Alan Titchmarsh's wife had a legendary reaction to his unexpected 'sex symbol' status.Alan - widely recognised for his horticultural prowess - has surprisingly become the talk of Madame Tussaud's staff.
Back in 2009, the beloved gardener was at the heart of saucy gossip about his wax figure, which had been on display since 2001, following a mischievous alteration to his Wikipedia page.
A sneaky edit to the online profile led readers to believe that Alan's waxwork was 'one of the most fondled' exhibits in the museum, second only to Brad Pitt's, with enthusiastic women leaving their lipstick marks on his waxy visage, reports the Mirror.
Allegedly, a representative commented: "Oh, yes, Alan gets kissed so often that we regularly take his head off for a clean." The same Wikipedia entry also falsely claimed that Alan was an expert on the Kama Sutra and was set to publish a guide on the subject.
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