‘Britain’s David Blaine’ planning bean bath

AN artist who shot to fame by rolling a monkey nut seven miles with his nose yesterday announced his latest bizarre stunt.

Mark McGowan says he intends to sit for 12 days in a bath filled full of baked beans, with two chips up his nose and sausages wrapped around his head. His aim is to spend eight hours a day, for 12 days, in the bath.

“I suppose I am the British alternative to David Blaine but sitting in a plastic box is nothing compared to what I will be doing.”

The spectacle is due to take place in the window of a gallery in Camberwell, south London, next month.

Mr McGowan, 37, claims the serious issue behind the stunt is to defend criticism of the full English breakfast.

The graduate in fine art attracted worldwide media attention when, on hands and knees, he rolled a monkey nut through the streets of London to the door of Number 10 Downing Street to protest against student debt.

He began his journey on September 1 and covered around three-quarters of a mile per day, working in eight-hour bursts.

It is not the first time Mr McGowan has taken on such a project.

He once rolled himself across London for four-and-a-half miles singing We Wish You a Merry Christmas to highlight the work of office cleaners.

In another performance Mr McGowan dressed up as a constable and invited visitors to Clapham Art Gallery to hit him with his truncheon.