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Colin the Caterpillar was introduced at Marks and Spencer three decades ago and has proved incredibly popular.

As well as the traditional cake, the high-street giant has also provided Colin's wife Connie, Halloween and Christmas versions as well as mini rolls and massive wedding cakes.

With Easter on the way there is now a new version on the shelves, but this one has not gone down as well with shoppers.

The cake is Easter-bunny themed, but it has left a lot of people scratching their heads wondering if it is having an identity crisis and also branding it scary.

The new cake is kitted out with white chocolate rabbit ears and mini orange fondant carrots but many people are being left feeling creeped out by Colin's latest look, reports the Wales Online.

Some people have even likened the cake to the Halloween rabbit character in the fantasy-thriller movie Donnie Darko when the cake was shared by Facebook group Extreme Couponing and Bargains UK.

One said: "Most disturbing looking bunny I’ve ever seen!"

Another said: "An Easter bunny that's a caterpillar. Poor confused bunnypillar."

A third said: "It looks possessed and since when has a rabbit had 6 legs... Defo won't be buying."

Another called on Marks and Spencer to do better. "Bunny? Is Colin not a caterpillarr (sic)? It MAY work better for Halloween (as Colin in fancy dress) but for Easter??

"There is nothing cute & cuddly about this "bunny" I don't see anything "Easter" about it?! I don't think it would scare my little Grandchildren at all but it certainly gives me the creeps the more I look at it, yikes!! Come on."

While someone else quipped: "This looks like a weird mutant love child made between Dylan from Magic Roundabout and The Very Hungry Caterpillar."

And someone else asked: "Why a genetically altered bunny and caterpillar?? That's freaky!!".

Some people worried that cake may look too scary for their children, with other branding it as 'confusing'.

One Facebook user wrote: "Jeez looks like the rabbit from donnie darko!!!! My daughter would freak out looking at that"

Another put: "Is it just me or does that rabbit look evil? Kinda crazy ? I think that cake would scare children and the elderly!"

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Another joker wrote: "I fear something bad has happened here a mutant cross - half rabbit half caterpillar - I’m not sure I get it ! could this be one step to far!"

A fourth said: "Looks bit scary but tasty lol", while a fifth added: "That looks sinister, kids be scared stiff..."

However others praised the new cake, with many saying they loved the previous versions.

One said: "They are yummy and fun."

Another said: "It's a fabulous tasty cake I have to say x"

Another agreed: "Looks good and tastes good to x"

If you did want to get your hands on the Easter Bunny cake, you'll need to wait until 31 March, when it will be available in stores across the country, at £10 each, but you can shop the rest of the Colin range here