Cristiano Ronaldo pays £20,000 to have a waxwork of himself made

CRISTIANO Ronaldo has often been the butt of jokes about how much he loves himself. But it looks like the footballer has just proved them all right.

The Real Madrid star was so fond of a waxwork of himself on display in Spain’s Museum Of Wax that he decided to get one for his house.

The dad of 1 forked out £20,000 to have the model made to put on display in his home.

Surely a mirror would have been cheaper?

And to ensure that it’s a true likeness, he even got his own personal hairstylist to sort out the model’s barnet.

Michael Wade, who created the original sculpture back in 2013, told The Sun: “We still had the mould that we’d used to sculpt him in 2013, so this copy was a complete duplicate. And Ronaldo sent us a football kit and his latest boots.

“But we left the hair alone, because that’s exactly how he wanted it. We put all the hair in, one at a time and then, in Madrid, his hairdresser came along to cut it.”

The statue was flown from London to Madrid in a crate with the head packed separately. After doing a European tour, he will

A spokesperson for the Museum of Wax told a Spanish publication: “Cristiano told us to be sure his figure was perfect. He sent his own hairstylist to brush his figure once a month.

“The waxwork’s hair is natural. It is not a wig and it comes from India.”

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