Zoella and Alfie Deyes: Do the YouTube vloggers deserve to have Madame Tussauds waxworks?
YouTube vloggers Zoella and Alfie Deyes aka PointlessBlog are being turned into waxwork figures at Madame Tussauds, but not everyone is happy for the couple.
Announcing the news via Twitter and their YouTube channels, Zoe Sugg and her 21-year-old boyfriend admitted they were shocked at being selected for the popular London tourist attraction.
Admitting she was "beyond excited", Zoella, 25, tweeted:
So @PointlessBlog & I have been asked to be made into wax figures for Madame Tussaudes! BEYOND EXCITED. Such a cool opportunity :)
— Zoë (@ZozeeBo) April 14, 2015Pointless Book 2 author Alfie added:
ZOE & I ARE GOING TO BE WAX FIGURES IN MADAME TUSSAUDS!!
— Alfie Deyes (@PointlessBlog) April 14, 2015In a vlog filmed on their visit to Madame Tussauds for their first fittings, fashion and beauty blogger Zoella reveals that she was initially unsure about agreeing to the waxwork.
She explained: "I felt very like, 'I don't deserve to be made into a wax figure and put in Madame Tussauds. [But] I was also thinking this is one of the coolest things ever. Imagine in 10 years time... I can tell my kids, 'They once made a wax figure of me...' You have to think beyond the now... YouTubers are taking over."
The fitting session was not the most enjoyable experience for Zoella who suffered an anxiety attack on the train to London from Brighton.
Recalling the episode shortly after, she told her viewers: "I had a bit of a panic on the train... we nearly went back to Brighton."
She later added: "There was one point when I said to Alfie, 'I can not do this'. We nearly [got] off the train and went home."
Zoella has always been open about her struggle with anxiety and is an ambassador for the Mind charity.
Almost immediately after the news broke, Twitter exploded with reactions and the couple became a trending topic. Many felt the YouTube sensations have not achieved enough to warrant a waxwork alongside the likes of the Queen and Oscar-winner Angelina Jolie.
Those who criticised tweeted:
Okay here's my opinion on Zoe and Alfie getting wax figures at Madame Tussaud's pic.twitter.com/EhyEBUzexX
— hannah (@HowellsIrwin) April 14, 2015Dont quite understand how Zoe and Alfie are getting waxworks when they do absolutely nothing ?✋?
— Ellie Lewis (@_ellielewis) April 14, 2015it's not like zoe and alfie earned this themselves it's pretty much only because they have incredible management
— harriet // exams (@blossomphiI) April 14, 2015pewdiepie deserves a waxwork more than zoe and alfie combined in my opinion
— alix (@dazedhowell) April 14, 2015zoe and alfie are getting wax figures? don't get me wrong i love them both but there are more influential people that should get them
— Gaby // 121 (@essexphan) April 14, 2015However, Zalfie fans quickly defended the couple in their droves:
Zoe and Alfie getting made into wax figures is the coolest friggin thing and if you disagree then you could use a few wax upside the head ??
— Evan Edinger (@EvanEdinger) April 14, 2015At the end of the day there's a reason so many people voted for Zoe and Alfie to be the new waxworks so why cant be all be happy for them
— megan♡ (@zoelladuh) April 14, 2015If Zoe and Alfie having wax figures made is really affecting your life that much then I suggest you seek professional help
— megan (@megvnrooney) April 14, 2015If Zoe and Alfie were the most requested wax works no sensible business would ignore that in favour of people who probably won't even go
— Harry Seaton (@harryseaton) April 14, 2015Zoe and Alfie getting a wax figure is a win for all of the YouTube community, it represents the success and how far #teaminternet has come
— courtney is aussie (@fearlessbeebur) April 14, 2015Ben Sweet, Madame Tussauds' general manager, confirmed the news in a statement: "We are delighted to be working with Alfie and Zoe. It's a first for the attraction and reflects just how huge these YouTube stars are."
The vloggers have amassed almost 12 million subscribers combined on their main YouTube channels.
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