A HOMEOWNER got the fright of her life when she saw this figure at the top of her stairs.

       Julia Jordan, 59, of Storrington, West Sussex, thought she had an intruder — until she realised it was a shadow cast by husband Jason’s clothes.

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       Julia Jordan got the fright of her life seeing this side profile at the top of the stairs Credit: Kennedy News and Media 3

       But the shadow was just a freaky coincidence from the angle a pile of her husband's clothes had been arranged in Credit: Kennedy 3

       Laughing Julia posted images to Facebook when she realised what had really happened Credit: Kennedy News and Media

       Laughing Julia took photos of the unlikely shadow with its prominent chin, pointed nose and large forehead along with 54-year-old Jason’s folded hi-vis jacket, boxers and trousers.

       Julia has been left baffled at how the lorry driver’s garments cut such an ‘almost perfect side-profile’ and believes even an artist couldn’t have sculpted it better.

       She posted the images to Facebook where the image of what looks like a burglar’s head behind the bannister has been liked more than 30,000 times by amused users who agreed they’d have panicked too.

       Julia now believes the shadow looks more like a sumo wrestler or Queen Victoria while others have compared it to Winston Churchill and even legendary film director Alfred Hitchcock.

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       Julia said: “I was coming upstairs with my cup of tea so I nearly dropped it when I saw the shadow.

       “It was just crazy. Nobody could make it up and nobody would have believed me if I didn’t catch it on camera. The chances are so slim.

       “How did it catch the light so perfectly? I’m not an artist but you couldn’t design that at all. It’s almost a perfect side-profile.”