Zoe Tay's wax figure gets a fresh look

Singapore TV actress Zoe Tay got an updated wax figure (both above) at Madame Tussauds Singapore yesterday. PHOTO: MADAME TUSSAUDS SINGAPORE

Singapore TV actress Zoe Tay got an updated wax figure at Madame Tussauds Singapore yesterday.

The 52-year-old's figure was first created in 2014 for the grand opening of the Sentosa attraction. It was then clad in a luxe yellow gown Tay wore to the 2013 Star Awards ceremony.

Now, her wax twin is wearing a black Versace gown with a slit up to the thigh, which Tay wore last year to the finals of the talent competition Star Search.

The actress wrote of her restyled figure in a post on Instagram: "We chose this classic, timeless look. So happy to see myself again - it feels familiar and joyous."

She also took part in a newly launched experience at Madame Tussauds called Behind The Magic where one can try out the work of a wax artist. Tay tried wax shaping, oil painting and hair insertion.

In a press release for the event, the star says: "It was a great surprise that I actually could get my hands on a small bit of the process of making a wax figure. It was unreal to see how hairs are actually inserted, it was definitely an eye-opening experience!"

The Behind The Magic experience can be booked online at Madame Tussauds' website at: www.madametussauds.com/singapore.

Tay's wax figure is one of the permanent figures at Madame Tussauds Singapore alongside figures of other prominent Singaporeans such as singers JJ Lin and Stefanie Sun, former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew and his wife, film-maker Jack Neo and actor-host Gurmit Singh as his iconic character Phua Chu Kang.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on October 23, 2020, with the headline Zoe Tay's wax figure gets a fresh look. Subscribe