A facial reconstruction of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has sparked a wave of funny on X (formerly Twitter) posts, with users drawing comparisons between the classical composer and a Coronation Street legend.
The renowned Austrian composer, who passed away at the age of 35 in 1791, has been brought back to life in a sense, as a museum that claims to have his skull since 1902 employed cutting-edge 3D forensic facial reconstruction technology to envisage how he might have looked.
One amused X user shared the reconstructed image, quipping: "Why does Mozart look like Martin Platt? " The character of Martin, portrayed by Sean Wilson from 1985 to 2005, was famously married to Gail, played by Helen Worth, on the soap.
The likeness didn't go unnoticed by other users on the platform, with many concurring about the striking similarity. "They could be twins separated at birth," concurred one individual.
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