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Christmas Comes Early as we ‘Unwrap’ Oscar Winner Colin Firth!
14th December 2011
Oscar winner, Colin Firth joins Madame Tussauds London. The new wax figure of The King’s Speech star was ‘unwrapped’ under twinkling lights and surrounded by festive Christmas trees within our A-List Party area.
The actor, renowned for his dashing demeanour, is captured in his red carpet finest of a black textured tuxedo complete with bow tie and pocket handkerchief.
We are delighted to welcome Colin Firth to Madame Tussauds London. Colin is a one of the hottest leading men of our time, an Oscar winner and a true British gent – the ideal addition to the A-list of stars we already have here at the attraction.
The figure took four months to complete at a cost of £150,000 and will be situated with other A-list stars from Bruce Willis to Kate Winslet to the Beckhams. The British actor is the eighth and final new figure to be revealed in a special year for us at Madame Tussauds London; in December we celebrated the 250th anniversary of the birth of our founder, Marie Tussaud.
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For further information contact Stacey Sutton or Amy Williams at freerange communications on 0207 402 9966 / amy@freerange.eu
For further information contact Stacey Sutton or Amy Williams at freerange communications on 0207 402 9966 / amy@freerange.eu
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Madame Tussauds Studios London has been making wax figures for over 150 years. Each masterpiece takes four months, and a team of 20 dedicated sculptors, to create. Over 500 precise body measurements are referenced, real head hairs are inserted one by one, and countless layers of paints and tints are applied to build up skin tones - all to achieve the kind of astonishing realism that has kept Madame Tussauds world renowned for over two centuries
Madame Tussauds has attractions in London, Hollywood, New York, Las Vegas, Washington D.C., Amsterdam, Berlin, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok, Vienna, Blackpool UK, Sydney 2012 and Florida in 2013, with interactive figures and experiences built around fame and celebrity. In London, guests can get up close and personal with incredibly lifelike replicas of 21st century stars like Kate Moss, Johnny Depp and Amy Winehouse, brave the scariest Chamber Of Horrors yet, complete with actors as bloodthirsty serial killers and take a time-travelling taxi ride through 400 years of amazing London history.
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