Michelle Visage Unveils Rupaul's New Madame Tussauds London Figure

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A figure of reality show judge RuPaul Charles is going on display at Madame Tussauds London, the first of its major characters to wear drag.The model of the creator and host of RuPaul’s Drag Race, will wear a custom-made blue gown by the singer and actor’s long-time collaborator Zaldy Goco, known as Zaldy.Radio 2 presenter Visage, who has been a judge since the third series of the US franchise, signed off the work at the Baker Street attraction, saying: “It’s gorgeous. The teeth, the lips, the nails – it’s like I’m at home and with Ru.

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00:00 [MUSIC]

00:02 >> Look at her!

00:04 My goodness.

00:05 It's like I'm at home.

00:07 I am here at Madame Tussauds London to unveil the queen of

00:12 all queens in her figure royalty, RuPaul.

00:17 [MUSIC]

00:21 My goodness, so gorgeous.

00:23 The lips, the nails.

00:26 Michelle Visage, the judge, will think fans will love this wax figure.

00:31 [MUSIC]

00:34 For a lot of people, they never saw themselves on telly.

00:38 And when you have a show like RuPaul's Drag Race UK, I think everybody can turn

00:41 on and find somebody who represents them.

00:44 It's Diana Ross, of course, Queen Oprah, and Queen Michelle Visage,

00:51 which some might be familiar with.

00:55 The fact that Zaldi put me into the favors on Ru's gown is a shock and

01:00 an honor.

01:01 And I mean, I'm up there with Oprah and Diana.

01:04 So I'm a bit of an imposter going on here, but yeah, I think it's rightful.

01:08 We had no idea of any kind of impact of pop culture, drag culture, any culture.

01:14 We were just two people who really understood each other and really got along.

01:19 There was a celebration of life whenever we were together.

01:22 And I think that that was contagious and infectious to everybody around us.

01:27 We didn't predict it, didn't expect it, but what an honor and what a gift.

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