Beyonce and Lady Gaga arrive in Blackpool

Blackpool Gazette

Global megastars are the latest additions at Blackpool's Madame Tussauds.

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00:08 >> So we actually opened our A-list room last year,

00:11 and just because of the time it takes to make these figures,

00:14 Beyonce was top of our list,

00:15 and she's also a global Merlin figure.

00:19 So she's in London, she's in the U.S., so it was only right

00:22 that we brought her here, and I think her and Gaga would have

00:25 been voted from the public as people

00:27 that they really wanted to see in Blackpool.

00:29 We do currently have a Lady Gaga,

00:31 so this is an updated version of her, a more like current

00:36 depiction of how she is now.

00:38 Gaga's is based off a red carpet look that she wore,

00:40 and Beyonce's is a recreation

00:43 of her Renaissance album launch party look.

00:45 But figures are often in donated outfits.

00:51 For example, KSI, his hoodie has been donated from his team,

00:57 so it's a real replica that people can come and see.

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01:07 We're here to maintain them here in Blackpool,

01:10 and I think because I trained in makeup and hair,

01:13 it's really nice to bring those skills into a different medium,

01:16 so to kind of touch up the paint work and to style the hair

01:20 and just maintain it so it's perfect

01:22 for when our guests come and see them.

01:24 It's a special kind of oil paint that we use for the figures,

01:27 and that's a kind of custom mixed and color match

01:30 to how they are in real life, and obviously the makeup

01:33 that they would wear.

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01:45 Collectively, it takes about 800 hours to create a figure

01:49 from sculpting, casting the wax, painting, hair insertion,

01:54 and styling, and final touches.

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02:05 From a makeup artist point of view,

02:07 it's all about color matching and getting

02:09 that kind of right balance.

02:10 This A-list room was created last year with a real sense

02:14 to bring Hollywood to Blackpool and create that kind

02:17 of vibe and drama.

02:19 You can see the likes of Lady Gaga here now and Beyonce.

02:22 We've got RuPaul, Lewis Capaldi, and it's really about kind

02:25 of bringing that glitz and glamour here as well

02:28 as honoring Blackpool landmarks.

02:30 You can see the tower.

02:31 You can interact with that and change the color of the lights

02:33 as well as other local landmarks.

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