First look at Paul Mescal’s episode of Portrait Artist of the Year

For the seventh series of PAOTY we will see aspiring artists compete to see who has what it takes to impress our celebrity sitters and judges to be crowned the winner. Throughout the series we will see 24 celebrity sitters from the worlds of stage, screen, sport and music become the subject for our painters. Sitting this year are: Pam Hogg (Fashion Designer), Ray Blk (Musician), James Nesbitt (Actor), Katie Piper (Model/TV Presenter), Robert Rinder (TV Personality), Don Letts (Film Director/Musician), Fay Ripley (Actor), Ncuti Gatwa (Actor), Lady Anne Glenconner; Mirren Mack (Actor), Sir Trevor McDonald, The Vivienne (TV Personality), Paul Mescal (Actor), Sian Clifford (Actor), Eddie Marsan (Actor), Deborah James (Radio Presenter), Eamonn Walker (Actor), Melanie Sykes (TV Presenter), David Haig (Actor), Jane Horrocks (Actor), Kwame Kwei Armah (Actor), Katherine Grainger (Sports Personality), Fred Sirieix (TV Personality).