I cut the hedge outside my home into the shape of a naked lady - but drunk people keep pretending to have sex with it Keith Tyssen, 90, has been trimming the hedge into a naked woman since 2005 By Katherine Lawton Published: 10:18 BST, 25 July 2024 | Updated: 10:24 BST, 25 July 2024 e-mail View comments A retired art teacher has cut a hedge in the shape of a naked lady outside his house for almost 20 years. Pensioner Keith Tyssen, 90, decided in 2005 that he would indulge his love for sculpture by turning the hedge in front of his home into a naked woman. Naming her Gloria, the divorced father-of-four said people stop and take photos of the 5ft tall reclining figure as they pass his house in Sheffield.
He revealed drunk people climb onto the sculpture for a grope, with some even pretending to have sex with the topiary. He said: 'I'm 90 now but still fairly physically ok, so I'll keep her going. Pensioner Keith Tyssen, 90, (pictured) turned the hedge in his front garden into a naked woman Naming her Gloria, the pensioner said people stop and take photos of the figure as they pass his house in Sheffield Mr Tyssen has shaped and pruned Gloria outside his house for many years 'She isn't going anywhere.
She'll stay sat there on my wall. 'The shape isn't easy to do, so when I do get compliments, it's very pleasant to hear. 'People do smile when they see Gloria and I like that.
' Mr Tyssen explained he hadn't planned a naked lady when he started manipulating his hedge into a slightly.
