Leone to join wax-statue league at Tussauds

NEW DELHI: Bollywood star Sunny Leone will soon find herself in the company of celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor and many others as Madame Tussauds Delhi on Thursday that Bollywood actor and former porn star’s statue will be joining other celebrities at the Madame Tussauds wax museum which opened recently in Delhi.

The figure will be displayed alongside other leading celebrities, in a yet to be announced themed environment — ready to excite any Sunny fan. The zone will enable fans to pose and click selfies with one of the most desirable female celebrities created at Madame Tussauds.

The Canadian-born, Indian-American actress and model, Sunny Leone has a huge fan following all across the world, especially in India.

Despite being in the Indian film and television industry for a short time, she has already earned a tremendous fan following and a strong presence in the country and abroad. The team of expert artists flew in from London to meet with Leone for the sitting in Mumbai, where they took over 200 specific measurements and images to create an authentic figure.

On learning about her figure, Leone remarked, “I am thrilled and grateful to Madame Tussauds for creating my figure. Having my own wax figure is completely overwhelming. This is the first time I have undergone a sitting and I must thank the entire team for making it a unique and memorable experience. I am equally excited to see ’me’ at the attraction and can’t wait for the fans reaction it will be finally displayed later this year. Madame Tussauds is a ‘one-of-a-kind’ attraction and I am so thrilled to be chosen for this incredible honour.”

Merlin Entertainments India Pvt Director Anshul Jain said, “Sunny Leone is undoubtedly one of the biggest sensational divas of Bollywood with a massive fan base, so her figure has been an evident choice for Madame Tussauds Delhi. Announcing her figure at the attraction is equally enthralling for us, and we are certain that this will give her fans millions of memories to carry home with lots of selfies”.

Madame Tussauds has 23 museums across the world.