Aardman and TikTok launch search for Shaun the Sheep’s biggest fan

Aardman and TikTok have teamed up to offer Shaun the Sheep’s ultimate fan a once-in-a-lifetime prize: the chance to be sculpted in clay by Aardman’s award-winning animators and appear in Shaun’s upcoming feature film, The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026).

The competition, launching on 4 September, invites fans to post videos to TikTok showing why they deserve to be Shaun’s number one fan, using the hashtag #ShaunTheSheepMovie3. Whether it’s baking a Shaun-inspired cake, attempting a Shaun haircut, or even crafting a homemade puppet, entrants are encouraged to get as creative (and sheepish) as possible.

The winner will receive a true “money can’t buy” prize: their likeness immortalised in clay and featured in The Beast of Mossy Bottom, Shaun’s third big-screen adventure.

How It Works

Fans enter exclusively on TikTok using #ShaunTheSheepMovie3.

The 20 most-viewed videos will be shortlisted.

An expert panel, including Aardman, will select the winner.

Submissions open 4 September and close 30 October (23:59 UK time).

Entrants must be UK-based. Full terms and conditions will be available on @ShaunTheSheepOfficial TikTok when the competition opens.

Shaun on TikTok

Shaun the Sheep has become a viral star on TikTok, with 654,000 followers and 9.3 million likes on the official account. Nearly 100,000 TikTok creations use the #ShaunTheSheep hashtag, with views of the tag rising 88% year on year.

Sean Clarke, Managing Director, Aardman: “Shaun is a social media star himself, with a combined following of over 14 million and TikTok videos that rack up over 10 million views. So, what better way to celebrate his next feature-length adventure than by asking his fans to join in the fun? We’re excited to offer this ‘money can’t buy’ prize and hopefully make one superfan’s dream come true by giving them the chance to star alongside everyone’s favourite sheep. Knowing Shaun’s fans, their entries are bound to be baaa-rilliant.”

Dominic Burns, Head of Operations, TikTok UK, Ireland and Nordics: “TikTok is reshaping the way Britain discovers, discusses and decides what to watch. Shaun has found a whole new fanbase on the platform, and it’s fantastic to see Aardman taking that further with a one-of-a-kind competition that could only happen on TikTok. I’m excited to see the creativity of our community go from TikTok, into Aardman’s clay workshop, and onto the big screen.”

Sky is the exclusive UK distributor of Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, releasing in cinemas and on Sky Cinema, while STUDIOCANAL will distribute globally outside the UK.

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