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Matthew McConaughey’s wax figure has him a little dazed and confused.
On Tuesday’s episode ofThe View, the actor andJust Becauseauthor was shownhis brand-new Madame Tussauds wax figurefor the first time, live onstage in front of the studio audience.
After the big reveal of the figure — which depicted McConaughey, 53, in a dapper suit — the Oscar winner went up to pose next to it, recreating the same smoldering gaze into the camera to the delight ofWhoopi Goldberg,Joy Beharand the rest of the show’s co-hosts and audience.
“I feel like AI is alive and well,” McConaughey said after doing a lap around the figure, placing his hands on his hips and leaning back to take in the uncanny resemblance.
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“I don’t remember when, but I did wear this suit, and I remember those shoes!” he marveled, also noting his figure was wearing a wedding band similar to his, engraved with “6.22” and all.
Goldberg, 67, jokingly asked “if the figure is as good at giving foot rubs” as McConaughey, who also hilariouslygave Behar, 80, a foot massageduring the episode, recreating a viral moment from 2006.
“He does this — he does the foot rub from here,” McConaughey joked, wiggling his hands out in front of the figure while standing behind it.
“That is wild … it feels like it’s alive,” the actor added of the wax figure’s realistic look.
From left: Whoopi Goldberg, Sara Haines, Joy Behar, the real Matthew McConaughey, wax-figure McConaughey, Sunny Hostin and Alyssa Farah Griffin.ABC
“It came to me at 2:30 a.m.as a ditty in a dream,” he told PEOPLE earlier this month about his idea for the book. “It was a song in my mind, and I got up and wrote it down.”
Aspirited collection of life lessonsand conundrums untangled in rhythmic couplets, the picture book sparked “a lot of good conversations” with his kidsLevi, 15,Vida, 13, andLivingston, 10, plus wifeCamila Alves McConaugheyand even his ever-discerning motherKay, he said.
Ultimately, the actor said he hopesJust Becauseis a relatable conversation starter for families and “speaks to the kid in all of us.”
Just Becauseis available for purchase now onamazon.com.
source: people.com
