Greggs Sausage roll honoured at Madame Tussauds in London
The beloved pastry secured a top spot at the wax figure museum, standing alongside the likes of Sir David Attenborough, Stormzy and William Shakespeare at the attraction's Culture Capital Zone.
The one-of-a-kind replica has been handcrafted by the talented artists at Madame Tussauds and is the first time a food item has been given the "celebrity treatment".
The special exhibit will be available to see from Thursday, June 5.
This is being done to mark National Sausage Roll Day (Image: Jonathan Short/Greggs)
Jo Kinsey, Studio Manager at Madame Tussauds London, said: "The Greggs Sausage Roll is synonymous with British culture - we just had to put it in our Culture Zone.
"Our artists have put in numerous hours to capture every detail of this popular menu item.
"The pressure was on to capture it perfectly because we know how passionate Brits are about their favourite pastry!
"We took the process very seriously, making this creation the same way we make all our figures at the attraction.
"We're delighted to honour its iconic status with a history-making feat - the first time an individual food item has had the honour of having its figure at Madame Tussauds London.
"We can't wait for guests to be stopped in the tracks at the life-like sausage roll - just in time for National Sausage Roll Day."
Rosin Currie, CEO at Greggs, added: 'We're thrilled that Madame Tussauds London has chosen to honour the Greggs Sausage Roll in such a unique and iconic way.
"It's a true celebration of a national favourite, and we couldn't think of a more fitting tribute in the lead-up to National Sausage Roll Day.
"Seeing our Sausage Roll receive the celebrity treatment is a proud and slightly surreal moment for all of us at Greggs.'
Hashtags
Try Our AI Features
Explore what Daily8 AI can do for you:
Comments
No comments yet...
Related Articles
Wales Online
2 hours ago
- Wales Online
EuroMillions jackpot of £199m next week could be UK's biggest ever lottery win
EuroMillions jackpot of £199m next week could be UK's biggest ever lottery win The jackpot is an estimated £199 million and would be the largest prize the UK has seen, National Lottery operator Allwyn said Next week's Euromillions jackpot will be a whopping £199 million (Image: Getty Images ) The UK could witness its most monumental lottery windfall yet if a lucky participant clinches the forthcoming Tuesday EuroMillions draw's mammoth top prize. The estimated £199 million jackpot would be the largest windfall in British history, the National Lottery operator Allwyn has said. The absence of a EuroMillions winner on Friday propels the significant jackpot to roll over to the upcoming Tuesday draw. Andy Carter, the senior winners' adviser for Allwyn, the organisation behind The National Lottery, remarked: "We are now on the verge of creating the biggest National Lottery winner this country has ever seen, as the EuroMillions jackpot will be an estimated £199 million this Tuesday. "If a single UK ticket-holder wins the lot, they'll instantly become richer than the likes of Dua Lipa and Harry Kane whilst landing at the number one spot of The National Lottery's biggest wins." New rules affecting roads and drivers across Wales planned READ MORE: Animal expert explains sweet reason your dog keeps staring at you READ MORE: A lucky Brit could join the top 0.001 per cent wealthiest people in the country on Tuesday (Image: PA Archive/PA Images ) Carter added: "Get your tickets early to ensure you'll be in with a chance of a massive life-changing win." A record-breaking £195 million jackpot was claimed by an unidentified UK ticket-holder on July 19, 2022, closely following Gloucester couple Joe and Jess Thwaite who bagged £184,262,899 from a Lucky Dip ticket in the May 10, 2022 draw. The UK's third-largest prize was collected when an anonymous entrant won the £177 million jackpot in the November 26 draw last year, whilst the largest win in this year reached up to £83 million back in January. Winning numbers for Friday, May 30 Tonight's winning EuroMillions numbers: 4, 7, 14, 33, 36, and Lucky Stars of 1 and 5 Article continues below Tonight's winning Thunderball numbers: 16, 21, 25, 26, 34. Thunderball - 14 When and how to play There are chances to win EuroMillions every Tuesday and Friday. You can buy a ticket for £2.50 (on draw days up until 7.30pm). If you want more games to play, there is also Lotto every Saturday and Wednesday and Set For Life every Monday and Thursday. The Thunderball draw (which also takes place tonight, as well as every Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday,) has a £500,000 top prize.
