--- title: Sam Smith Gets Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds in San Francisco description: He told fans, "Feel free to touch my wax bum!" canonical: https://time.com/3992351/sam-smith-wax-figure-madame-tussauds/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-08-11T14:57:15.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:43:45.966Z og:title: Sam Smith Really Seems to Like His New Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds og:description: He told fans, "Feel free to touch my wax bum!" og:url: https://time.com/3992351/sam-smith-wax-figure-madame-tussauds/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta111e90709cc12e3/69885eb535ba6f6281c0e98c/gettyimages-483589808.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Sam Smith Honored By Madame Tussauds San Francisco With Wax Figure og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Sam Smith Really Seems to Like His New Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds twitter:description: He told fans, "Feel free to touch my wax bum!" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta111e90709cc12e3/69885eb535ba6f6281c0e98c/gettyimages-483589808.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Sam Smith Really Seems to Like His New Wax Figure at Madame Tussauds ## Video: Sam Smith Wins Top Male Artist of 2015 [Watch (HLS stream): Sam Smith Wins Top Male Artist of 2015](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/JdSsoDXD.m3u8) (0:26)  _Published 2015-05-18. Sam Smith Wins Top Male Artist of 2015_ by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 11, 2015 2:57 PM UTC  Sam Smith with is wax figurine at Madame Tussauds San Francisco on Aug.10, 2015 in San Francisco. Sam Smith with is wax figurine at Madame Tussauds San Francisco on Aug.10, 2015 in San Francisco.Tim Mosenfelder—Getty Images by [Samantha Grossman](https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Aug 11, 2015 2:57 PM UTC A lot of celebrities — including[ Nicki Minaj,](http://time.com/3985397/nicki-minaj-wax-figure-madame-tussauds/)[ Laverne Cox ](http://time.com/3913553/laverne-cox-transgender-figure-madame-tussauds/)and [Benedict Cumberbatch](http://time.com/3528182/grope-benedict-cumberbatchs-madame-tussauds/) — have been immortalized in wax form lately. The latest star to get a statue at the famed Madame Tussauds wax museum is Sam Smith, who seems very, very excited about it. The singer visited his new wax figure at the Madame Tussauds San Francisco location on Monday, [calling it](https://instagram.com/p/6N458rR2e3/) “possibly the most surrealist experience” of his life. The Grammy winner also [told ](http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/08/10/arts/ap-us-wax-museum-sam-smith.html?%5Fr=0)fans, “Feel free to touch my wax bum!” Being a 23-year-old millennial, of course Smith saw the opportunity to take lots of selfies, which he promptly posted on Instagram. Smith got a chance to check out some other celebrities’ wax figures too: ### See Celebrities With Their Madame Tussauds Wax Figures  Singer Sam Smith takes a selfie next to his wax figure at Madame Tussauds wax museum in San Francisco on Aug. 10, 2015. Jeff Chiu—AP  Kim Kardashian Madame Tussauds wax figure, left, Kim Kardashian, right Getty Images (2)  Helen Mirren meets her 3 wax figures at Madame Tussauds on July 30, 2015 in London. Gareth Cattermole—Getty Images  Laverne Cox unveils her wax figure on June 26, 2015 in San Francisco. Noah Berger—Madame Tussauds/AP  Ed Sheeran, left, takes a selfie with his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on May 28, 2015. Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  Pharrell Williams, left, poses next to his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on April 1, 2015. Eduardo Munoz—Reuters  Jimmy Fallon, right, poses with his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on March 27, 2015. Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  British Olympic athlete Mo Farah, center, poses with two of his waxworks in London on April 14, 2014. Olivia Harris—Reuters  Cristiano Ronaldo, right, poses with his wax statue after an unveiling ceremony at the Madrid Wax Museum on Dec. 7, 2013. Javier Barbancho—Reuters  Sofia Vergara, left, poses with her wax figure during an unveiling at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York on June 4, 2013. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  Stephen Colbert, left, poses with his wax figure at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in Washington on Nov. 16, 2012. Bill Clark—CQ Roll Call/Getty Images  Nicolas Cage, right, stands next to his figure at the Grevin wax museum in Paris on Jan. 29, 2012. Gonzalo Fuentes—Reuters  Troy Polamalu, left, attends the Troy Polamalu Wax Figure unveiling at Madame Tussauds in New York on Oct. 11, 2011. John Lamparski—WireImage/Getty Images  Anderson Cooper, left, poses with his wax figure as it is unveiled at Madame Tussauds on Sept. 14, 2011 in New York. Lucas Jackson—Reuters  Justin Bieber, left, poses with his wax figure during an official unveiling at Madame Tussauds wax museum in London on March 15, 2011. Toby Melville—Reuters  Taylor Swift, right, poses with her wax figure during an unveiling of her statue at Madame Tussauds in New York on Oct. 27, 2010. Mike Segar—Reuters  Helen Mirren, right, poses for photographers next to her wax model at Madame Tussauds in London on May 11, 2010. Paul Hackett—Reuters  Heidi Klum, right, presents her wax figure at the Madame Tussauds wax figure cabinet in Berlin on Jan. 25, 2010. Thomas Peter—Reuters  Sean "Diddy" Combs, left, touches his wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on Dec. 15, 2009. Shannon Stapleton—Reuters  Quentin Tarantino, right, poses next to his wax figure after it was unveiled at Madame Tussauds in Hollywood on Aug. 7, 2009. Mario Anzuoni—Reuters  Carrie Underwood, left, unveils her wax figure at Madame Tussauds in New York on Oct. 22, 2008. Brendan McDermid—Reuters  Singer Celine Dion, left, stands next to her figure at the Grevin wax museum in Paris on May 22, 2008. 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