内容摘要："It shows it in such a positive way - they see the beach and the prom, people get curious and curiosity is the best thing for tourism.

"It shows it in such a positive way - they see the beach and the prom, people get curious and curiosity is the best thing for tourism.

John Donaldson, from Bristol, has painted more than 200 portraits of more than 150 celebrities and sports stars."I really enjoyed this piece and it's probably my favourite painting that I've ever done," Mr Donaldson said.

The money raised from the painting - based on a portrait photo by Sam Faulkner - will be donated to the Darby Rimmer MND Foundation.A reserve price of £500 has already been met, with bidding due to come to a close at midnight on 20 December.The portrait was digitally painted from a photograph of Sir David, taken by the BBC for Silverback Studios.

It depicts the broadcaster looking down with his hand to his chin, "deep in thought"."I thought it was the perfect image - it epitomises him," Mr Donaldson said.

The artist, who has amassed an audience of more than 50,000 on social media, asked his followers for ideas of who to paint.

"The amount of people that said I should paint David Attenborough made me do it."It’s just awful and the smell is disgusting," she added.

Others were keen to highlight that Port Talbot’s story is not just one of steel.Iona Walker-Hunt, 17, hopes that the next time the media come to the town "it’s for a film festival – not steel".

"A lot of people think Port Talbot is just the steelworkers, but it’s not. There’s so much more,” said Ms Walker-Hunt, whose dad Nigel is an ex-steelworker who started his own business after being made redundant in 2015."Obviously it’s sad for everyone losing their job, but I also think it’s an opportunity to start something new and start a better name for the town," she said.