shocked that he contacted me personally. One of his pieces was overhe kick he scored for Real Mrid against Juventus. This work is seven-and-half feet tall, and has around 250,000 crystals on it. or two pieces I did for him were family portraits, and I think one of those is in his mor's house."

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Cristia Ronaldo's epic crystal portrait me by Mr Bling

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19:37 IST, March 26th 2020