▁December ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁ 5 0 ▁P adding ton ▁stat ues ▁were ▁placed ▁around ▁London ▁close ▁to ▁museum s , ▁par ks , ▁sh ops ▁and ▁key ▁land marks . ▁The ▁stat ues ▁have ▁been ▁created ▁by ▁artists , ▁design ers ▁and ▁cele brit ies , ▁including ▁super model ▁Kate ▁M oss , ▁actress ▁N icole ▁Kid man , ▁and ▁Dow nt on ▁Ab bey ▁star ▁Hugh ▁B onne ville . ▁As ▁the ▁lead ▁char ity ▁partner ▁of ▁The ▁P adding ton ▁Tra il , ▁the ▁NS P CC ▁held ▁an ▁online ▁au ction ▁in ▁November ▁and ▁a ▁live ▁au ction ▁in ▁December ▁for ▁the ▁stat ues . ▁All ▁proceed s ▁from ▁the ▁sale ▁went ▁to ▁char ity . ▁ ▁During ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁studio ▁was ▁in ▁tal ks ▁with ▁the ▁producer ▁about ▁a ▁sequ el . ▁The ▁sequ el , ▁titled ▁P adding ton ▁ 2 , ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁to ▁universal ▁acc laim . ▁ ▁In ▁popular ▁culture ▁▁ ▁P adding ton ▁was ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁Royal ▁Mail ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁stamp ▁in ▁the ▁Animal ▁T ales ▁series ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁and ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁class ▁Gre et ings ▁Mess ages ▁st amps , ▁released ▁on ▁ 1 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁ ▁There ▁is ▁a ▁P