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26th August 2024
12:11pm BST
The National Wax Museum revealed a waxwork of the famous Irish singer last month and was met with backlash.
The piece of art was launched to mark a year since Sinead’s passing, but people were quick to point out that it looked nothing like her.
Museum boss, Patrick Dunning told The Irish Sun: “We get tourists asking to see it, every hour of every day, but we tell them it’s not for viewing.
A waxwork has been revealed of the late Sinead O’Connor at the @waxmuseumplus ahead of her first anniversary tomorrow #sineadoconnor pic.twitter.com/UbNJa5WJK7
— Emma Tyrrell (@EmmaTyrrellNews) July 25, 2024
“This has become our most famous waxwork since the National Wax Museum opened in 1983 — but we won’t ever put it on display again.
“We will be asking four artists to make submissions, with the likeness everyone agrees on turned into our Sinead O’Connor.
“It’s very important we get this right after what’s happened,” he added.
The first version of the wax figure was created by artist PJ Heraghty, but it’s understood that he will not be involved in the creation of the new model.
Mr. Dunning said: “PJ is retired now so that wasn’t going to be an option. He has done some fantastic work for the National Wax Museum.”
“The waxworks of John Paul II, and Liam Neeson in Star Wars, which PJ created for us are superb.”
At the time, the artist admitted: “I just knew it was going to be problematic to capture somebody as beautiful as Sinead O’Connor and also somebody who so many people connected with.”
A timeline for the big reveal is yet to be confirmed.
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