Elton John’s “iconic keyboard handstand” recreated for new Madame Tussauds London waxwork

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Sir Elton John has been unveiled at Madame Tussauds in London, showing him doing his iconic handstand on a piano.Details of the new sculpture were shared today (December 20) and come on the heels of the new Elton John: Never Too Late documentary being shared on Disney+.It has been nearly 48 years since the legendary singer, songwriter and pianist had his first waxwork shared for the London display in 1976.

Now, in the latest model, Madame Tussauds has celebrated the artist’s 50 year career with one of their most ambitious designs to date.In the new sculpture, Sir Elton is depicted in one of his classic ‘70s looks and shown midway through one of his iconic on-stage moves: pulling off a handstand while balancing on the keys of his piano.The figure is styled from his look at the 1975 Midsummer Music one-day festival at Wembley Stadium, and shows him wearing a recreation of the the bejewelled Bob Mackie jumpsuit worn during the performance.