Daily Mirror
5 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
The 6 truly weird showbiz moments we must discuss this week
Who would have thought a dashcam video could cause so much trouble? For the drama of the showbiz week got off to a racing start on Monday, thanks to Brooklyn Beckham, his wife Nicola Peltz and their ongoing feud with his ma and pa, Posh and Becks. It all started when the nepobabies posted a very 'pointed' video of themselves enjoying a loved-up motorbike ride through LA last weekend - and by the start of this week it was all anyone could talk about on social media. The video and its loved up soundtrack, was seen by many as a clear message from chef/photographer/filmmaker/influencer/nepobrat Brooklyn to his long-suffering mum and dad Victoria and David Beckham. That message was clear: Thanks for the lavish lifestyle, probable £125million inheritance and hooking me up for jobs with all your high-profile I'm Team Peltz. Brooklyn then went and ramped things up a gear by adding a super-soppy caption addressed to his wife, in which he cooed - **WARNING: SICK BAG REQUIRED** - 'I always choose you, baby." Insiders on one side of the Posh and Becks V Peltz alleged feud, claimed it was a veiled dig at his parents; insiders on the other, claimed it was a completely innocent declaration of love which Brooklyn just happened to share with his 16.3m followers on a day when his family fallout just happened to be making global headlines. Ahem. I'll say one thing for Brooklyn: His dad might be Goldenballs, but Brooklyn's clearly got balls of steel to go so public. Talking of child stars….Dominic McLaughlin, Arabella Stanton and Alastair Stout may not be household names yet….But they soon will be. Because these three lucky, lucky British kids have just won the Hollywood lottery. Yes, they've been selected from an open casting call of 30,000 children to be - wait for it - the new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley. That's right: one day, these three were going to school and doing the odd bit of acting at a weekend drama club and then - poof! just like magic - the three 9-11-year-olds had landed new roles in the upcoming big-budget HBO TV series and were on the Hogwarts Express straight to a life of fame, riches and A-List perks. Naturally, my first thought was….' Oh my gosh, am I seriously jealous of a bunch of nine-to-11-year-olds?' (Yes, Yes I am). And then, more importantly, what exactly does this mean for Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and co? They've been the faces of those iconic characters for 25 years and feature on untold billions of bits of merchandising. So how's it going to feel for them when a whole new generation of fans talks about the half-blood prince and doesn't picture Radcliffe at all? Their replacements weren't even born when the last Potter movie was released in 2011. And when the spin-off Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them hit screens in 2016, they were only toddlers at best. That's more of a mindboggler than a pint of polyjuice. All that brings me to two very disturbing realisations: There's a packet of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans at the back of my cupboard which is older than the new Harry; This guy (below) is no longer the only one feeling a bit old hat…. You can't mention JK Rowling without plunging headfirst into the Trans rights row. But the pro-trans rights lobby found itself a very unlikely ally this week: Mr Jeremy Clarkson. For in the latest episode of Clarkson's Farm, farmer Kaleb Cooper was seen explaining some interesting news to the former Top Gear host: Endgame, his prize bull, was gay and one of the piglets was possibly trans. Quite how Kaleb knew this, is about as clear as mud (that the piglet was playing in). But how lovely that someone so, um, ' Clarkson-like ' as Clarkson has such an inclusive farmyard. I mean, who would have thought? A gay bull, some trans pigs and a morbidly-obese donkey all under one roof? Oh, hang on, my mistake. Diddly Squat is home to a giant ass. But he doesn't live in the barn. Nadia Sawalha might have been a bit rash when she decided to livestream on Thursday. Because if there's one thing you probably shouldn't do when your show's about to implode….Is throw petrol on the fire (and blow yourself up along with it). But Loose Women star Nadia bravely/stupidly wasn't pulling any punches when she let rip about the savage ITV daytime cuts in a new social media video she posted this week. Speaking alongside her producer husband Mark Adderley, the former Mirror columnist started by tearfully blasting the 'hundreds' of 'brutal' redundancies. 'I cannot tell you how upsetting it was to see people walking around numb with shock and fear about what they are going to do,' she said. 'It's brutal.' Don't get me wrong, it's admirable Nadia's speaking out. But when Loose Women's about to turn into a bigger bloodbath than your average soap wedding, one wonders if it was the wisest thing to do. And yet, Nadia continued. And amazingly, she even decided to save HR the trouble of digging out her contract, to check her employment terms. 'We are all freelance,' she told fans. 