Madame Tussauds - London

World Champion Heptathlete and one of Team GB’s brightest hopes for next year’s Olympic Games, Jessica Ennis, has given a sitting for a new wax figure to be unveiled here this summer.

Jessica gave our sculptors a sitting in March where hundreds of precise measurements were taken. The 25 year old World Champion will be featured in an iconic post-race celebration pose with her arms raised triumphantly as she proudly holds aloft a Union Jack flag.

Jessica Ennis will be joining the A-list line up of Sports stars and will make an incredibly striking and visual figure; her pose is extremely dramatic and shows off her amazing athletic frame to full effect.

For the time being Jessica’s figure will feature in the interactive Sports Zone, with a cast of greats from past and present - from Lewis Hamilton to David Beckham, Mohammed Ali to Jesse Owens. But plans are underway for her to be joined next year by some of her GB team-mates in a special dedicated area.

The figure will take four months to complete at a cost of £150,000.