A lock of David Bowie's hair is due to go up for auction this week.

The item is expected to sell for more than $4,000 (£2,725) when it goes under the hammer in Los Angeles on June 25.

Welsh woman Wendy Farrier is selling the item after sourcing it during a job at Madame Tussauds in the 1980.

She helped to create a wig for a waxwork of the late music star, but she kept a lock of his real hair for herself.

The hair will go on sale via Heritage Auctions.

Auctioneer Margaret Barrett commented: "We have sold a lot of celebrity hair in the past but never any of David Bowie's. This is pretty unique.

"It is difficult to predict how much it will go for but we recently sold some of John Lennon's hair, which was snipped from his head by his barber, for a huge sum.

"David Bowie has now passed away and fans are devastated by the news so we are expecting to get a lot of interest in the sale."

The musician died in January aged 69 after a secret battle with cancer.

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