Overview
- The waxwork replicates Elba’s long‑sleeve Eve of Winston suit from his July 2024 meeting with the King, paired with patent Christian Louboutin shoes he donated.
- The figure is on display in the museum’s Awards Party zone alongside Gillian Anderson, Timothée Chalamet, Harry Styles, Zendaya and Lady Gaga.
- Elba likened the creation process to preparing for a film role and described the unveiling as a surreal, full circle moment tied to his London roots.
- Footage from the reveal shows Elba reacting with amazement, including a FaceTime call in which his mother initially mistook the wax figure for him.
- Madame Tussauds highlighted Elba’s close work with its artists over months to perfect details, with some reports describing the build as taking a couple of years.