One of the world’s most famous attractions Madame Tussauds will open on Darling Harbour’s Aquarium Wharf in May next year.
Fans will be able to get up close and personal with their favourite Aussie stars including Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman who will be featured alongside other international A-listers like Johnny Depp and Lady Gaga; as well as politicians, literary and sports stars and many others.
Madame Tussaud’s has revealed their first, unique-to-Australia celebrity figure will be Home & Away star Ray Meagher.
Meagher, who is popularly known for his role as Alf Stewart in the series Home & Away since 1988, will be one of the first local celebrities to be featured in Madame Tussauds Sydney amongst other Aussie celebrities and heroes.
The latest attraction will reflect the franchise’s 200 years of expertise and research, with each figure crafted with both a high level of artistry and accuracy. Most contemporary figures are also produced following sittings with the celebrities themselves – and talks are already well advanced with a number of Australian icons. Extensive research into producing wax figures includes hundreds of separate measurements, hours matching skin tone, eye and hair colour – with every individual hair inserted separately. Celebrities and film studio wardrobe departments often supply clothing for their figures to Madame Tussauds, or designers will reproduce significant or iconic outfits as exact replicas.
Costing $14 million and featuring 1,800sqm of space, the new Madame Tussauds Sydney will be the 13th Madame Tussauds in the world and fifth in Asia Pacific - joining its highly successful sister attractions in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Bangkok.
