Artist's Moss anger

Showbiz

09:30 15 October 2006

Kate Moss enraged artist Lucian Freud by always being late for sittings when she posed for him.

The 83-year-old artist painted a nude portrait of the supermodel when she was seven months pregnant, but he has described the experience as a nightmare.

Freud said: "I used to get very cross sometimes."

The British painter also said that he wasn't pleased with the finished piece, even though it sold last year for almost £4 million.

However, one famous woman that Freud did enjoy painting was British monarch Queen Elizabeth, because she was so open-minded.

The legendary artist said: "I've always admired her and seen her around for a long time. I just thought she was interesting and very surprising. She's very, very open-minded."

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