For many celebrities, the invitation to be immortalised in wax is a huge deal - it means that they have made it.
Once you have reached a level of fame, Madame Tussauds will come knocking at your door to create a figure in your likeness.
Each year, Madame Tussauds makes approximately 40 to 50 figures, with each figure taking months to complete.
Each single strand of hair has to be inserted individually, taking near five weeks to complete a whole head. From the first private sitting with a celebrity to completion, it takes approximately four months to create a figure.
All the loving attention pays off when viewers can't tell the real from the fake.
Can you? Flip through the gallery to see who has been given the gift of immortality.
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