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Lea Salonga shared that having her own Madame Tussauds wax figure is a wild yet favorite memory in her decades-long career.In an exclusive interview with GMA News Online after the unveiling of her wax figure at the Solaire Resort and Casino in Paranaque City, Lea said that this felt like a full-circle moment for her given this special story.The theater star said that she first visited a Madame Tussauds museum in London with her mom, Ligaya, when she was 12 years old.
She joins fellow Filipino celebrities Manny Pacquiao, Pia Wurtzbach, and Catriona Gray who have also had their Madame Tussauds wax figures. Anne Curtis is also set to have her own.Lea rose to stardom after starring as the original Kim in the musical “Miss Saigon.” Kim is a teenage Vietnamese girl who was orphaned and forced to work in the brothel Dreamland before the end of the Vietnam War. She was the first Filipino to win a Tony and Laurence Olivier Award for her role in the production.
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