'I could be let go tomorrow, in five years, you don't know because we're not employees.' I don't know what you're thinking Nadia, but with the way you're going, I figured I best send you this snazzy t-shirt (inset, above). Now you can have a target on your front….to match the one you've just put on your back. Someone's looking on top form! Yes, Gazza is making a comeback after embarking on a new fitness regime - and looks healthier than ever. The footie ace, 58, has a newfound enthusiasm for cycling, fishing, tennis, and - surprise, surprise - penning books. For the star has just announced he's going to be doing his first tell-all autobiography in 20 years, as he finally feels ready to show people the 'real' him. It's good news for the fans. But there's one person the former Lion's a little worried to think will be reading it: Mamma Gazza. 'There's laughs, tears, madness – and probably a few things I'll regret saying once me mam reads it,' he admitted. Never mind, Mrs Gascoigne - I'm sure whatever Paul has to share, it won't be the most embarrassing thing he's ever put you through. No, that ship sailed 35 years ago….Not with his famous tears on the pitch at Italia 90. But with our infamous tears over his pitch…on THAT 1990 single. 'Fog On The Tyne, is all mine, all mine,' he 'sang'. So my question is: if that was true, why didn't he just do us all a favour and keep it to himself? As family traditions go….I don't hate it. For Rob Lowe is no stranger to an Instagram 'thirst trap'* and it seems he's now got his lookalike son Johnny, 29, involved. The pair, who star together in Netflix's comedy Unstable, shared this snap of them showing off their abs in a post-workout snap this week. And despite being 61, I've got to say…. Rob's still looking hotter than St Elmo's Fire. The West Wing star captioned the shot: 'Lowe family tradition: self indulgent shirtless gym photos.' It seems not everyone is buying into the tradition though. Rob's other son Matthew, 32, made a very cheeky quip, saying: 'Why does it look like you photoshopped your head on [Johnny]'? Ouch. I'm guessing that's what you call a Lowe blow? Aww, just look at that happy face! And those puppy dog eyes! He's such a good, good boy, isn't he?... And - yes - the dog's cute too. (Sorry, couldn't resist). Yes, the lovely Ben Fogle is proving an all-round Mr Nice Guy again after signing up as the new patron of WECare. The charity is run by former Daily Mirror Animal Heroes winner Dr Janey Lowes, and has helped 25,000 Sri Lankan street dogs, be it through with neutering and vaccination programmes aor treating injuries. Presumably Ben's role as patron includes many official duties, but if cuddling the patients is one of them... these pups are some lucky sons of a you-know-wotsits.
Daily Mirror
6 hours ago
- Daily Mirror
Brits told to look out for 50p coin as one just sold for £100
"Check your mum's purse" for this highly sought-after coin, an expert said. Brits have been told to search through their coins at home after a relatively new 50p piece sold for an impressive £100. The coin in question was dubbed the 'rarest' 50p in circulation by the Royal Mint. According to an expert, we should all be keeping an eye out for the Atlantic salmon 50 pence. This coin was produced in 2023 as part of a new collection in honour of the coronation of King Charles III. As the name suggests, it features the image of an Atlantic salmon on its reverse (tail side) while King Charles' portrait is on the obverse (head side). What makes this coin particularly sought after is the fact that only 200,000 of these were ever made. This makes it the lowest-minted 50p in circulation, just beating the 2009 Kew Gardens coin, of which 210,000 were made. In a video uploaded to social media platform TikTok, an expert known as the Coin Collecting Wizard explained more. He said: 'Rare 50p coin sells for £100 and there are more out there. Did you know this is just a normal 50p coin? 'But wait, in the UK, 50p coins come in loads of different designs. But this, this is the Atlantic salmon 50p and it's not just any coin. 'It's already the new definitive 50p. Why is everyone freaking out about a fish on a coin?' In previous videos the expert had estimated that the coin could sell for around £80 to collectors. He continued: 'Well, one of these just sold online for £100. Yep, £100 for a 50p and it's rare. 'Only 200,000 of these were made. That makes it one of the lowest minted 50p coins ever.' He then urged people to get checking for this coin in their purses and coin jars. 'Coin collectors are literally checking their change for this thing. 'I've been checking every 50p I get now, like I'm on Antiques Roadshow. So next time someone gives you 50p in change don't just chuck it in a jar. It might be worth a hundred quid. 'Check your coins. Check your mum's purse. Check your Nan's biscuit tin.' On its website, the Royal Mint says: 'His Majesty King Charles III's 50p coin has been officially crowned as the rarest 50p in active circulation, following the latest mintage figures published by The Royal Mint. 'The coin depicting the Atlantic Salmon has knocked the highly collectable 2009 Kew Gardens 50p off the top spot for the first time, with just 200,000 released to UK banks and post offices at the end of last year. A total of 210,000 2009 Kew Gardens coins were released into circulation 15 years ago.' At the time of reporting, a number of these coins could be found on eBay listed at prices from £44.50 to £177.
