Brian Blessed reveals he threw away Picasso worth a potential £50m

To say Brian Blessed is a bit of a character is an understatement.

The larger-than-life actor recently hit the headlines for a story he told about delivering a baby in a London park, but his latest revelation is even more grandiose. Blessed claims to have met Pablo Picasso when he was a teenager, according to the Daily Mail. Naturally when you come into contact with one of the most famous artists of his generation, you'll ask him for a picture. But despite going on to act in The Legend of the Tamworth Two and Mist: The Tale of a Sheepdog Puppy, 14-year-old Blessed had very high standards. "I threw his drawing on the floor and i doing so threw away about £50million," he said. The piece in question is now on display in an art gallery in Sheffield, and Blessed seems to regret his decision.