0 Colin Firth gets own wax figure at Madame Tussauds

Colin Firth has become the latest star to find a place in Madame Tussauds museum.

The Oscar winner's statue, dressed in a black tuxedo and bow tie, has been put on display at the famous tourist attraction.

His is the eighth and final celebrity statue to be unveiled in 2011 and has been placed next to statues of Kate Winslet and the Beckhams.

"Colin is one of the hottest leading men of our time, an Oscar winner and a true British gent," the Daily Express quoted a spokeswoman for the museum as saying.