Uri Geller unveils spoon statue in Sonning

The red spoon is a leaving gift to Sonning from Uri Geller

TV illusionist Uri Geller has unveiled a giant spoon statue as a parting gift to the Berkshire village where he has lived for 35 years.

Geller, 68, who became famous for bending spoons, said he planned to leave the UK to return to his native Israel.

The red steel statue in the shape of a bent spoon has been placed on a large tree stump in Sonning.

Uri Geller said: "It will be photographed a million times."

The statue, made by artist-blacksmith Paul Wells, is sited opposite the home of actor George Clooney and his wife Amal, who recently moved to Sonning.

The 7ft red spoon sits on a tree stump opposite the home of actor George Clooney and his wife Amal