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'Iconic' sausage roll to star at Madame Tussauds

Madame Tussauds The final masterpiece is displayed on a regal blue velvet cushion, elevated on a classic plinth and accompanied by a commemorative plaqueMadame Tussauds
Madame Tussauds The wax sausage roll in the making, a man pats the unfinished sculpture with a toolMadame Tussauds
The sausage roll will be displayed on a velvet cushion placed on a classic plinth, with a commemorative plaque placed beside it
The pastry was made following the same traditional plaster moulding method originally used by Madame Tussaud when she created her figures

A sculpture of a Greggs sausage roll is to be unveiled at Madame Tussauds waxworks museum.

The world-famous attraction has said the pastry-cloaked processed meat cylinder is the first food item to go on display in its own right.

It elevates the snack to the level of a British cultural icon, sitting alongside celebrities such as Shakespeare and David Attenborough.

Greggs said the company sells one million of the rolls every day.

Jo Kinsey is studio manager at the museum and oversees a team of artists responsible for creating and maintaining the lifelike models.

She said the Greggs sausage roll was "synonymous with British culture - we just had to put it in our culture zone".

She added the artists had put in "numerous" hours to capture every detail of the popular menu item.

"We took the process very seriously, making this creation the same way we make all our figures at the attraction," she said.

"We can't wait for guests to be stopped in their tracks at the lifelike sausage roll - just in time for National Sausage Roll Day."

It will become a temporary exhibit at Madame Tussauds in Baker Street on 5 June, where it will remain on display for the rest of the month.

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